What does a wedding photographer make?

hey love!

So most people dont realise whats behind it all, but if you want good quality then your better off paying slightly higher i say.

If my clients ask i like to break it down for them so you need to include how you found out about me  (advertising cost a bit) word of mouth doesnt which is great.

i also have "extras" on my packages so

cumstom usb in a cumstom box to keep safe, 

i usually supply a couple of prints around a4 size

and even a glass print in my full day. 

and some travel allowance to cover gettting to and from.

most of us have insurance cover on our gear so that might be like 5-10 dollars a wedding to cover it over the year.

computer space to sort your memories for 5-7years incase something terrible happens

on the day and editing time added together i usually divided that by all costs 

so for example a very basic for me might be:

package price full day cover of aprox 10hrs        $ 2250

advert say $50 every client booking (added in package)

travel allowance on car depends on distance    $     250

additions in total                                                      $    350

                                  TOTAL                                      $  2850

now to divide the full day, 10 hours &        divide by 34

editing  say 24 hours over a few days.

                                TOTAL                                          $83.82

this is an estimate on a per hour charge for full day then and most of the clients  go oh ok thats really cheap!  on average i assum most of us would take home 1/3 to half of what we charge. but that just depends on each individual photgrpaher and what they offer really if they only supply you the images online then they would be banking a bit more then half of what they'd charge.

hope this has helpful

Beautiful memories! ;)

Hi,

Any photo shoot whether it is wedding, portrait, family, baby, boudoir.... takes more time than just the shoot time on the day.  There is preparation, pre shoot consultations and planning, the shoot day and then post production and designing, creating and ordering products (if required).  What a great question.... thanks for asking it!!

Post-processing sometimes accounts for around 3 times as much time as the actual day itself, it's huge. There are so many details and nuances that if done right, you (counterintuitively) don't notice, all plays a part. I hope that answers your question. 

Hi

Post production editing takes a lot of time and can double and even triple the time spent at the ceremony 

Cheers Felicity