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Quad Cities wedding planning guides from a photo & video team
Venue guides, honest pricing, timeline templates and hiring advice for couples getting married in Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, Rock Island, Le Claire and the towns around them.
Venue Guide · August 12, 2026 · 10 min read
The best wedding venues in the Quad Cities (and how each one photographs)
We have photographed and filmed on both sides of the river. Here is how the light behaves at each venue, where the ceremony actually looks best, and what to plan around.
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Hiring Guide · July 29, 2026 · 8 min read
How to choose a wedding photographer in the Quad Cities
Twelve questions that tell you more than any price list, plus the red flags we would walk away from if we were the ones hiring.
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Budget · July 8, 2026 · 7 min read
What wedding photography and videography cost in the Quad Cities
Honest numbers for the Quad Cities market, what actually drives the price up or down, and how to split a budget between photo and film.
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Planning · June 24, 2026 · 7 min read
How to build a wedding day timeline that leaves room for photos
The single biggest predictor of a relaxed gallery is a timeline with fifteen minutes of slack in the right four places.
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Advice · June 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Do you need a wedding videographer? An honest answer
Photo is non-negotiable. Film is not — unless three specific things are true for you. Here is how to decide.
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Wedding photography and videography across the Quad Cities and surrounding Iowa & Illinois towns
We are based minutes north of Davenport in Eldridge, Iowa, which puts every Quad Cities venue inside a short drive — Davenport, Bettendorf, Moline, East Moline, Rock Island, Le Claire, Silvis and Milan included. Travel inside the Quad Cities metro is always included in our packages, and we regularly shoot the river towns and farm country beyond it without a travel fee.
Also serving: East Moline, IL · Silvis, IL · Milan, IL · Coal Valley, IL · Geneseo, IL · Port Byron, IL · Galva, IL · Eldridge, IA · Blue Grass, IA · Walcott, IA · Princeton, IA · Long Grove, IA · DeWitt, IA · Clinton, IA · Maquoketa, IA · Muscatine, IA · Tipton, IA · Williamsburg, IA. Getting married outside this list? We travel throughout Iowa and Illinois — tell us where and we will quote it plainly.