Elopement photographer
Four hours for the two of you — vows in the dunes or on a beach at sunrise, portraits, and the first dinner as a married couple.
- Starting from
- $900
- Duration
- 4 hours
- You receive
- 200+ edited photos
- Delivery
- 3 weeks
Weddings & elopements
What’s included
- 200 edited photos
- Up to two locations, planned with the light and travel times
- Help finding a celebrant, florist and hair and make-up
- Private online gallery within 3 weeks, with a sneak peek in 72 hours
Add to the booking
Bought with this shoot, never on their own. Fixed prices in US dollars.
Drone add-on
A licensed operator joins the photoshoot for aerial frames — only at locations where flying is permitted, which rules out most of Downtown, the Palm and the areas near the airports.
+$150
Reel add-on
One vertical reel of 30–60 seconds, filmed between frames during the photoshoot and delivered within 3–5 days.
+$120
Extra hour
Another hour of shooting, for a second location or for staying on from sunset into the blue hour.
+$120
Hair & make-up artist
Hair and make-up at your hotel before the shoot, done to last in heat and humidity, with a touch-up kit on location.
+$180
Express 24 h delivery
The full edited gallery within 24 hours instead of 48–72 — useful when you fly home the next day.
+$60
Portfolio
Elopement photographer: portfolio
Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.
Where to book it
Book Elopement photographer where you are staying
Available in 11 places across the UAE. Choose the one nearest your hotel — travel within it is included.
About this shoot
A small wedding with real logistics
- Starting from
- $900
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Edited photos
- 200
- Places
- 11
An elopement here is usually a symbolic ceremony — on a dune, a beach or a hotel terrace — with the legal marriage done separately, or not at all. Four hours lets the day unfold without a timetable: getting ready, a first look, the vows, portraits at golden hour and the start of dinner. That produces about 200 edited photos, delivered in a private gallery within three weeks.
The desert is the classic choice, and logistics decide whether it works. Most dune sites near Dubai are 45 to 60 minutes from the city, the last stretch by 4×4; arriving an hour before sunset leaves time to walk to an untouched ridge before the light goes. In spring the wind lifts sand after about 4 pm, so veils need pins and vows are read with your backs to it. Beach and hotel ceremonies need the venue’s approval for any set-up, and some hotels charge outside suppliers a fee — we ask before you sign.
If you also want the marriage to be legal, Abu Dhabi’s civil family court marries non-Muslim visitors on a tourist visa, and the elopement can follow the same day or the next.
Before you book
Frequently asked questions: Elopement photographer
Is a ceremony in the desert legally a marriage?
No — a symbolic ceremony is just that. If you want it to be legal, the simplest route for non-residents is a civil marriage at the Abu Dhabi court, which can be done the same week; many couples do that in the morning and the dunes in the evening.
Next step
Plan your Elopement photographer
Reply within 2 hours. No deposit required to enquire.