How to time a West Palm Beach wedding around the light: a downtown rooftop faces east over the Intracoastal, how sunset shifts by season, the golden-hour and blue-hour windows, and lighting after dark.

Where to take wedding portraits in West Palm Beach: The Ben rooftop and Intracoastal, the downtown waterfront, historic districts, Palm Beach, and the oceanfront, sequenced for the best light.

How to plan a West Palm Beach wedding: choosing your setting, booking anchor vendors early, using the walkable downtown and waterfront, season and weather, and timing the day around the light.

A guide to getting married at The Ben in West Palm Beach: the ballroom and rooftop pool deck over the Intracoastal, a walkable downtown base, logistics, and how this Autograph Collection hotel photographs and films.