Romantic couple photoshoot at Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera

Perhaps the most stunning location for a sunset couple shoot in France

For a long time I've been trying to convince couples to journey to Jean Cap Ferrat for their couple photoshoot, but with Nice's picturesque and charming old town much easier to get to - it can be a hard sell.

However, from the first time I laid eyes upon this surreal, wind-swept landscape I knew it would be the perfect photoshoot location, with the view towards the west incorporating the imposing Phare du Cap Ferrat and the sunset. This lighthouse (built on the order of Napoleon III in the 1860s), is the same one you can easily see in the distance from Nice's Promenade des Anglais (when looking the opposite direction to the airport). As the crow flies, it will be five or six kilometers away.

The environment reminds me of a romantic-era oil painting, and with the sky and sea holding much sway over the lighting and ambiance, there is a more than a menacing hint of the sublime about it. One could take a photograph of this view every day and no two images would be the same. Fortunately for this romantic photoshoot, every variable I could think of was on our side - the temperature was mild for February, the sky was clear, the sea calm, and the couple clearly on form, in love, and so much fun to be with.

This photoshoot location, which lies at the tip of Cap Ferrat, is now my favourite and it's clearly worth getting there if you want some once-in-a-lifetime romantic photography. If the weather's temperate, it's a 45-minute walk from Beaulieu Sur Mer train station - or you can simply use taxi service, which can get you close enough to one of the paths (some of which are not marked on Google Maps) that winds down to the rocks.

The beautiful harbour town of Saint Jean Cap Ferrat lies a 20-minute walk north, and it's the perfect addition to your plans if you fancy a rest, a meal, or apéritif while en route. The coastal walk (for which you'll need flat shoes), is a wonderful experience in itself - provided you bring some water and take sensible precautions and protection from the sun on hot days.

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Sunset French Riviera Proposal - with a Rainbow

21 March 2025

I just had to share these photos of a surprise proposal on Cap Ferrat on a day when, literally until the last minute, it was raining heavily. As the couple made their way down the winding path with their umbrella up, my camera bag sealed shut inside a waterproof bag, it was a bizarre situation to find myself in; photographing a proposal in such awful conditions. The couple had travelled half way around this world to be here, I'd been in communication with the client for months, and it was all leading up to this moment: it was their last night here and rain or shine it was now or never to pop the question. Then something amazing happened; both rain and shine at once. The sun was so low in the sky it suddenly shot through underneath the clouds and hit the grey landscape - lighting it perfectly. Despite being dragged out in such awful conditions, the proposal itself was a complete surprise and led to some amazing imagery. And then yes, during a photoshoot about 10 minutes later a rainbow appeared and the complete reversal of fortunes was complete. I was so excited for them and full of admiration on his insistence that it WAS going to happen, come what May - and what a reward; I'll probably never see anything like it again.

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