Wedding photographer & videographer in Moab
Delicate Arch stands 52 ft (16 m) tall and is the image on Utah's license plates1. It is not on Arches' list of identified ceremony sites2, so the first thing we do with that picture is find you a frame inside the park that the permit does allow.
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- Coverage
- Photo · Video · Photo + Video
- Collections
- Half day · Full day · Two days
- Travel
- In the quote
- Booking
- Direct with your photographer
In short
We photograph and film weddings in and around Moab as one team, planned around the park permits that decide where you may stand. Utah has no waiting period for a marriage license, so you can apply and marry on the same trip. Ask for the Moab price list and it arrives within one business day, with a partner's recent work.
In pictures
How we shoot Moab
We cover elopements at first light, small ceremonies on canyon rims, full-day weddings and two-day weekends for guests who travel in from out of state.
Collections
Every collection comes as photo, video, or both, with the same team on the day. Half day covers an elopement or a small ceremony and portraits; Full day runs from getting ready to the first hour of the reception; Two days adds a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening or a next-morning session. Travel to Moab is built into the quote, not added later.
Prices depend on the date, the team and how far we travel, so we send a price list for Moab rather than publishing one number for every town. Ask for it below; it arrives within one business day.
Half day
Covers an elopement or a small ceremony and portraits.
- Edited gallery
- Print rights
- Sneak peek within days
- Feature film
- Teaser
- Full ceremony audio
- One crew
Full day
Runs from getting ready to the first hour of the reception.
- Edited gallery
- Print rights
- Sneak peek within days
- Feature film
- Teaser
- Full ceremony audio
- One crew
Two days
Adds a rehearsal dinner, a welcome evening or a next-morning session.
- Edited gallery
- Print rights
- Sneak peek within days
- Feature film
- Teaser
- Full ceremony audio
- One crew
Where we shoot in Moab
Our backdrops sit inside Arches, Canyonlands and Dead Horse Point State Park, so each one arrives with a permit and a headcount. We build the portrait list around those numbers and tell you which ones your guest list fits.
- Delicate Arch a 52 ft (16 m) freestanding arch and the park's best-known landmark.1 A ceremony permit lets the party take photos anywhere in the park.2
- Double Arch an Arches ceremony site the park identifies for groups of up to 25.2
- Panorama Point an overlook where Arches takes groups of up to 50.2
- Balanced Rock a 128 ft formation beside the main park road, about 9.2 miles (14.8 km) from the Arches entrance.3
- Grand View Point an Island in the Sky ceremony site in Canyonlands for up to 25.4
- Dead Horse Point State Park a state park overlook of the Colorado River at 5,900 ft (1,800 m), opened in 1959.5
None of these is a venue we book for you. We choose among them with you once the permit dates are clear, and we keep a second option ready for each date.
The day
The day,as we shoot it in Moab
We plan an April wedding around a one-hour permit. In April the sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 19:546, and the average high is 72.4 °F against an average low of 42.6 °F7, so the morning calls for jackets and the afternoon does not.
- Getting ready where you are staying, with the details and the letters.
- A first look at Balanced Rock, beside the main park road3.
- The ceremony at Double Arch. Arches writes permits for one hour, and they are not exclusive2, so the party arrives together and begins on time. The officiant wears a small lavalier microphone for the film.
- Family groups at the same site. Arches allows no caterers and no PA system2, so lunch happens in town.
- On to Canyonlands, under its own permit, for portraits at Grand View Point; the park uses the same permit model as Arches4.
- The last hour of light there, ahead of the 19:54 sunset6.
Rain is rare in April, with an average of 0.77 in7, so the variable is temperature. In July the average high reaches 99.2 °F7, which is when we move ceremonies to the first and last hours of the day. Dead Horse Point asks hired photographers to hold their own Special Use Permit8, so we add it to a plan only once that permit is in hand.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 07:34 | 17:21 |
| Apr | 06:42 | 19:54 |
| Jul | 06:06 | 20:42 |
| Oct | 07:27 | 18:40 |
Sunrise and sunset computed for the 15th of each month, local time.6
How we match you with your photographer
Troth Weddings is a network of independent wedding photographers and videographers, built location by location. When you inquire about Moab, we introduce you to the partner photographer matched to it. We share their recent galleries and films and set up a call. You book directly with them; we stay in the loop until your gallery is delivered.
Partners join by invitation. Before we list anyone we review full weddings, not highlight reels, and how they handle contracts, backups and delivery.
How booking works
- Send the form with your date and location.
- We reply within one business day with the Moab price list and the partner's recent work.
- Call with the photographer; if it fits, a deposit holds the date.
- A short questionnaire about people, places and timing, two weeks before.
- The day.
- A sneak peek first, then the full gallery and the film on the dates set in your contract.
Good to know in Moab
The Grand County Clerk/Auditor issues marriage licenses at 125 E. Center St.9 The fee is $509, there is no waiting period10, and the license is valid for 32 days with two witnesses, each 18 or older11. Both of you appear with picture ID and give the ceremony date and the officiant's name at the counter9. A person who is not ordained can be designated to officiate a single ceremony at no cost9.
Arches charges a $185 application fee plus a cost-recovery monitoring fee, and the park entrance fee still applies2; Canyonlands uses the same fee model4. Arches takes applications up to a year ahead2. Dead Horse Point State Park needs a $60 permit and a site fee of $100 an hour for up to 50 people12, with applications taken 1 to 18 months ahead12. Drones are prohibited in Arches2 and Canyonlands4.
Marriage license
Questions couples ask
01What is so special about Moab, Utah?
For a wedding, the draw is that Arches2, Canyonlands4 and Dead Horse Point State Park12 all sit around Moab, each with a written ceremony process. Delicate Arch alone is a 52 ft (16 m) freestanding arch1. We shoot the sandstone, the rims and the river, and plan each day around whichever permit you can secure.
02How far in advance should we book a wedding photographer in Moab?
03Do you travel to Moab, and is travel included?
Yes. Travel to Moab is built into the quote, not added afterwards, so the price list is the figure you plan with. We introduce you to an independent partner photographer matched to Moab and share their recent galleries and films before the call.
04Can we book photo and video together?
05What if it is very hot or it rains?
06How many photos do we receive, and when?
The number depends on the collection and the length of the day, and your partner states it in your contract along with the delivery dates. A sneak peek comes first, then the full gallery and the film on the dates in that contract. Ask on the call and have the count written down.
Say when.
Send us the date and the landscape you picture, whether an arch, an overlook or a canyon rim. We reply within one business day with the Moab price list and a partner's recent galleries.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Delicate Arch (accessed 2026-11-06) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delicate_Arch
- NPS — Arches National Park: Weddings & Commitment Ceremonies (accessed 2026-11-06) nps.gov/arch/planyourvisit/weddings.htm
- Wikipedia — Balanced Rock (accessed 2026-11-06) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanced_Rock
- NPS — Canyonlands National Park: Weddings (accessed 2026-11-06) nps.gov/cany/planyourvisit/weddings.htm
- Wikipedia — Dead Horse Point State Park (accessed 2026-11-06) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Horse_Point_State_Park
- Computed with suncalc (NOAA algorithm) github.com/mourner/suncalc
- Wikipedia — Moab, Utah climate table (NOAA 1991–2020 normals) (accessed 2026-11-06) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moab,_Utah#Climate
- Utah State Parks — Dead Horse Point State Park: Special Use Permits (accessed 2026-11-06) stateparks.utah.gov/parks/dead-horse-point/special-use-permits
- Grand County, UT — Clerk/Auditor: Marriage Licenses (accessed 2026-11-06) grandcountyutah.net/586/Marriage-Licenses
- Utah Courts — Marriage (Self-Help) (accessed 2026-11-06) utcourts.gov/en/self-help/case-categories/family/marriage.html
- Utah Code 81-2-302 — Marriage licenses: use within state, expiration (accessed 2026-11-06) le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter2/81-2-S302.html
- Utah State Parks — Dead Horse Point State Park Wedding Packet (PDF) (accessed 2026-11-06) stateparks.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/COMPLIANT_DHP-Wedding-Packet.pdf
- Wikidata — Q130134 (Moab): population P1082, elevation P2044 (accessed 2026-11-06) wikidata.org/wiki/Q130134