Destination weddings in Mexico · Fernando Ruiz
Everything you need for your destination wedding.
How I work, what’s included, what you get and how much it costs, travel already included.
You won’t have to pose
Almost no one feels comfortable in front of a camera, and that’s normal. My job is to make you forget I’m there. What comes out afterward is your real face, not your photo face.
I travel, you don’t pay extra
My flight, lodging and my team’s transportation are already included in the price you see here. No second invoice showing up later.
You’ll have photos soon
One week after your wedding, a preview lands in your inbox. Not three months later, when no one’s asking anymore.
“After researching and talking to several photographers for our wedding, Fernando was the best.”
Melisa N. · San Miguel de Allende · 5 stars on Google
“He’s the one you want photographing your wedding.”
Greg M. · 5 stars on Google
The packages
Ways to cover your destination wedding
This isn’t just about hours, it’s about how big your celebration is: an intimate one-day wedding, a full day, or an entire weekend with your guests. I’ll help you find the one that’s yours.
For intimate weddings
Essential
5 hours of coverage · photo only
For short or intimate weddings, where everything happens in one place: the ceremony, portraits and the start of the party. I don’t offer video for this one: for a wedding this size, adding a videographer costs more than it adds. If you’d still like it, we can quote it separately.
42,900Mexican pesos
For this package I only offer photography coverageFor full-day weddings
Short wedding or a single venue, Pure. With travel between locations, Soul. From getting ready to the party without watching the clock, Legacy.
Pure
8 hours of coverage
For a wedding that happens almost entirely in one place and doesn’t run long. Some cover the whole day, from getting ready to the bouquet toss; others don’t make it through the entire party. It depends on yours. I’m there for photo, plus one person for video.
50,90072,900Mexican pesos
Soul
10 hours of coverage
For a wedding that doesn’t happen entirely in one place, with the ceremony at one venue and the party at another. The day takes up more time, so it gets two extra hours.
If you have a dinner, welcome party or any welcome event the day before your wedding, I’ll gift you one hour of photo coverage, if you book before August 31.
55,90080,900Mexican pesos
Legacy
12 hours · full coverage
It’s the time most single-day weddings need: the most important moments are covered without feeling rushed. With video, in San Miguel de Allende and Guanajuato it’s four of us; if your wedding is somewhere else, it’s three.
If you have a dinner, welcome party or any welcome event the day before your wedding, I’ll include one hour of photo coverage as a gift.
61,90089,900Mexican pesos
Your video is delivered with your gallery: a highlights reel of about 3 minutes to share, and a 20 to 25 minute film to relive the full day. For destination weddings I work with a single videographer, so it’s one video camera.
The hours adapt to your wedding. Based on your itinerary, I can tell you how many hours you’ll need and what time I’d suggest starting. If you’re short by an hour, it’s added loose without changing packages.
Prefer to see it side by side?
| Essential | Pure | Soul | Legacy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage | 5 h | 8 h | 10 h | 12 h |
| Preview within 1 week | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Full gallery | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Welcome event the day before (if you have one) | — | — | Free gift until Aug. 31 | Included |
| Photo only | $42,900 | $50,900 | $55,900 | $61,900 |
| Photo and video | Not available | $72,900 | $80,900 | $89,900 |
For multi-day celebrations
Weekend
16 hours of photography over 3 days
For when your celebration runs three days: welcome, wedding and day-after. That’s 16 hours of coverage in total, and you decide how to split them across the three. The most common split is something like 2 hours for the welcome, 12 hours on your wedding day and 2 hours for the day-after, but if your celebration calls for a different mix (say, less for the welcome and more on the wedding day), we work it out together. It’s a better deal than building Legacy and adding loose hours later.
69,900Mexican pesos
For this package I only offer photography coverageOn social media, and up above too, you see one or two good photos from a wedding. That’s not enough to see what really matters: how the story is told from start to finish, with the light changing and moments that happen only once, and how each of you feels. In my galleries I post a full summary of the wedding, not just a handful of the best-looking shots. Go through one and decide from there.
See how I tell a wedding storyIncluded in every package, no matter which you choose
What you’ll get, no matter what
A preview within a week
Seven days after your wedding I send you around 20 already-edited photos. On purpose: so that by the time everyone starts asking if you have photos yet, you already have something to show.
Your full gallery online
Between one and three months later, in a private gallery you can share with anyone and download in high resolution.
Travel already included
My flight, lodging and my team’s transportation are already included in the price you see above. No fine print, no separate invoice showing up later.
A day you actually enjoy
Some couples want a long portrait session, others prefer to get back to their guests quickly. We plan it together, it’s not my call.
If you want to add something
Extras
None of these are required. They’re here in case they’re useful.
Save your date
It’s simpler than you think
Your date is held with the deposit, and we work out the rest in installments up until the wedding, however works for you.
Message me to confirm your date and I’ll send you the payment link:
You can pay by credit or debit card, or bank transfer. I work with couples from any country, charged in your own currency.
What people always ask
Questions
Is travel extra?
How many people come for Legacy photo and video?
Is the deposit half the package?
What happens if we move the date?
How long until we get the photos?
Is there a contract?
What if my wedding is in León?
Tell me your date and I’ll tell you if it’s open.
That’s all I need to get started. If it’s open, I’ll reply within a few minutes.
Message Fernando