Fjord Wedding // Christine & Josh

Christine and Josh got married at 292 Aurland, a short drive from Flåm on Norway’s western fjords. The venue sits between mountains and water, with a view that changes every hour as the light moves across the valley. This was a proper fjord wedding, no shortcuts.

The day was later featured on Want That Wedding, which helped bring some well-deserved attention to what Aurland offers as a wedding destination.

I had photographed a Lofoten elopement a few years earlier, so I already knew what the Norwegian fjords could do for a wedding. There is an intimacy to these places that larger venues cannot replicate.

Christine and Josh exchanged vows in the late afternoon with the fjord behind them and the mountains catching the last of the warm light. Aurland is not a place that needs decoration. The landscape carries the ceremony.

We spent part of the day at Stegastein Viewpoint, 650 metres above the Aurlandsfjord. The platform juts out over the valley and gives you a perspective that photographs well from every angle. As evening came, the sky turned through a full spectrum of colour above the water.

Stegastein and the Aurlandsfjord

Stegastein Viewpoint is a dramatic architectural platform that juts 30 metres out over the Aurlandsfjord, 650 metres above the water. The glass railing at the end creates the sensation of standing in mid-air above the fjord. For Christine and Josh, this was the portrait location that defined their day. The scale of the landscape here is difficult to convey until you stand on the platform yourself. The fjord stretches below in deep blue-green, the mountains rise on either side, and the road snakes down in hairpin turns to the village far below. We spent the golden hour here, working with the changing light as it moved across the valley walls.

Planning a Fjord Wedding in Norway

Aurland sits at the inner reaches of the Sognefjord, the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. The nearest airport is Bergen (a 2.5-hour drive through some of the most scenic terrain in Scandinavia), and the famous Flåm Railway connects the village to the main Oslo-Bergen rail line. For a fjord wedding, the season runs from May through September, with June and July offering the longest days and warmest temperatures. The Norwegian fjords draw couples from around the world because the combination of water, mountains, and northern light creates a setting that is both intimate and epic. Venues range from historic stave churches to modern boutique hotels perched above the waterline.

Destination weddings in the fjords are a dream come true for adventurous couples seeking a unique experience. Aurland’s raw and untouched nature adds an element of wonder and intimacy to every celebration.

Aurland works for couples who want a fjord wedding without the tourist crowds of Bergen or Geiranger. Waterfalls, quiet beaches, mountain passes. The options for locations within a short drive are hard to beat.

If you are considering a destination wedding in Norway’s fjords, get in touch. I have been photographing weddings across this region for years and know where to go, when the light is best, and how to make the most of a day here. See more from our Lofoten elopement, Juvet Landscape Hotel wedding, Norway destination wedding, and Oslo wedding.