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Quinceañera photography · Seattle
In short
Quinceañera photography in Seattle starts at $950: 5 hours on location with a photographer who works in Seattle, and 250 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 4 weeks.
Why choose Quinceañera photography in Seattle?
Quinceañera photography in Seattle is five hours of coverage from getting ready through the Mass, the portraits and the vals, delivering more than 250 retouched photographs within four weeks, priced from $950. The portrait block between the Mass and the reception is the part of a Seattle quinceañera to plan hardest. A court of honor in formal dress needs open ground for the group frame, and from October to May it also needs a roof within reach. The usual answer is two portrait locations rather than one: somewhere sheltered for the quinceañera herself and somewhere wide for the court.
Worth knowing about Seattle
The Volunteer Park Conservatory is currently not permitting large group photos, and any professional photography inside it goes through a ceremony application to Seattle Parks and Recreation. A Seattle quinceañera can still use the glasshouse for portraits of the quinceañera alone or with her parents, but the court of honor is photographed on the park lawn outside, under a Seattle Parks photography permit filed 3 to 14 days ahead.
What does the session in Seattle look like?
- The parish church
- Processional and blessing frames, taken within the parish’s own rules for photographers during Mass, which are confirmed with the parish office.
- Volunteer Park, Capitol Hill
- Open lawn and the brick water tower for the full court of honor, outside the Conservatory.
- The reception hall
- The vals, the father-daughter dance and the shoe ceremony, lit for the room.
What does quinceañera photography in Seattle 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 Seattle
Can a Seattle quinceañera court be photographed in the Volunteer Park Conservatory?
Not as a full group at present. The Volunteer Park Conservatory states that it is not permitting large group photos, and professional photography inside requires a ceremony application to Seattle Parks and Recreation. The Seattle quinceañera herself can be photographed among the plants, and the court moves to the lawn outside for the group frame.
What happens to the portraits if it rains on a Seattle quinceañera?
The portrait block moves under cover, and from October to May that is planned from the start rather than improvised. In Seattle the usual options are the church itself once the Mass has cleared, or the reception hall before guests arrive, and the five hours of quinceañera coverage keep the same order either way.