Couples Pricing Guide
I’m so thrilled that you’re here! This guide is here to help you understand my pricing structure, booking information, and answer any questions you might have about my work or how I do what I do. Of course, if there’s something I didn’t mention, please feel free to reach out to me!
I can’t wait to hear your love story, and chat with you more!
"The experience you get with Katy is so much more than a photoshoot! We did an in home session with our elderly dog and I simply can't express how much these photos mean to us. Not only are they beautiful but she made us feel so comfortable and truly captured us being us. The images are natural and fun, you can really see our personalities in every one. But not only that, just the experience of doing the shoot with my husband and our dogs was incredibly meaningful. This fun, happy day doing this session is a memory that I will cherish forever along with the special moments she captured. Katy is an incredibly talented, fun, and creative photographer and an even more amazing person. I'm so happy we have these photos and cannot recommend Katy enough!!"
-Madye, 2023
About my engagement sessions
I absolutely love to turn my engagement shoots into adventures to rugged, beautiful locations. Think of it as a epic day spent making memories with your love - hiking, laughing, even popping a bottle of champagne - just with a photographer there to join you! I also love exploring the urban landscape, stopping by coffee shops, walking down your favorite street, even taking photos in your own home to document your everyday joy.
Doing a couples session gives you the opportunity to take some amazing photos together on a day that is MUCH less stressful and busy than your wedding, and it gives us the option to take photos anywhere, without many time restrictions.
When is the best time to do engagement or couples photos?
I take couples photos year round, in any time of weather (rain, sun, snow, you name it!). I typically book sessions at sunrise or sunset for the best romantic lighting, but I often block out more time to make sure we can travel to our locations and arrive at the perfect time of day for light.
What to wear and bring
Pick your favorite clothes that make you feel the most confident and comfortable. Make sure everything fits super well. Take into consideration where we are shooting and bring footwear that is cute but also practical. As for colors, I prefer to photograph people in neutrals and solids, because I want the focus on you and your love, not the clothing! It’s a good idea to avoid really bright fluorescent colors because the light can bounce off the clothing and into the shadows of your face, adding a weird color cast to images. This is another reason why it’s a good idea to bring a variety of options in case something doesn’t work. It’s also a good idea to coordinate your outfits, just don’t get matchy- matchy. Pick a general color scheme and play around with it! For example, if one person wears a plaid shirt, have another person wear a shirt or dress with a color that comes from that plaid. Adding different textures to the same scheme looks good too!
Want more information? I have boat-loads of details on my engagement info page!
READ MORE ABOUT WHAT TO WEAR FOR ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS!
“I don’t even know where to start on all the good things my partner and I have to say about Katy! We found her on instagram when we were looking for photographers in the Portland area. We’re originally from DC and wanted to take destination engagement photos in the beautiful PNW. It was important to us to find a local photographer who knew the area well and could find some cool spots for photos. Katy’s work immediately caught our attention and we reached out to her. From the start, she was incredibly welcoming, kind, and as excited as we were about taking our photos! We absolutely loved that she asked questions to get to know us and explained her day-of process. Leading up to our photoshoot, she sent a detailed timeline, super helpful tips to prepare for the day, and was so great about responding to any questions we had. When the day finally arrived, Katy immediately helped us feel at ease by cracking jokes, making us laugh, and giving clear instructions on how to move/pose. We had SO much fun! Katy provided proofs of the pictures the next day for us to choose from. Even unedited, the photos came out STUNNING. To say we love them is an understatement! We teared up looking through all our photos and were so thankful to Katy for capturing our relationship so beautifully. Also, the photos were just such a nice reminder of what a great time we had that day too! If we were ever to go back to Portland, we would absolutely reach out to Katy again for pictures. Her fun, kind energy, clear instruction and communication made the whole experience so so pleasant. HIGHLY recommend Katy if anyone out there is looking for a badass photographer!”
-Lisa, 2021
Pricing for Couples Photoshoots
The 2-hour Session
$1300
2 hours photography time
Multiple locations
No travel fees to the Gorge, North Oregon Coast, or Mt Hood
Includes consult with a professional clothing stylist to help with outfits
Proofing gallery to pick your favorites
50 hand-retouched images
All images in both BW and Color
Online gallery with digital downloads
The 1-hour session
$900
1 hour of photography time
One location within a 30 min radius of Portland
Includes consult with a professional clothing stylist to help with outfits
Proofing gallery to pick your favorites
20 hand-retouched images
All images in both BW and Color
Online gallery with digital downloads
Mini Sessions at Mt Tabor
$450
30 min session
Only available at Mt Tabor Park
10 final retouched photos
Online proofing to choose your favorites
Prints + Extras
Every single one of my photo packages includes a digital download of the images, so if you really want to order prints yourself, you can!
That said, I do like to warn people that not all prints are created equal. A lot of places will print things with strange looking colors, greenish casts, too much contrast, and just in general they wont turn out the way they are supposed to look! I spend hours editing photos to make them look a specific way, and bad printing totally reverses all my hard work, which is a total bummer.
Because of this, I always recommend that you order prints through me if you want to make sure they come out perfectly. Print prices are subject to change, but these are my current rates:
Print Pricing
4x6 - $8.50
5x7 - $13.00
8x10 - $26.00
11x14 - $38.00
16x20 - $50.00
A La Carte Add-Ons
Additional edited photos: $15 per image
Additional photoshoot time: $500 per extra hour
Purchase all the unedited JPEGs from the session: $300
Purchase all the unedited RAW files from the session: $500
“Katy is such a talented, professional, fun photographer. I spent a lot of time searching for an engagement photographer and kept coming back to Katy’s website. After a phone consult, my partner and I were sold. She took the time to get to know us as individuals, hear about our vision for our photos, explain her artistic process, and help us choose the perfect location. She gave us great direction for posing-we are not models, but after seeing our photos, I felt like one! She was prompt in sending us proofs to review, and we received the final product within two weeks of selecting our photos. I would 100% recommend Katy. We had a great time and will treasure these photos for years and years to come! Money well spent!!!”
-Katie, 2021
Proposals
I LOVE documenting proposals! It’s such a huge, happy moment and having good photos of it is SO important!
I’ll work directly with you to help plan your proposal in the most epic place possible. I can hide in a bush, pretend to be doing a regular couples shoot, or even act like I’m a tourist standing there in plain sight. Either way, we will get AMAZING photos of one of the best moments in your lives.
Because proposals are a little different than regular couples sessions, I have a slightly different pricing structure. Instead of choosing from proofs and getting a select number of final edited images, I edit ALL the photos for you so you have complete documentation of the proposal and the happiness afterward. It’s more similar to my wedding photography in that I deliver a lot more images, but I don’t retouch them quite as much. My proposal photos are edited the same way I edit my wedding photos.
My pricing for proposals is $1100 for documentation of the proposal itself and up to 90 minutes of couples photos after. That includes all the high res, edited photos in an online gallery, delivered in three weeks or less. I’ll also send you 10+ sneak peeks within one week.
“Katy’s photos, reviews, and extremely helpful website stood out to us when searching for Portland based photographers online. She was flexible about rescheduling our shoot when our original date fell during a heatwave and was so easy to communicate with throughout the process. She helped us choose incredible locations in the Gorge we had never been to. I was really nervous going into the shoot, but Katy made it so fun, relaxing and enjoyable. She wasn’t afraid to move us around and fix poses which I really appreciated - I hate when no one tells you you don’t look your best until it’s too late! The only difficult part about our whole experience was choosing our 50 favorites out of the hundreds of amazing photos Katy took. We were so impressed by how fast she was able to turn our proofs and then finished photos around. Thank you so much Katy!!”
-Ellen, 2021
Locations
We all have places in our lives that make us feel relaxed and at peace, or places that hold special memories and meaning. Choose a place for your photos that feels like YOU. I’m happy to help suggest ideas based on what you have in mind, and you also check out my website and blog! And I’m always willing to shoot at new spots that might be special to you.
For a full list of location ideas and info, head over to my engagement info page here!
MORE ENGAGEMENT PHOTO LOCATION IDEAS!
Travel
I do a LOT of couples shoots at the Oregon Coast, Mt. Hood, and in the Columbia River Gorge! If you book my 2 hour session, travel to these locations is complimentary. If you want to do my 1 hour session at one of these spots; that’s fine too! I’ll just add a small travel fee (roughly 50 cents per mile).
Want to do a couples session somewhere further? Reach out to me and we can plan something epic!
Next steps
To start the process, schedule a phone call with me so we can get to know each other! I’d love to answer all your photography questions and help with anything that I can at this stage! It will also help you decide if I’m a good fit for you or not. I want to feel much more like a friend than just another vendor, so phone calls really help us get to know one another before you book me!
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