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The short answer
Price a Nigerian wedding from the UK as three parts: your creative fee for each day covered (traditional, white wedding, reception), the full cost of travel and accommodation passed on at cost, and post-production. Take a booking deposit on signing and the balance before the first event, and write the cancellation terms both ways, because a couple who cancels and a photographer who cannot travel should be treated alike.
Nigerian weddings often run over two or three days, with a traditional ceremony, a church or registry wedding and a reception that can each be a full shoot. Couples in the diaspora frequently want a photographer they know from London or Birmingham to come to Lagos, Enugu or Abuja. Getting the price right means pricing the days, the travel and the editing separately.
Building the quote
| Line | How to price it | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage | Per event or per day | Traditional and white weddings are separate shoots |
| Second shooter or assistant | Day rate plus their travel | Local hire in Nigeria can reduce cost |
| Travel | Flights, visa, transfers, at cost | Quote as an estimate with a cap, or a fixed sum |
| Accommodation and meals | At cost or per diem | Agree who books |
| Post-production | Edited images, album, film | Delivery date in writing |
| Travel days | A reduced day rate | Days you cannot work elsewhere |
Worked example
Example only. Coverage: traditional (£1,200) and white wedding plus reception (£1,800) = £3,000. Assistant hired locally: £250. Flights £780, visa and transfers £220, hotel four nights at £90 = £360: travel £1,360. Two travel days at £200 = £400. Album and editing £600. Total quote: £3,000 + £250 + £1,360 + £400 + £600 = £5,610. A 30% deposit on signing is £1,683; the balance of £3,927 is due before the traditional ceremony.
Deposits and cancellation
Your clients are usually private individuals, not businesses. If your contract is governed by English law, Schedule 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 lists terms that may be regarded as unfair, including a term that lets the trader keep money paid when the consumer cancels without equivalent compensation if the trader cancels (paragraph 4), and a term requiring a consumer who cancels to pay a disproportionately high sum (paragraph 5). So:
- Make the deposit reflect what you lose by holding the date, and say so.
- Refund unused travel money if the couple cancels before you book flights.
- If you cannot travel, return the deposit or offer a named replacement the couple approves.
- Set out what happens if a date moves: transfer the deposit once, within a time limit.
For the general pattern of deposits with Nigerian clients, see taking deposits upfront.
Copyright and usage
Who owns wedding photos under Nigerian law is less settled than many photographers assume. A July 2026 Mondaq article on Nigeria's Copyright Act discusses how ownership can turn on whether the work was commissioned. Do not rely on a default rule in either country: say in the contract that you keep copyright and grant the couple a personal-use licence, and that you may use selected images in your portfolio unless they opt out.
Visa and equipment
If you travel on a British passport you need a Nigerian visa for paid work; the Nigeria Immigration Service's returning-Nigerian category for foreign-passport holders allows stays of up to 30 days but no paid work, according to the NIS visa page. Check the class that fits a paid assignment on the NIS portal. Carry a list of equipment with serial numbers and proof of purchase for both outward and return journeys.
Tax on the trip
The fee is part of your UK business income. GOV.UK lists fares, hotel rooms and meals on overnight business trips among allowable self-employed travel expenses. HMRC's BIM37610 is strict about mixed purposes: where travel has a dual purpose, such as an assignment plus a family holiday, the costs are disallowable. If you add personal days, keep the business costs clearly separate. If the couple reimburses travel, that reimbursement is income and the costs are expenses.
Who signs the contract
Nigerian weddings are often paid for by more than one person: the couple, a parent, an uncle in Houston. Decide who your client is and have that person sign. Name the events covered by date and venue, the number of hours at each, and what happens if an event overruns. Where family members pay parts of the fee, record each payment against the client's invoice so the balance is never in doubt.
Delivery terms
- Number of edited images or minutes of film
- Delivery date and format (gallery, album, drive)
- How long you keep the raw files
- Charges for extra edits or rush delivery
Put the delivery terms in the same contract as the fee, so the balance and the gallery are linked: the final images are released once the balance has cleared.
Where Pryme fits
Couples often split payment between naira from family at home and sterling from the couple in the UK. A Pryme Business Account holds both with local details, so each payment arrives in its own currency, and invoices can be issued for the deposit and balance in either. Read claiming expenses on a Nigeria work trip and Nigerian visas for UK freelancers.
Questions people ask
How much should I charge to shoot a wedding in Nigeria from the UK?
There is no standard rate. Price coverage per event, then add travel at cost, travel days and editing, as in the example.
Is my wedding deposit refundable?
That depends on your contract. Under English law, Schedule 2 of the Consumer Rights Act 2015 flags one-sided deposit terms as potentially unfair.
Can I claim my flight to Lagos as an expense?
Yes if the trip is for business. HMRC disallows costs where the trip has a dual purpose.
Who owns the wedding photos?
Do not rely on the default rule in either country; set copyright and usage in the contract.
Sources
- legislation.gov.uk: Consumer Rights Act 2015, Schedule 2 (consumer contract terms which may be regarded as unfair) · accessed Oct 2026
- GOV.UK: Expenses if you're self-employed, travel · accessed Oct 2026
- HMRC Business Income Manual BIM37610: duality of purpose (updated 4 Aug 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
- Mondaq (OAL): who owns your photos under Nigeria's Copyright Act (16 Jul 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
- Nigeria Immigration Service: Nigerian visa · accessed Oct 2026
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