Southern California Wedding Photographer
Serving San Diego, Temecula and Riverside counties
I make life look like art.
I learned composition from music — alone in a room with a bass and a ukulele, figuring out how to make one person look like a stage. As a **wedding photographer in San Diego**, I don't capture moments. I compose crescendos. I find the rhythm in your glance, the bass drop in your first dance, the electricity in the spaces between the poses. Your wedding isn't a checklist. It's a performance. And I'm not there to record it — I'm there to conduct it.
I'm for couples who can't keep their hands off each other during cocktail hour. Who dance like the floor owes them money. Who treat their wedding like the main event of their lives, not a corporate luncheon with a cake. As an engagement photographer in San Diego, I shoot the sand in your hair and the salt on your lips — the messy, obsessed stuff. And as a proposal photographer in La Jolla, I know the tide, the light, and the exact second that ring box comes out. You won't see me. But the photo of the yes — the ugly-cry, world-stops yes — will be the first thing you see when you come up for air. I don't document love stories. I compose them.
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Art, Not Just Photos
I didn't learn photography in a classroom. I learned it trying to film myself playing bass and ukulele in my bedroom — setting up the camera, running back and forth, figuring out composition and timing because I had to. I learned negative space from music. I learned rhythm from chord progressions. I learned patience from practice.
Your wedding isn't a checklist of poses to tick off. It's a composition. And I treat it like one.
Reconnaissance Before Romance
I visit your venue multiple times before the wedding. I meet your coordinator. I befriend the staff and ask about the secret spots no one puts on the venue tour. I come to your rehearsal and we practice every shot — the aisle walk, the first kiss, the ring exchange — so when your actual ceremony happens, I'm already exactly where I need to be.
You won't see me figuring out my angles while you're walking down the aisle. I've already done that. Three times.
No awkward posing. No interrupting your conversation to get "the shot." No making you stop mid-laugh so I can adjust a light. I hunt the real moments — the glance across the room, the hand squeeze under the table, the tear your mom wipes away when she thinks no one's watching, the laugh that explodes out of your partner's mouth when you whisper something dirty during the vows.
I get every shot because I already know where the moment is going to be before it gets there. You forget I'm there. The photos don't
WHAT I SHOOT
WEDDINGS — San Diego, Temecula & all of Southern California Full-day coverage that follows the story, not a shot list. I'm there for the quiet prep-room nerves, the first dance, and the last song nobody wants to end — composing the whole thing so you stay in it instead of performing through it. Packages from $1,800.
ENGAGEMENTS Golden-hour sessions in the places you actually go — the beach, the brewery, the street where you first kissed. We chase the in-between: sand in your hair, the almost-laugh, the two of you forgetting I'm even there.
PROPOSALS The yes you'll ugly-cry through. I scout the spot, study the light, and time the angle — then I disappear until the ring's out. La Jolla, Temecula, or wherever you've been planning it.
EVENTS & PORTRAITS Beyond weddings: family sessions, headshots, and event photography for corporate and nonprofit gatherings. Fourteen years of running large-scale events taught me how to read a room and find the moment before it passes.
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More Than Weddings
Beyond weddings, I'm always open to portraits, headshots, and family sessions — as well as event photography for corporate gatherings, nonprofit functions, and private celebrations. With 14 years of experience running security and large-scale events before becoming a full-time photographer, I know how to move through a crowd, anticipate moments, and deliver images that tell the full story.
You're my couple if:
You can't keep your hands off each other during cocktail hour
You want to make out in the photo booth, not just smile
You believe your wedding is the main event of your life, not a corporate luncheon with a cake
You want your photos to look like art, not a checklist
You're not my couple if:
You want a photographer who just shows up and hopes for the best
You're more worried about Aunt Carol's comfort than your own joy
You think the wedding is a performance for your guests
Every image is composed like a stage. I learned that from music, not a posing guide.
I didn't learn photography in a classroom. I learned it trying to film myself playing bass and ukulele in my bedroom — setting up the camera, running back and forth, figuring out composition and timing because I had to. I learned negative space from music. I learned rhythm from chord progressions. I learned patience from practice.
Your wedding isn't a checklist of poses to tick off. It's a composition. And I treat it like one.
I believe great photography should be accessible. Wedding photography packages start at $1,800, with options for full-day coverage, engagement add-ons, and proposal sessions. Every package includes edited, high-resolution images delivered through a private online gallery.
Let's Create Something Together
If you're looking for a wedding photographer in San Diego or Temecula who will keep you present, make you feel comfortable, and deliver images you'll treasure for decades, I'd love to hear from you.
Let’s create images that bring you right back to how it felt.
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