Photography: Norman & Blake
Photography: Kristin Piteo
Let's be real: wedding day moves fast. Some moments are loud and joyful, while others barely register until you see them later. The right photographer knows how to capture both. They move with intention, pay attention to feeling, and know when to press the shutter without interrupting the moment. To make the search easier, we’ve curated 21 of the most standout wedding photographers from California who bring that level of presence and artistic eye to every celebration.
Photography: Nirav Patel
Photography: Tom Irwin
Norman & Blake
Founded by Shannen Norman and Emily Blake, Norman & Blake unites two seasoned viewpoints into one cohesive photographic voice. Their experience spans decades of documenting luxury weddings and international events, shaping a style that is measured, perceptive, and confident. Rather than chasing moments, they anticipate them—capturing the subtle, the unscripted, and the emotionally resonant.
Photography: Norman & Blake
Kristin Piteo
Kristin Piteo travels wherever love takes her, documenting weddings and elopements with intuition and a detailed eye. She builds real connections with each couple long before the wedding day, so the experience feels personal, effortless, and genuinely thoughtful. When the day arrives, she becomes more than a photographer, stepping in as a supportive presence, trusted friend, and quiet observer who captures every beautiful moment exactly as it is.
Photography: Kristin Piteo
Nirav Patel
Nirav Patel photographs weddings the way memories actually exist. Soft at the edges, rich with feeling, and full of moments you did not realize were happening until you see them frozen in time. Based in San Francisco, his approach merges fine art composition with documentary awareness, allowing the day to unfold naturally while he artfully turns fleeting seconds into lasting imagery.
Photography: Nirav Patel
Mili Ghosh
With influences spanning America, Africa, and Asia, Mili Kanabar Ghosh brings a layered perspective to wedding photography. References to old cinema and classical Indian music subtly shape her visual language, giving her work texture, emotion, and a strong sense of identity. Based in Los Angeles, Mili creates cohesive and vibrant wedding stories.
Photography: Mili Ghosh
Nikki Strekowski
Nikki Strekowski combines the authenticity of documentary photography with a refined editorial eye, capturing each wedding in warm detail. Her work is shaped by a deep sense of nostalgia and an appreciation for life’s quieter, romantic details, delivering imagery that feels warm, luminous, and honest. Nikki works with couples across California, New York, and beyond.
Photography: Nikki Strekowski
Jake Fosmire
Photographer Jake Fosmire brings an art-informed eye and a deep respect for emotional honesty to wedding photography. His approach is fluid and intuitive, guided more by the energy in the room than any set formula. He leans into the real and raw, letting people be exactly who they are in front of his lens.
Photography: Jake Fosmire
Duey Photo
Danielle Determan of Duey Photo is a Los Angeles–based film and digital photographer with a quiet, attentive approach rooted in human connection. Favoring observation over direction, she captures the unscripted in-between moments that often say the most. Her work fuses documentary and editorial, and spans everything from intimate elopements to multi-day celebrations, always with a focus on honest storytelling.
Photography: Duey Photo
Heather Kincaid
A photographer with over twenty years of experience, Heather Kincaid approaches each destination wedding as a unique visual narrative. Her work is deeply influenced by the couple’s energy, the style of the celebration, and the atmosphere of the location. Balancing editorial portraits, meaningful candids, and intentional details, Heather brings a thoughtful mix of direction and intuition to every frame.
Photography: Heather Kincaid
Moments with Mae
Lizzy Mae is drawn to the in-between—the soft pauses, fleeting glances, and barely-there smiles that carry the most meaning. Her approach is romantic and unhurried, creating space for couples to simply exist while she quietly documents what unfolds. From wild, remote elopements to intimate ceremonies rooted in personal significance, her photographs read like memories themselves.
Photography: Moments with Mae
Tom Irwin
Tom Irwin brings a fashion editor’s precision to the beautifully unfiltered world of weddings. He notices the small shifts in energy, the way light settles on a scene, the details most people pass by. Working across film, digital, and Super 8, Tom builds visual wedding stories with texture and movement, where moments feel observed rather than arranged.
Moosho
For Moosho Khachikyan, emotion leads the story. His work is tender, visceral, and guided by a deep sense of purpose. Drawn to the unscripted and the imperfect, he captures the tremble, the hush, the overflow. With each frame, he builds a visual language around feeling, creating wedding galleries that long echo the wedding day.
Photography: Moosho
Jessica Livingston
Working across both 35mm film and digital, photographer Jessica Livingston is drawn to the unposed, unstaged moments that reflect couples as they truly are. She looks for the gestures that cannot be rehearsed and the expressions that pass in a split second. By building trust and genuine rapport, Jessica creates space for people to be fully themselves.
Photography: Jessica Livingston
Sun & Soul Photo
Sun & Soul Photo, led by Taylor, documents weddings with an intimate, nostalgic sensibility that favors feeling over formality. Using both digital and film, she focuses on movement, connection, and the moments that happen in between—the ones that can’t be planned or repeated. Her approach is rooted in storytelling, using her artistry to preserve memories in a raw, personal way.
Photography: Sun & Soul Photo
Kellie Jane
A lifelong artist at heart, Kellie Jane found her creative voice through painting before turning to the camera. That foundation shapes her sensitivity to color, composition, and emotion, all of which run through her work. Balancing documentary realism with subtle guidance, she gives couples the space to stay fully present while she captures the moments that matter most.
Photography: Kellie Jane
Elizabeth Pishal
Elizabeth Pishal’s path to wedding photography began with her own. Planning her 2019 wedding sparked a deeper curiosity for storytelling—not just the big moments, but the unguarded ones that shape how a day feels. Today, she brings that same sensitivity to her work behind the camera, blending documentary observation with editorial composition.
Photography: Elizabeth Pishal
Lukas Korynta
With a background in journalism, Lukas Korynta brings his keen eye to wedding photography. He watches closely, allowing moments to reveal themselves without interference. His images are imperfect in the best way, layered with emotion, texture, and a sense of truth that resonates with couples long after the day is over.
Photography: Lukas Korynta
Ria Georgia
Ria Georgia is a destination wedding photographer known for her docu-editorial style and deep focus on feeling. Working across 35mm, medium format film, and digital, she blends artful composition with emotional storytelling to capture weddings in their most honest, beautiful form. With over seven years of experience, Ria photographs everything from quiet elopements to multi-day celebrations across Europe, North America, and South America.
Photography: Ria Georgia
Monique Bianca
For Monique Bianca, wedding photography is rooted in memory and meaning. Blending film and digital, she captures weddings with a quiet tenderness that reflects her deep love for storytelling. Family sits at the heart of her work, and motherhood has reshaped the way she sees and documents connection—bringing a deeper sensitivity to moments of intimacy, legacy, and love.
Photography: Monique Bianca
Hannah Bri
Hannah Bri works with a distinctly editorial eye, pairing careful composition with an instinct for real moments. Her photographs feel polished without ever feeling stiff, balancing quiet observation with intentional clicks of the camera. Working across film and digital, she pays equal attention to what happens between poses and the moments that deserve to be held still.
Photography: Hannah Bri
Krista K Photos
Krista Schmid of Krista K Photos approaches weddings with a sentimental eye, capturing emotion-filled moments that feel effortlessly real. Guided by natural light and an appreciation for subtlety, she focuses on movement, mood, and connection rather than orchestration. Her work reflects a belief that weddings shouldn’t feel like a production, but an honest, unfiltered expression of who a couple is.
Photography: Krista K Photos
Christina McNeill
San Francisco-based photographer Christina McNeill captures weddings locally and around the globe, focusing on the energy and emotion that define each couple’s story. With a talent for connecting with her clients, she creates a comfortable environment where authentic moments unfold naturally. Christina’s work goes beyond the expected, capturing candid, cinematic images filled with passion, spontaneity, and beautiful imperfections—each one as powerful and unique as the moment it depicts.
Photography: Christina McNeill
