Wedding Pricing
Let’s talk about the elephant in the room: Pricing.
The frustration you might feel looking at a bunch of different photographers, most of which do not simply publish their prices, is not lost on me. You just want to see a number. Something that tells you if this is even worth your time. I very much get it.
Maybe you’ve been scrolling through photographer websites and half of them don’t mention price at all. Maybe you’ve already fallen in love with someone’s work only to find out they’re double your budget. It’s awkward. Nobody want to feel cheap, and you don’t want to waste anyone’s time, least of all your own. So, I want to be honest about how this actually works.
No, I’m not hiding prices because they’re high or because I want to get you on the phone for a sales pitch. I literally just don’t know what your wedding will cost yet.
There are too many variables. Where it’s happening, how long I’ll be there, how much support I’ll need, how complex the timeline is, how much editing will go into it. Posting one-size-fits-all pricing means overcharging some people or undercharging others, and neither sits right with me.
Most of my clients end up somewhere between $3,000 and $5,000. Sometimes less, sometimes more. No, I’m not the cheapest option, but I’m not the most expensive either. I’m somewhere in the middle, experienced enough to handle the complexities of a wedding, but grounded enough to care about fairness.
I only take around a dozen weddings a year, and it’s not based on who’s spending the most. It’s about fit. I’m one of — if not the only — person you’ll hire who will be working with you for months ahead of time, in close contact almost the whole day, and still around for weeks or months after. So the chemistry really matters to me as much as the price.
If you decide to reach out, I’ll tell you what I think makes sense for what you’re planning and your priorities. I won’t judge you if I’m out of your range, and I won’t try to talk you into more than you need. In fact, I’ve talked plenty of people down when it didn’t seem like they needed what they were asking for. It is never my goal to squeeze every dollar out of you. It’s to discover whether there is something that fits both of our priorities.
At the end of the day, I see wedding photography as partially anthropological, and partially art as emotional signpost. I’m not a precious auteur, I am just a guy who cares as deeply about these things as you do and knows what it takes to do it well.
If that sounds fair, let’s talk.