Santa Barbara Courthouse Elopements & Pricing

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Santa Barbara Courthouse Booking Info

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Once we’ve talked through all the details and you’re ready to book, we’ll email over your contract and invoice. A signed contract and a 50% retainer are required to officially secure your elopement date. The remaining balance is due two weeks before your ceremony.

We’re here to make this process easy, personal, and full of intention, every step of the way.

Whether you're local or traveling in, we’ll help guide you every step of the way so your courthouse elopement feels effortless, personal, and beautifully captured.

Your courthouse elopement deserves to be captured with the same care and artistry as a full wedding day. Our prices are designed to flow naturally with your celebration. From the intimate signing, ceremony, to your portraits and beyond. This way you can relive the joy of your day for years to come.

Choosing to elope at the Santa Barbara Courthouse is already a deeply meaningful decision, we believe your photography should honor that moment with care, artistry, and intention. Our pricing reflects not just the hours we spend with you on your wedding day, but the expertise, preparation, and value that goes into creating timeless imagery for you to cherish forever.

Santa Barbara Courthouse Photography Packages

At MinRae Photo, we help make your courthouse elopement feel relaxed, intentional, and completely yours. Depending on your plans, your photography experience can include:

  • Ceremony coverage

  • First look photos

  • Couple portraits throughout the courthouse

  • Courthouse and garden portraits

  • Family and guest photos

  • Candid moments and details

  • Romantic editorial style portraits

  • A curated online gallery of your final images

Whether you're eloping with just the two of you or bringing along your closest family and friends, we'll document the day naturally while creating beautiful, timeless photographs you'll want to revisit for years to come.

Your courthouse elopement may be intimate, but your memories deserve to be anything but ordinary.

  • Our Santa Barbara Courthouse elopement package includes:

        •    Two hours of photography coverage

        •    Two professional photographers

        •    Approximately 200 professionally edited images

        •    Behind the scenes iPhone video clips

        •    Pre elopement consultation and timeline assistance

        •    Guidance for portrait locations and coverage flow

        •    Online gallery with high resolution downloads

        •    Personal printing rights

    Designed for couples who want their courthouse elopement documented with an editorial approach while preserving the candid, meaningful moments of the day.

  • Our Santa Barbara Courthouse 3 hour elopement package includes:

        •    3 hours of photography coverage

        •    Two professional photographers

        •    Approximately 300 professionally edited images

        •    Behind the scenes iPhone video clips

        •    Pre elopement consultation and timeline assistance

        •    Guidance for portrait locations and coverage flow

        •    Online gallery with high resolution downloads

        •   Personal printing rights

    •    Option to add second nearby location

    Designed for couples who want their courthouse elopement documented with an elevated editorial approach while preserving the candid, meaningful moments of the day. This three hour experience offers a balance of refined portraits and genuine in between moments, with the option to add a second location for additional portraits or a meaningful part of your celebration.

  • Add three rolls of 35mm film photography to your Santa Barbara Courthouse elopement coverage. You’ll receive a minimum of 100 professionally developed and scanned film photographs alongside your digital gallery.