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Galveston, TX Wedding Photographer & Videographer

Hill-country vistas, ranch venues, and receptions that go late — Galveston does weddings at full volume.

Wedding photographers & videographers in Galveston

From ranch ceremonies to rooftop city receptions, Galveston weddings blend scale with warmth. We plan around big families, bigger sunsets, and dance floors that deserve coverage until the last song.

Elizabeth Scott is a national studio: senior photographers and filmmakers, travel already included, and a calendar kept deliberately small so every wedding gets a first-team crew. If we haven’t worked your exact venue yet, we scout it before your day — light, timing, logistics — so nothing about Galveston surprises us on the morning of.

Recent work

Wedding photograph by Elizabeth Scott
Wedding photograph by Elizabeth Scott
Wedding photograph by Elizabeth Scott
Wedding photograph by Elizabeth Scott

Selected frames from the Elizabeth Scott portfolio. Ask and we will send full galleries from weddings closest in size and setting to yours.

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The light in Galveston

Ceremony time decides how your photographs look, and the answer is different in Galveston than it is three states over. In June the sun sets here at 8:20 PM and golden hour opens around 7:45 PM; by October sunset has slid back to 6:49 PM — a swing of 1 hour 31 minutes across one wedding season. Start a Galveston ceremony at roughly the times below and you will finish vows, family formals, and portraits with the good light still in front of you rather than behind you.

2027 Start ceremony Golden hour Sunset Daylight
May5:19 PM7:30 PM8:04 PM13.6 h
June5:35 PM7:45 PM8:20 PM14.0 h
July5:35 PM7:46 PM8:20 PM13.8 h
August5:14 PM7:27 PM7:59 PM13.2 h
September4:39 PM6:53 PM7:24 PM12.3 h
October4:04 PM6:17 PM6:49 PM11.5 h

Times computed for Galveston (Chicago) on the 15th of each month. An outdoor ceremony in open shade can run 20–30 minutes later than the figures above; a church or ballroom ceremony is unaffected.

Where couples marry in Galveston

These are the Galveston venues couples ask us about most. We have not shot every one of them — nobody has — so when a venue is new to us we scout it before your date: light through the ceremony hour, where formals hold up, how long the walk from getting-ready to first look actually takes.

Moody Mansion4.6 ★ · 2111 reviews
Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center4.2 ★ · 3375 reviews
Waters Edge4.3 ★ · 247 reviews
The Lyceum4.6 ★ · 149 reviews
Beauty & The Beach Wedding Venue4.7 ★ · 145 reviews
Lasker Inn Bed & Breakfast and Event Venue4.8 ★ · 127 reviews

Every Galveston venue, with pricing and light notes →

Venue list is informational; Elizabeth Scott is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or booking on behalf of any venue named above.

How much does a wedding photographer cost in Galveston?

Our pricing is published and it is the same in Galveston as everywhere else we work — travel is included, there are no location surcharges, and the prices below are pay-in-full (the payment plan adds $500, with half down at booking). Photography starts at $1,500 and films at $1,200 for shorter days; the eight-hour collections most Galveston couples choose are below, and four-, six- and ten-hour versions are on the collections page.

Photography

$2,000 · The Gallery, 8 hours

Several hundred edited photographs, true to color.

Film

$1,500 · The Feature, 8 hours

A story-first edit built from your real audio.

Photo & Film

$3,500 · The Keepsake, 8 hours

One senior team for both — the smoothest timeline.

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Questions couples in Galveston ask us

Do you charge a travel fee for weddings in Galveston, TX?

No. Elizabeth Scott is a national studio and travel is built into every collection, so a Galveston wedding costs the same as one across the street from us.

Do you offer wedding videography in Galveston as well as photography?

Yes. Every collection is available as photography, film, or both from one senior team. Combined coverage starts at $3,000 and gives you a single timeline instead of two vendors negotiating for the same light.

Have you photographed weddings in Galveston before?

Not every venue in Galveston, and we say so. When a venue is new to us we scout it before your date: ceremony light, where formals hold up, how long the walk between spaces really takes.

Photography

Timeless, true-to-color imagery — several hundred edited photos per wedding.

Films

Story-first edits built from your real audio — vows, letters, laughter.

Combined

One team for both — the best value and the smoothest timeline.

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