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BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHERS IN CALIFORNIA

The best wedding photographers in California - available for your local or destination wedding

We know how much your wedding photography will mean to you in the years to come.
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Top 38 photographers in California

Matthew David Studio

Christina and Matthew are the talented duo behind Matthew David Studio, fine art photographers specializing in artistic and creative portraiture throughout Palm Springs and beyond. As wanderers, explorers, and storytellers, these two thrive on adventure, the human experience, and living in the moment. No matter where your story takes place, Christina and Matthew would love to capture it in a set of images that are timeless, yet artistic, and most importantly, full of the authentic moments that are the most meaningful to you.

Vivian Chen Photography

Vivian Chen is a photographer with a passion for the adventure of travel, nature, and intimate weddings that embrace and celebrate the two. Shooting weddings since 2006, her relaxed demeanor and wedding know-how are the perfect gifts for any stressed bride or groom. Not to mention, her timeless imagery full of clean lines, crisp hues, and classic compositions are just as exceptional. Vivian focuses on catching those multiple fleeting, candid moments scattered throughout your day, putting her innate sense of observation to good use. She also magically captures the beauty of natural light and the warmth it provides to any space. Vivian and her undeniable talent are more than prepared to deliver the wedding photos of your dreams, be that in the Bay Area or anywhere across the globe.

Carmen Lopez Photography

No matter your style or traditions, Carmen is there for it with a full-heart and camera in hand. She’s there to document all of you without judgment, bringing cinematic artistry to every moment while also keeping you cool, calm, and comfortable. And since celebrating something so monumental with your friends and family is undeniably fun, she believes your wedding photos should be too. With Carmen, there won’t be any time wasted with setting up boring poses or fabricated moments. She’ll be capturing the magic that you create without even trying, and making every shot vivid, heartfelt, and beautifully electric. Based in San Diego, she’s prepared and ready for any location across the globe.

CineStory Films

The storytellers and creators behind CineStory Films believe that love is infinite, which is exactly what they strive to capture in their cinematic wedding films. Beyond the intimate details and candid moments that will occur on your wedding day, this award-winning team focuses on creating a narrative that truly encompasses how you felt. CineStory’s talent is evident through their work, but it’s their passion, experience, and efficiency that will give you peace of mind as they document your most cherished memories. Based in Los Angeles and San Francisco, they are available wherever your story takes you.

Tida Svy

Tida Svy is all about connection and emotion. As a wedding photographer and makeup artist, she knows how to make you feel beautiful on your wedding day! However, her goal is not only to capture how amazing you look on your special day, but to document how you feel in those in-between moments full of overwhelming emotion. Tida remains discreetly behind the scenes throughout your day, offering guidance when necessary, so that you can be completely yourself in front of her camera. Her friendly, easy going personality will allow you to enjoy every step along the way! Available in Los Angeles and worldwide.

Will Khoury Photography

Will Khoury is a creative, adventurous wedding and elopement photographer based in Northern California. His desire to create has found its most rewarding outlet in photography, and Will is never more satisfied than when he is doing just that. He consistently strives to know and understand his clients deeply in order to capture them in a real and honest way. By taking a photojournalistic approach to his photography, the resulting images are full of emotion, intimacy, and true storytelling. Will is available for hire wherever your love exists.

Ryan Sin Photography

Capturing connection through imagery, Ryan Sin is passionate about telling stories. Specializing in wedding photography throughout California and around the world, he strives to capture the beauty, soul, and uniqueness found in each and every one. Rather than approaching a wedding day with a shot list or template to follow, he simply allows the day to unfold naturally, finding inspiration in the love and connections he witnesses between both the couple and the family and friends surrounding them. He would be honored to be a part of your day anywhere in the world.

Sophie Berard Photography

Inspired by the true magic of love, Sophie Berard has a deep understanding for the most important part of her job. As a wedding photographer, she is responsible for capturing the memories you make on the most important day of your life -- memories that are irreplaceable. With this understanding, she puts her heart and soul into every wedding she photographs, taking the time to get to know each couple and doing everything she can to make them feel comfortable in front of her camera. Her clients rave about her talent, but it’s who she is as a person that makes her truly shine. Hire Sophie in California and beyond.

Matt + Jess

This married couple’s signature photographs and videography begins with connection. From the relationships Matt and Jess foster with their couples comes imagery that is incredibly vivid, emotionally charged, and identifiably honest. They utilize natural light in all its glory, enabling warmth to radiate from the photographs and act as a consistent, cozy backdrop from image to image. They know your uniqueness is revealed within the details; which is why Matt and Jess document your love through an intimate perspective, true to you and vibrant with feeling. Based on California’s golden central coast.

Ginger's Eyes Photography

Anna is the photographer behind Ginger’s Eyes Photography, focusing on genuine connection with a cinematic feel. Specializing in weddings and couples, she uses a documentary approach to capture how each of your memories felt in that moment, both the tiny moments and the grand ones happening simultaneously. She believes in the importance of establishing a connection with you first and foremost, understanding what is most meaningful to you. From there she will capture your love story artfully, gifting you with a thousand memories so that you can relive them again and again. Anna is available for weddings and elopements throughout Europe and worldwide.

Leah Rivera Photography

Leah Rivera is not just about showing up on your wedding day to take pretty pictures. Instead, she wants to be there for you before, during, and after your day. Specializing in micro weddings and adventure elopements throughout Southern California and beyond, Leah is all about capturing amazing photos of your love story while creating an unforgettable experience along the way. No matter who you are or who you love, she can’t wait to get to know you and capture your truest and most intimate selves. Leah is available from coast to coast and worldwide!

Tara Johansen Photography

Tara’s work is made up of the hundreds of authentic emotions, honest reactions, and fleeting moments that occur on a wedding day. From the start, she’s dedicated to getting to know her couples intimately, simply because their history and love is best captured through the lens of someone who both knows and understands them. Tara is professional yet fun, bringing relaxed vibes to the day with her laid-back approach. She skips the stereotypical, outdated poses and instead documents the candid reality around her - always with an artistic, thoughtful touch. All mixed together, the final product is that of evocative, romantic, and refined imagery that is distinct to you and your one-of-a-kind wedding day.

Apollo Fotografie

For the Apollo Fotografie team, all love - no matter race, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity - deserves an epic celebration along with beautiful, fine-art photographs to match. Love is what unites us all in this diverse world, and lead photographer and owner Jonathon’s mission is to deliver a visual narrative that is honest and as unique as your personal story. With a talented, artistically-dynamic team, Apollo Fotografie’s style is built around editorial techniques, candid photojournalism, and lots of glowing natural light. Professional, experienced, and limitlessly passionate, Apollo Fotografie creates radiant photos that are the perfect complement to your modern, joyous love.

Kami Olavarria Photography

Combining her strong sense of creativity, her leadership, and her drive to serve others, Kamrin Dishman Olavarria dove headfirst into the only path that made sense -- photography. The unique style she embodies in Kami Olavarria Photography is a perfect fit for couples head-over-heels in love with a streak of adventure. Whether in a tiny chapel or on a peak in the midst of rolling hills, Kamrin values the love between her clients above the location or atmosphere of the day. She will come alongside you and provide a sense of direction and peace, making your wedding day all you hoped it would be and more.

Aly Tovar Photo

Joey and Alyssa are the husband-and-wife photographers behind the lens of Aly Tovar Photo, celebrating love stories of those committed to marriage and documenting those moments for a lifetime of memories. Using an approach of honesty, quality, and community, their ultimate goal is to create images of raw and real moments, captured with natural light and composition, all while building an authentic connection with you throughout the process. Whether your day takes place in Napa, throughout the state of California, or beyond, Joey and Alyssa would love to be a part of it.

Sierra Solis Photography

Sierra Solis was in college when she serendipitously discovered that her two passions, nature and people, could be combined into one incredible career. The rest was history, as she now has over 300 weddings under her belt and her love for storytelling and wedding photography is still stronger than ever. Sierra is personable, professional, and fun; she strives to be much more than just a typical vendor at your wedding and goes above and beyond to achieve it. Her imagery is raw and natural, to an extent where you can even feel the elements through the photo; whether that be warm sunshine on faces, sandy toes, or salty ocean air. Every photo becomes an encapsulated memory for you to cherish for a lifetime.

Clarkie Photography

If you're hoping to find a photographer who can capture more than individual moments and, instead, weave a narrative through breathtaking images, please meet our friend Rich Clarke. This professional yet kind, knowledgeable but friendly, humble gentleman is committed to delivering his personal best with every click of his camera. Rich, aka Clarkie, is able to creatively use natural light and composition to make each of his photos fresh and new. With the emotional connection he forms with his couples, intimately raw, dream-like photographs are plentiful. Powerful, non-traditional images that can remain invaluable throughout your life together is his specialty. Available worldwide.

Kellie Jane Creative

7 Reviews

Artists Kellie and Curtis are passionate about wedding photography largely due to the collaborative opportunities it offers. For this one special time in your life, something truly unique and meaningful is created just for you - through the infusion of your personal vision and a photographer’s artistic perspective. It’s this magic Kellie and Curtis thrive on with every wedding they document, together producing imagery that exudes warmth from natural light, earth tones, and your unfiltered quirks and traits. Their shooting style isn’t so much about visual elements as it is conveying a message - so let loose, be yourself, and they’ll take care of the rest. Available worldwide for your most meaningful adventures.

Oh Lovely Wedding

The artist behind Oh Lovely Wedding is Amanda - a passionate, warmhearted photographer who celebrates individuality and the beautiful nuances of human nature. From the get-go Amanda encourages you to be yourselves; she helps you to feel comfortable and relaxed in front of the camera, which then leads to beautifully honest photos. As someone who loves to travel, Amanda is also ready to adventure wherever your destination wedding or elopement may be, prepared to capture timeless, vivid photos of your love story. With Oh Lovely Wedding, the full range of emotions that occur on your wedding day will be documented with heart - so you can relive the feelings, tears, and smiles for years to come.

Becca Romero Creative

Becca Romero is a Southern California-based wedding photographer driven by capturing your story in the places that mean the most to you. She deeply values both the big moments and the in-betweens, and more importantly, being present for each of them. In the end, Becca’s greatest calling is simple: to create a set of images than capture the essence of you and your day -- the rawness, the authenticity, and the beauty that your story deserves. Whether in California or across the globe, she would love to be a part of your day anywhere.

Jessika Christine Photography

Jessika Christine is a storyteller for the wild, passionate, and inspired. Based in San Diego, she loves nothing more than traveling the world in search of adventure and authentic moments. Her approach is laid back and honest, encouraging you to be yourself as she captures the untamed, messy, intimate moments that result in not only pretty pictures, but the timeless memories you’ll never want to forget. Whether your story leads to a nontraditional elopement or a wedding day filled with your loved ones, Jessika would love to be a part of it.

Amy Winningham Photography

Combining an adventurous cinematic style with her ability to harness natural light, Amy Winningham makes magic for couples with her incredible documentary-style photography. Her images have a consistent charm and glowing warmth that can make anyone smile, and her gift for making anyone feel comfortable in front of the camera will leave you feeling like you've known her for years. Amy works hard to connect with you on a personal level to achieve a candid intimacy in her photos that tell a story and not only capture what you looked like on your special day, but also how you felt. While she divides much of her work between Portland and San Francisco, Amy is happily available for travel worldwide.

Joshua Rose Photography

Natural light and nature-filled compositions are the backbones to Joshua Rose’s photography. He is a photographer with a humble, grounded perspective that only grows stronger with time, who creates images full of tenderness, emotion, and authenticity. Born in Oregon, he has nurtured a love for the outdoors since childhood that has now expanded into a passion for people. First and foremost he values connection; his couples mean more to him than the photographs he creates. But it’s from the combination of a joyous environment and a personal love story needing to be told that Joshua is able to work his magic. Based in Big Sur and available worldwide.

Sebastien Bicard Photography

What a ray of sunshine this guy is. Sebastien Bicard is a Frenchman with quite the charming accent - and if that isn’t enough to book him, we suppose it’s worth mentioning that he’s also a super talented, artistically-inclined photographer. He’s got enough energy and enthusiasm to lift anyone’s spirits or to lower their barriers of insecurity, as he naturally beckons trust and comfort. And the clarity his images possess is truly one-of-a-kind; Sebastien is dynamic in his abilities and creative with his perspective. Sebastien loves a quiet, intimate elopement, complete with a beautiful scenery and the love between two people. These are the only ingredients he needs to create astounding, moving photographs.

Alex Lasota Photography

6 Reviews

For Alex Lasota, one of life’s greatest joys is capturing the authentic connection between two people in love, telling their story through the real, in-between moments, not just their faces. From start to finish, she will consider you not only a client, but a friend, taking the time to connect before ever getting behind the camera so that you feel comfortable to be yourself. Her approach is creative and artistic, yet relaxed, allowing you to enjoy every part of the experience. Based in Washington, Alex would love to be a part of your story anywhere in the world.

Lauren Cate

With experience in fashion, commercial, portrait and wedding photography, Lauren Cate has discovered that her greatest passion lies in the ability to freeze a moment in time in a photograph. Now focusing on primarily weddings, her main goal is to capture more than just a moment, but the feeling behind it as well. She considers it an honor to be part of a wedding day, and she strives to make it a fun, stress-free, and seamless process, allowing you to relax and simply be yourself in front of her camera. Based in Southern California, Lauren is available worldwide.

Catalina Jean Photography

A traveling wedding photographer calling Portland, Oregon home, Catalina Jean is a true storyteller. Her approach to photography is artistic and creative, resulting in emotional images that perfectly reflect the most intimate moments on your wedding day. She believes that there is so much beauty to be found in the ordinary, which is exactly what she strives to capture. Most importantly, Catalina understands that love is an adventure, and she is honored to be a part of it. Catalina Jean is available across the U.S. and worldwide.

Julie Pepin Photography

Your senses come alive when viewing the work of Julie Pepin, as if you can smell, hear, taste and feel the elements of the environment inside the image. She will go into your wedding knowing just what to capture, providing peace of mind to you and a calming presence to everyone around. Her modern take on the art of photography allows you to view photographs in a way that is different from what you are used to. Each shot has artistic vibrancy, electrified colors, and an overflow of thoughtfulness. A past bride claimed that photography is Julie's sixth sense -- which is quite clear as she creatively guides her camera and subjects into authentic compositions, creating images for a lifetime. Available worldwide.

Clouds Inside

Nayza is the passionate photographer behind Clouds Inside, specializing in weddings and elopements in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. As a former stylist, Nayza’s desire to create led her to discover storytelling from behind the camera, where she fell in love with making people, feelings, and events immortalized. Through the use of light, color, movement and emotion, she creates fairytale-like images that turn your day into a magical piece of art. No matter where your story takes you Nayza would love to be a part of it!

MANDI LYNN PHOTO

Mandi Lynn approaches each wedding she photographs with equal parts creativity and heart. Every couple she works with she treats as friends, which is why she plans ahead to ensure that the entire experience to run smoothly and stress-free from start to finish. Along with the perfect venue, beautiful dress, and delicate details you’ve planned to prepare for your special day, Mandi understands that what makes for the most meaningful images is human interaction, and she seeks to capture just that in a way that is natural, honest and organic. She would be honored to be part of your day, whether in Southern California or beyond!

DSmithImages

Simply put, David Smith wants to provide you with natural, beautiful, authentic photography that you’ll be able to cherish for a lifetime. He believes that traditions are meant to be broken, because most importantly, your day should be about you. His job as a photographer is to capture memorable moments that reflect who you really are, establishing a positive line of communication and trust from your initial meeting to the final reveal. Based in Birmingham, Alabama, David is available for weddings and elopements throughout the United States. He looks forward to creating something beautiful together!

Sydney Noelle Photography

Sydney is a born and raised Southern California gal who vibes with couples who steer clear of traditional ideas, dream of customizing their wedding, and find themselves always in search of the next adventure. With a love for intimate weddings, establishing a friendship with her couples is an absolute must. She wants to make you feel comfortable enough to embrace your true quirks, to unleash the playfulness, goofy faces, and big laughs. It’s within these moments that her photography shines as she captures real moments and not just those perfectly-posed ones. Sydney’s imagery is all about romance, sentimental details, individuality, and fun - perfectly combining artistry and creativity to document your love.

Darian Shantay Photography

3 Reviews

Darian is the type of photographer who contributes immensely more than just beautiful images of your wedding day. Her thoughtful, warm spirit and honest passion make her an unquestionable asset - offering you basic insights and advice, calm motivation for the moments of insecurity, and friendly support for everything else in between. Beyond her invaluable dedication, Darian and her team are able to artistically and timelessly capture every moment, both big and small, of your day. Her imagery is elegant and vivid, but always captures the unique vibes your own personalities add. You’ll forever be grateful for the memories that she documents and the friendship you built along the way.

Teri B Photography

7 Reviews

A creative soul and lifelong traveler, Teri B. is a Los Angeles based photographer telling stories of love, life, and travel. Using a photojournalistic approach with an artistic touch, Teri seeks to capture the essence of a wedding day, seeking out details and in-between moments. Her main goal as a photographer is to tell a beautiful, unique and authentic story through moody, yet joyous images, allowing you to relive the memories she captures for years and years to come. Whether your day takes place in California, France, or beyond, Teri would love to be a part of it.

AshGabes Photography

8 Reviews

Full of color and exuberance, Ashley Gabrielson’s imagery brings the joyfulness of a wedding day to life. Her photographs possess the same sincerity and charm that she herself does - never overly-posed or stiff, and always centered around the honest moments and people that make up a wedding day. The couples Ashley attracts don’t take themselves too seriously, seen in the silly faces, moments of laughter, and unique wedding details that reflect their personality and style. She is a professional who has found her passion and realized her fate, as she effortlessly builds real friendships with her couples and delivers beautiful, vibrant wedding photos. Based in Carlsbad, and available worldwide to capture your story.

Madeline Barr

As a photographer, Madeline Barr considers her role on your wedding day to be much more than simply standing behind her lens. As your professional third wheel, your right hand gal, and most importantly, your friend, her job is to ensure that you feel 100% comfortable in front of her camera throughout your day. She understands that the best moments happen when you are able to enjoy them in the present, giving you peace of mind that she will capture every single one. Based in San Diego, Madeline would love to make magic with you anywhere!

Dani Purington Photography

1 Review

Dani Purington is an adventurous soul, and nothing makes her heart beat faster than traveling the world, meeting new people, and capturing messy, wild and intimate love stories. Rather than showing up with a list of traditional poses, Dani wants to make you feel comfortable enough to be completely yourselves in front of her camera. The laughter, tears, and emotion that the two of you share is something to be celebrated and cherished for a lifetime, which is exactly what her photos will accomplish. Based in Southern California, Dani can’t wait to be a part of your story, anywhere in the world.

Brandi Potter Photography

Brandi isn’t your stereotypical wedding photographer and her photographs reflect the same sentiment. She believes you deserve museum-worthy shots of the real you; actual art made from the unplanned and candid moments that define your relationship. Brandi is dedicated to her craft and to her couples, pushing herself artistically to always create something sincere and unconventional while never leaving you behind in the process. And as a traveler, she’s always ready to hop on a plane and bring her inventive style to a new place and new experience - using a couple’s unique love as the main subject and inspiration.

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