Prices and budget
With IAZ Photo Studio, wedding photography and video in Arizona costs $2,150, $3,250 or $4,995, depending on the package. All three include a photographer and a videographer, a photo session before the wedding and the edited video; the price changes with the hours of coverage, the number of locations and what you take home.
Many wedding quotes say "starting at" without listing what's included. Here are our prices in dollars, what goes into each package and what pushes the total up, so you can hold any quote to the same list. They're the same packages we use for quinceañeras, and what you read here is what goes in the contract.
What matters most when you choose; the full lists are further down.
| Essential Package | Complete Package | Deluxe Package | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | $2,150 | $3,250 | $4,995 |
| Continuous hours of coverage | 8 | 10 | 12 |
| Locations on the wedding day | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Pre-Event Photo Session (or engagement session) | Yes, 1 hour | Yes, 1 hour | Yes, 1 hour |
| Digital photos | 75 | All | All |
| 12×12 professional album | No | 30 pages | 40 pages |
| 5-minute and 1-minute Event Highlight Videos | No | Yes | Yes |
| Online Video Streaming Experience | No | Yes | Yes |
| Personalized Event Website and Aerial Drone Footage | No | No | Yes |
The Complete Package is the one couples choose most: for $1,100 more than the Essential, it adds two hours, one location, every photo, the album and the highlight videos.
Any wedding coverage price comes down to three things. Ask about each one when you compare, because two identical prices can include very different work.
Hours move the price more than anything else, because they are hours for two people working. A typical day runs from the couple getting ready to the ceremony, photos with family and padrinos, and the reception.
If the ceremony is at 3 pm and you want couple portraits an hour before, 2 pm to 10 pm is 8 hours, which is what the Essential Package includes. With getting ready from noon, you need 10. Hours are continuous: travel and waiting time count inside them. Coverage ends at 10:00 pm, and each extra hour is $150.
Are hours after 10 pm worth paying for? By then the key moments have almost always happened, and we'll tell you so honestly before you add time. To work out yours, read how many hours of wedding photography and video you need.
Every separate place counts as a location: the bride's house, the groom's house, the church, a park for photos and the reception venue. The Essential covers 2, the Complete 3 and the Deluxe 4.
If the two of you get ready at the same time in two places, one person can't be in both. That's when it makes sense to add a crew member: an additional photographer is $500 for the first 4 hours and an additional videographer is $600, booked before your final payment date.
This is where packages that look the same differ most. Check how many digital photos you get, whether there's a printed album, whether the video also comes in short highlight cuts for social media and whether family far away can watch it online. A quote that only says "8 hours of photo and video" tells you none of this.
These are the full lists, item by item. Every piece explained in terms of your wedding, from the vows to the first dance, is in 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.
If a package almost fits, an add-on usually solves it. At weddings, the most common are an extra hour and a second photographer for getting ready.
| Add-on | Price |
|---|---|
| Extra hour | $150 |
| Additional photographer | $500 for the first 4 hours; then $125 per hour |
| Additional videographer | $600 for the first 4 hours; then $150 per hour |
| Additional Pre-Event Photo Session | $250 |
| Album, 8×8 to 12×12 | $400 to $750 |
| Framed enlargement, 16×20 / 20×30 / 24×36 | $250 / $350 / $450 |
| Metal print, three sizes | $350 / $450 / $575 |
| Modern Signature Guest Book | $400 |
| 5-minute Event Highlight Video | $160 |
| 1-minute Event Highlight Video | $100 |
| Online Video Streaming Experience | $450 |
| Extra digital photos: 1 / 10 / 25 / 50 / 100 / all | $25 / $105 / $190 / $290 / $450 / $595 |
If you already have someone filming, or your wedding is short, we offer photo only or video only at $1,250 (4 hours), $1,550 (6 hours) or $1,895 (8 hours). We recommend the combined packages first, because they include the Pre-Event Photo Session and the 20×30 framed print, which the standalone ones don't. Before you choose a single service, read photo, video or both to see what you gain and what you give up.
Three costs fall outside every package, and it's better to budget for them now:
A planning tip that costs nothing: count the photo and video team in your catering headcount.
A $500 deposit holds your date for you alone and counts toward the total. The rest is paid in installments, in full one month before the wedding. You sign the contract from your phone; signing and paying the deposit are two separate steps.
If you cancel 4 months or more ahead, you lose only the $500 deposit; with less than 4 months to go, everything paid is lost. You can change the date once, with 4 months' notice or more, if the new date is open. Each clause is explained in what to include in a photo and video contract.
Always ask what the price includes, not just what it costs. It's the lesson we repeat most with couples: two similar numbers can cover very different things. Get these answers in writing from every studio:
At IAZ, usual delivery is 4 to 8 weeks for photo and video, counted from your photo selection; your contract sets the final terms. The rest of the questions are in the printable list of questions to ask before hiring a photographer.
Yes. They're the same three packages, with the same contents and the same price; for a wedding we describe them through its moments, from the vows to the first dance.
Yes. The 1-hour photo session before the wedding works as your engagement session and comes with all three packages. It happens at least 2 weeks before the wedding.
Usually 8 to 10. Eight hours cover portraits before a 3 pm ceremony through 10 pm; with getting ready, plan on 10.
Choose the city of your wedding and check your date with the team that works there. We reply within 24 to 48 hours.
Take the 25 questions to every call and get the answers in writing before you pay. You can print it without giving your email. Prefer to talk it through? Text or call (602) 753-7969.