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San Antonio, TX Wedding Photographer & Filmmaker
Live oaks, limestone, ranch pavilions and receptions that run late — San Antonio does weddings generously.
Live oaks, limestone, ranch pavilions and receptions that run late — San Antonio does weddings generously.
San Antonio weddings tend to be big-hearted: large families, long toasts, dance floors that do not want to close. We cover the formals efficiently so there is time for portraits in the last light, then stay with the party until the exit.
Olivia Layne Studios works nationwide with senior photographers and filmmakers, travel already included and a calendar kept small on purpose, so every wedding gets a first-team crew. If we have not worked your exact venue yet we visit it before your day — light, timing, logistics — so nothing about San Antonio is a surprise on the morning of.
Selected frames from the Olivia Layne Studios portfolio. Ask and we will send full galleries from weddings closest in size and setting to yours.
The hour you choose for the ceremony decides what your photographs look like, and that hour is specific to San Antonio. A June sunset here lands at 8:35 PM with golden hour from about 8:00 PM; by October the sun is down by 7:03 PM, a difference of 1 hour 32 minutes inside a single wedding season. Begin a San Antonio ceremony near the times in the table and the vows, family portraits and couple portraits all happen while the light is still soft and in front of you.
| 2027 | Start ceremony | Golden hour | Sunset | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May | 5:34 PM | 7:45 PM | 8:19 PM | 13.6 h |
| June | 5:50 PM | 8:00 PM | 8:35 PM | 14.0 h |
| July | 5:50 PM | 8:01 PM | 8:35 PM | 13.9 h |
| August | 5:29 PM | 7:41 PM | 8:14 PM | 13.2 h |
| September | 4:53 PM | 7:07 PM | 7:38 PM | 12.3 h |
| October | 4:18 PM | 6:31 PM | 7:03 PM | 11.5 h |
Computed for San Antonio (Chicago) on the 15th of each month. A ceremony in open shade can start 20–30 minutes later than shown; an indoor ceremony is not affected, but the portrait window afterwards still is.
The San Antonio venues couples ask us about most. We will not pretend to have worked every one of them, so when a venue is new to us we visit before your date and plan the day from the room itself: where the ceremony light falls, where family portraits hold up, and how long the walk from getting-ready to first look really takes.
Every San Antonio venue, with pricing and light notes →
Venue list is informational; Olivia Layne Studios is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or booking on behalf of any venue named above.
Our prices are published, and a wedding in San Antonio costs exactly what a wedding anywhere else costs: travel is included and there are no location fees. The figures below are pay-in-full prices (the payment plan adds $500 with half down at booking). Photography begins at $1,600 and films at $1,300 for shorter days; the eight-hour collections most San Antonio couples choose are shown here, and the four-, six- and ten-hour versions are on the collections page.
$2,100 · The Magnolia, 8 hours
Several hundred edited frames, soft and true to colour.
$1,600 · The Anthem, 8 hours
A highlight film and extended edit cut from your own vows and toasts.
$3,600 · The Heritage, 8 hours
One team for both, plus a complimentary engagement session.
No. Olivia Layne Studios works nationwide and travel is part of every collection, so a San Antonio wedding is priced exactly like one in our own neighbourhood.
Yes. Every collection comes as photography, film, or both from one team. Combined coverage starts at $3,100, includes a complimentary engagement session, and gives you one timeline instead of two vendors competing for the same light.
Not every venue in San Antonio, and we would rather say so. When a venue is new to us we visit before your date and plan the ceremony light, the portrait spots and the walking time between them.
Soft, true-to-colour frames — several hundred edited photographs you own outright.
Highlight film and extended edit cut from your own vows and toasts, raw footage included.
One team for both, one timeline, and a complimentary engagement session.
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