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Molly
Super October 2020

How much does wedding photography cost?

Molly, on May 2, 2019 at 9:41 AM

Posted in Planning 160

So I just want to know what the average price is for a photographer. I know certain areas are cheeper than others. Also I would like to know how much you are paying / willing to pay for one.
So I just want to know what the average price is for a photographer. I know certain areas are cheeper than others. Also I would like to know how much you are paying / willing to pay for one.

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  • Annemarie
    Devoted October 2019
    Annemarie ·
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    We are paying $1950 for two photographers (1 for 10 hours, 1 for 9 hours), and 1700 edited digital images. I live in St. Louis, Missouri and this was on the lowish/average side. I got quotes from $800 up to $5600. The $800 one's portfolio was clearly only worth $800.

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  • S
    Just Said Yes July 2020
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    I'm paying $3900 for 12 hours of photography with a second shooter 8-10 hours of videography with a second shooter, an engagement session, all images edited (digital files), edited 3-5 minute wedding trailer, edited 20 minute highlight reel, full ceremony video, all unedited footage.

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  • Yolanda
    Dedicated July 2021
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    Uh, that's a great deal! Who will be your photographer?

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  • S
    Dedicated September 2019
    Shannon ·
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    That's an incredible price!

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  • M
    Beginner November 2020
    Melissa ·
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    We are paying 550 for 4 hour photography of wedding, and 1 hour engagement shoot. Includes a 20x10 (set up for sigs at reception), 1 edited 8x10, and 8 pg 5x7 book (all edited), 2 coffee cups with our favorite pic, a photo box with our fave pic and a USB that has all the pictures on it (unedited). The gentleman is newer in photography, but we are ok with it because we are on an extremely tight budget.
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  • ashley
    Dedicated August 2019
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    We paid $4k for 10 hours of day of shooting, two photographers, minimum 200 edited photos, includes $100 print credit, 100 thank you card print credit, and 2-hour engagement shoot. we also get the high res copies sent to us on a USB drive, we get three of those (one for us and one for each set of parents). Our photographer has also helped to put together a day of timeline and that really helped out a lot.

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  • Yolanda
    Dedicated July 2021
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    Thank you!

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  • Yolanda
    Dedicated July 2021
    Yolanda ·
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    Has anyone tried the Pros Photographers? I got a brochure at David's Bridal and the prices ranged from 995-1895.

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  • Brittainy
    Dedicated October 2020
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    $3000 7 hours and engagement session. Sacramento CA, went with Bessie Young because of her artistic eye
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  • Nichole
    Dedicated August 2019
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    Mines was free, however around the DMV area they cost around $2,000 at the least

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  • Brianna N
    Super October 2019
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    Using Lily & Lime, $1,145 for 8 hours and all digital negatives.

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  • Ashley
    Savvy October 2019
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    Paying $3200 in Atlanta

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  • Amy
    Beginner October 2021
    Amy ·
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    We are using a wedding show deal of $1850 for 2 photographers for 7 hours and a free engagement session. Without the deal it would have been $3000.

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  • Vanessa
    Just Said Yes January 2020
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    It took me a LOOONG time to find a photographer i liked cause im also a photographer;; had to run through my contacts and see who did wedding photography lol. im in ny/nyc and the photographer im using is $4280 altogether for 8 hours + a second photographer. i wanted video so, video was part of the package! $1850 separately for video, videographer, a trailer, and a video, for 8 hours. it was $2850 separately for photography. we get full rights to the photos, can access them online, get two BEAUTIFUL wedding albums (they’re pretty heavy and fancy lol) and a two week turnaround time. I think that was it?? lol. I consider it cheap. It felt like a steal when I know the other prices out there lmao
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  • Lindsey
    Just Said Yes May 2020
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    $1350 for 6 hours, 2 photographers, engagement session, 400+ edited photos, prints and online gallery. Most around here for all those features were $**** and that was just too high, so we lucked out!
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  • Andrea
    Super October 2019
    Andrea ·
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    We are paying our photographer $150/hour.
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  • Victorian Bride
    Master April 2023
    Victorian Bride ·
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    Wow!! Excellent price. Mine is so much more. Smiley winking BUT we love them.
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  • Emily
    Savvy September 2019
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    $600 for 4 hours. We are just having the details, ceremony, family pictures and dances captured.
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  • Catalena
    Dedicated November 2019
    Catalena ·
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    Luckily one of my bridesmaids is a photographer and she knows someone who her and her husband is going to pay to photograph the wedding for us.

    If you know someone who could help out, or even do it themselves, it's always handy! Good luck darling, because if it wasn't for her I would be stuck on this myself :/

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  • Shannon
    Dedicated March 2022
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    Where in nj? I’m photographer shopping for my nj wedding
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