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Yes, you can book your Arizona wedding photography and video without flying in first: you review and sign the contract on your phone, and a $500 deposit holds your date. The one thing that does need you here is the marriage license: in Maricopa County, the online program is for Arizona residents only, so couples who live elsewhere apply in person.
This guide walks you through booking from a distance, the marriage license basics from the Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court, how crew travel is priced, and what to do if your wedding is in a city outside our network. It is general information, not legal advice.
Pick your wedding city with the buttons below, or text (602) 753-7969. We reply within 24 to 48 hours with availability. If your city isn't listed, choose "Other Arizona city."
Send us your ceremony time and reception venue, and we'll tell you how many hours you need. To work it out yourself first, read how many hours of wedding photo and video you need.
The contract comes to your phone and you sign it right there, with no printing and no office visit.
Signing and paying the deposit are two separate steps. The deposit holds the date for you alone and counts toward your total.
The rest is paid in installments and due in full one month before the wedding, so you arrive in Arizona with everything covered.
Your timeline is due one month before the wedding, with times, addresses and contacts. Any changes are made in writing.
The county issues your marriage license, not your photographer, and one detail changes the trip for couples who live elsewhere. According to the Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court marriage license page (opens in a new tab) (checked November 7, 2026):
The license costs $98 at either option; pick the one closest to you or call before you go. Details come from the Clerk's fee schedule (opens in a new tab) and the Justice Courts wedding page (opens in a new tab), checked November 7, 2026:
| Where | Cost | How to pay | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clerk of the Superior Court, at any of its four locations | $98 | Cash, money order or credit card | (602) 372-5375 |
| Justice courts in Gila Bend (209 E. Pima St.), Avondale (10420 W. Van Buren St.) and Chandler (201 E. Chicago St.) | $98 | Money order only, payable to "Clerk of Superior Court" | (602) 506-8530, administrative office |
You both apply together, each with a valid government photo ID such as a driver's license or passport. The license is issued the same day, is good for one year and works anywhere in Arizona. If you are marrying in another Arizona county, the fee is the same; ask that county's clerk where to apply.
A planning tip: set aside a day before the wedding for the license and put it on your timeline.
There is no travel fee within 50 driving miles of Tempe, Arizona (I-10 and US-60). Farther out, we quote the full driving distance and agree on it in writing before the date.
We run six city sites: Phoenix and the West Valley, Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Scottsdale, and Queen Creek with San Tan Valley. If your wedding is in another Arizona city, our main contact page for all of Arizona (opens in a new tab) handles it, with travel quoted in writing. One example is Mario and Cecilia's wedding in Williams (opens in a new tab), with a session in Kaibab National Forest and a reception at the Williams Rodeo Grounds.
All three packages include a photographer, a videographer, a 1-hour Pre-Event Photo Session and your edited wedding video. To see every piece explained, read what a wedding photo and video package includes.
$2,150
Most chosen
$3,250
$4,995
A $500 deposit holds your date; the rest is paid in installments, in full one month before the event.
Every package includes a 1-hour photo session, held at least 2 weeks before the wedding. When you live far away, that takes some planning. Many couples fit it into an earlier trip, when they come to see the venue or visit family, and use those photos for their invitations.
If you won't be in Arizona two weeks before the wedding, tell us when you check your date so we can work out the right option together. An extra session is $250.
When a couple lives far away, someone almost always can't make the trip. Two pieces of our packages help:
The terms are the same whether you live in Phoenix or overseas, and they are written into the contract:
Before you pay any photographer you have never met, read what to include in a photography and video contract.
The more we know ahead of time, the less you have to sort out on your wedding weekend:
Yes. You check your date by text or the form, review and sign the contract on your phone, and pay the $500 deposit as a separate step.
Not in Maricopa County: the online program is for Arizona residents only. Couples from out of state apply in person at a Clerk location or at one of the three justice courts that issue licenses, and it costs $98 at any of them.
If the venue is more than 50 driving miles from Tempe, yes: we quote the full driving distance and agree on it in writing before the date.
Four weeks after the wedding, in the online gallery. Usual delivery, counted from your photo selection, is 4 to 8 weeks for photo and video.
Pick your wedding city and check your date. If it's in another Arizona city, choose the last option and we'll quote travel in writing.
Send us your date, city and ceremony time, and we reply within 24 to 48 hours. Prefer to text? Reach us at (602) 753-7969 from anywhere.