Avoid harsh, burning, overhead sunlight in midday hours ruining your once-only beach wedding pics for the next 700+ years (see left side pics above). Have your ceremony at sunrise or sunset times for cooler, cleaner, more private & beautiful results (right side pics above).
Without harsh sunlight issues in midday hours, you get clean, soft, deserted beaches, more private, very quiet, much cooler temps, and amazing sky colors with fantastic wedding photos!
The exception is wintertime & early spring in late November to March - midday warmth is needed then.
DURING May, June, July, August, September dates ~
- Avoid 9am – 6pm between mid-April to mid-October is SUPER HOT (heat index around 100 degrees May-Sept!)
- Overhead, harsh sunlight makes everyone squint nonstop with shadowy ‘black-eyes’ and black cheekbones/noses make everyone look super haggard, old, tired (see pics above & below)
- Heavy humidity, sweaty, running makeup and hairdo wilting …
- Burning sand on bare feet …
- Crowded & very noisy (running screaming kids, others’ music boxes, half naked, sandy/dirty, sweaty strangers in your photos, etc)…
- Trashed beach cluttered with towels, chairs, shoes, coolers, litter…
- THE hottest hours YEAR ROUND are 2-5pm.
- THE Best time for warm-weather beach weddings is first hour at sunrise time. Second Best is the last hour before sundown time, sunset time.
- FYI: a breeze will not help at 100+ degrees in direct burning sunlight!
- Reminder: its nothing like visiting the beach in your swimsuit and shorts, friend. Cooling off by jumping in water or walk away into some shade during your ceremony or in wedding clothes, are not options. So control the timing instead.
- Seriously, sunrise or sunset are 2 best choices to avoid harsh sunlight issues.
