California Micro Weddings

Small + intimate.
Real wedding.

15 to 50 guests. Backyards, vineyards, cliffside ceremonies, hotel rooftops. Documentary photo + film built for the scale of your day. Photo only from $4,500, photo + film from $7,500.

Plan a micro weddingWhere it works

Every guest at a micro wedding is someone you actively chose to be there. That changes the day. The photos look different too, it's not crowd photography, it's portraiture inside a real wedding.

Smaller. Closer. Documented properly.

Where micro weddings work

5 settings we know cold.

Backyard / Estate

20 to 40 guests at a private estate. Long farm-table dinners, string lights, ceremony under a tree. Most photographable, most personal.

Vineyard Half-Day

Napa, Sonoma, Carmel Valley estates booked for the afternoon only. Ceremony, dinner, send-off, done by 9pm.

Cliffside Ceremony + Restaurant Dinner

Big Sur, Pacifica, Mendocino, short ceremony at a public scenic spot, then dinner at a great restaurant.

Hotel Suite + Rooftop

SF, LA, San Diego boutique hotels. Get-ready in the suite, ceremony on the rooftop, dinner downstairs.

City Hall + After-Party

SF/LA/SD City Hall ceremony + 30 to 50 friends for dinner at a private dining room afterward.

Pricing

3 packages scaled to your guest count.

Half-Day

$4,500
5 hrs
  • • 1 photographer
  • • 400+ edited photos
  • • Same-day sneak peek
  • • Best for ceremony + dinner
  • • 15 to 30 guests
Most popular

Photo + Film

$7,500
7 hrs
  • • 1 photographer + 1 cinematographer
  • • 500+ photos · 4-min film
  • • Drone where allowed
  • • Same-day sneak peek by midnight
  • • 30 to 50 guests

Heirloom

$11,500+
10 hrs
  • • Full-day coverage
  • • 700+ photos · 8-min film
  • • Engagement session included
  • • Premium album
  • • Multi-location coverage
FAQ

Most-asked.

What counts as a micro wedding?+
15 to 50 guests, typically. Below 15 we treat it as an elopement (different package, simpler logistics). Above 50 the day starts needing production support, bigger venue, more vendors, day-of coordinator, and we move into the standard wedding package.
Why are micro weddings less expensive than full weddings?+
Smaller guest lists mean fewer hours of coverage needed. A 30-guest dinner doesn't need a 90-minute cocktail hour, a 6-piece band, or 3 hours of dancing. We typically cover 5 to 7 hours instead of 10 to 12, same documentary quality, half the runtime.
Can we still do all the traditions?+
Yes. Most micro weddings keep the ceremony, the toasts, the first dance, the cake cut. Some skip dancing entirely and do a 3-course dinner instead. Some add a backyard movie projector after dinner. Whatever shape your day takes, we document it.
What if we want it filmed too?+
The Photo + Film package adds a cinematographer. They run 1-camera operation (vs. 2-camera for full weddings) which keeps production small and unobtrusive, important when the whole guest list is 30 people in someone's backyard.
How early should we book?+
Saturdays April through October, 6 to 9 months out. Friday + Sunday weddings often book 60 to 90 days ahead. We hold one micro-wedding date per weekend, so they fill up faster than full weddings (we hold one full wedding too, opposite day).

Ready?
Tell me about your day.

10 minutes. Tell me your guest count, the setting, the date. I'll send back availability + the right package.

Plan a micro wedding