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Quinceañera photography · Austin
In short
Quinceañera photography in Austin starts at $950: 5 hours on location with a photographer who works in Austin, and 250 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 4 weeks.
Why choose Quinceañera photography in Austin?
Quinceañera photography in Austin is five hours of coverage, from getting ready through the Mass, the formal portraits and the reception with its vals, priced from $950 with more than 250 retouched images. In Austin the day usually moves between three places: a family home, a Catholic parish, and a rented hall. The court of honor portraits are the part that needs a location planned in advance. Fifteen people in formal dress need open, level ground with shade, which the church steps rarely offer at 2pm in a Texas summer.
Worth knowing about Austin
The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center does not rent space for personal events such as quinceañeras, weddings and birthdays — with one exception, its Zócalo plaza. The Zócalo covers 21,600 square feet, rents from a $300 minimum for a four-hour block, and renters must bring their own portable toilets. An Austin quinceañera that wants the cultural center for its court portraits or an outdoor celebration books the Zócalo through the City’s MACC rentals office, not the auditorium.
What does the session in Austin look like?
- The parish church
- The Mass and the blessing, photographed from the side and back aisles under the rules the parish sets.
- The Zócalo at the Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center
- A large open plaza, and the one part of the cultural center that can be rented for a family celebration.
- The reception hall
- The entrance, the vals, the changing of the shoes and the last doll, all under the hall’s own light.
What does quinceañera photography in Austin include?
- 250+ retouched photographs
- Five hours of coverage
- Getting ready, ceremony, formal portraits and reception
- Court of honour group portraits
- Optional pre-event portrait session
- Private online gallery within 4 weeks
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Quinceañera photography in Austin
Can we hold an Austin quinceañera at the Mexican American Cultural Center?
Only on the Zócalo plaza. The Emma S. Barrientos Mexican American Cultural Center does not rent its indoor spaces for quinceañeras or other personal events, but its 21,600-square-foot Zócalo rents from a $300 minimum for four hours, with portable toilets supplied by the renter, through the City of Austin MACC rentals office.
Where are the court of honor photos taken at an Austin quinceañera?
Somewhere open, level and shaded between the Mass and the reception. A court of fourteen plus the quinceañera does not fit on most Austin church steps, so the group portraits are planned at a park, a plaza or the reception venue grounds, chosen at booking so the five hours of coverage are not spent searching.