Colorado
Destination wedding · Denver
In short
Destination wedding in Denver starts at $4,800: 10 hours on location with a photographer who works in Denver, and 700 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Destination wedding in Denver?
A destination wedding in Denver is a ten-hour, two-photographer wedding day for couples who travel to Colorado to marry, with welcome-party or rehearsal-dinner coverage included and 700 or more retouched photographs, priced from $4,800. Most Denver destination weddings are really two-place weddings: guests land at Denver International Airport and stay downtown, and the ceremony happens 30 to 90 minutes west in the foothills or the mountains. That split shapes the coverage. The welcome evening is photographed in LoDo, and the second day travels with the wedding party to the venue.
Worth knowing about Denver
Visiting couples get their Colorado marriage license in person at the Denver Clerk and Recorder, by appointment only, for $30; neither partner needs to be a Colorado resident and there is no waiting period. The license must be signed in Colorado within 35 days of issue, Colorado needs no witnesses, and the couple may self-solemnize. The signed certificate then goes back to the Clerk and Recorder within 63 days, which is worth assigning to someone before everyone flies home.
What does the session in Denver look like?
- Union Station and LoDo, for the welcome party
- Where out-of-town guests are staying, photographed at the first evening when everyone arrives.
- The mountain or foothills venue, walked the day before
- The covered fallback and the portrait spots, confirmed in person while the light is at the ceremony hour.
- Red Rocks at sunrise, the morning after
- A short couple portrait on the sandstone before the park closes for a concert, while guests are still in town.
What does destination wedding in Denver include?
- 700+ retouched photographs
- Ten hours of coverage, or split across two days
- Welcome-party or rehearsal-dinner coverage included
- Second photographer throughout
- Venue liaison, and guidance on any permit the location needs
- Private online gallery within 6 weeks
FAQ — Destination wedding in Denver
How do out-of-state couples get a marriage license for a Denver destination wedding?
In person at the Denver Clerk and Recorder, by appointment, for a $30 fee. Colorado sets no residency requirement and no waiting period, the license is valid for 35 days and must be signed in Colorado, and witnesses are not required. Couples marrying in Colorado may also solemnize the marriage themselves without an officiant.
What does a Denver destination wedding photographer cover beyond the wedding day?
The welcome party or rehearsal dinner, included in the ten-hour destination wedding package, which in Denver is usually a downtown evening before a mountain ceremony. Coverage can also be split across two days, and a second photographer works throughout, so the guests’ arrival and the ceremony are both covered without a gap.