Wedding Photographers in Chicago
Ranked by verified reputation — never by who paid. Verified vendors first; reviews from couples who booked move the rest.
Typical cost: $1,500-$3,500 · Read the wedding photographer cost guide →
29 Chicago wedding photographers publish a starting price: most start at $850–$2,600 · See Chicago prices →
Planning a wedding in Chicago
Weddings span downtown lofts and lakefront spaces, the North Shore from Evanston to Lake Forest, and the western and northwest suburbs from Naperville to Barrington.
Lazo lists 266 wedding photographers working across 79 towns. Light is the thing that changes most by month here, so the sunset table below is worth reading before you set a ceremony time.
May to October. Outdoor season runs roughly May to October; winters are long and cold, which makes off-season dates easier to book and indoor venues the default.
Book a wedding photographer 9-14 months out for a peak-season Saturday. Booking order for every vendor →
$1,500-$3,500 nationally. Lazo doesn’t hold verified Chicago prices yet, so ask each vendor for packages. Cost guide →
From the county clerk: $60, a 1-day waiting period, valid for 60 days; no witnesses are needed. Details →
Chicago (110), Naperville (12), Schaumburg (7), Woodstock (6), Mundelein (4), Evanston (4), New Lenox (4), Orland Park (4).
| Month (15th) | Golden hour from | Sunset | Dark by | Ceremony for sunset portraits |
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| May | 7:23 PM | 8:03 PM | 8:35 PM | ~5:18 PM |
| June | 7:45 PM | 8:27 PM | 9:01 PM | ~5:42 PM |
| July | 7:42 PM | 8:24 PM | 8:57 PM | ~5:39 PM |
| August | 7:12 PM | 7:50 PM | 8:20 PM | ~5:05 PM |
| September | 6:23 PM | 7:00 PM | 7:28 PM | ~4:15 PM |
| October | 5:31 PM | 6:09 PM | 6:37 PM | ~3:24 PM |
Computed for central Chicago with the NOAA solar equations. Golden hour starts when the sun is 6° above the horizon; the ceremony time leaves about 2¾ hours for the ceremony, family photos and cocktail hour before sunset.
Lazo’s picks: wedding photographers in Chicago
12 picks · read 2026-10-12We read the website of every Chicago wedding photographer listed on Lazo (191 listings, 147 sites reachable) and set aside the ones that are not really in the wedding business: studios that mostly do family portraits and headshots, a duplicate listing, and a site whose headings had been overrun by spam links. What is left is a shortlist of vendors who say clearly what they do, show their work, and tell you how they work. Verified Lazo vendors come first. Nobody paid to be here, and this is not a ranking: Lazo ranks only on reviews from couples who booked.
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Yanko and Kalina are a husband-and-wife team who opened their studio in 2009 and describe their style as a mix of romantic, classic, candid and artistic. Based in Glen Ellyn, they send next-day sneak peeks and deliver the final images in two to three weeks.
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A family-owned Des Plaines studio that has done photography, cinematography and photo booths since 2010, and puts its count at fifteen years and 1,000-plus weddings. Documentary coverage with warm, timeless color grading, and every collection includes a consultation, a full-resolution gallery and printing rights.
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Founded in Europe in 2009 by Milan Lazic and relocated to Chicago in 2016, WS is a team that shoots photo and video in an artistic-documentary style and counts more than 600 weddings. Comfortable with anything from a small ceremony to 500 guests.
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Milestone has photographed over 3,000 weddings since 1984 out of Glendale Heights and prints its prices: six hours of coverage for $1,400, nine hours with an album for $1,800. Couples get every photo in two resolutions with full print rights and no reorder charges.
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Sam Velasquez and Katie are a husband-and-wife photo and cinema studio in Aurora, in business since 2012. Their own packages come with a 14-day delivery guarantee for gallery and film, pricing sits on its own page with no 'starting at' teasers, and every wedding, even one shot by an associate, is edited by the two of them.
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Josh and Jamie have shot together since 2007 and married in 2012, bringing architecture, graphic design and art history backgrounds to a fashion-influenced style. Packages are custom-built a la carte rather than one-size-fits-all, and they work Indianapolis as well as Chicago.
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A boutique Chicago studio that describes its blend as 80 percent documentation and 20 percent direction, with no posing for twenty minutes to get one frame. Photography collections begin at $3,900 and films at $3,700, with no credit card or local travel fees, and the studio shares complete galleries on request.
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A documentary photo and video collective built around the idea of being present, not perfect: less posing, calm planning support from the first call, and a candid style with an editorial edge. Based in Chicago, with a studio you can visit before deciding.
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Kenny Nakai has photographed Chicago weddings since 2007 in a clean, modern style and works often at venues like The Langham, the Ritz-Carlton and the Chicago Cultural Center. A former biology major who started at a Skokie camera shop, he writes at length about looking past the couple to the parents and grandparents in the room.
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Visi Studio began in 2007 in Korçë, Albania, with Ervis and Ilva, grew across Europe and moved to Chicago, bringing a photo and cinema team geared to multicultural and multi-day celebrations, including South Asian and Albanian weddings. Documentary meets editorial, now based in Glen Ellyn.
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Jolie Images grew out of a professional photofinishing lab the family has run for over 45 years in Wheeling, and it leads with price: wedding packages start at $1,195 and top out at $2,395 for the Prestige package, with the lab still active for prints.
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Emma Mullins has documented weddings since 2014 with a hybrid digital and film approach that started in a high school darkroom. A documentary team based in Chicago's West Town and available for travel, with couples on the site describing her as fun to spend the day with and queer-friendly.
- Can I see a full gallery from a wedding in my season? Chicago in January looks nothing like June, and most portfolios are summer.
- Do you handle the permits for lakefront or Millennium Park portraits, or is that on us?
- When do the final images arrive, and is a second shooter included or priced separately?
Lazo lists 266 wedding photographers serving Chicago, Illinois, from Naperville, Schaumburg to Woodstock. Verified couple reviews decide the order — never ad spend. Until reviews arrive, vendors who have claimed and verified their profile come first, then everyone else by name.
No sponsored results. This is every wedding photographer we list in Chicago — verified vendors first, then by name. Nobody can pay to move up.
- Jasmine Norris Photography
“A stress free wedding experience with images worthy of a magazine spread! Jasmine Norris Photography is an award winning and published…”
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Atavia Weddings
“Welcome to Atavia Weddings—your trusted partner for wedding photography and videography. We specialize in capturing the beauty of your…”
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Crystaline Photography and Video
“Crystaline Photo is a Colorado-based wedding and engagement photography studio specializing in authentic, timeless imagery for couples…”
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Elizabeth Scott Weddings
“Elizabeth Scott is a national wedding photography and videography studio built on one belief: your day deserves more than coverage — it…”
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Olivia Layne Studios
“Olivia Layne is a graduate of the New England School of Photography and has been photographing weddings since 2010. Fifteen seasons in,…”
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Jasmine Norris Photography
“A stress free wedding experience with images worthy of a magazine spread! Jasmine Norris Photography is an award winning and published…”
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Wedding Photographers in Chicago: questions couples ask
When is wedding season in Chicago?
Peak season in Chicago runs May to October. Outdoor season runs roughly May to October; winters are long and cold, which makes off-season dates easier to book and indoor venues the default.
How far ahead should we book a wedding photographer in Chicago?
Plan on 9-14 months out for a peak-season Saturday. A wedding photographer can only take one wedding a day, so popular dates go first.
How much does a wedding photographer cost in Chicago?
Most couples spend $1,500-$3,500. Lazo does not yet hold verified booking prices for Chicago, so treat this as a national range and ask each wedding photographer for their packages.
What time is sunset for an August wedding in Chicago?
Around 7:50 PM on August 15, with golden hour from about 7:12 PM. For portraits in that light, a ceremony near 5:05 PM works.
How do we get a marriage license in Illinois?
Apply with the county clerk. The fee is $60 and there is a 1-day waiting period. The license is valid for 60 days, and no witnesses are needed.
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