How much to set aside for each part of your quinceañera, starting from your own total
Enter the total your family can spend and how many guests you expect, and the calculator splits that money among the venue, the food, the dress and the rest, then tells you which IAZ Photo Studio photo and video package fits. The result shows right away on this page, and we never ask for your email or phone number.
The starting split is a suggestion from us, not an average of other parties, so move it however you like. The photo and video prices are the real prices of our packages, checked on November 6, 2026.
Quinceañera budget calculator
How to use the quinceañera budget calculator
Enter your total budget and the number of guests.
Review the suggested split and change it if your family already has something covered, such as a borrowed venue or a gifted dress.
Tell us how many hours the day lasts, from getting ready or the Mass to the last dance.
If padrinos are covering the photo and video, enter how many will split the payment.
Read your result: the package that fits, what it includes and what is left over or missing.
The suggested split the calculator starts with
It is our starting point so you don't begin with a blank page. Every family adjusts it to what it already has.
Part of the party
Suggested share
With a $15,000 total
Venue
20%
$3,000
Food and drinks
30%
$4,500
Dress, hair and makeup
10%
$1,500
Decorations
10%
$1,500
Music or DJ
7%
$1,050
Photo and video
15%
$2,250
Cake
3%
$450
Invitations and favors
3%
$450
Other costs
2%
$300
What photo and video your budget covers
If you can't use the calculator, this table gives the same answer. The prices are IAZ Photo Studio's packages, the same for quinceañeras and weddings.
What you set aside for photo and video
What you can book
The main things it includes
Under $1,250
A quinceañera photo session, $350 to $750
1 to 1.5 hours, 10 to 30 edited photos
$1,250 to $2,149
Photo only or video only, $1,250 to $1,895
4 to 8 hours, one photographer or one videographer
$2,150 to $3,249
Essential Package, $2,150
8 hours, a photographer and a videographer, 75 photos, a pre-event session, the edited video
$3,250 to $4,994
Complete Package, $3,250
10 hours, every photo, a 30-page album, highlight videos, the Online Video Streaming Experience
$4,995 or more
Deluxe Package, $4,995
12 hours, a 40-page album, Aerial Drone Footage, a Personalized Event Website, a Samsung tablet
The three photo and video packages the calculator uses
Every package includes a photographer and a videographer, a 1-hour photo session before the event and the professionally edited event video. Hold your date with $500; the rest is paid in installments and paid in full one month before the event.
Essential Package
$2,150
8 continuous hours and 2 locations
1 photographer and 1 videographer
Pre-Event Photo Session (1 hour)
75 digital photos on USB and an online gallery with 75 downloads
20×30 framed print
Professionally edited event video
USB with the video
Most chosen
Complete Package
$3,250
10 continuous hours and 3 locations
1 photographer and 1 videographer
Pre-Event Photo Session (1 hour)
Every digital photo on USB and unlimited downloads
12×12 professional album, 30 pages
20×30 framed print
Edited event video, 5-minute and 1-minute Event Highlight Videos
Event Photo Slideshow Video and Memories Slideshow Video
USB with the video
Online Video Streaming Experience
Deluxe Package
$4,995
12 continuous hours and 4 locations
1 photographer and 1 videographer
Pre-Event Photo Session (1 hour)
Every digital photo and unlimited downloads
12×12 album, 40 pages, and a Modern 8×8 Signature Guest Book
Textured 20×30 framed print
Edited video, 5- and 1-minute Event Highlight Videos and both slideshows
Online Video Streaming Experience and Personalized Event Website
Samsung tablet with all photos and videos
Aerial Drone Footage
6 personalized photo mugs
A $500 deposit holds your date; the rest is paid in installments, in full one month before the event.
Costs the calculator leaves out, worth setting aside separately
Travel: there is no travel fee within 50 driving miles of Tempe, Arizona (I-10 and US-60). Farther away, travel is quoted on the full driving distance and agreed in writing before the date.
Parking and entry fees: if the session or the event is at a place that charges entry or parking, the family covers that cost.
Hours after 10 pm: coverage ends at 10:00 pm; each extra hour is $150.
A second photographer or videographer: if the quinceañera and another honoree get ready in two different places, a second person is needed: an additional photographer is $500 for the first 4 hours, an additional videographer $600.
Questions about a quinceañera budget
How much should I set aside for quinceañera photo and video?
It depends on your total, but photo and video together start at $2,150 with IAZ Photo Studio's Essential Package. If your budget doesn't reach that, photo only or video only start at $1,250, and a quinceañera photo session without event coverage starts at $350.
Does the calculator save my data or ask for my email?
No. Everything is calculated on your phone or computer, nothing is sent and we never ask for your email. If you want us to check your date, you decide when to write to us.
Can we pay for the photo and video in installments?
Yes. A $500 deposit holds the date and comes off the total, and the rest is paid in installments, paid in full one month before the event.
Can several padrinos split the photo and video?
Yes. The calculator divides the package price among the number of padrinos you enter. The contract is signed by one responsible person, so decide early who signs it and how the payments are gathered.
Why is photo and video 15% of the suggested split?
It is the share that, with a total of about $15,000, covers the Essential Package with photo and video. If the photos and video are what will last longest for your family, raise it; if not, lower it and the calculator shows what fits.
