Buenos Aires is the most European city in the Americas and one of the most romantic places in the world to elope, the Paris of South America, with grand Belle Époque architecture, leafy boulevards, jacaranda-lined avenues, and the smouldering soul of tango on every corner. For couples who want the elegance of Europe with Latin warmth and a fraction of the cost, Buenos Aires offers a city of extraordinary character, from the colourful working-class streets of La Boca to the aristocratic grandeur of Recoleta.

La Boca and Caminito

La Boca, the old immigrant port barrio, is the most vivid and photogenic neighbourhood in the city: the famous Caminito street, lined with corrugated houses painted in brilliant blues, yellows, reds, and greens, is the birthplace of tango and a riot of colour. A portrait session here is bold, joyful, and unmistakably Buenos Aires, the couple framed by the bright facades and the dancers who fill the lanes.

The colourful painted houses and murals of La Boca Caminito in Buenos Aires — La Boca, the old immigrant port barrio, is the most vivid neighbourhood in the city: the famous Caminito street, lined with houses painted in brilliant blues, yellows, and reds, is the birthplace of tango. A portrait session here is bold, joyful, and unmistakably Buenos Aires, framed by bright facades and street dancers

Recoleta and the European City

Recoleta is the aristocratic heart of Buenos Aires, all grand French and Italianate mansions, wide boulevards, elegant plazas, and the world-famous Recoleta Cemetery with its marble mausoleums. This is the city at its most refined and European, where a couple can be photographed among Beaux-Arts facades and tree-lined avenues that could pass for Paris. For an elegant, timeless, old-world elopement, nowhere in the Americas does it better.

Couple seated together on a bench along a historic European-style street — Recoleta is the aristocratic heart of Buenos Aires, all grand French and Italianate mansions, wide boulevards, and elegant plazas. This is the city at its most refined and European, where a couple can be photographed among Beaux-Arts facades and tree-lined avenues that could pass for Paris, timeless and old-world

Palermo, the Parks, and the Jacarandas

Palermo is the green, fashionable heart of the city: vast rose gardens and lakes in the Bosques de Palermo, leafy cobbled streets in Palermo Soho, and, in spring, the spectacular blooming of the jacaranda trees that turn whole avenues lavender-purple. A Palermo elopement is relaxed, lush, and romantic, the couple among gardens, parks, and flowering trees, the softest and most natural side of the city.

A blooming jacaranda tree with pink and lavender flowers along a city street — Palermo is the green, fashionable heart of the city: rose gardens and lakes in the Bosques de Palermo, leafy cobbled streets, and in spring the spectacular blooming of the jacaranda trees that turn whole avenues lavender-purple. A Palermo elopement is relaxed, lush, and romantic, the softest side of the city

Puerto Madero and the Modern City

For a contrast to the old-world grandeur, Puerto Madero, the revitalised docklands, offers sleek modern architecture, the elegant Puente de la Mujer bridge, and glittering waterfront views, especially beautiful at night. A session here gives a Buenos Aires elopement a contemporary, cosmopolitan edge, the city lights reflected in the water, a stylish counterpoint to the historic barrios.