Quinceañeras
Quinceañeras, communions and cultural celebrations get the same coverage and the same care as a wedding, and the whole team is bilingual. If the church ceremony and the salón are on the same day, that is one booking, not two.
Lincoln, Nebraska
Wedding Photography in Lincoln, NE
An Omaha studio that works Lincoln constantly, and does not bill you for the drive.
Silent Scene Studios is based in Omaha, and we shoot most weeks somewhere between the Old Market and the Haymarket. Lincoln is not an away game for us.
Our coverage is statewide and there is no travel fee inside 60 miles of Omaha. A Lincoln Saturday costs a Lincoln couple exactly what an Omaha Saturday costs an Omaha one.
We are a bilingual studio. The consultation, the planning, the day, the gallery: all of it can happen in English or entirely in español.
Check your Lincoln dateWedding collections from $1,500
- Based in
- Omaha, Nebraska
- Lincoln travel fee
- None inside our 60-mile radius
- Coverage
- Statewide, plus destination work
- Languages
- English · Español
- We reply
- Within 24 hours
Lincoln
Where we shoot here
Two lists, kept honestly separate. The first is the Lincoln-area spots we name as favorites in our own wedding guide. The second is where we take couples and families for portraits, not wedding venues, and we are not going to pretend otherwise.
Lincoln-area favorites
- Sunken Gardens
Consistently ranked among the best gardens in the country, and the Lincoln location we return to most.
Terraced flowerbeds and a fountain give you a formal, built-in composition. The floral display changes every season, so a May date and a September date produce two genuinely different galleries.
Spring and early summer are when it is at its most photogenic.
- The Bay
One of our Lincoln-area favorites. We have worked it; we will walk it with you ahead of the date rather than describe light we have not measured on your timeline.
- Indigo Bridge Books
The third of the Lincoln spots we name in our wedding guide: small, particular and better suited to an intimate guest count than a ballroom crowd.
Portrait & engagement locations
- Pioneers Park & the Nature Center
Wide open prairie, tall grasses and rustic wooden fences, plus trails through the Nature Center.
It is stunning at golden hour, and it is our first suggestion for couples and families who want something natural and earthy rather than manicured.
- Holmes Lake Park
Lakeside trails and open green space that stay photogenic in all four seasons. It is the easiest Lincoln location to book late in the year without the pictures looking like a compromise.
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus
Brick architecture and tree-lined walks make the campus a surprisingly versatile portrait backdrop. It carries senior sessions, engagement sessions and graduation portraits equally well.
- The Haymarket District
Lincoln’s answer to the Old Market, with its own distinct charm.
Brick and street frontage that works for lifestyle and commercial frames. A downtown Lincoln engagement session never has to leave a four-block radius.
Beyond the wedding
Quinceañeras, families and church milestones in Lincoln
A wedding is rarely the only date a Lincoln family books with us, and for plenty of families it is not the first one either.
Church & religious milestones
Baptisms, confirmations and first communions in Catholic parishes, Lutheran congregations and non-denominational churches. We coordinate with your officiant or church office first, and we shoot with full-frame cameras and fast primes chosen for exactly these low, mixed-light rooms.
Book four to eight weeks out for smaller events, three to six months in spring and fall.
Families & seniors
Sessions run 60 to 90 minutes across two or three spots in the same park or area, and you get 30+ professionally edited images in a private gallery within two weeks.
Fall is the busiest season in Nebraska and the good slots fill by August, so a September or October Lincoln session wants booking in summer.
Booking
How a Lincoln booking runs
- 01
Send the date
Date, venue and what you are planning. We reply within 24 hours, in English or in español, and tell you straight away whether the date is open.
- 02
Hold it early
Six to twelve months out for a wedding, and sooner for peak season, which runs May through October. Religious ceremonies with a fixed date, like a confirmation, a baptism or a first communion, want four to eight weeks minimum, and three to six months in peak season.
- 03
Plan the day
We map the timeline, the locations and the shot list with you, and we build a weather backup at booking so there is already a covered option on the table before the forecast matters.
- 04
Shoot day in Lincoln
We drive in early. Two camera bodies on every wedding, with full-frame cameras and fast prime lenses for the dim end of the day. It is the same kit that gets us clean frames inside a church sanctuary.
- 05
Gallery
Weddings and events land within four to six weeks; portrait sessions within two. Private online gallery, no watermarks, no expiry, print ordering built in.
Pricing
Wedding collections from $1,500
Across the Omaha and Lincoln market, wedding photography runs from roughly $1,500 on the low end to $5,000 and up for premium, full-day coverage. There is no Lincoln surcharge and no travel fee. The drive is ours to absorb.
- Full-day or half-day coverage
- Engagement or preparation session
- Second photographer available
- Professionally edited digital gallery
- Private online gallery with print ordering
- Highlight slideshow
- Personal-use print release on every image
- Payment plans · Planes de pago disponibles
FAQ
Lincoln, specifically
You are based in Omaha, so do you charge a travel fee to shoot in Lincoln?
No. Our published coverage is statewide with no travel fee inside 60 miles of Omaha, and Lincoln sits well inside that radius.
A Lincoln wedding is priced exactly the same as an Omaha one.
How often do you actually shoot in Lincoln?
Constantly. We are an Omaha studio, but we shoot most weeks somewhere between the Old Market and the Haymarket.
Sunken Gardens, Indigo Bridge Books and The Bay are all favorites of ours in the Lincoln area, and Pioneers Park, Holmes Lake and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus are regular portrait stops.
Do you photograph quinceañeras and church milestones in Lincoln?
Yes, and they are some of our favorite events to document. Quinceañeras, baptisms, confirmations and first communions all get the same coverage and the same care as a wedding.
We have worked in Catholic parishes, Lutheran congregations and non-denominational churches across Omaha and Lincoln, and we coordinate with your officiant or church office beforehand so we know the photography rules before we walk in.
What does a Lincoln wedding cost?
Wedding collections start at $1,500. Across the wider Omaha and Lincoln market, wedding photography runs from about $1,500 on the low end to $5,000 and up for premium full-day coverage.
Payment plans are available, planes de pago disponibles. We split the balance across the months between booking and your date, with no interest and no extra fee.
Can we add a portrait session in Lincoln to our booking?
Yes. Every wedding collection includes an engagement or preparation session, and we are happy to shoot it in Lincoln. Pioneers Park at golden hour and the Sunken Gardens in spring are the two we suggest most.
Standalone portrait sessions run 60 to 90 minutes, cover two to three spots within the same park or area, and deliver 30+ professionally edited images within two weeks.
¿Podemos hacer todo el proceso en español?
Sí. Todo el proceso puede ser en español: la consulta, la planeación, el día del evento y la entrega de sus fotos. Escríbanos en el idioma que prefiera.
Somos un estudio bilingüe con base en Omaha y damos servicio en Lincoln sin cargo por viaje.
Deeper reading
Our location guide, where we shoot in Omaha and Lincoln, and when, goes season by season through the Lincoln spots above. For the hiring side, meaning styles, full-gallery requests and the questions worth asking, read how to choose a wedding photographer.
Planning a family session instead? Start with our Lincoln and Omaha portrait guide.
Lincoln date? Send it over.
Tell us the date, the venue and what you are planning. We reply within 24 hours, in English or in español, and there is no travel fee on the answer either.