The Alpine Journal

Real adventure, real love stories, and the on-the-ground knowledge that makes both possible — twelve years of shooting the Dolomites, not a search results page.

In brief

Start with the budget guide if you're early in planning, the location comparison guides if you've picked a service but not a place, or the legal and seasonal guides if you're confirming logistics.

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24 guides published

Dolomites ridge rising through mist above a slope of yellow wildflowers
Featured · Location Guides · 8 min read

Corvara & Alta Badia Luxury Wedding Photographer: Pricing & Packages

What a luxury wedding or elopement costs in Corvara and Alta Badia, how it compares to a Cortina-based celebration, and how the Boè cable car factors into a high-altitude portrait session.

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Layered mountain ridges fading into mist beneath a pale sky
Location Guides · 8 min read

Marmolada Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Pricing & Packages

What a Marmolada elopement session costs, how the three-stage cable car to Italy's highest glacier factors into the day, and why we build a wider weather-alternate window into this booking than most.

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Emerald alpine lake ringed by dense pine forest beneath the Latemar peaks
Location Guides · 7 min read

Passo Sella Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Pricing & Packages

What a Passo Sella elopement session costs, what's included, and why this fully paved, road-accessible pass is one of the easiest high-altitude locations in our portfolio to reach.

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Jagged Dolomites rock spires lit warm against a pink dusk sky
Location Guides · 7 min read

Cinque Torri Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Pricing & Packages

What a Cinque Torri elopement or half-day add-on session costs, how the chairlift access works, and why sunrise here is quieter than almost anywhere else near Cortina.

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Lago di Braies: wooden boathouse on the turquoise lake with the Dolomites rising behind
Location Guides · 6 min read

Micro Wedding at Lago di Braies: Planning a Small Ceremony

A micro wedding at Lago di Braies keeps the intimacy of an elopement with a small circle of guests present — here's how the logistics, boat capacity and timing differ from a solo elopement.

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Bride and groom sharing a close embrace in the falling snow beside snow-laden pines
Location Guides · 6 min read

Winter Elopement at Lago di Braies: What to Expect

Lago di Braies in winter is a different place entirely — no boat, often no open water, but a genuine snow-covered alternative for couples who choose it on purpose.

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Couple rowing a wooden boat across the turquoise water of Lago di Braies beneath the Dolomites
Location Guides · 8 min read

Lago di Braies Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Pricing & Packages

What it costs to book a Lago di Braies elopement or wedding session, what's included, what the boathouse itself charges separately, and why sunrise timing matters more here than almost anywhere else in the Dolomites.

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Tre Cime di Lavaredo dusted with fresh snow under a clear blue sky
Featured · Location Guides · 8 min read

Tre Cime di Lavaredo Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Pricing & Packages

What it costs to book a Tre Cime di Lavaredo elopement, what's included, and how the toll-road access and Cadini di Misurina hike factor into the day.

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Seceda elopement photographer: couple walking the cobbled ridge path beside a wooden railing toward the Odle peaks
Location Guides · 8 min read

Seceda Wedding & Elopement Photographer: Pricing, Packages & What's Included

What a Seceda elopement or wedding session actually costs, what's included in the package, and where couples typically hold the ceremony on the ridge.

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Alpe di Siusi meadow with wooden huts and the Sassolungo peaks lit by alpenglow
Planning & Budget · 7 min read

Best Time to Get Married in the Dolomites: A Season-by-Season Guide

Every season in the Dolomites photographs differently. Here's what each one actually looks like on your wedding day, not just on a brochure.

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