Berlin
Wedding photography · Berlin
In short
Wedding photography in Berlin — from €1,800. 10 hours on location with a vetted local photographer and 500 edited photos (gallery within three weeks, a preview set within 48 hours). The price is agreed before you book and does not move.
Why choose Wedding photography in Berlin?
Working as a wedding photographer in Berlin means planning the day in distances before anything else. Getting ready in Prenzlauer Berg, a civil ceremony in Charlottenburg and a reception in a converted hall by the Spree can easily be three different places, each half an hour from the next. Many Berlin weddings also have guests arriving from several countries who need to find their way between those stops. Ten hours of coverage is comfortable when the journeys are written into the running order and tight when they are not. That is why the planning call includes a location walk-through and an honest timetable. If you want portraits along the Landwehrkanal or in the Tiergarten, they get a fixed slot rather than whatever is left between drinks and dinner.
Saturdays from May to September are usually booked twelve to eighteen months in advance. Fridays, and weddings in April or October, can often be arranged six months out. In high summer it is worth moving the couple portraits into the evening, because the sun sets after nine. A December wedding needs its portraits before half past three, ideally ahead of the meal.
What does the session in Berlin look like?
Coverage starts with getting ready, usually in a flat or a hotel room. Then come the ceremony, the congratulations and the drinks reception, where group photographs follow a list we have agreed beforehand. For portraits we step out to somewhere close — from a venue in Kreuzberg, often the canal. After that we cover the speeches, dinner, cake and first dance. The photographer travels between locations independently and arrives before you do. A preview set follows within 48 hours, and the full gallery of 500 edited photographs, each also in black and white, within three weeks.
What does the package include?
The Wedding photography package in Berlin covers: 500 edited photographs in a private online gallery; Ten hours of coverage, extendable by the hour; A planning call with a running order and a location walk-through; Every frame supplied in black and white as well; Gallery within three weeks, a preview set within 48 hours. Nothing is added to the price after the session. Permits worth knowing about: Museumsinsel und Bodemuseum — Outside: free. Courtyards and colonnades: commercial work needs written permission from the SPK.
FAQ — Wedding photography in Berlin
We live abroad and want to marry in Berlin. What should we sort out first?
The legal part. A civil ceremony at a German registry office is what makes a marriage legally binding, and non-residents need documents that can take months to gather. Many international couples marry at home and hold a celebration in Berlin instead. Once that is settled, the photography plan follows the shape of the day.
Our venue is an old industrial building. Is the light a problem?
Berlin has many venues in former factories and power stations, often with tall windows but very little light after dark. It is manageable with bounced flash, and warm string lights or candles help the atmosphere in the photographs. We check the space during the walk-through at the time your evening will actually take place.
Can we add portraits at Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam?
Potsdam is within reach, but the palaces and gardens there are managed by a foundation with its own rules on photography, which we check before your date. The drive from central Berlin also takes about an hour each way at busy times, so it works best as a separate block in the timetable.