How it works
The experience
From first hello to the day your gallery lands.
How it works
From first hello to the day your gallery lands.
Start to finish
Send me a note with your date and what you're dreaming up. We'll hop on a call or grab a coffee and see if we click.
A signed agreement and a deposit hold your date. From there, I'm in your corner for timelines, locations, and the nervous texts.
We make the pictures. My job is to keep it loose and warm so you forget the camera's there and just be with your people.
You get a sneak peek within a week, then a full hand-edited gallery you can download, print, and share forever.
What's included
Photography, film, or both. Every guide gets built around your actual day, so start with whichever one is closest and we'll sort the rest on a call.
Just want portraits? Engagement, family, and motherhood sessions run all year.
Filmed by my own team, so the film and the photos look like they came from the same day.
The film look
Real film, shot alongside your coverage. It ages the way memory does — warm, grainy, honest. Add it to any collection.
A curated set of real analog stills woven into your gallery. Big negatives, so the frames hold more detail and that soft, deep falloff digital can't fake. Shot on actual film stock and developed by a lab.
Along the way
The small extras that take the weight off your day. Add any of these to your collection.
I run the photo timeline so you don't have to. Family-photo lists, golden-hour timing, wrangling the group shots — handled, so the day flows and nothing gets missed.
We map your day hour by hour before it arrives, so the light, the getting-ready, and the little moments all get their time.
A relaxed shoot before the wedding. It doubles as a practice run, so you're easy in front of the camera when it counts. Mini (25 min) or full (45 min).
Every collection already includes a second shooter. This adds a third set of eyes for the biggest days — one more angle on every vow.
A hand-designed, printed album of your gallery. The version your grandkids actually hold.
Start here
Pick the shape of your day and the pieces that matter to you. I'll build the guide around it and send it over.
Good to know
It depends on the day, so I don't publish a menu that would be wrong for most people. Tell me your date, where you're celebrating, and how much of the day you want covered, and I'll send a guide with real numbers in it. I usually reply within a day or two.
For weddings, six to twelve months is typical, though I take last-minute dates when they're open. Sessions usually book two to four weeks out. The honest answer: reach out and I'll tell you what's free.
Happily. I'm based in Southern California, but I've photographed couples up and down the coast and beyond. Travel is quoted simply and transparently in your guide — telling me your venue up front is the easiest way to get it right.
Yes. Medium format film is shot on actual film stock and developed by a lab, not a digital filter. It's an add-on to any collection because it's genuinely a different craft.
The photo side of your day — the family-photo list, the timeline, golden-hour timing, keeping the group shots moving. It's not full wedding planning; it's making sure the photography runs smoothly so nothing gets missed.
Light, warm, and true to color. I edit every image by hand, with no heavy filters or trendy presets that'll look dated in a year. The goal is that your photos still feel like you decades from now.
A sneak peek lands within a week. Full galleries are delivered in four to six weeks for sessions and six to eight weeks for weddings. Films run six to eight weeks.
Ready when you are
Send me your date and the shape of your day. I'll put together something made just for you.