Retirement Party Photographer in Des Moines, IA

MacroSnaps in Des Moines

Retirement & Farewell Parties in Des Moines: photography & video

A retirement party marks the end of a career that may have lasted decades, and it brings together colleagues, former team members, family and friends who rarely share a room. MacroSnaps photographers and videographers cover retirement and farewell parties hosted by companies, departments and families, from an office send-off to a restaurant dinner or banquet hall celebration.

Des Moines is a major city in Iowa, home to roughly 210,000 people. Whether your retirement party is at Des Moines Art Center, Salisbury House & Gardens or a family home, your MacroSnaps crew arrives early to check light, angles and any venue rules. Des Moines is an insurance and financial-services center, which drives a steady stream of corporate meetings, and the Iowa State Fair each August is one of the state's biggest annual gatherings. Midwestern winters are cold, so most outdoor weddings and portraits happen from May through October.

The heart of these events is the tributes: speeches from managers and colleagues, stories from family, the slideshow of photos from earlier years and the retiree's own words at the end. We make sure those moments are covered, along with group photos with each team and generation of colleagues, and candid photos of people reconnecting. Tell us who should be in the gallery and we'll find them.

For a typical retirement party, clients in Des Moines book about 3 hours of photography ($450) and 2 hours of videography ($500). Photography is $250 for the first hour and $100 for each additional hour; videography is $300 for the first hour and $200 for each additional hour, with a 2-hour minimum. The first-hour price includes travel, so Des Moines costs the same as anywhere else we work, and there are no quotes to wait for.