Yana Skakun
Yana Skakun

Rhodes and Crete are Greece's two largest islands and two of the most diverse and visually compelling wedding destinations in the Mediterranean. Rhodes preserves one of the world's best-surviving medieval walled cities; Crete offers the Minoan Palace of Knossos, the Samaria Gorge, and a coastline that runs from Venetian harbour towns to wild southern beaches.
The medieval walled city of Rhodes — a UNESCO World Heritage site and the largest inhabited medieval town in Europe — is one of the most extraordinary architectural ensembles in Greece. The Street of the Knights, the Palace of the Grand Master, the Turkish bazaar, and the Mandraki Harbour collectively create a wedding portrait environment of immense historical depth and visual richness. Sunrise within the walls, before the day-trippers arrive, is a particular privilege.
Chania on Crete's northwest coast is one of Greece's most beautiful historic towns — its Venetian harbour, the lighthouse, the domed Ottoman mosque on the waterfront, and the narrow streets of the Venetian and Turkish quarters create a portrait environment of layered Mediterranean history. The Venetian lighthouse at sunset, with the harbour curved behind it and the White Mountains beyond, is a classic Chania image.
Lindos — a village of whitewashed cube houses below the ancient acropolis on a headland above a perfectly circular bay — is Rhodes at its most picturesque. The acropolis, with its Doric columns and Temple of Athena Lindia framed against the deep blue sea, provides a portrait backdrop of ancient grandeur. The village's painted Byzantine courtyards and the circular beach below make Lindos a complete portrait location for a full session.
Wedding photography in Rhodes and Crete
Rhodes and Crete combine Venetian harbours, ancient acropolis, and the deep blue Aegean. I photograph destination weddings across both islands.
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Yana Skakun
Photographer · England
Professional wedding, family and portrait photographer based in England. Passionate about capturing authentic emotions and timeless moments.
About Yana →Yana Skakun is a professional wedding photographer based in Cambridge, covering weddings across England — from intimate elopements to full-day ceremonies at country houses, barns, and city venues. Every couple receives a relaxed, documentary approach that captures the day as it truly unfolds. This guide — Wedding Photography in Rhodes and Crete — is part of the photography journal: practical, experience-based advice drawn from real sessions across England. Whether you arrived searching for rhodes wedding photography or crete wedding photography, the same care and attention shapes every session Yana photographs.
Wedding Photography sessions are available year-round, with bookings open across Cambridge, Ely, Huntingdon, Peterborough, and further afield — East England, London, the Midlands, and beyond. If you have specific questions about lindos wedding, mention it in your enquiry. Get in touch through the contact form above to check availability and discuss your session. Enquiries are welcomed from anywhere in the UK.
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