Saltmarsh Photo Co. Weddings · Families · Homes — on 30A

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Packages

Three ways to work together.

Straight prices, no quote dance. Every package includes a private online gallery, color-true editing and a start time planned around the light, which is the part that matters.

Weddings

The whole day

from$2,800

  • 8 hours of coverage
  • Two shooters optional
  • 20-image preview within a week
  • Full gallery in 3 weeks
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Families

Beach session

$450

  • 45 minutes at golden hour
  • 60 edited images
  • Print rights included
  • Gallery in 10 days
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Homes & rentals

Listing-ready

$250

  • 25 images, inside and out
  • Next-day delivery
  • Drone add-on $100
  • Bundle pricing for 5+ homes
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Travel inside 30A, Dune Allen to Inlet Beach, is included. Destin, Panama City Beach and Pensacola add a flat $75. Sample pricing for a fictional studio.

Availability

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October is the busy month on 30A: the water is still warm, the crowds are gone and sunset lands before dinner. Open days show the sunset time. Pick one and the form fills itself.

October 2026

OpenBooked

Tap an open day to see the light.

Tell Marin about it

Marin replies within one business day. Sample form: nothing is sent.

Bride and groom kissing under a wind-blown veil on an empty beachSeaside · October, 6:10 p.m.

About

Marin, behind the camera.

Marin has photographed this stretch of coast for nine seasons, Dune Allen to Inlet Beach, and knows which access still has parking at 5 p.m. on a Saturday. She shoots color the way the Gulf actually looks: skin tones true, water green-blue, no orange filter. Between sessions she's in the studio in Santa Rosa Beach, printing albums and answering email slower than her assistant does.

"She had the whole wedding party on the sand and photographed in twelve minutes, then let us go enjoy the party. The gallery made my mother cry, in the good way."

Whitney & Cole · Grayton Beach wedding

"Three kids under six and somehow every one of them is looking at the camera. I still don't know what she said to them."

The Okafor family · Seaside session

"Twelve rentals photographed in a week, delivered the next morning each time. Bookings on our two slowest homes went up right after."

Blue Heron Rentals · Watercolor

Journal

Notes from the beach.

Where the light goes in October

Sunset moves from 6:29 to 5:56 over the month. How to plan a session, or a ceremony, around it.

What to wear for a beach session, and what to skip

Cream, sand and soft blues photograph beautifully at the water. Neon, logos and matching white shirts do not.

Beach wedding permits in Walton County, plainly

When you need one, when you don't, and how the state parks differ from county beach.

Questions

The ones everyone asks.

Anything else, ask the assistant in the corner or email hello@saltmarshphoto.com.

What happens if it rains?

We watch the radar together. Gulf storms usually pass in under an hour, so for sessions we shift the start time or move to the next open evening at no charge. For weddings, a covered plan B is built into the timeline in advance, a porch, a pavilion, the boardwalk, and Marin brings lights.

How long until we see photos?

Family sessions: a sneak peek within 48 hours and the full gallery in 10 days. Weddings: a 20-image preview within a week and the full gallery in three weeks. Homes and rentals: next business day.

Do we need a permit for a beach wedding?

On Walton County public beach, a small ceremony with no setup usually doesn't. Anything with an arbor, chairs or a bigger guest list does, and the state parks (Grayton Beach, Topsail Hill) have their own permits and lead times. Your planner normally handles it; if you don't have one, Marin will send the right form.

Can we print the photos ourselves?

Yes. Every package includes print rights for personal use, and the gallery has a print store if you'd rather not deal with it. Commercial use is included in the Homes package and available as an add-on for sessions.

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