Wedding Photography Cost Calculator
Estimate the total cost of wedding photography and videography based on hours, photographers, and add-ons.
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How to use this calculator
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Enter the number of hours of coverage you need — from getting ready through the first dance.
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Set the photographer's hourly rate and add a second photographer if needed.
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Choose your videography package and album preference.
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Add any travel fees or an engagement session to get the all-in total.
Frequently asked questions
What formula gives the total?
This tool uses: total = hours × hourly rate × photographers + video package + album + travel + engagement session. For 8 hours at $250 with one photographer and nothing else selected, the total is $2,000.
How is a second photographer priced?
The second photographer is charged at the same hourly rate for the same hours, because the hourly fee is multiplied by the number of photographers. Two photographers for 10 hours at $200 is $4,000. If your studio charges a different rate for the second shooter, run the tool once per photographer and add the results.
What happens if I enter zero photographers?
A count of zero, which is also what an emptied box becomes, is treated as one photographer. The count cannot be reduced to nothing, so set coverage hours to 0 if you want no shoot fee.
Do the video and album prices come from the market?
No. They are fixed amounts written into this tool: highlight reel $800, full ceremony plus highlight $1,500, cinematic film $2,500, standard album $400, premium $700 and luxury $1,200. They are placeholders for arithmetic, not quotes. The cinematic label says $2,500+, but the tool uses exactly $2,500.
Does the video price depend on the hours?
No. The video package is a flat amount added on top of the shoot fee and does not change with hours or the number of photographers. If your videographer bills by the hour, leave video at No video and add that fee to the travel field.
Can I enter part hours?
Yes. 6.5 hours is accepted and multiplied as written. Results are rounded to whole dollars for display, and the dollar sign is only a label: no currency conversion is applied.
What is not in the total?
Tax, overtime beyond the hours you entered, extra prints, usage rights, deposits and any editing or delivery fees are not separate fields. Enter them in the travel field, or add them to the total yourself.
Wedding photography cost calculator — shoot fee, video, album and extras
What goes into the total
The shoot fee is coverage hours times the hourly rate times the number of photographers. Four other pieces are added as flat amounts: a video package chosen from a menu, a printed album chosen from a menu, a travel or accommodation fee, and an engagement session. The tool lists the shoot fee, video and album separately, groups travel and the engagement session together, and shows the grand total.
Worked example with a long day and a second shooter
Take 10 hours at $200 per hour with two photographers. That is $4,000 for the shoot. Add the full ceremony plus highlight reel package ($1,500), the premium album ($700), $300 of travel and a $350 engagement session. The total is $6,850, of which $650 is shown as travel and engagement. The video and album amounts are fixed values inside the tool and not market prices.
Three configurations compared
The table lists three runs: the default 8-hour single-photographer day with nothing added, a 6-hour day at $150 with a highlight reel and a standard album, and the 10-hour two-photographer plan above. Each column shows the lines the calculator reports.
| Result | 8 h × $250, 1 shooter | 6 h × $150, highlight + standard album | 10 h × $200, 2 shooters, full video, premium album |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shoot fee | $2,000 | $900 | $4,000 |
| Videography | Not included | $800 | $1,500 |
| Printed album | Digital only | $400 | $700 |
| Travel & engagement | $0 | $0 | $650 |
| Total | $2,000 | $2,100 | $6,850 |
What the comparison shows
The shorter day costs less to shoot than the default but costs more overall, because the video and album add $1,200 to a shoot fee of $900. In the third plan the second photographer doubles the shoot fee, and the add-ons take the total well beyond it. Looking at the lines separately makes it clear which choice drives the total, so you can test dropping an album or a second shooter before negotiating.
Limits of the model
This is a sum of hourly cost and fixed add-ons, not a price list for any region or studio. Hours are charged flat with no overtime step, and the video price ignores the length of the event. Tax, extra prints, usage rights and editing fees are not fields. Ask each studio for an itemised quote and enter its actual figures.
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