I was there in your shoes before: wanting to start photographing, wanting to start a business, having questions without knowing where to get the best answers. Here’s a full list of gears and everything I use to start my wedding photography business.
Of course, this list will grow as I grow over the year. Please come back to learn about updates.
Best Cameras For Wedding Photography (Sony Alpha Mirrorless)
Best Sony Lenses for Wedding Photography
Sony E-mount FE 24mm F1.4 GM (Best for landscapes and elopement photos. My most favorite lens ever)
Sony Distagon T FE 35mm f/1.4 (Most versatile. 2nd most used lens I’ve owned)
Sony 55mm F1.8 Sonnar T FE ZA (Best for sunset portraits)
Sony 85mm F/1.8 (For the dreamiest golden light, use this lens)
Sony 70-200mm f/2.8 G Master II
Drone:
Camera Bag:
WANDRD PRVKE 31L Travel and DSLR Camera Backpack with Laptop/Tablet Sleeve
Accessories I cannot live without
Most affordable flash for Sony Cameras: Godox V860II-S
Memory Card Case: Pelican 0945
Best SD Cards (speed and quality): SanDisk 64GB Extreme PRO
Best Camera Strap for Weddings and Elopements: Holdfast Gear Money Maker Two-Camera Harness
Best Camera Strap for Travels and Adventures: Peak Design Slide Lite Camera Strap
Best Lens Filters: Black Pro Mist Filters
Lanterns: LED Vintage Lantern
Headlamps: Black Diamond Head Lamps
Portable Lights: Aputure Amaran MC Lights
Tripods: Manfrotto Tripod & Manfrotto Tripod Mini
All Software + Apps I use for my Wedding Photography Business:
Client Management System:
Client Galleries:
Pic-Time (Use code: 567BFB to save 15%)
Blogging Software:
SEO Tool for Wedding Photographers:
SEMRush (I use this tool to come up with key words, view my ranking position, view my competition’s ranking, identify gaps in keywords, and how I can improve so I can rank higher in Google Search. Yes it is more expensive than other tools you’re probably used to but this is the best investment I’ve ever done for my business)
Music For Slideshows and GIF Videos
Musicbed (the best place to get licensed songs for your work)
I’m also excited to share that this list is also featured on Sony Alpha Universe. For a deeper dive into the items mentioned, check out the article below!
What’s In My Bag: A Ready-For-Anything Adventure Elopement & Intimate Wedding Photography Kit
Have questions about gears and any other softwares? Ask me in the comment box below
Free Education and Resources for Wedding and Elopement Photographer
Meet Your Intimate Wedding & Elopement Photographers
We’re Henry, Sergio, and Nick, the faces behind these honest, meaningful, and artful photographs of couples eloping in the most beautiful places. Since 2018, we’ve photographed more than 200+ intimate weddings and elopements all over the world and on 6 different continents. Our work has been published on Junebug Weddings, Green Wedding Shoes, Brides, Dancing With Her, etc…We’ve won international awards for best wedding photos but what’s most important to us is actually winning our clients’ hearts with our art.
With 15 years of combined photography experience, we’ve learned that the only way to a beautiful wedding experience & photos is through intentionality.
We’re here for you and with you from “let’s do this” to “I do”, one step at a time, each step of the way. We’re in this together