We are a destination wedding photographer and videographer working out of Los Angeles, covering weddings and elopements away from home across the United States.

Published destination work includes Arizona, Pennsylvania, and weddings throughout Southern California and Las Vegas for couples flying in.

Photography and video from one team, on the same day, so you are booking once instead of coordinating two suppliers into a place none of you live.

Tell us where and when, and we will tell you what it takes.

• 9+ Years: Filming weddings since 2017
• 31 Weddings: Published on this site
• Photo + Video: Both shot by one team on the same day
• We Travel: Los Angeles based, working across the US

Planning a Destination Wedding

Most of the work on a destination wedding happens months before anyone packs. These are the parts couples most often get caught by.

Check the legal requirements before you book anything

Marriage law is set locally, not nationally. Waiting periods, residency requirements, witness numbers and which documents are accepted all change from one state to the next, and again if you are marrying abroad.

Some couples handle the legal marriage at home and treat the destination day as the ceremony that matters. That is common and it removes most of the paperwork risk.

Check with the county clerk or the local authority directly. Do not rely on a venue or a supplier telling you what the rules are.

Permits take longer than people expect

Beaches, state parks, national parks and public gardens usually require a permit, and the popular ones book out months ahead. Private venues normally handle their own permissions.

Apply early. A permit refused three weeks before the date is the hardest problem on this list to solve.

Build the schedule around light, not around the venue

The single thing that changes how a destination wedding looks on camera is when the ceremony starts. Midday sun in a hot climate is the hardest light there is to work with, and it is when most people schedule.

Late afternoon into sunset is what you are picturing when you imagine these photographs. Move the ceremony, not the photographer.

Give yourselves a day either side

Arriving the night before a wedding in a place nobody has seen before is how small problems become large ones. Two days before, and one day after, is the schedule that works.

It also gives room for a second shoot somewhere you could not get to on the day itself.

Destination Wedding Cost, and What Drives It

Two parts to it.

The coverage itself, which depends on hours, whether you want photography as well as film, and how many people are shooting.

The travel, which is quoted separately based on flights and accommodation for the dates, so you can see what is coverage and what is getting us there.

A two hour elopement film somewhere reachable by road and a three day wedding across the country are different budgets entirely. Tell us the place and the date and you will get a straight number.

Where We Travel

We are based in Los Angeles and travel throughout the United States.

Southern California and Las Vegas are the two places we cover most often, and for a large share of the couples marrying there, it is a destination wedding. They are flying in, their guests are flying in, and the whole day is being planned from somewhere else.

Published destination work includes Ashley Castle in Chandler, Arizona, and a two part wedding across Fallen Tree Farm in Pennsylvania and Glen Ivy in Corona, California.

For anywhere we have not been, ask. Travel is usually a smaller part of the budget than couples expect.

Photography and Video From One Team

Booking two suppliers into a place none of you live means two sets of flights, two arrival times, two contracts, and two people standing in each other's shots.

We do both, on the same day, from one plan. One set of travel arrangements instead of two, and one conversation instead of two.

DESTINATION WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY & VIDEOGRAPHY ACROSS THE U.S.

While destination weddings can take place anywhere in the world, we work with couples across multiple locations, each offering a completely different experience, setting, and pace.

Wherever the day takes you, our approach to photography and videography stays the same, focused on capturing real moments with a natural feel.

If you're planning your wedding in a different location, you can explore our dedicated pages below:

• Los Angeles wedding photographer and videographer

• Orange County wedding photographer and videographer

• Inland Empire wedding photographer and videographer

• Las Vegas wedding photographer and videographer

Each location brings its own atmosphere and style, and these pages provide more detail on how we approach weddings in those environments.

Common Questions

How much does a destination wedding photographer cost?

It depends on the coverage and the travel, and those are quoted as two separate things. Where you are marrying changes the travel more than it changes the coverage. Give us the location and the date and you will get a real figure, not a brochure.

Do we pay for your flights and accommodation?

Travel is part of any destination booking and it is quoted separately from the coverage, based on flights and accommodation for the dates. It is set out in writing before you book.

How far in advance should we book?

Earlier than a local wedding, because permits, venue availability and flights all get harder the closer you get. Get in touch as soon as you have the date, even if nothing else is settled.

Do you travel internationally?

Ask. Our published destination work is within the United States, and international is a conversation, not a no.

Do you cover elopements as well as full weddings?

Yes, and they are booked differently. An elopement is usually a shorter block, not a full day, so it does not carry a full wedding budget.

Do you help with the planning?

We are not planners, but we will tell you what we know. Where the light will be, how long things actually take, and what tends to go wrong. That conversation happens before you book, not after.

What if the weather turns?

Worth agreeing a wet alternative before the day. It is a short conversation in planning that prevents the worst hour of the wedding.

Tell Us Where and When

Send us the location, the date, and roughly what you are picturing. We will tell you whether we are free, what the coverage and travel would cost, and if we are not the right fit we will say so.