Time a Fort Lauderdale beach wedding around the light: finding your sunset time, why the Atlantic faces east, golden hour, a sunset break, and blue hour.

The best spots for wedding portraits in Fort Lauderdale: the beach at water’s edge, the W’s modern architecture, oceanfront terraces at blue hour, and Las Olas.

A practical roadmap for a Fort Lauderdale beach wedding: choosing the right season, a real rain plan, managing heat and wind, guest logistics, and timing the day to sunset.

A guide to the W Fort Lauderdale as a wedding venue — its oceanfront setting, ceremony and reception spaces, and what its modern beach-glamour style means for photo and video.