Editorial & documentary destination wedding photography in Spain and worldwide
Two photographers. Your language. One story — yours, told the way it actually felt.
Based in Asturias, on Spain's wild green coast — with international experience photographing weddings in New York, Florence, the UK and France.
Two photographers at every wedding. Your language, your day — nothing staged, just as it unfolds, with two people who feel like old friends by your side.
Only a handful of weddings a year so we can give you all of our time and care. We'll be ready when you are.
About
We are Ana & Jaime — partners in life and behind the cameras — based in Asturias, on Spain's wild green north coast. After photographing weddings in places like New York, Florence, the UK and France, we bring that international editorial standard home to Spain, from sea cliffs and fishing villages to historic mountain palacios. Yet our approach remains deeply personal and unhurried: no ego, no stiff posing, no interruptions. Before we ever raise a camera, we want to know who you are, what makes you laugh, and what really matters to you, so that on your wedding day you feel surrounded by people you trust completely.
Cornerstone
Lumen Atelier is the two of us — Ana and Jaime — and we photograph every wedding together. Not an agency that sends whoever's available. Not a lead with a rotating assistant. Us. Both. Always. We share a life, a home in Asturias, and a genuine love for sitting at long tables with good people — which is why we treat your wedding not as a production, but as the story of two people we truly care about.
Jaime — Has spent 17 years photographing people who forgot he was there, from intimate elopements on the Spanish coast to weddings in New York and Florence. Calm, observant and grounding on a busy wedding morning, his pictures are patient: he'd rather wait for the real laugh than ask for a fake one. He believes the best photographs are the ones nobody remembers being taken — and that natural light is a collaborator, not a backdrop.
Ana — Warm, intuitive and fluent in four languages — Spanish, English, French and German. She is usually the one calming nerves while you get ready, fixing a stray button, or chatting with your grandparents as if she's known them for years. When she understands the best man's speech in your own language, she knows the punchline is coming, and she's already framing your face. Anticipation — and genuine connection — is the difference between documenting a moment and catching it.
The experience
Two of us, always. While one of us photographs your vows, the other is watching your mother’s face. Nothing happens only once at a wedding — except everything.
Both of you, getting ready — at the same time, in two places. The kiss from the front, and your grandmother’s eyes from the third row. A wedding happens in two directions at once; we cover both.
More moments, less posing. We step in gently only when it helps — a quiet ten minutes at golden hour for you to breathe and hold each other — and blend in like two more guests for the rest.
Your language
In your language, from the first hello to the final album. We speak English, French, German and Spanish — so nothing about your wedding gets lost in translation. We understand the speeches before the laughter lands and before the tears come, and every call, contract and timeline can happen in the language you think in.
Guide to Asturias
Why Asturias
A destination wedding in Asturias: everything you need to know. Asturias is home — where we're based, the coast we know by heart — so while we photograph weddings all over Spain and internationally, it's the one place we can tell you everything about. Most couples discover Asturias by accident — a holiday, a friend's tip, a photo of green cliffs above a turquoise sea that didn't look like Spain at all. Then they can't let it go. This is everything we tell our couples, free to use whether you book us or not.
Why Asturias. They call this coast España Verde — Green Spain. No mass tourism, no rows of resorts. Instead: fishing villages, eucalyptus forests running down to empty beaches, stone palacios in the mountains, and food that makes guests rebook their flights. If your people are coming from London, Paris or Munich, you’re giving them a Spain they didn’t know existed.
When to marry here — seasons & light.
May–June: green at its loudest, soft light, long evenings. Our favourite.
July–August: warmest and driest, golden evenings until 10 pm. Book venues early.
September–October: quiet roads, dramatic skies, the first Atlantic storms — extraordinary for photographs.
November–April: for the brave and the romantic. Moody, intimate, surprisingly beautiful.
One honest thing: this is the green part of Spain because it rains. We plan every wedding with the light — and a plan B — in mind. Some of our favourite images exist because of a storm, not despite it.
Getting here. Asturias Airport (OVD) connects through Madrid and Barcelona, with seasonal direct flights from London and other European cities. Bilbao (2.5 h) and Santander (1.5 h) widen the options. We share a travel sheet with every couple so your guests book the right route the first time.
Where to celebrate.
Palacios & quintas — historic manor houses with gardens and chapels.
Sea-cliff fincas — ceremonies above the Cantabrian Sea.
Mountain villages & the Picos de Europa — for couples who want drama.
Paradores & boutique hotels — when you want everything under one roof.
We’ve photographed across the region and we’re happy to point you to the venues that fit your day — and your light.
The legal part (the honest version). Civil marriage in Spain involves paperwork that’s slow for non-residents. That’s why most international couples sign the legal documents at home and celebrate the full ceremony here, led by a celebrant — your guests will never know the difference. We’ll connect you with planners and celebrants who handle this beautifully, in your language.
Planning from abroad. You don't need to speak Spanish to marry in Asturias. Having worked on weddings in the UK, France, Italy and the US, we know exactly what international couples expect and what it takes to plan from afar with total peace of mind. Between us, your planner and your venue, everything — calls, contracts, timelines — happens in English, French or German. We've guided couples from New York, London, Lyon, Zurich and Hamburg without a single lost-in-translation moment.
Planning a wedding in Asturias or anywhere in Spain? Tell us your date — we'll answer within 24 hours, in your language.
What you take
Collections and album
What you receive. Every wedding includes both of us, from preparations to party, and a private online gallery of hand-edited images — yours to download, print and share. Beyond the day, we cover welcome dinners and day-afters, and pre-wedding sessions on a cliff or in the city you met. And then the album: a linen-bound, fine-art heirloom, sequenced like a story and made to outlive the hard drive. The photographs are the memory; the album is where it lives.
Three collections. From there, you choose how much of the story we keep.
The Escape — Elopements & micro weddings. For up to 20 guests. Up to 5 hours with both of us, location scouting & light plan, and help with timings and logistics.
The Day — Full coverage of your wedding day, from the first button to the last song. Both photographers, a private online gallery, and a print release that’s yours forever.
The Weekend —The Weekend — For celebrations that don't fit in a single day. Everything in The Day, plus your welcome dinner or rehearsal — the best way for your family and friends to get comfortable with us before the wedding morning — and a relaxed day-after session in the landscape that brought you here.
No two weddings are the same, so no two collections are either. Tell us your dates and plans, and we’ll send the full guide — in your language.
How it works
Process and investment
Check your date. Tell us when and where — we reply within 24 hours, in your language.
A conversation, not a sales pitch. We meet by video (or over coffee if you're nearby), hear how you two met, talk through your ideas, and make sure you feel completely comfortable with us.
We hold the date. A clear agreement and a deposit, and the day is officially yours.
We walk with you. Direct access to the two of us whenever you have a question, a travel sheet for guests, a timeline built around the light, and honest local advice — all in your language.
The day, twice over. Both of us, from morning to dance floor.
Your story, returned. A sneak peek within a week, the full gallery within weeks, and your album after.
Collections take shape once we know your dates and plans — ask us for the current guide. We take a limited number of weddings each year so each couple gets everything.
Elopements & intimate weddings.
Some of the best days we’ve photographed had no guest list at all — just two people, a cliff, and a celebrant the wind nearly carried off. If you’re dreaming of vows at sunrise above the Cantabrian Sea, dinner for twelve in a stone village, or a weekend that feels like a holiday with the people you love, we’ll help you build it — and photograph every quiet, enormous moment.
For your guests.
Destination weddings ask a lot of the people who travel for them — so we help you make it easy and memorable. Share this with your guests: how to get here, what the weather really does in Green Spain (bring one warm layer, always), the cider houses worth the detour, and the beaches to lose an afternoon on. A wedding here isn’t a day; it’s a small holiday your favourite people will talk about for years.
Check your date
Check your date. Tell us when and where you're dreaming of marrying, and a little about the two of you — how you met, what you love doing together, and how you want your wedding day to feel. Ana and I read every message personally and reply within 24 hours in English, French, German or Spanish. We take a limited number of weddings each year; if your date is still open, we'd love to meet you.
FAQ
Do you really both shoot every wedding? - Yes — always. Two of us is not an add-on; it's how we work.
Which languages can we plan in? - English, French, German and Spanish, from the first email to the final album.
We don't live in Spain — can you help? - That's most of our couples. Calls, contracts and timelines happen in your language.
Do we need a Spanish civil ceremony? - Usually no — most international couples handle the legal side at home and celebrate the full ceremony here with a celebrant.
How far will you travel? - Throughout Spain and worldwide. Asturias is home, and we work regularly across Spain, but our cameras have also taken us to weddings in New York, Florence, the UK and France. Wherever your story takes place, we'll be there.
What if it rains? - We plan for it. Some of our best images happened because of the weather, not in spite of it.
How many weddings do you take? - A limited number each year, so each couple gets all of us.
How do we book? - Tell us your date; we reply within 24 hours.