Best Spots, Legal Tips & Real Stories from Venice Elopements

Venice is a city where time slows down. The kind of place where silence has its voice — made of footsteps on stone, gentle splashes from gondolas, and distant bells echoing through the alleys.
And for us, as wedding videographers, it’s one of the most intimate, cinematic, and emotionally charged places to film.

Over the last few years, we’ve been lucky to capture elopements in Venice for couples from the US, Australia, and Asia. Each time feels completely different — and always deeply personal.

Why Venice Is Made for Elopements

Venice isn’t just a postcard. It’s full of hidden corners and quiet moments that feel like scenes from a film. If you’re not into big weddings or just want to escape with your partner and feel something real, this city permits you to do just that.

Most of our couples come here for:

A symbolic ceremony (they’ve already done the paperwork at home)

A complete emotional reset — just the two of them

An experience that doesn’t feel “performed” — just true connection

Where We Love to Film (Our Favorite Locations)

We always scout before the shoot and never do the same route twice. But here are some places we return to again and again:

Dorsoduro at sunrise — soft light, zero tourists, real intimacy

A private rooftop overlooking the Grand Canal — perfect for exchanging vows

The back streets of Cannaregio — moody, timeless, poetic

Gondola rides near sunset — cliché? Maybe. Beautiful? Always.

If you don’t want crowds, we film early. Early. But it’s so worth it.

Legal or Symbolic?

To be honest, most of our couples don’t bother with legal weddings in Italy. It’s beautiful, but bureaucracy here can be complicated.

Our advice?
👉 Do the legal part in your home country or Denmark (very easy for international couples), and let Venice be the emotional part. The real wedding in your heart.

But if you want to go legal in Italy, you’ll need:

Valid passports

Birth certificates

A "Nulla Osta" (a legal document showing you’re free to marry)

A translator for the paperwork

We’ve worked with planners and embassies — we can always help guide you.

What to Wear & When to Come

🗓 When: April to June or September to October — avoid midsummer. It’s hot, crowded, and the light is harsh.
👗 Dress: Flowing, breathable outfits. Venice can be humid. Heels = danger on cobblestones :)
🎞 Timing: Golden hour is magic, but sunrise? That’s where the soul is.

Our Elopement Films in Venice

We always say: your wedding video should feel like you. Not a Pinterest board, not a commercial — just you two, being real, laughing, tearing up, walking, holding hands, whispering things you’ll forget by the next bridge.

🎥 See one of our Venice elopement films here → [View Portfolio]
📦 Explore what’s included in our packages → [Packages]
📩 Talk to us — we usually reply within a few hours → [Contact]

Final Thought

Eloping in Venice isn’t about skipping tradition — it’s about choosing something more personal.
A day without pressure. A city without time. A memory without filters.

If that’s your kind of wedding, we’d love to be the ones to film it.