We are often asked to recommend a venue. We do not name names: we are not an agency and take no commission. We do share what we know after 160 weddings: what matters for photography, by type of venue around Brașov.

Manor houses and old villas

The best for getting ready: large windows, light walls, furniture that need not be hidden. Ask whether there is a room with natural light for the bride; at some, the “bridal room” is in the basement.

Marquees and gardens

Perfect at sunset, difficult at noon: overhead light casts shadows under the eyes. If the ceremony is outdoors, ask for 5 pm or later in summer. And check where everything moves if it rains, not just whether “there is a plan B”.

Event halls

Predictable and comfortable, on one condition: the light. Coloured spots and red LEDs ruin skin in photos; ask that during the first dance and the cake the light be white, with no colour effects. Any hall can; it just has to be asked.

Mountain lodges and guesthouses

Film-set scenery and hard logistics: the walk to the photo spot, the evening cold, the generator. But no hall in town beats a photograph with the mountains behind you at 8 pm in June.

What we ask, wherever you choose

Tell us the venue when we sign the contract. We visit beforehand, at the same hour as the wedding, and come with a plan: where we step out after the ceremony, where the sunset is, where the groups stand. Ten minutes of planning is an hour gained on the wedding day.