wedding photography pricing

Yup, it’s actually written here, on my site! * Gasp *

Wedding Photography PRicing

Yup, it’s actually written here, on my site! *GASP*

Transparent Wedding photography pricing that fits what you actually need!

Who the heck decided that wedding photographers (and all vendors really) shouldn’t put pricing on their sites? I don’t know, but it drove me bonkers when I was looking at vendors for my own wedding. I know you’re busy people who ain’t got time for that, so I’m all for pricing transparency. I also would never dream of telling you that you can’t have 8 hours of photography without an album, or that you have to get a second photographer if you don’t need it. So, build whatever you want!!

What’s Included in every package

  • A minimum of 30-50 edited photos per hour
  • Final edited photos hosted in an online gallery
  • High resolution + web resolution downloads
  • Print + Personal Use Release
  • Travel up to 45 miles from Denver, Colorado
  • Unlimited support planning your wedding day via email, up to two planning calls before the big day
  • A discount on your engagement session

Feel free to use this pricing calculator to figure out a package that fits in your budget! If you enter your email in the last box and hit send, a summary of your package will land in your inbox! If you like what you built and want to chat more, you can hit me up to tell me all about it.

This is a great question with a… complicated answer. Sometimes it can be best to talk all about that on the phone (you can schedule a time to do that on my contact page), but, what I can say is for your standard wedding, at a real venue, with mostly traditional things happening you’ll need 6-8 hours of photography coverage. If you’re doing things to the beat of your own drum, or having a more low key celebration, you can look at 3-5 hours of coverage to see if it works for you.

Hours of coverage are continuous from the start to end, and second photographer hours need to overlap with the hours that I am photographing your party!

This is one of the most common questions I get asked when folks are building their packages, and here are my usual rules. You don’t need a second photographer if…

  • Your guest count is under 100
  • You are getting ready within a 10 minute drive of each other
  • It is easy to move around your ceremony site
  • There are no rules about where photographers can stand during your ceremony

You do need a second photographer if…

  • Your guest count is over 150
  • You are getting ready more than a 10 minute drive from each other
  • You want lots of getting ready photos with no moments missed in each getting ready space
  • Detail photos are VERY important to you
  • You don’t want to do a first look, but do want all of your separate wedding party and family photos taken before you see each other at the ceremony
  • Your ceremony space is hard to move around
  • There are only a few places that a photographer is allowed to stand during your ceremony (like many churches)
  • You have a large, loud, and disorganized extended family and I might need help organizing them

These rules are not hard and fast, but are a good starting place when you are making the decision to include a second photographer in your wedding package! I’m always happy to talk through your options here in more detail too. Don’t hesitate to reach out!

YES! I love engagement sessions and finding amazing locations from the front range to in the city to take fun photos of you together. Standalone engagement sessions start at $500 and include 50 images, one location, and 30 miles of travel from Denver, Colorado. Hit me up if you want to talk about booking your engagement session 🙂

I love more intimate wedding celebrations just as much as a 150 person party. My pricing is the same for both wedding coverage and elopement coverage, with a minimum of two hours. So head on up to that pricing calculator and see what might fit your needs. I recommend at least two hours at least to start with, but it might surprise you how fast the time flies! If you want photos of you getting ready, or photos at a bar or restaurant after your ceremony, you may need to think about three or four hours of coverage.

how do we book you?

  • Send me an intro message, or book a phone call and we can see if we’re a good fit to work together!
  • Then, I send you an online proposal, and you e-sign your contract and make your retainer payment. You choose your payment plan: monthly, all up front, or pay your remaining balance the week before the wedding * monthly payments temporarily on hold due to COVID-19 *
  • I email you to let you know you’re 100% locked in for your date!

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