Arizona
Wedding photography · Sedona
In short
Wedding photography in Sedona starts at $3,500: 8 hours on location with a photographer who works in Sedona, and 600 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 6 weeks.
Why choose Wedding photography in Sedona?
A full wedding day in Sedona is usually at a resort or a private property, with a portrait block out in the red rock — and the portrait block is the part that needs planning, because it is on federal land, the whole wedding party makes it a permitted photography session, and the light window is about an hour. Getting the whole party there, photographed and back is a logistics problem the venue cannot solve for you.
Worth knowing about Sedona
Moving a wedding party out to a Forest Service site and back takes a good ninety minutes once parking, walking and shoes are counted, and that time comes out of the reception. Many couples photograph the two of them out in the rock and keep the wedding party at the venue — which gets the landscape frames that matter without removing the couple from their own party for half the evening.
What does the session in Sedona look like?
- The venue, walked beforehand
- The ceremony light on your actual date, and where the covered option is during monsoon season.
- Bell Rock or Cathedral Rock
- The portrait block. With the wedding party, more than five on site needs a Forest Service photography permit.
- The property at sunset
- For the last twenty minutes, without the drive. Frequently the better trade.
What does wedding photography in Sedona 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 Sedona
Can the whole wedding party come out to the red rock?
They can, and it costs about ninety minutes once parking, walking and footwear are counted — time that comes out of the reception. More than five people on Coconino National Forest land also needs a Forest Service photography permit. The version most Sedona couples prefer is the two of them out in the rock while the party stays at the venue.
What about monsoon season?
From early July into mid-September afternoon thunderstorms build quickly and bring genuine flash-flood risk in the canyons and creek beds. The skies are spectacular and photograph beautifully; the rule is that sessions run in the morning in those months and nobody is in a wash in the afternoon. The venue’s covered option is established at the walk-through.