wedding in Iceland

West Iceland Elopement // Kaitlyn & Cory

West Iceland Elopement // Kaitlyn & Cory

December. The time of year Iceland is shrouded in darkness. Violent storms come raging in from the open ocean. Mountain passes fill up with snow. All the migrating birds have left. The island becomes silent. The perfect month for an adventurous elopement…

South Coast Wedding // Leanne & Craig

South Coast Wedding // Leanne & Craig

This summer wedding on the south coast has it all! A heartfelt, emotional and teary eyed ceremony under a secret waterfall. Hiking in the hills above said waterfall for some portraits. Exploring high sea cliffs towering over the black sand beaches, roaming around endless fields of wild lupine, making out in a filed of buttercups only to find yourself all of a sudden…

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Eiríkur & Esther

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Eiríkur & Esther

Some weddings start at the edge of the world and of all the weddings we've shot none have been closer to that edge than this one. It took place in Árneshreppur in the Strandir region on the Westfjords of Iceland. A magical place you have to visit in person to truly understand. It's raw, mysterious, infinitely beautiful and remote, very remote. There is a small population that lives there year round, huddled together during the winter months blocked off from the rest of the country when the mountain passes fill up with snow. When summer comes for it's short visit the place is transformed into a paradise and paradise sounds like a good spot for a wedding.

Iceland Wedding Photography // Sofia & Pirmin

Iceland Wedding Photography // Sofia & Pirmin

"Should we just take off and get married in the middle of nowhere in Iceland" was a joke passed around between Pirmin and Sofia while planning their more traditional wedding in Finland.

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Birgir & Sæunn

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Birgir & Sæunn

"These genes can't leave the country" is what Sæunn said when she first saw Birgir who was living abroad at the time. When he moved back home they started dating and have since then built a life and a family together here in Iceland.

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Hans & Ricardo

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Hans & Ricardo

They had decided to travel to Iceland when Hans casually asked if they should get married while they were here. Ricardo agreed and they got married under a beautiful waterfall on the day Iceland celebrates Gay Pride in August.

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Erla & Larry

Iceland Wedding Photographer // Erla & Larry

The ceremony was in the oldest church in Reykjavík and  the reception was located in an old theater which in our opinion is one of the most beautiful venues in Reykjavík.

Iceland Wedding Photographer // James & Jenny

Iceland Wedding Photographer // James & Jenny

Have you ever laughed for 15 hours straight? No?... neither have we, but Jenny the bride of this wedding we shot in May can tell you all about it. She will go down in the history books for being the happiest bride ever.