a little back story

      Like all forever loves It happens by what seems as sheer chance, and then by conviction, and soon out of utter and complete fascination. It’s feels like a metonymy, the wish to capture photographs that stand for everything beauty. 

      In my early twenties I embark on a quest to capture this beauty. My journey takes me from a scholarship in ESP to mastering still life imagery, to street and fashion photography. I can devote a book to their assets, and how empowering they all feel.

      I’m soon to realize that no matter what we believe matters most, the fulfillment of our work, the style, the good life,  or  alta moda, the essence of the world runs on one sole fuel: love!  .. the way we smile when love happens, the way we walk, the sparkle in our eyes…

      One day I’m shooting out in the street and a couple whizzes by. I snap a photo of their crossing. Their energy is powerful, nonchalant, yet so elegant. It feels like watching Hepburn and Peppard prance in the masks they shoplifted from a children’s store in NYC. I’m fascinated, moved, I know this is exactly what I want to do.

      In 2014 I work on my first wedding. They love each other like there is no tomorrow, they are thrilled and want to spend as much time shooting their portraits as possible. “We want to share them with everyone” they say. And then it hits me. Love needs to share itself with the world. Love fulfills itself when shared.

      I understand that feeling fabulous on that special day and having great images to tell the tale speaks volumes. We tune in to who we are, we understand who we are not, we get creative and express our inner selves. Since then I’ve never looked back. Instead, I look all around me, because capturing love means  going for the full 360 degrees, 365 days a year.

      the one behind the lens

      There is a kind of light in Greece—especially in the islands—that doesn’t just illuminate; it sculpts, it breathes, it remembers. This is the light he grew up with on the island of Corfu, where music lingers in alleyways and art is part of the everyday. It’s where his eye was first trained—not by formal instruction, but by rhythm, silence, and beauty.

      For over a decade, he has followed that light across the Aegean and Ionian seas, capturing weddings that feel less like events and more like poetry in motion. His work speaks in textures—of wind brushing against silk, of sun resting on stone walls, of moments that unfold quietly, honestly, and with grace.

      He is drawn to places that echo with history and elegance: the whitewashed purity of the Cyclades, the faded grandeur of Corfu’s neoclassical mansions, the dreamlike hills of Tuscany, and the deep stillness of Lake Como. But it is never just about the location. It is about how a place holds a story—and how two people choose to live it.

      With a photographer’s eye and a poet’s heart, he approaches each wedding not with a formula, but with deep curiosity. His couples feel seen, not posed. Guided, not directed. The result is imagery that feels effortless yet intentional—where fashion meets feeling, and memory becomes art.

      © 2025 Aristotelis Fakiolas | Greece Wedding Photographer | Destination Weddings