Tennessee
Wedding photography · Nashville
In short
Wedding photography in Nashville starts at $3,500: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Nashville, and 600 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Wedding photography in Nashville?
Nashville weddings divide between downtown venues and the farm and estate properties twenty to forty minutes outside the city, and the two carry entirely different photographic problems. Downtown means a portrait window that has to be threaded between a ceremony and traffic; a farm venue means everything is on one property and the real question is what happens when an August afternoon hits ninety-five degrees with full humidity.
Worth knowing about Nashville
Percy Warner requires a Metro Parks permit for professional photography, and on a Saturday between April and October its limestone steps are shared with several wedding parties at once. Couples who schedule the portrait block for the first available hour get the location; those who leave it until the light is going are queuing for it behind two other dresses.
What does the session in Nashville look like?
- The venue, walked beforehand
- Where the light lands at the ceremony hour and where the shade is when it is ninety-five degrees.
- Percy Warner Park
- The limestone steps and the allée, for couples at a downtown venue who want a real portrait location.
- Outside at blue hour
- Ten minutes with the venue lit behind you, and in summer the only comfortable outdoor window.
What does wedding photography in Nashville 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 Nashville
Do we need a permit for wedding photos at Percy Warner?
Yes. Metro Parks requires a permit for professional photography in Nashville city parks, including Percy Warner and Centennial Park. Where to apply for it is explained to you at booking. On a spring or autumn Saturday the steps are also shared with several wedding parties, so the portrait block is scheduled early rather than left to the end.
How do you handle a humid Tennessee summer?
By moving the outdoor portraits to the end of the day and doing the formals indoors or before the ceremony. July and August here are hot with very high humidity, and forty minutes outdoors at four in the afternoon shows in everybody’s face. Ten minutes at blue hour produces better photographs and nobody is uncomfortable.