Chicago Photographer help!

Hi Marina

According to the WeddingWire cost guide, in Chicago most couples spend between $1,300 - $3,000 on wedding photography, with the average photography cost coming in at $2,000. For a videographer, most couples spend between $500 - $2,000, with an average cost of $1,095.

The WeddingWire vendor directory has a ton of photographers and videographers listed that you can check out for your wedding. It’s super helpful in the search!

Chicago Wedding Photographers

Chicago Wedding Videographers

It’s possible to narrow these selection down further by price, videography style, photography style, etc.

Do you have a particular style in mind for your photos and video?

I found the WW vendor tool super helpful for everything BUT photographers. All the photographers say their price is $X and it turned out to be $X plus a $1,000-$2,000 more.

So I turned to a facebook mom's group and found a few recommendations. We didn't get to use her, but I'm totally obsessed with Julia Maruyama Photography - https://www.instagram.com/juliamaruyamaphotography/ I think she's around a couple grand.

We spent $2,200 on ours and while our photographer produced some really good shots, he didn't get some I reallllly wanted, wasn't great indoors and lacked communication, so I personally would not recommend him.

What's your price range? There were a few more I liked but they were about double that...