The philosophy
I don’t stage your day. I witness it — and hand it back to you, honest and glowing.
Selected work
Recent celebrations
A few frames from the coast, the canyons, and the golden hours in between. Every image is one moment, unrepeated.
The experience
How the day unfolds
A wedding day has its own rhythm. I move with it — never staging, rarely interrupting, always present for the moment before and the moment after.
Getting ready
The quiet before — steam on the mirror, a mother’s hands, the letter read alone. This is where the story starts.
MorningThe vows
I shoot with long, silent lenses so the ceremony stays yours. You’ll forget I’m there. The tears won’t.
MiddayGolden hour
Twenty stolen minutes in the best light LA gives. Just the two of you, and a horizon on fire.
SunsetThe celebration
The toasts that break you, the dance floor that doesn’t quit. I stay till the last sparkler burns out.
Into the nightInvestment
Collections
Every wedding is documented with the same care. Collections simply set the hours, the coverage, and what you’ll hold afterward.
- Up to 5 hours of coverage
- Single photographer
- 350+ edited images
- Private online gallery
- Print release included
- Up to 8 hours of coverage
- Two photographers
- 600+ edited images
- Engagement session included
- Sneak peek within 48 hours
- Private gallery + print release
- 10 hours + rehearsal dinner
- Two photographers
- 1,000+ edited images
- Engagement session included
- Heirloom fine-art album
- Priority 24-hour sneak peek
Engagement sessions from $475 · Proposal coverage from $395 — and the full fee credits toward any wedding collection booked within 12 months. Albums, extra hours and a second photographer available as add-ons.
Booking, simply
A 15% deposit reserves your date; the balance is due 7 days before, with payment plans available.
Sneak peek within 48 hours — your full gallery within 2 weeks.
Proposal & engagement fees credit toward your wedding, booked within 12 months.
Every collection includes a personal print release. Your gallery stays online for a year.
Your privacy, always respected — images kept out of public view on request.
Behind the lens
Hi, I’m Michael.
I photograph weddings the way I'd want my own remembered — quietly, and completely. I watch for the glance no one else caught and the laugh between the planned moments, and I make pictures that feel the way the day actually felt.
Los Angeles is home, and I'll follow a love story wherever it leads.
Let’s begin
Tell me about your day.
I take on a limited number of weddings each year so every couple has my full attention. Share your date and venue — I’ll reply within two days with availability and a full collection guide.