Mariela Campbell Photography

Your Elopement. Your Way. Real Pricing, No Surprises.

No guest lists, no seating charts, no pressure — just your love story, documented honestly by a family-run team with 15+ years of experience.

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WHY WE LEAD WITH PRICING

You shouldn't have to inquire just to learn what something costs.

Most photographers make you fill out a form and wait days to find out if you can even afford them. We don't think that's fair to you, so the real numbers are right here — before you ever reach out.

Every package below is exactly what you'll pay for photography and travel. Officiant and florals are real costs that vary by region, so we price them separately and transparently, instead of quietly folding them into a bigger number.

If something isn't included, we'll tell you. If a number could change, we'll tell you why before you book — not after.

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⬇ TRANSPARENT PRICING ⬇

By Locations

LOCAL SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ELOPEMENT PACKAGES

3 hours of coverage. No travel fee, ever.

Bride walking along the Torrey Pines Beach for her Destination Elopement

The Love Letter

$2,100

Travel included

  • 3 hours of coverage

  • A planning call, location guidance and a timeline built around the best light

  • Digital photography, with 35mm and 120 film available as add-ons

  • A handful of mini Polaroid prints

  • A sneak peek within 5 days

  • Your full gallery in 8 to 10 weeks, with a full print release

Make It All-Inclusive: +$1,500

All-inclusive total: $3,600

  • A licensed officiant who performs your ceremony and helps with vows and the legal paperwork

  • A coordinating assistant on the day, so you never have to watch the clock

  • A petite bouquet and boutonniere in one of our seasonal palettes, delivered to you

Add-ons

  • Extra time: $800 per hour, up to 2 extra hours (anything longer becomes a custom package)

  • Elopement Highlight Film: $800 (a 3 to 5 minute film plus your full ceremony)

  • 35mm film: $150 per roll

  • 120 medium format film: $170 per roll

Take Me To:

  1. Joshua Tree National Park

  2. Palm Springs

  3. Big Bear + Idyllwild, Lake Arrowhead & Mount San Jacinto

  4. Crystal Cove State Park

  5. Palos Verdes Peninsula

  6. Mount Baldy & Angeles National Forest

  7. Ojai and Vasquez Rocks

CENTRAL COAST and EASTERN SIERRA ELOPEMENT PACKAGES

3 hours of coverage. Travel included.

The Love Letter

$2,900

Travel included

  • 3 hours of coverage

  • A planning call, location guidance and a timeline built around the best light

  • Digital photography, with 35mm and 120 film available as add-ons

  • A handful of mini Polaroid prints

  • A sneak peek within 5 days

  • Your full gallery in 8 to 10 weeks, with a full print release

Make It All-Inclusive: +$1,900

All-inclusive total: $4,800

  • A licensed officiant who performs your ceremony and helps with vows and the legal paperwork

  • A coordinating assistant on the day, so you never have to watch the clock

  • A petite bouquet and boutonniere in one of our seasonal palettes, delivered to you

Add-ons

  • Extra time: $800 per hour, up to 2 extra hours (anything longer becomes a custom package)

  • Elopement Highlight Film: $800 (a 3 to 5 minute film plus your full ceremony)

  • 35mm film: $150 per roll

  • 120 medium format film: $170 per roll

TAKE ME TO:

  • Santa Barbara

  • Solvang

  • Lone Pine & Alabama Hills

CENTRAL CALIFORNIA ELOPEMENT PACKAGES

3 hours of coverage. Travel included.

A bride and groom holding hands and looking at each other in an outdoor setting, with a small dog sitting on the bride's train. The bride wears a white lace wedding dress and a floral crown, holding a bouquet. The groom wears a dark suit and glasses, with a boutonniere. Trees and cloudy sky are in the background.

The Love Letter

$3,300

Travel included

  • 3 hours of coverage

  • A planning call, location guidance and a timeline built around the best light

  • Digital photography, with 35mm and 120 film available as add-ons

  • A handful of mini Polaroid prints

  • A sneak peek within 5 days

  • Your full gallery in 8 to 10 weeks, with a full print release

Make It All-Inclusive: +$1,900

All-inclusive total: $5,200

  • A licensed officiant who performs your ceremony and helps with vows and the legal paperwork

  • A coordinating assistant on the day, so you never have to watch the clock

  • A petite bouquet and boutonniere in one of our seasonal palettes, delivered to you

Add-ons

  • Extra time: $800 per hour, up to 2 extra hours (anything longer becomes a custom package)

  • Elopement Highlight Film: $800 (a 3 to 5 minute film plus your full ceremony)

  • 35mm film: $150 per roll

  • 120 medium format film: $170 per roll

TAKE ME TO:

Monterey County: Carmel by the Sea

San Luis Obispo County: Cambria

Mono County: Mammoth Lakes

Inyo County: Eastern Sierra’s - Lone Pine, Mammoth Lakes

Tulare County: Sequoia & Kings National Park

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ELOPEMENT PACKAGES

3 hours of coverage. Travel included.

yosemite national park- bride and groom standing with the sun shining behind them
yosemite national park- bride and groom standing with the sun shining behind them

The Love Letter

$3,500

Travel included

  • 3 hours of coverage

  • A planning call, location guidance and a timeline built around the best light

  • Digital photography, with 35mm and 120 film available as add-ons

  • A handful of mini Polaroid prints

  • A sneak peek within 5 days

  • Your full gallery in 8 to 10 weeks, with a full print release

Make It All-Inclusive: +$1,900

All-inclusive total: $5,400

  • A licensed officiant who performs your ceremony and helps with vows and the legal paperwork

  • A coordinating assistant on the day, so you never have to watch the clock

  • A petite bouquet and boutonniere in one of our seasonal palettes, delivered to you

Add-ons

  • Extra time: $800 per hour, up to 2 extra hours (anything longer becomes a custom package)

  • Elopement Highlight Film: $800 (a 3 to 5 minute film plus your full ceremony)

  • 35mm film: $150 per roll

  • 120 medium format film: $170 per roll

TAKE ME TO:

  • Yosemite National Park

  • Lake Tahoe

  • Big Sur: Garrapata State Park, Pfeiffer Beach, Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park

  • Point Reyes National Seashore

  • Sonoma Coast: Bodega Head

FAR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ELOPEMENT PACKAGES

A wedding ceremony taking place in a forest with tall trees. A man and woman are holding hands, with two women officiating the ceremony, all standing on a grassy area.
A wedding ceremony taking place in a forest with tall trees. A man and woman are holding hands, with two women officiating the ceremony, all standing on a grassy area.

3 hours of coverage. Travel included.

Love Letter

$4,200

Travel included

  • 3 hours of coverage

  • A planning call, location guidance and a timeline built around the best light

  • Digital photography, with 35mm and 120 film available as add-ons

  • A handful of mini Polaroid prints

  • A sneak peek within 5 days

  • Your full gallery in 8 to 10 weeks, with a full print release

Make It All-Inclusive: +$1,900

All-inclusive total: $6,100

  • A licensed officiant who performs your ceremony and helps with vows and the legal paperwork

  • A coordinating assistant on the day, so you never have to watch the clock

  • A petite bouquet and boutonniere in one of our seasonal palettes, delivered to you

Add-ons

  • Extra time: $800 per hour, up to 2 extra hours (anything longer becomes a custom package)

  • Elopement Highlight Film: $800 (a 3 to 5 minute film plus your full ceremony)

  • 35mm film: $150 per roll

  • 120 medium format film: $170 per roll

TAKE ME TO:

  • Lassen Volcanic National Park

  • Mount Shasta

  • Redding

  • Mendocino Coast: Fort Bragg, Albion, Mendocino Headlands State Park, Navarro Point Preserve, Russian Gulch Bridge

  • Anderson Valley: Hendy Woods State Park

  • The Redwoods: Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park, Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park

Payments

Your date is reserved with one third of your total. The second third is due 90 days before your elopement, and the final third is due 15 days before. Booking within 90 days of your date? We'll split it into two payments instead.


Booking days

Elopements are booked Sunday through Thursday. Fridays and Saturdays are reserved for full weddings. Destination elopements outside Southern California are limited to 1 to 2 per month.

The Two-Day Experience: starting at $9,500

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What's Included, Always

No surprises on the day of, either.

✔ Professional photography coverage for your full booked time

✔ Location research & permit guidance

✔ Full edited gallery delivered in 8 - 10 weeks

✔ Your date is reserved with one third of your total. The second third is due 90 days before your elopement, and the final third is due 15 days before. Booking within 90 days of your date? We'll split it into two payments instead.

✔ Pre-wedding planning call to map logistics & timeline

✔ Sneak peek gallery within 5 days of your elopement

✔ Film & digital hybrid coverage available on request

✔ Guidance for international & out-of-state couples on CA marriage licenses

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Who You'll Be Working With

A family team, not a franchise.

I'm Mariela — I've spent 15+ years photographing weddings and elopements across California and beyond, film and digital hybrid, coverage, with coordinating and photo timeline assistance. My husband Demetris handles video and the behind-the-scenes captures.

We're not a big studio, but we have two associates who we trained, and trust. You'll talk to us directly, from your first message through the day we hand you your gallery.

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KIND WORDS - CLIENT REVIEWS

  • ~ MICHELLE + ALEX ~

    Mariela captured our day so beautifully. We loved her enthusiasm, support, and helpfulness. She went over and beyond our expectations.

  • ~ IVANY + JOSH ~

    Beyond awesome customer service! Mariela was punctual, easy, and had a fun-going attitude, making the day go flawlessly. Very professional and quick responses to any matters.

  • Greek Wedding

    ~ MARIELA + TOM ~

    From our engagement session to our wedding day, Mariela's energy completely turned around a stressful morning, and her photos made us look amazing. She’s the person every couple needs on their wedding day.

  • ~ 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!

  • A bride and groom share a close, intimate moment as they gently hold each other, with the bride's face partially visible and the groom's face mostly out of the frame.

    ~ JACKEINE + ALAN ~

    Mariela is so talented, kind, and fun to work with. We had a wonderful experience and absolutely love all of the wedding photos! Thank you. We love them all!

HONEST ANSWERS

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Local elopement photography starts at $2,100 for 3 hours in SoCal with no travel fee. All Inclusive, with an officiant, planning, and flowers - $3,600

  • No. Every Southern California package — San Diego to Los Angeles to the Inland Empire — has zero travel fee built into the price shown. Traveling farther (Yosemite, Sequoia, out of state) has its own travel-inclusive destination pricing.

  • Professional photography coverage, a pre-wedding planning call, a sneak peek gallery within 5 days, hybrid ( film + digital ) coverage and your full edited gallery in 8–10 weeks. Officiant, coordination, and florals are not bundled into the base price — they're priced separately as an All-Inclusive add-on, since those are real third-party costs that vary by region.

  • As an optional add-on, yes. The All-Inclusive package includes an officiant for your personal vows, day-of coordination, and a fresh bouquet & boutonniere. You're also welcome to book your own — we'll coordinate around them at no extra cost.

  • Yes. California marriage licenses are available to non-U.S. citizens and non-residents with no waiting period. We handle location scouting, permit guidance, and timeline planning so you can plan from anywhere and just show up.

  • As soon as your date is set — popular months and locations book 6–12 months out, though shorter timelines can sometimes work. Your date is reserved with one third of your total. The second third is due 90 days before your elopement, and the final third is due 15 days before. Booking within 90 days of your date? We'll split it into two payments instead.

  • Yes, nationwide. We regularly travel to Yosemite, Sequoia, Lake Tahoe, Joshua Tree, the Pacific Northwest, and beyond. You can find my pricing and locations here: Destinations

  • You can add up to 2 extra hours at $800 per hour. - after 4 hours it becomes a custom package.

    The Two-Day Experience, starting at $9,500 available nationwide, across the US gives you full freedom over your timeline across two days — perfect for an adventure session, a ceremony, multiple locations, a slow getting ready morning, and so much more with and zero clock-watching.

READY WHEN YOU ARE

Let’s talk about your day.

Tell us your date and vision — we'll reply within 24 hours with availability, pricing confirmation, and answers to anything you're still wondering about.

Call or text: (951) 345-0915

Email: mariela@marielacampbell.com

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We celebrate every couple, regardless of gender, race, culture, sexual orientation, religion, age, ability, or identity. Love is love, full stop.

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