Retirement Party Photographer in Portland, OR

MacroSnaps in Portland

Retirement & Farewell Parties in Portland: 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.

Portland is one of the biggest cities in Oregon, home to roughly 632,000 people. We cover retirement party events at hotel ballrooms, museums and event venues across the area, from Pittock Mansion, Portland Art Museum and Lan Su Chinese Garden to private homes, restaurants and community halls. Portland's event scene leans toward outdoor apparel, design and food-and-drink industries, with many couples and companies choosing nearby Willamette Valley wineries or the Columbia River Gorge. Dry, mild summers are peak season, while the rainy months from November through March bring soft light and lush green backdrops.

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 Portland 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 Portland costs the same as anywhere else we work, and there are no quotes to wait for.