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Portland, OR Wedding Photographer & Videographer

Coastline, vineyards, redwoods, and city rooftops — Portland gives a wedding every backdrop in one day.

Wedding photographers & videographers in Portland

Shooting in and around Portland means marine layers that turn into perfect soft light, sunsets that demand a second portrait session, and venues from cliffside lawns to warehouse lofts. We plan for the fog and celebrate when it lifts.

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 Portland 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 Portland

Ceremony time decides how your photographs look, and the answer is different in Portland than it is three states over. In June the sun sets here at 9:01 PM and golden hour opens around 8:15 PM; by October sunset has slid back to 6:25 PM — a swing of 2 hours 36 minutes across one wedding season. Start a Portland 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
May5:49 PM7:51 PM8:34 PM14.9 h
June6:16 PM8:15 PM9:01 PM15.7 h
July6:11 PM8:12 PM8:56 PM15.3 h
August5:33 PM7:37 PM8:18 PM14.1 h
September4:36 PM6:42 PM7:21 PM12.5 h
October3:40 PM5:44 PM6:25 PM11.0 h

Times computed for Portland (Los Angeles) 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 Portland

These are the Portland 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.

The Victorian Belle Mansion4.5 ★ · 524 reviews
Ainsworth House & Gardens4.8 ★ · 276 reviews
Lakeside Gardens4.7 ★ · 258 reviews
Castaway Portland4.5 ★ · 237 reviews
Gray Gables Estate4.6 ★ · 206 reviews
Coopers Hall4.7 ★ · 189 reviews

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 Portland?

Our pricing is published and it is the same in Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland ask us

Do you charge a travel fee for weddings in Portland, OR?

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

Do you offer wedding videography in Portland 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 Portland before?

Not every venue in Portland, 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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