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Destination wedding photographer · Lombok

In short

A destination wedding photographer on Lombok costs from $1,690 for 30 minutes covering the ceremony and your first couple portraits, with 15+ edited photos, a preview in 48 hours and the full gallery in 2–3 weeks. Preparations, the reception and the first dance are covered with extra hours at $100 each.

Starting from: $1,690
Duration: 30 min
Edited photos: 15+

Why here

Why choose Destination wedding photographer in Lombok?

Choosing Lombok over Bali for a wedding is a trade worth understanding before you sign a venue. You gain space, empty views and guests who feel they have discovered somewhere. You give up some of Bali’s wedding infrastructure: there are fewer dedicated venues, florists, sound and lighting crews, and many suppliers travel over from Bali for the day. The photography side is simple by comparison. The starting package covers thirty minutes around the ceremony — the moment itself and your first portraits as a married couple — and most couples extend it with extra hours into preparations, the reception and the first dance. Because the island’s venues are spread across the south coast, Sekotong and Senggigi, we plan the timeline with your planner around three Lombok facts: sunset near 6 pm, the evening call to prayer that comes with it, and drive times that are longer than the map suggests.

How the shoot is planned

What does the shoot in Lombok look like?

The route

Here is how a typical south-coast wedding day unfolds when a couple books several extra hours. Early afternoon: preparations at the villa, both of you in separate rooms, guests arriving by minibus from Kuta. Around 4.30 pm the guests are seated on a lawn facing the bay. The ceremony — the core thirty minutes — starts at about 5, so it ends before the sun and the Maghrib call to prayer. Straight after, while the guests have drinks, we take you two away for fifteen minutes of portraits on the slope or the beach below in the best light. Family groups follow before the light fails. After dark, the reception: speeches, first dance, and the cake, photographed with flash and the venue’s lighting. If the venue is a hotel in Senggigi, we flip the plan to use its west-facing beach for the sunset portraits.

The timing

The dry season, April to October, is wedding season on Lombok for good reason: clear evenings and low rain risk for an outdoor ceremony. In the wet months, November to March, plan a covered back-up and consider a morning ceremony. Check three calendars before you fix a date. Ramadan (in 2027 roughly February into early March) and the Eid holiday after it bring domestic travel peaks and fully booked flights. The MotoGP week at Mandalika fills Kuta’s hotels and closes roads near the circuit. And school holidays in Australia and Europe push up villa prices in July and August. A date outside all three is easiest for your guests.

What’s included

What does the package include?

The Destination wedding photographer package in Lombok covers: 15+ edited photos; The ceremony and couple portraits; preparations to first dance with extra hours; Timeline planned with your planner around sunset; A preview within 48 hours; Full gallery within 2–3 weeks. Nothing is added to the price after the shoot. Permits worth knowing about: Merese Hill — small local entry and parking levy, around IDR 10,000–20,000; Tanjung Aan — beach free; parking fee; boat to Batu Payung rock negotiated on the spot; Sendang Gile & Tiu Kelep waterfalls — entry ticket at Senaru plus a local guide for Tiu Kelep, paid on site; Pink Beach (Pantai Tangsi) — small local entry fee; around two hours’ drive from Kuta, or by boat from Tanjung Luar.

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Destination wedding photographer in Lombok

Frames from recent shoots, to plan yours against.

Before you book

FAQ — Destination wedding photographer in Lombok

How many extra hours do we need for a full wedding day?

From preparations to first dance, most Lombok weddings need five to seven extra hours on top of the ceremony package, at $100 each. A villa wedding with a short reception might need four. We work it out from your planner’s timeline, so you only pay for hours we will actually shoot.

Is the photographer based on Lombok or coming from Bali?

It depends on the date and the team you choose. If your photographer crosses from Bali, the island-transfer add-on ($90) covers their car and crossing, and for a wedding they arrive the day before so a cancelled boat never threatens the ceremony. We confirm this when you book.

What is the rain plan for an outdoor ceremony?

Your venue should offer a covered area, and we visit or review it in advance to know where the light comes from. Wet-season storms on Lombok are usually short, so a thirty-minute delay often saves the outdoor ceremony. Portraits can move to the moment the rain stops, which is often the most dramatic sky of the day.

Can we have a film and drone too?

Yes. The drone add-on ($150) joins the photo coverage for aerial frames of the venue and the bay, where airspace near Lombok airport allows. A wedding film is a separate booking, from $1,490 for a 2–3 minute ceremony film and a teaser; photo and video teams plan the timeline together.

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