Residenzschloss Ludwigsburg – wedding photographer & videographer

The Residenzschloss is one of the largest baroque palace complexes in Germany – and a gift for photography: symmetrical courtyards, long lines of sight, always a wall in shade. Even on a glaring July day you find soft light here within a five-minute walk.

Many couples combine the ceremony in the palace with a shoot in the Blühendes Barock gardens. It is worth it, but it needs planning: the permit has to be applied for in advance and the walk from the courtyard to the rose gardens takes a good ten minutes in a dress. We build that slack in from the start.

For the evening: at the blue hour – about 20 minutes after sunset – the lit façade gives pictures that are not possible during the day. Two minutes away from the celebration is entirely enough for it.

Light & best hours

The courtyards give soft shaded light all day. Blue hour at the main façade: about 20 minutes after sunset.

Photo spots on site

• Northern courtyard – symmetrical, soft light
• Staircase with handrail – a classic dress detail
• Rose garden in the Blühendes Barock – only with a permit
• Main façade at the blue hour – lit

Good to know

• Commercial photography in the Blühendes Barock requires a permit and a fee
• Flash is not allowed in the museum areas
• Vehicles only via the marked entrances – allow plenty of time to arrive