Los Angeles & Orange County
Mexican WeddingPhotographer
From the arras and the lazo to the moment the mariachi starts — photographed by a team that knows what is coming next.
The Approach
Long days,big families.
A Mexican wedding is rarely a short day. There is often a church Mass before anything else, a full set of sponsored rituals inside it, a reception that runs late, and three generations on the dance floor for most of it. We staff and pace for that — and we know the symbolic moments are small, fast and easy to miss if you are not already standing in the right place.
Lulan Studio has photographed over 2,300 weddings since 2016 across Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Las Vegas, in English and in Spanish-speaking families alike.
What We Cover
The moments thathappen once.
Each of these lasts seconds and never repeats. We plan positions for all of them in advance — and there is a fuller explanation of what each one means in our guide to Mexican wedding traditions.
Thirteen coins presented during the ceremony. We shoot tight enough to see the hands and the coins, and wide enough to catch the faces of whoever is presenting them.
The cord or rosary looped in a figure-eight over the couple’s shoulders, placed by the madrina and padrino de lazo, and left in place through the vows.
Sponsors are formally recognized for the element they carried. We get a name list beforehand so nobody is photographed as a bystander at their own moment.
Once the mariachi starts we stay close. The víbora de la mar, the money dance and the late-night crowd shots are where the least-guarded frames of the whole night live.
Two Halves
A Mass,then a party.
Most of the Mexican weddings we photograph split cleanly in two, and each half needs a different kind of coverage.
A full Catholic Mass runs longer than a civil ceremony and comes with real restrictions on where a photographer may stand. We scout the parish rules ahead of the day and work quietly with long lenses from fixed positions.
Grand entrance, mariachi, toasts, the first dance, and a dance floor that fills and stays full. This is the half that runs late and rewards a second shooter and a team that is still working at midnight.
Questions
Before youbook us.
Do you photograph the church Mass as well as the reception?
Do you know the arras and lazo?
Can you make sure every padrino and madrina is photographed?
Our reception runs late. How many hours should we book?
Do you offer video as well?
Serving LA, OC, San Diego & Las Vegas