Joyful St. Augustine wedding party photographed by Ohlson Photography
St. Augustine Weddings

Married in the nation's oldest city

Documentary wedding photography in St. Augustine, where cobblestone streets, Gilded Age towers, and soft Florida light turn a whole city into your backdrop.

15+ years · Hundreds of weddings · English & Español · Florida's Historic Coast

Couple by a vintage car in front of Flagler College at sunset, St. Augustine

Joey & Valerie · St. Augustine

A destination worth traveling for

Couples come from everywhere to marry here

St. Augustine draws couples from across the country and beyond, and it is easy to see why. Four hundred years of Spanish coquina, red-roofed towers, brick lanes under live oaks, and water on every side. It is one of the most beautiful places in the South to say I do.

Paola has photographed this city for years. She knows where the light falls at golden hour, which corners stay quiet, how the tides and the heat and the afternoon rain tend to move, and how to guide a couple planning from another state. You focus on the day. She handles the map.

Planning from out of state?

Most of it can happen before you land

A good number of Paola's couples book St. Augustine from another state, or another country. She plans the whole day with you from afar: a video call to talk it through, guidance on the best spots and the right light, a realistic timeline, and a quiet backup plan for Florida heat and the afternoon rain. And because she is fluent in Spanish, she can speak directly with your parents and grandparents, so no one in the family is left out of the moment.

A wedding in St. Augustine is not just a date on a calendar. It is a few days in a city that feels like it was built for exactly this.

Real St. Augustine weddings

The old city, exactly as it felt

Maggie and Aaron walking a pink old-town alley in St. Augustine, Florida

Maggie & Aaron · St. Augustine

Before the wedding

For many couples, it starts with a ring

A good share of Paola's St. Augustine couples arrive first to propose or to photograph their engagement, at Flagler College, by the Lightner, at the Bridge of Lions, and fall for the city on the way. Months later, they come back to marry here. If that is where you are, start with a session and let the story build.

Surprise proposal at the Flagler College courtyard fountain in St. Augustine Just-engaged couple at the Flagler College fountain, St. Augustine Engagement champagne pop on the St. Augustine bayfront with sailboats Engagement photo at the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine Engagement portrait by a vintage car at the Lightner Museum, St. Augustine
Check your date

Planning a St. Augustine wedding?

Tell Paola about your day and the places you love in the city. If your date is open, she will be in touch personally.