ROVANIEMI · FINNISH LAPLAND
A WEDDING DAY IN LAPLAND
A wedding in Rovaniemi can be an ice chapel ceremony with your closest people, a walk through a snowy forest, or a quiet celebration based around your accommodation. The photographs should make room for the people as well as the landscape.
We’re MærkFilms, a husband-and-wife photography and film team available for destination weddings and elopements in Finnish Lapland. One enquiry, one shared plan, and two people who already work together. You can book photography, film, or both.
The wedding below brings our approach into focus: an Arctic ceremony near Rovaniemi, time outside with a reindeer sleigh and a celebration that stayed close to its surroundings.
TELL US YOUR PLANSA REAL LAPLAND WEDDING
This wedding took place at the ice hotel and glass igloo venue in Sinettä, near Rovaniemi. An ice chapel ceremony was followed by a reindeer sleigh ride and photographs in the winter landscape.
The film and photographs tell the same day in different ways: the setting, the people, the small moments between the ceremony and the celebration.
EXPLORE THE FULL STORY
CHOOSE HOW YOUR DAY WILL FEEL
Start with the ceremony and where you’re staying. A compact plan leaves more time for photographs and less time in transfers.
An ice chapel ceremony with a venue base.
In Sinettä, near Rovaniemi, Arctic SnowHotel offers an Ice Chapel for weddings, with dining and warm spaces to continue the celebration. It is a practical starting point if you want the ceremony and much of the day in one place.
Confirm the current winter opening dates, ceremony arrangements and spaces directly with the venue before setting your schedule.
Arctic SnowHotel wedding informationA short walk close to your base.
You do not need to fill the day with distant locations. A forest setting near your venue can give you quiet portraits and space to walk together, while keeping a warm room within reach.
We’ll choose the exact setting around the light, access and conditions on your date. Short outdoor sessions with warm breaks are easier to enjoy than one long stretch in the cold.
Time together, with photographs along the way.
In the featured wedding, the sleigh ride came after the ceremony. It gave the couple a different way to spend time outside, with photographs woven into the experience.
If you would like something similar, arrange it with your venue or activity operator and agree how photography fits the booking. Leave room in the day to get there, dress warmly and enjoy it.
MAKE THE MOST OF THE LIGHT
Set aside the brightest part of your particular date for outdoor photographs. We’ll plan the ceremony, travel and warm breaks around it, rather than squeeze portraits into whatever time is left.
Bring warm layers, suitable boots and a coat you actually want to wear. Let the venue or operator help with clothing rental if needed. We can photograph in short stretches and return inside between them.
Keep an indoor option and a little space in the schedule. If conditions change, we can adjust when and where we photograph, while keeping the ceremony and the people at the centre of the plan.
The snow-and-ice wedding shown here is a winter story. If you are considering a different season, we’ll discuss what you want to photograph and build a separate plan for your dates.
For current seasonal conditions and winter clothing advice, see Visit Rovaniemi’s practical travel information.
AN EXAMPLE, NOT A FIXED SCHEDULE
Begin at your accommodation with time for preparations and the people with you. Keep the first transfer simple.
Meet before the ceremony if that suits you, or leave portraits until afterwards. We’ll protect a useful window of daylight for the photographs.
Build the day around the ceremony time you have agreed with the venue. Leave a little time afterwards for congratulations and family photographs.
Choose one experience you want to share. Warm breaks and a realistic pace matter more than a long list of stops.
Come back inside for dinner, speeches or a quiet meal together. Those moments are part of the story too.
FROM THE SAME WINTER WEDDING
PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM, TOGETHER
Choose the collection that fits how you want to remember your day. The standard packages include 12 hours of coverage and our travel, with no additional travel fees.
VIEW THE PACKAGESBEFORE YOU WRITE
Yes. Choose photography, film, or both. For combined coverage, we work as a husband-and-wife team, with one shared plan for the photographs and film.
We travel to Rovaniemi for destination weddings and elopements. The wedding featured on this page is from our own work in Finnish Lapland. Our agreed photography and film package includes travel.
Yes. The agreed package price is final for your photography and film coverage, with our travel included and no additional travel fees.
Standard packages include 12 hours of coverage. We’ll agree the timings around the ceremony, daylight and the parts of your day you want documented. Tell us if your plans need a different arrangement.
We can discuss it as part of your plans, but cannot promise an aurora display. Darkness, cloud cover and the conditions on the night all matter. Your wedding photographs will not depend on the lights appearing.
We’ll keep the plan flexible, use warm breaks and choose manageable outdoor sessions. Have a warm indoor base nearby and bring proper winter layers and footwear.
Yes. Send your approximate dates and what you have in mind. We can discuss the photography and film before you have every detail settled. Venue and activity bookings are arranged separately.
YOUR WEDDING IN FINNISH LAPLAND
Send your dates, where you’re staying and a few words about the day. We’ll reply personally within 48 hours.
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