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The short answer
Quote a Nigerian wedding as three separate parts: your creative fee, travel and accommodation at cost (or a fixed travel package), and local production costs such as assistants, transport and extra kit, each with its own line. Take a deposit that covers at least the non-refundable travel before you book flights, set the balance due before the event, write the cancellation terms as a reasoned pre-estimate (Nigerian courts strike down sums that look like penalties), and state image rights, since under Nigeria's Copyright Act 2022 the photographer keeps copyright unless agreed otherwise in writing.
Why a Nigerian wedding needs its own quote
Photographers and videographers in London, Houston, Toronto and Dublin are often booked by couples, or more often by their parents, for weddings in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu or Port Harcourt. These are frequently multi-day events: a traditional engagement, a church or mosque ceremony and a reception, sometimes in different cities. A quote built for a one-day local wedding will under-price the work and leave you exposed if plans change.
Building the quote line by line
| Line | What it covers | How to price it |
|---|---|---|
| Creative fee | Shooting days, editing, delivery | Your day rate × event days, plus post-production |
| Travel | Return flights, baggage for kit, visas or e-visa if you travel on a foreign passport | At cost with a cap, or a fixed package |
| Accommodation | Hotel or short-let for the event days plus a buffer day | At cost, or the client books for you |
| Local transport | Driver and car between venues and cities | Per day, agreed in advance |
| Local crew | Second shooter, assistant, drone operator | Per day, paid locally in naira |
| Kit | Lighting, backup bodies, extra batteries, power banks for long days | Hire fee or a flat kit charge |
| Contingency | Delays, extra events added late | Overtime rate per hour |
Keep the creative fee in your own currency or in naira as agreed, and pass travel costs at cost. That separation makes the quote easier to defend if the client asks why the total is high, and easier to adjust if the date moves. If the fee is in naira, read our guide on pricing when the naira moves, and consider an FX clause that fixes the conversion rate or date.
Worked example
Example only. A UK photographer quotes for a three-day Lagos wedding. Creative fee: £1,200 per day × 3 = £3,600, plus £600 editing, total £4,200. Travel at cost capped at £900. Accommodation: four nights at £110 = £440. Local crew and transport, paid in naira: ₦600,000. The client pays a 50% deposit on the creative fee (£2,100) plus the travel cap (£900), so £3,000 on booking. The balance of £2,100, the accommodation (£440) and the naira costs are due 30 days before the event.
With that structure, the photographer is never out of pocket on flights, and the client sees exactly what each payment is for.
Deposits and cancellation terms
The deposit protects your date and your travel spend; the cancellation clause decides what happens to it. Nigerian law distinguishes between an agreed sum that is a genuine pre-estimate of loss, which is enforceable, and one that is extravagant and designed to deter, which is a penalty. A BusinessDay summary (2 October 2025) of the position cites the Supreme Court in Oyeneyin v Akinkugbe (2010). The same summary does not deal with deposits or forfeiture specifically, so rather than relying on "non-refundable" alone, tie each retained sum to a reason:
- travel already booked and not refundable: retained at cost, with receipts;
- your date: a percentage of the creative fee that rises as the event gets closer and the chance of rebooking falls;
- work already done (planning calls, pre-wedding shoot): charged at the agreed rate.
Our guides on deposits before starting work and kill fee clauses cover the wording in more detail. If the date moves rather than being cancelled, a postponement clause that lets you carry the deposit forward once, subject to your availability, avoids most disputes.
Image rights in the contract
Families often assume they own the pictures. An article on Mondaq by Ramat Azunmi Akaba (16 July 2026) reads section 28 of Nigeria's Copyright Act 2022 as leaving copyright in a commissioned photograph with the photographer unless a written agreement says otherwise, with a person who commissions photographs for private use getting a non-exclusive licence to use them non-commercially. Say clearly in the contract what the couple may do (print, share online, give to family) and what you may do (portfolio, social media, competitions), and whether either side needs the other's consent for commercial use. If a magazine or brand later wants the images, the contract decides who licenses them; see who owns the work you deliver.
Before you fly
- Confirm the entry route that applies to your passport, and allow time for any visa.
- Check airline baggage allowances for kit, and insure it for travel.
- Check Nigeria Customs Service rules for bringing professional equipment in and out, and carry serial numbers and receipts; we did not find an official page in October 2026 setting out a specific rule for photographers.
- Agree who pays local crew and how, and in which currency.
- Get the final schedule of events and venues in writing.
Where Pryme fits
Wedding bookings often mix currencies: a deposit in pounds or dollars from relatives abroad, and local costs in naira. A Pryme account holds both, so you can pay a second shooter or driver in naira with Send and keep the creative fee in the currency it arrived in until you choose to convert. The app shows the rate and the fee before you approve, and Invoicing keeps each payment against the booking.
Questions people ask
How much deposit should I take for a wedding in Nigeria?
Enough to cover non-refundable travel and to hold your date, often a share of the creative fee plus the travel cost. Tie each part to a reason in the contract so it is a pre-estimate, not a penalty.
Who owns wedding photos taken in Nigeria?
Commentary on s.28 of the Copyright Act 2022 says the photographer keeps copyright unless a written agreement says otherwise, with clients commissioning for private use getting a non-exclusive, non-commercial licence.
Should travel be included in my wedding fee?
Quote it separately, at cost with a cap or as a fixed package, so the creative fee stays clear and changes in flights do not eat into it.
What if the Nigerian wedding is postponed?
Include a postponement clause letting the deposit carry forward once, subject to your availability, with any extra travel costs charged at cost.
Sources
- BusinessDay: Liquidated damages and liability clauses under Nigerian law (2 Oct 2025) · accessed Oct 2026
- Mondaq (Ramat Azunmi Akaba): Who actually owns your photos under Nigeria's Copyright Act (16 Jul 2026) · accessed Oct 2026
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