The calculator below will help you understand the costs and expenses of your wedding photographer. When you hire a company to capture your special day, you are not just paying for the time they are at the wedding. Most couples forget the pre-wedding prep time and post-production.
General rule for every 1 hour your photographer is at your wedding working, they will spend another 3 hours in post-production going through, editing, and processing your photos. If your photographer works 8 hours at your wedding they will spend another 24 hours in post-production. The post production software is another cost the professional photographer incurs. That doesn't include the pre-wedding preparation. Making sure batteries are charged, memory cards are working and clean, lenses are cleaned and free of dust and fingerprints, testing camera bodies to ensure proper functionality. This step is very important but often overlooked.
Camera gear is another very important part of your photographer. Having professional gear can mean the difference in timeless wedding photographs and wedding snapshots. Professional photographers can easily bring $10,000 worth of equipment to capture your special day.
Travel is another cost that is included with our package that is commonly overlooked.
Below is a website link to a blog with a calculator that will display where the costs of wedding photography goes.