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Adventure is Relative

And That's a Beautiful Thing. You don’t have to summit anything to find yours. California elopement & wedding photography for couples who define adventure their own way — the base of the world’s largest trees, the light hitting Half Dome, the silence of the desert at dawn. If you're there, together, that's the adventure.

Find Your adventure

HELLO AND WELCOME

We're Mariela and Demetris — a husband-and-wife photo and video team based in Southern California, traveling across the state and beyond for intimate weddings and elopements. Backed by a handpicked team of talented photographers, we bring calm energy, natural guidance, and a little fun to every moment.

Our style is a mix of candid photojournalism and editorial portraits, true to color — with a real focus on the in-between moments that matter most. Every laugh, quiet glance, and happy tear, captured honestly on medium format film, 35mm film, and digital.

Meet The Team

Our Services Include

Elopements — Your day, your definition of adventure — golden hour in Joshua Tree, the coast at sunset, or vows beneath the sequoias. Southern California elopements have no travel fee, and every destination package includes travel in the price. →Learn more

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Intimate Weddings Small guest list, big feelings. Candid photojournalism and editorial portraits for weddings that put people over production — with film woven through the whole day. →Learn more

Courthouse Weddings — from $1,500 A civil ceremony is still a yes. I photograph courthouse weddings and same-day ceremonies throughout Southern California — beautifully documented, no fuss required. →Learn more

Summer Special through September 7: Riverside courthouse packages with fresh florals from $1,300.

Two-Day Wedding Experience — Zero rush: 14 hours of photo + video across two days, anywhere in the U.S. — all travel included. Your story gets room to breathe. →Learn more

Engagements —A relaxed session to get comfortable in front of our cameras — and 30% of your session fee comes right off your wedding package. →Learn more

Every Wedding Package Includes

⟡ Pre-wedding consultation call

⟡ Sneak peek gallery within 5 days

⟡ Timeline assistance and planning guidance

⟡ Personal print release — print anywhere you love

⟡ Online gallery with gallery store for prints and products

⟡ Same-day mini Polaroid prints

Where Couples Find Their Adventure

Yosemite. Joshua Tree. Sequoia & Kings Canyon. Solvang & Santa Barbara. The Eastern Sierra, San Diego, and so much more.

Every destination price includes travel — no surprise fees. Some couples want more trails; others want ten quiet minutes at sunrise. Both count.

See All Destinations & Pricing

The Eastern Sierra’s

Joshua Tree / Palm Springs

Solvang & Santa Barbara

Sequoia & Kings Canyon

Yosemite

KIND WORDS - CLIENT REVIEWS

~ Jaqueline + Saul ~

Let Mariela work her magic—she won’t disappoint! After doing our engagement photos with someone else, we had a complimentary session with Mariela, and we instantly loved every shot. We preferred her photos over our original ones! Without hesitation, we hired her for our wedding; she was professional and personable. My husband laughed and had fun the whole time. We loved the emotions captured in each image and are so happy we chose her!
Connor + Nelson

To start off , their energy is sooo unmatched. Mariela and Demetrius are so kind and warm hearted! Since the time we meet and after they are genuinely lovely people! Their photography and documentary style video got me hooked. Both are amazing at capturing moments you wouldn’t even notice! Mariela is great at making you feel at home and comfortable in ever shoot ! She is also the best at making you laugh to feel loose and have a great shoot! I am in such awe of all the photos she has taken because truly it is hard for me to feel good in photos and she made me feel like an absolute princess! if you want a down to earth, loving and happy photography & video I wholeheartedly recommend ! If I could rate them a 10 I would rate them 1000!
Kristen + Daniel

Mariela is amazing to say the least. I am super shy in front of the camera, and she made my husband and I feel so comfortable. She is punctual, reliable, transparent and any brides right hand. She wears her heart on her sleeve, and gives each session so much love! I would recommend her to every bride or person looking for a genuine photographer. From family moments to our wedding each session has truly been amazing!

Thank you Mariela!