Beautiful, Stress-Free Wedding Photography — Without Luxury-Studio Prices
Fun, natural wedding photography for Rhode Island & Massachusetts couples who want amazing images and a smooth experience — starting from $2,400.
Why Chris James?
Your Search is Over!
Are you looking for a professional wedding photographer who knows how to get great results at any wedding? Someone who is fun to work with? Someone you can afford (payment plans available)? Awesome. You’ve found him.
Let me know your wedding date. I’ll get back to you to let you know if your wedding day is available and we can schedule a call to go over all the details and help to plan your special day!
Your Wedding Deserves The Best
I’m a photojournalistic wedding photographer. I emphasize the real moments… the candids… all the little things that happen that make real wedding memories. Yes, we can still do posed photos, and you’ll look fantastic! You’ll have real moments, beautifully lit and preserved.
If you are looking for the best wedding photographer for your special day, you’ve found him. Look around. Visit my Facebook and Instagram. These are real weddings, real couples, real results. All it takes is a quick message to get started!
Stress-Free Wedding Photography Experience
After more than a decade shooting weddings across Rhode Island and Southern New England, I know these venues inside and out—the golden-hour spots at Lake Pearl, the tricky lighting at the Providence Biltmore, the hidden spots at Aldrich Mansion that photograph beautifully. That experience means less guesswork and more time enjoying your day.
To make high-end wedding photography more affordable, I offer a variety of payment plans and options, including some monthly payment options that can let you break your wedding photography payments over as many as 36 months.
From our first call through final delivery, I handle the photography logistics so you don’t have to. You’ve got enough on your plate. Let me help you!
$2,400
Capture every can’t-miss moment—from your ‘I do’s’ to those first dance-floor smiles with the “Side-by-Each” package. A streamlined, budget-friendly package that focuses on the ceremony, family portraits, and the early reception, giving you beautiful photographs of when it matters most.
Description
Capture every can’t-miss moment—from your ‘I do’s’ to those first dance-floor smiles with the “Side-by-Each” package. A streamlined, budget-friendly package that focuses on the ceremony, family portraits, and the early reception, giving you beautiful photographs of when it matters most.
$3,200
The “Tide and True” package is an ideal starting point. Six hours of wedding-day storytelling—plus a complimentary engagement session — capturing every precious moment from final preparations to the two of you having a blast on the dance floor!
The perfect balance of meaningful coverage and thoughtful pacing — ideal for couples who want their story told beautifully, without overextending their timeline or budget.
• Includes Complimentary Engagement Session
Description
The “Tide and True” package is an ideal starting point. Six hours of wedding-day storytelling—plus a complimentary engagement session — capturing every precious moment from final preparations to the two of you having a blast on the dance floor!
The perfect balance of meaningful coverage and thoughtful pacing — ideal for couples who want their story told beautifully, without overextending their timeline or budget.
• Includes Complimentary Engagement Session
$4,100
My most-booked package, and for good reason: It’s the “Best Thing Evah!” — Eight hours let us cover the entire story — from those final getting-ready shots to your dance floor finale!
• Includes Complimentary Engagement Session
• Optional: Add a second photographer at ½-price
Description
My most-booked package, and for good reason: It’s the “Best Thing Evah!” — Eight hours let us cover the entire story — from those final getting-ready shots to your dance floor finale!
• Includes Complimentary Engagement Session
• Optional: Add a second photographer at ½-price
$5,000
It’s your wedding. You want it all. “10 All the Way” it is. This is the no-compromises package. 10 hours of wedding day coverage.
• Extended Engagement Session
• Includes a Second Photographer for all 10 Hours
You worked hard planning your wedding. Let me capture every fine detail from the first moment to the last. You deserve this!
Description
It’s your wedding. You want it all. “10 All the Way” it is. This is the no-compromises package. 10 hours of wedding day coverage.
• Extended Engagement Session
• Includes a Second Photographer for all 10 Hours
You worked hard planning your wedding. Let me capture every fine detail, from the first moment to the last. You deserve this!
Flexible Savings Options
To help make your wedding photography decision as comfortable as possible, I offer a few simple ways to reduce your initial investment and to minimize your overall wedding photography package cost:
• Payment plans (up to 36 months) may be available to help make your package fit your budget
• 10% discount for couples who pay-in-full when signing! Save up to $500!
• Additional 10% discount available for November through May weddings!
• 20% discount available for Veterans and Active Duty members of the US Military1
1 Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Wedding Photography Add-Ons
Second
Photographer
$150/hr
A second perspective allows us to capture simultaneous moments, candid guest reactions, and alternate angles — creating a more complete and dynamic visual story, especially for larger weddings or multi-location timelines.
Minimum 6 hours.
Included at no cost in 10 All The Way!
Only $75/hr in the Best Thing Evah!
Engagement
Session
$600/hr
Add an engagement session for a relaxed, meaningful experience before the wedding day.
It’s a chance to create beautiful, natural images together, explore a favorite location, and get comfortable in front of the camera, so everything feels effortless, familiar, and stress-free when your wedding arrives.
Included in most packages. Can also be booked separately.
Print
Products
Varies
Preserve your memories with a curated collection of professional print products, including fine art prints, wall art in acrylic, metal, or wood, and beautifully crafted custom albums designed to last for generations.
Learn more about albums and prints…
Rush Editing — Priority Gallery Delivery
20%
Receive your complete, fully-edited wedding gallery within two weeks, with the same careful attention to detail and artistic quality. This option prioritizes your images in my editing workflow, so you can relive and share your day sooner — without compromise.
Limited availability
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