Nevada
Wedding photography · Las Vegas
In short
Wedding photography in Las Vegas starts at $3,500: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Las Vegas, and 600 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Wedding photography in Las Vegas?
A full wedding day in Las Vegas is usually a two-location day: a ceremony at a venue or a chapel, and a portrait block somewhere that does not look like a hotel ballroom. The desert is twenty minutes away and it is what people came for — but between June and September a desert portrait block in the afternoon is not viable, which reshapes the timeline rather than the location list.
Worth knowing about Las Vegas
Summer weddings here invert the usual order: the desert portrait block moves to before the ceremony, at sunrise, rather than after it. A couple photographed at Calico Basin at six in the morning and married at six in the evening has both, in comfort. A couple who planned an afternoon desert block in July has a ceremony and a set of photographs of people in distress.
What does the session in Las Vegas look like?
- Red Rock Canyon or Calico Basin
- The portrait block. Twenty minutes from most venues, and in summer it happens at sunrise or not at all.
- The venue, walked beforehand
- Where the light is at the ceremony hour and what the indoor option looks like.
- The Strip at blue hour
- Ten minutes on a pedestrian bridge. Unmistakably this city, under a Clark County film permit.
What does wedding photography in Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas
Can we have desert portraits at a summer wedding?
Yes, at sunrise rather than after the ceremony. Between June and September afternoon temperatures in open desert are genuinely dangerous, so the portrait block moves to the start of the day — photographed at six in the morning, married in the evening. It takes rearranging the timeline rather than dropping the location.
Do we need a permit for desert wedding photos?
Yes. Red Rock Canyon is Bureau of Land Management land requiring a commercial permit and, in peak season, a timed-entry reservation for the scenic drive. Valley of Fire is a Nevada state park with its own permit and vehicle fee. Which of the two your locations need is set out for you at booking.