# VowDeLune > VowDeLune is a wedding photography and film studio. We capture the whole of your day and cut it into something you will press play on for the rest of your life. VowDeLune is a wedding photography and videography studio. Every package includes both a photographer and a videographer, which is the studio's defining difference from most competitors who sell one or the other. ## Facts - Website: https://vowdelune.com - Email: hello@vowdelune.com - Phone: +1 661-409-9228 - Address: 28338 Constellation Rd Ste 932, Valencia, CA 91355, USA - Hours: open 24 hours Monday through Saturday. Closed Sunday. - Weddings photographed and filmed: more than 800 - Reviews: hundreds across Google, Instagram, TikTok and the wedding directories - Years in business: more than 4 - Press: Forbes, Fox 11, Vogue, Brides, SAB ## Service areas Cities with a dedicated page and travel included: Los Angeles, CA; Orange County, CA; Malibu, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; San Diego, CA; Pasadena, CA; New York, NY; Boston, MA; Dallas, TX; Austin, TX. Available worldwide. Outside the home regions, flights and lodging are quoted at cost with no markup. ## Pricing ### Essential Combo: $2,599 Four hours, both crafts, one team. The day's real moments in photos and a five minute film. - 4 hour session - 1 photographer - 1 videographer - 400+ high resolution edited photos - 5 minute story driven highlight movie, delivered in 2 weeks - Photos delivered in 1 week - Private online gallery with shareable link ### Signature Story: $3,999 Our most booked. A full eight hours, the ceremony kept end to end, and your photos back in two days. - Pre wedding 1 hour photo shoot - 8 hour session - 1 photographer - 1 videographer - Full ceremony edit - 15 minute highlight film - Photos delivered in 2 days - 800+ high resolution edited photos - Pre event canvas portrait, 30x40 - Private online gallery with shareable link ### The VowDeLune Collection: $7,699 The whole day, three shooters, a proper documentary, and a private screening for the people who lived it. - Full day coverage - 1 photographer - 2 videographers - Photo edits delivered overnight - Wedding video documentary - 2000+ high resolution edited photos - Pre event 1 hour shoot - Pre event 30x40 portrait - Wedding photo album - Private online gallery with shareable link - Includes a private movie viewing for 15 to 20 of your guests. ### Add ons - Mavic drone photo and video: $300 - Additional photographer: $800 - Additional videographer: $800 - Premium wedding photo album: $400 - Pre event 1 hour shoot: $300 - Pre or post event portrait canvas: $80 ## Delivery speed Photos are delivered in 2 days on the Signature Story collection, and photo edits are delivered overnight on The VowDeLune Collection. The highlight film arrives within about 2 weeks. The wedding industry standard is 8 to 10 weeks for photos and often longer for film. ## Key pages - https://vowdelune.com/pricing : full pricing, packages and add ons - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photography-cost : what wedding photography costs nationally and here - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photography : wedding photography service - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-videography : wedding films and videography service - https://vowdelune.com/work : portfolio of weddings photographed and filmed - https://vowdelune.com/about : the studio - https://vowdelune.com/contact : check date availability https://vowdelune.com/locations : every city the studio covers https://vowdelune.com/guides : wedding guides and straight answers ## Guides - https://vowdelune.com/guides/haldi-ceremony : The haldi ceremony, explained A haldi is the turmeric ceremony held before an Indian wedding. Family and friends apply a paste of turmeric, oil and water to the couple's skin, traditionally to bless them, brighten the skin and ward off harm before the wedding day. It is loud, messy, usually held outdoors in daylight, and it is often the most joyful few hours of the entire celebration. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/persian-wedding-traditions : Persian wedding traditions and the sofreh aghd A Persian wedding centers on the aghd, the ceremony held in front of the sofreh aghd, an elaborately arranged spread laid on the floor facing east. The spread carries a mirror, candles, honey, herbs, sweets and a holy book. The couple look at each other's reflection in the mirror first, the bride is traditionally asked three times before answering, and the ceremony ends with honey and sugar. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/vietnamese-wedding-traditions : Vietnamese wedding traditions explained A traditional Vietnamese wedding is built around two events: the le an hoi, an engagement and gift giving procession where the groom's family carries red lacquer boxes to the bride's home, and the tea ceremony, where the couple serve tea to their elders and receive blessings and gifts in return. The bride and groom usually wear the ao dai, often red for luck. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/mexican-wedding-traditions : Mexican wedding traditions explained A traditional Mexican wedding ceremony includes el lazo, a loop of rosary or cord placed around the couple in a figure eight to symbolize their union, and las arras, thirteen coins the groom gives the bride representing provision and trust. Padrinos, chosen sponsors, fund and present each element. The reception often runs past midnight and ends with a tornaboda, a late second gathering. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/courthouse-wedding-photography : Courthouse weddings and elopements In Southern California, a courthouse wedding means a civil ceremony run by a county clerk. Orange County holds them in the 1901 Old Orange County Courthouse in Santa Ana and at its Anaheim, Fullerton and Laguna Hills branches. Los Angeles County holds them at the Norwalk headquarters and at branch offices including Beverly Hills and Van Nuys. You need a California marriage license first, roughly $61 to $91 depending on the county, plus about $30 to $35 for the ceremony. Expect a booked slot of 10 to 20 minutes and a guest limit near six. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/engagement-photo-locations : Where to take engagement photos For coast, shoot El Matador State Beach or the Point Dume headland in Malibu, at low tide, in the last hour of light. For rock and desert edge, Vasquez Rocks in Agua Dulce, though the gate locks at sunset so go at sunrise. For gardens, the LA County Arboretum in Arcadia and Descanso Gardens in La Canada both allow engagement sessions but require a paid photo permit booked in advance. For architecture, the Walt Disney Concert Hall rooftop garden and Union Station, which needs a Metro permit. For neighborhoods, the Venice Canals and Olvera Street. Assume a permit exists and confirm the current fee. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/how-to-choose-a-wedding-photographer : How to choose a wedding photographer Ask for one complete wedding gallery, start to finish, at a venue like yours. A portfolio is the best 40 frames from 400 weddings, so it proves capability once, not consistency. Then check three things before you sign: the contract names the person actually shooting, the delivery window is a specific number in writing, and there is a real clause for illness with a named backup shooter. Confirm dual card slots, a second camera body, and liability insurance that can issue a certificate of insurance if your venue requires one. A second photographer is usually a paid add-on, not something included. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/los-angeles-wedding-venues : How to choose a wedding venue in Los Angeles Los Angeles wedding venues fall into a handful of types, and each one changes your light, your timeline, and your photos more than the decor ever will. Coastal spots like Malibu deliver soft backlit haze but brutal midday glare and wind; hillside estates in the Palisades or Hollywood Hills give golden-hour skylines but tricky steep terrain; downtown lofts trade greenery for editorial shadow and full climate control; garden and ranch venues offer shade and space but need a rain backup nine months a year. Before booking, ask about your ceremony's exact sun position, indoor fallback, noise curfews, and vendor access, because those four answers shape the film far more than the venue's Instagram. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/chinese-wedding-traditions : Chinese wedding traditions explained A traditional Chinese wedding centers on the tea ceremony (jing cha), where the couple kneel or bow and serve tea to elders in strict seniority order, receiving red envelopes (hongbao) and gold jewelry in return. The day often runs from a morning door game (chuang men), where the groom must win his way past the bride's friends, through the tea ceremony, to an evening banquet of eight or nine courses. Red dominates everything because it signals luck, joy and warding off bad fortune, and the bride frequently wears a qun kua, an embroidered red two-piece with dragon and phoenix motifs. Symbolism runs deep: the dragon and phoenix represent groom and bride in balance, and even the number of banquet courses and gifts carries meaning. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/wedding-videographer-cost : What a wedding videographer actually costs Wedding videography in the United States generally runs from about $1,500 for a single shooter with a short highlight edit to $8,000 or more for a two-person team with all-day coverage, multiple cameras, drone, and a longer film. What you pay tracks four things: how many hours are covered, how many people shoot, how long and how polished the final edit is, and what you actually receive (a 3-minute highlight versus a full ceremony cut, raw footage, or a feature film). Booking video together with photography almost always costs less than hiring two separate studios, because one team shares the timeline, the travel, and the planning. VowDeLune covers both photo and film with a single crew starting at $2,599. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/wedding-day-timeline : Wedding day timeline: how much time for photos For a 5:00pm ceremony with a first look and a 6:40pm sunset, which is early October in Los Angeles, coverage starts at 1:00pm: details 1:00, first look 2:15, wedding party 2:40, family formals 3:15, portraits 3:50, ceremony 5:00 to 5:25, big group shots 5:35, golden hour portraits 6:05 to 6:35, grand entrance 7:00. Without a first look, start at 2:00pm and every portrait moves after the ceremony: family 5:35 to 5:55, wedding party 5:55 to 6:10, couple 6:10 to 6:40. That is 65 minutes of work inside 75 minutes of usable light, with no slack for a ceremony that starts late. - https://vowdelune.com/guides/armenian-wedding-traditions : Armenian wedding traditions explained Armenian weddings unfold as a long, layered celebration rooted in the Apostolic Church. The core moments are the khosk kap (the formal "word tie" where families agree to the union), the church crowning ceremony where crowns are held or placed over the couple's heads to mark them as king and queen of their new household, the sharing of blessed wine, and the return home where the mothers greet the couple with honey and lavash bread pressed to their foreheads or shoulders for sweetness and abundance. A plate is often broken underfoot for luck, doves may be released, and the reception runs for many hours with live music, kef dancing, and the tamada or toastmaster steering the room. For photographers and filmmakers, the day is dense: expect an early home preparation, a church liturgy where movement and flash are restricted, and a reception built around music and dance rather than a rigid timeline. ## Locations - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/los-angeles : wedding photography and film in Los Angeles, CA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/orange-county : wedding photography and film in Orange County, CA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/malibu : wedding photography and film in Malibu, CA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/santa-barbara : wedding photography and film in Santa Barbara, CA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/san-diego : wedding photography and film in San Diego, CA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/pasadena : wedding photography and film in Pasadena, CA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/new-york : wedding photography and film in New York, NY - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/boston : wedding photography and film in Boston, MA - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/dallas : wedding photography and film in Dallas, TX - https://vowdelune.com/wedding-photographer/austin : wedding photography and film in Austin, TX ## Common questions ### How much does a wedding photographer and videographer cost? Nationally, most couples spend between $3,000 and $12,000 for photography and film together, and the number moves with coverage hours, team size, and travel. Our own collections start at $2,599, below that national floor, because booking both with one studio almost always costs less than hiring two vendors. Tell us your date and location and we will send real numbers, not a range. ### Should we hire the same company for photo and video? Usually yes. When one team runs both, the photographers and cinematographers plan angles together instead of blocking each other during the vows, the first look, and the toasts. You also get one point of contact, one timeline, and a photo and film set that actually look like the same wedding because they were graded to match. ### How far in advance should we book a wedding photographer and videographer? Most couples book 9 to 14 months out, and peak Saturdays in spring and fall go first. Peak Saturdays in spring and fall go first, so the sooner you ask the better. If your date is inside 6 months, still ask. Cancellations happen and we keep a short list. ### Do you travel for weddings? Yes. Los Angeles, New York, Boston, and Texas are our home regions and travel inside them is included. Anywhere else in the country or abroad, we quote flights and lodging at cost with no markup. Most of what we shoot is in Los Angeles, and we travel for the rest. ### When do we get our wedding photos and video back? Fast, which is the whole point. Edited photos come back in as little as 2 days on Signature Story and overnight on the Collection, and your highlight film within about 2 weeks. The industry norm is 8 to 10 weeks, and we think that is far too long to wait to see the best day of your life. ### How long should a wedding video be? Our highlight films run 5 to 15 minutes depending on the collection, long enough to carry the story and short enough that people actually finish it. We also cut a short teaser for sharing, and full length ceremony and speech edits are available if you want every word kept. ### What happens if it rains or the timeline runs late? Neither is a problem. We scout indoor and covered options ahead of time and we bring lighting for dark rooms. Timelines slip at almost every wedding, so we build margin into the plan and adjust quietly rather than rushing you. ### Do you shoot same sex and multicultural weddings? Yes, gladly and often. We have filmed Persian, Indian, Vietnamese, Mexican and secular ceremonies, plus multi day celebrations. Tell us the traditions that matter to you and we will learn the order of events before we arrive so nothing important gets missed.