Georgia
Wedding photography · Atlanta
In short
Wedding photography in Atlanta starts at $3,500: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Atlanta, and 600 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Wedding photography in Atlanta?
Wedding photography in Atlanta is eight hours of continuous coverage with a second photographer for the ceremony and reception, priced from $3,500. Atlanta weddings tend to split between two kinds of venue: historic estates and gardens such as the Swan House and Piedmont Park’s Greystone, and converted industrial spaces on the Westside and along the BeltLine. Each brings its own portrait problem — strict lawn rules at the first, harsh overhead fixtures at the second — and the venue walk-through is where both are solved.
Worth knowing about Atlanta
A wedding team is two photographers, and on the Atlanta BeltLine that alone changes the rules. The Atlanta Beltline, Inc. Film and Photography Policy requires a permit whenever two or more cameras are used — $250 to apply, $4,000 a day, filed ten business days ahead. Couples who want BeltLine murals in their wedding portraits either budget for that permit or step off the trail onto the public sidewalks and private venues around it.
What does the session in Atlanta look like?
- Piedmont Park, Greystone and Magnolia Hall
- Park venues booked through the Piedmont Park Conservancy, with the lake and the Midtown skyline for portraits a few minutes’ walk away.
- Atlanta History Center, Swan House
- The cascading fountain lawn is reserved for weddings booked there, so a couple married there has the fountains and the house front to themselves.
- Jackson Street Bridge
- Ten minutes after dinner for the skyline portrait, from the sidewalk, handheld.
What does wedding photography in Atlanta include?
- 600+ retouched photographs
- Eight hours of continuous coverage
- Pre-wedding venue walk-through and timeline planning
- Second photographer for ceremony and reception
- Private online gallery within 6 weeks
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Wedding photography in Atlanta
Can we take wedding portraits on the Atlanta BeltLine?
Only with an Atlanta Beltline, Inc. permit if both wedding photographers shoot there, because the BeltLine’s film and photography policy treats two or more cameras as a permitted shoot: a $250 application, $4,000 per day, and ten business days’ notice. Many Atlanta couples photograph beside the trail instead, on city sidewalks or at Ponce City Market with that property’s permission.
Can we photograph on the Swan House fountain lawn if we marry elsewhere in Atlanta?
No. The Atlanta History Center reserves the Swan House fountain-side ceremony lawn for weddings booked at the History Center, and a separate photo-shoot permit allows only the steps, the grass above them and the lawn by the lower cloverleaf fountains. From mid-September to mid-October all of the fountain-side grass is closed for reseeding.