Eight Dallas and Fort Worth studios publish what their wedding coverage costs. Read on 7 November 2026, they run from $1,800 in Fort Worth to $16,500 for photography and film across a full weekend. The rungs are the same as anywhere: hours, a second photographer, and what arrives after.
Every figure below is a published price from a Dallas or Fort Worth studio, read on 7 November 2026. None is an average. The guides that print one do not say how they reached it, and a real quote depends on the date, the venue and the hours.
A quote with no hours, no photographer count and no delivery date is a number you cannot compare.
Published prices from eight Dallas and Fort Worth studios, read on 7 November 2026.
| Package | Hours | Photographers | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Courthouse or elopement | 2–4 | 1 | $350–$1,500 |
| Five to six hours | 5–6 | 1–2 | $1,800–$3,600 |
| Eight hours | 8 | 2 | $4,000–$5,200 |
| Ten hours | 10 | 2 | $4,500–$6,750 |
| Photography and film | 8–10 | 2 + crew | $4,500–$16,500 |
| Engagement session | 1–2 | 1 | $400–$700 |
Two columns decide most of the price: hours, then whether a second photographer is inside the package or added later. The film line is the one that moves a quote into five figures.
Every range is the low and high of published prices. Where a studio prints what the package includes, the entry repeats it.
01
$350–$1,500
two to four hours
A Fort Worth courthouse session at $350 · a Dallas two-hour package at $1,500 · hourly elopement coverage at $695, $795 on Saturdays
Best for a couple marrying at the county clerk with lunch after. Two hours is enough for the room, the signatures and twenty minutes outside.
02
$1,800–$3,600
one or two photographers
The Fort Worth floor at $1,800 includes tax and 40 miles of travel · the Dallas six-hour packages at $3,000 to $3,600 add a second shooter or an engagement session
Best for the small wedding: a ceremony, portraits and the first hour of the reception. Ask whether the sixth hour is charged at the package rate or the higher hourly one.
03
$4,000–$5,200
two photographers
Eight hours with two shooters starts at $4,000 · $4,700 and $5,200 include an engagement session · gallery and print release in all three
Best for the standard Saturday: getting ready, the ceremony, and a reception that runs past dark. This is where the second photographer stops being optional.
04
$4,500–$6,750
two photographers, two locations
Two studios publish a ten-hour two-photographer tier · both include an engagement session · one adds 35mm film
Best for two venues and a long guest list, where the drive between the getting-ready room and the ceremony costs an hour of the day.
05
$4,500–$16,500
two shooters plus a film crew
Photo and film packages begin at $4,500 · $7,500 adds a documentary cut and an album · the top tier at $16,500 runs a full weekend with two parent albums
Best for a couple who want one studio answerable for both. The film crew's needs change the timeline, so the schedule is written earlier.
06
$400–$700
one to two hours
Sold alone from $400 to $700 · folded into most eight-hour packages · a Fort Worth studio adds $399 to a package for a session with makeup
Best for two people who want to meet the photographer before the wedding. It is the cheapest way to find out whether you like being photographed.
One quote tells you what one studio charges. Eight tell you where that quote sits.
The studio's own packages are on the investment page, and recent work shows what the hours buy. Before you sign, read the ten mistakes to check, and for the Austin market, what Austin charges.
