I'm a San Diego photographer specializing in intimate elopements, small weddings, and surprise proposals.
I photograph couples across San Diego and Southern California, with a growing focus on destination elopements in places like Joshua Tree and California's national parks.
My approach is simple: I want your photographs to feel like you actually remember the day — not like you spent the entire day posing for it. I help with locations, timelines, light, logistics, and the little things that can make an elopement feel much easier, then step back and document what naturally happens.
For couples who want something smaller, more intentional, and less traditional, I'm here to help you create a day that feels like yours.
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Starting at $850
Starting at $1,600
Starting at $3,200
I don't just show up with a camera. I help you think through the location, timing, light, timeline, logistics, and the moments that matter most to you before your elopement. On the day itself, my approach is relaxed and natural u2014 I'll give you direction when you need it, but I also want you to actually experience your wedding instead of spending the entire day posing for photographs.
Yes. Location is a big part of the experience, especially in San Diego. I can help you choose between coastal cliffs, beaches, Balboa Park, mountain locations, or something more private based on the feeling you want, accessibility, privacy, light, and the overall timeline of your day. If you're not sure where to start, you don't need to have the location figured out before reaching out.
Yes. I photograph elopements, intimate weddings, courthouse ceremonies, vow renewals, and small wedding days. Whether it's just the two of you or a small group of your closest people, I focus on documenting the real moments around the ceremony as well as the portraits u2014 the nervous hands, the hugs, the laughter, the quiet moments, and everything that happens in between.
Yes. I photograph Joshua Tree elopements and travel for intimate elopements throughout California. Joshua Tree is especially meaningful to me because I love the desert, the quiet, the open landscape, and the slower pace of the experience. I help couples plan around locations, light, walking and driving time, sunrise or sunset, and current park requirements when their elopement takes place inside Joshua Tree National Park.
It depends on what you want your day to look like. A short courthouse ceremony or simple beach elopement may only need 1.5u20133 hours, while an elopement with multiple locations, getting ready, family, ceremony, portraits, and sunset may benefit from 4u20138+ hours. I help you build the timeline around your actual experience rather than adding hours simply for the sake of more photographs.
