Wedding Photographers in Illinois
241 verified photographers across 8 Illinois markets. 101 of those publish their pricing.
Most Illinois wedding photographers charge between $2,700 and $3,740 per package, with the full market ranging from $500 to $25,000. However, these figures come only from vendors who publish prices; premium and luxury photographers typically require an inquiry, so the true average is likely higher.
About the Illinois market
Illinois is Chicago: the metro holds close to sixty percent of the state's listable venues, at a published median of $4,000. Downstate is where prices drop, with Champaign-Urbana at $2,500 and Springfield at $2,125. The exception is Starved Rock and the Illinois Valley, a small cluster of lodge and river venues about an hour and a half from Chicago that publishes $6,500, above the city itself. Florists are the surprise: the typical published Illinois florist range of $5,000 to $7,750 is one of the highest on the site, a sign that the florists who publish are selling full-service design rather than bouquets. Couples in the Metro East and the Quad Cities share their markets with St. Louis and Iowa across the river.
Where the photographers are, and what they cost
A median is shown only where enough vendors in that market publish a price to make one meaningful. Each market below has its own list.
- Chicago Metro152 photographers$2,700
- Rockford & Northern Illinois18 photographers$2,650
- Peoria Area13 photographers$2,025
- Champaign-Urbana & East Central Illinois12 photographers$2,750
- Metro East (St. Louis, Illinois Side)12 photographers—
- Springfield & Central Illinois11 photographers$1,800
- Bloomington-Normal8 photographers—
- Carbondale & Southern Illinois8 photographers—
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