LGBTQ+ wedding
photography
Two grooms, two brides, and every version of a wedding day that does not fit the template. Photographed across Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Santa Barbara — the same care, the same coverage, and no assumptions about whose day this is.
We do not photograph same-sex weddings differently. We plan them differently, because the assumptions built into a standard wedding timeline — one aisle, one dress, one father, one handover — simply do not apply, and planning around them is most of the job.
What we do differently
Six things that are standard on every same-sex wedding we photograph. Open any one for the detail.
01Two suites, covered at the same time
When both of you are getting ready, one photographer has to choose a room. We do not. A second photographer is standard on same-sex weddings at no extra cost, so the morning is two parallel stories instead of one and a gap.
02A timeline built from your answers
We start from what you actually want to happen. No aisle, two aisles, no bouquet toss, two first looks, both of you walking in together, or nobody walking anybody anywhere. We plan the light and the coverage around your day as designed.
03Names and pronouns, settled in writing
How you are introduced, what the officiant says, what goes on the album spine. We confirm it in writing before the day and pass it to the coordinator and the DJ, so nobody has to correct anyone in front of a room.
04Family, handled before the day
Tell us in advance who should not be in a frame together, who is not coming, and who is coming but should not be near the toasts. Handled early it is invisible. Handled on the day it becomes a scene in your photographs.
05Venues and vendors we can vouch for
We have shot across most of Southern California and we know which rooms and which teams are genuinely easy about this, and which are merely not hostile. Ask us and we will tell you plainly, including where we have seen couples treated badly.
06Film and video on the same terms
Real 35mm and 120 film coverage, and cinematic video, are available on your wedding on exactly the same terms and at exactly the same price as any other. There is no separate list and no separate conversation.
The days we have actually photographed
Different couples need different things from the coverage. Open any one for what we have learned from the weddings themselves.
Two grooms
Two suits on one hanger, two sets of parents, and a portrait list that nobody has a template for. We have shot enough of these to know that the best hour is usually the one right after the ceremony, before either family finds you.
Two brides
Often both getting ready in the same suite, which is a gift photographically and a scheduling problem for a single shooter. Two dresses need twice the room and twice the time; we build that into the timeline rather than discovering it at noon.
Nonbinary and trans couples
We ask what you want to be called and what you do not, and we ask once, in writing, ahead of time. If there are photographs you do not want made, tell us and they will not exist.
Couples who waited
Some of our couples have been together twenty years and are marrying now because they finally can. That day has a different weight, and the guest list is full of people who were there for all of it. We photograph the room as much as the couple.
Couples with children already
If your family arrived before the wedding did, the family portraits are the point rather than an afterthought. We schedule them early, while everyone is still fresh.
Jon & Max
Two grooms in teal and green, an estate in Rancho Santa Fe, and an aisle lined on both sides with people standing up. They walked in from opposite ends and met in the middle, which is a small decision that changes where two photographers need to be standing.
We shot the morning in two rooms at once, the ceremony from both ends of the aisle, and the reception until the string lights came on over the swing.
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Jonathan & Jeffrey
A full day in the canyon: getting ready in the ranch house, a first look on the lawn, black tie through dinner, and the vintage Ferris wheel and carousel running after dark.
Their dogs were in the family portraits in bow ties, which we scheduled early on purpose. Shot on digital and black and white film side by side all day.
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James & Beau
A full church ceremony, in a church that wanted them there, followed by a reception on the hill above Hollywood with the whole basin behind the dance floor.
No processional handover, no father-of-the-bride moment to work around: they walked in together and walked out together, and the coverage was planned that way from the first call.
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The end of the aisle, The London West Hollywood
Two brides, a rooftop above the boulevard, and no rehearsed handover at the top of the aisle. Both of them got ready in the same suite, which is a gift photographically and a scheduling problem for a single shooter — so we plan for it.
The full gallery
Every frame below is from one of the weddings above. Open it if you want the whole thing; leave it closed if you do not.
Questions couples ask us
Do you photograph same-sex weddings?
Yes, and we have for years. You should not have to ask a photographer whether they are comfortable with your wedding, which is most of the reason this page exists.
Will you assume traditional roles in the timeline?
No. We ask how you want the day structured and build the plan from your answers. If there is no aisle, no bouquet toss and no first dance, that is simply your timeline, and we photograph it as designed.
Can you help with difficult family situations?
Often, yes. Tell us in advance who should not appear together and we will manage the formal portraits around it. Handled early it is invisible; handled on the day it is a scene.
Do we get two photographers?
Yes. A second photographer is standard on same-sex weddings at no extra cost, so both of you getting ready is covered at the same time rather than one after the other.
Do you offer film and video too?
Yes. Real 35mm and 120 film coverage and cinematic video are available on any wedding — the same options, the same pricing, and no difference in how they are offered.
Do we get a photographer who has actually done this before?
Yes. Every photographer on our team has shot same-sex weddings, and you are welcome to ask who is assigned to your date and see their work before you book.
More of the studio
Tell us about your wedding
Send us the date and the venue and we will tell you what is available. No pressure, and no assumptions.