Wedding at Palacio de Villabona
Palacio de Villabona
A 17th-century palace with a garden, now a venue for weddings and events, in Villabona, in the municipality of Llanera, Asturias. What it offers for the photos, the light by the hour and where to do the engagement session nearby.
Photo from another wedding, in a similar venue.
Palacio de Villabona is a 17th-century palace with a garden, now a venue for weddings and events, in Villabona, in the municipality of Llanera, Asturias.
- Municipality
- Llanera
- Type
- Palace
- Where
- Villabona
What it has, according to its listing
- Own catering
- Indoor and outdoor spaces
- Garden
Details from the venue's website or public listing. Worth confirming with the venue, as they change from one year to the next.
Practical guide to Villabona
It was built between 1661 and 1669 by the Alonso de Villabona family on an earlier building. It has been a protected heritage site since 1982 and keeps one of its two original towers.
- Guests
- 100 to 300 guests
- Ceremony
- Civil
- If it rains
- The palace's indoor halls
- Catering
- The palace's own, exclusive
- By car
- Oviedo 20 min, Gijón 25 min, Avilés 25 min
What is stated on the venue's website and public listings. Confirm it with Palacio de Villabona for your date.
Ceremony
The civil ceremony can be held in the gardens or in an indoor hall.
Drinks reception
It takes place in the courtyard facing the palace front.
Reception dinner
It is served in the palace halls by its own kitchen. Catering is exclusive to the venue and the space cannot be hired without it.
Minimum guests
If you do not reach 120 adults in high season, or 100 in low season, you pay 50 percent of the menu up to the minimum.
Getting there and parking
It is on the Villabona road, about 20 minutes from Oviedo and Avilés. It has parking.
Accommodation
The listing says there is no accommodation for guests. A bridal suite is mentioned as an offer for the couple.
Light and timing for the photos
Stone
Stone façades reward the low side light of early morning or late afternoon. At midday it is best to look for the shade of an arch, a porch or the gallery.
Interiors
Living rooms and staircases tend to have small windows. There I work with the light that comes in and without direct flash, so the stone and the wood keep their colour.
The garden
Couple portraits work best in the last hour before sunset. It is worth leaving twenty minutes free in the schedule for that moment.
Sunset in central Asturias
- Aprilaround 9.10 pm
- Junearound 10.05 pm
- Septemberaround 8.45 pm
- Decemberaround 5.55 pm
Official and approximate time. Further east it comes a few minutes earlier. I take the couple portraits about twenty minutes before sunset.
The engagement session, nearby
Llanera sits between Oviedo, Gijón and Avilés. The coast and any of the three cities are half an hour away for the pre-wedding shoot.
The pre-wedding is included in the Alma and Eternidad packs, in Asturias.
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My work in Llanera
Real work in the area. They are not weddings, but I know the light and the places.
Wedding at Villabona
Three packs for the whole day, Instante, Alma and Eternidad. All with more than 900 edited photos. Travel within Asturias is included.
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Have you photographed a wedding at Palacio de Villabona?
I have not yet published a wedding at Palacio de Villabona. The photos on this page are from other weddings of mine, in similar venues. If you are getting married there, I will tell you how I would approach it with the timings of your day.
Where is Palacio de Villabona?
In Villabona, in the municipality of Llanera, Asturias.
What happens if it rains at Palacio de Villabona?
Indoor halls of the palace. The civil ceremony can be held inside. If it rains, I take the photos under porches and by the windows, and with umbrellas the portraits come out very well.
How many guests fit at Palacio de Villabona?
100 to 300 guests, according to its listing. Best to confirm with the venue for your date.
How much does the photographer cost?
Three packs for the whole day, Instante, Alma and Eternidad. Travel within Asturias is included.
When should you book?
Spring and summer dates fill up a year ahead or more. If you already have the venue, write to me with the date as soon as you can.
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Tell me about your day
Tell me the date and the place. I will tell you if I am free and send you the proposal.