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Quinceañera photography · New York
In short
Quinceañera photography in New York starts at $950: 5 hours on location with a photographer who works in New York, and 250 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 4 weeks.
Why choose Quinceañera photography in New York?
Quinceañera photography in New York is five hours of coverage of a fifteenth-birthday celebration, from getting ready through the church and the reception, priced from $950 for more than 250 retouched photographs. In New York the day usually moves between three places in one borough: a family apartment, a parish church and a banquet hall, often in the Bronx, Queens or upper Manhattan. The optional portrait session before the day is where the garden and skyline photographs happen, because the day itself rarely leaves time to travel to them in a full gown.
Worth knowing about New York
The New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx names quinceañeras among the special occasion shoots that need a permit, requested no later than two weeks ahead and approved only for designated areas. Each area also has a maximum party size: 15 in the Benenson Ornamental Conifer Collection and the Steinhardt Maple Collection, 10 in the Azalea Garden and 6 in the Rose Garden. A full court of honor rarely fits, so the Garden is used for the quinceañera and her family at the pre-event session, and the court is photographed at the hall.
What does the session in New York look like?
- New York Botanical Garden, the Bronx
- The Benenson Ornamental Conifer Collection and the Steinhardt Maple Collection, for the pre-event gown portraits with a small group. A Garden permit is required.
- The parish church
- The entrance, the procession and the blessing, photographed within whatever limits the parish sets for photographers during the Mass.
- The banquet hall
- The court of honor’s entrance, the waltz and the change of shoes, under the hall’s own lighting.
What does quinceañera photography in New York 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 New York
Can we take quinceañera photos at the New York Botanical Garden?
Yes, with a permit. The New York Botanical Garden requires a special occasion photography permit for a quinceañera shoot, requested at least two weeks ahead, and allows it only in designated areas with party limits between 4 and 15 people. Staged photo shoots are not allowed inside the Haupt Conservatory, so a New York quinceañera session there stays outdoors.
How do five hours cover a quinceañera day in New York?
Five hours of New York quinceañera coverage usually starts with getting ready at home, follows the Mass at the parish church, and ends after the waltz and the court of honor portraits at the reception. When the church and the hall are far apart, the optional pre-event portrait session takes the formal portraits so the day does not have to.