Weddings · Bogotá & the Sabana
Weddings in Bogotá and the Sabana, with the city as familiar ground.
Bogotá is our base. We know its light, its travel times and the kind of decisions that have to be made when a ceremony starts late or rain changes the plan mid-afternoon.
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Local conditions
What changes when the wedding is in Bogotá.
The intention of the story does not change with the city. The technical plan does: light, transfers, weather and venue rules decide where each person on the crew needs to be, and when.
Bogotá's light changes fast, and that shapes the schedule
At an altitude of 2,600 meters, the light is intense and high in contrast at midday, and it fades earlier than many couples expect. Between five and six in the afternoon the usable window for outdoor portraits closes, and in the rainy season it can close an hour earlier.
That is why the couple's portrait session is not improvised at the end of the reception: it goes into the schedule at a point where the light is still working for you. When the ceremony runs late, having that block identified lets us recover it instead of losing it.
The Sabana, the city and the haciendas call for different plans
A wedding at a hacienda on the Sabana, the high plain around Bogotá, involves travel, a clear meeting point and time margins different from those of a celebration at a club or a reception hall in the city. Chía, Cajicá, Sopó, Guasca and La Calera add between forty minutes and an hour and a half of travel, depending on the day and the time.
In urban venues the challenge is different: parking, service entrances, the venue's time restrictions and religious ceremonies with their own rules about where the crew can set up. We review those conditions beforehand, not on the day itself.
Getting ready in two places, a common problem
It is common for each partner to get ready in a different place, sometimes at opposite ends of the city. Covering both well requires either two photographers or a schedule built on real travel times, including the traffic at that time of day.
This is one of the decisions that change the scope of coverage in Bogotá the most. We settle it in the first conversation, with the exact address of each location, and it is written into the proposal.
What we review first
The six points that shape the coverage.
They are settled in the first conversation and written into the proposal, not on the wedding day.
- A shorter window of usable light than expected
- 40 to 90 minutes of travel to the Sabana
- Getting ready in two parts of the city
- Venue time and access restrictions
- A rain backup plan for outdoor coverage
- Religious ceremony rules
Investment
The entry package for your Bogotá wedding.
Our entry package is Ceremony, from COP 1,900,000: photography only, up to 4 hours, 1 photographer and approximately 100–180 edited photographs. It is a base price for Bogotá, subject to availability. Travel, additional hours and applicable taxes are confirmed in writing before booking.
Frequently asked questions
Weddings in Bogotá.
Do you cover weddings on the Sabana de Bogotá?
Yes. We cover Chía, Cajicá, Sopó, Guasca, La Calera, Tabio and Tenjo from Bogotá. Travel is factored into the proposal using real travel times, not the distance on a map.
How much notice do you need for a wedding in Bogotá?
It depends on the date, not on a fixed timeframe. Long weekends and December fill up first. The practical thing is to check availability as soon as you have an approximate date and place.
What happens if it rains?
We define a backup plan before the wedding: where portraits are taken under cover, how the equipment is protected and which moments are reordered. Rain in Bogotá is likely, so it is not treated as an exception.
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The full approach and other cities.
The proposal, the process and the deliverables stay the same; what changes is the technical plan for each destination.
One date · One story
Tell us the date and the place. We will plan the rest together.
We check availability and prepare a proposal with scope, deliverables and conditions in writing.
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