Alex and Jana Photography

you feel so comfortable. We happened to get a gloomy cloudy day for our engagement shoot by the beach and but she was able to work with the elements and get amazing (movie poster status) shots. I am truly OBSESSED with our wedding photos too!! Almost every single photo from our wedding day is a frame-able, "favorite" photo. There are SO MANY GOOD ONES. We had an outdoor Anglican-Catholic and Military wedding ceremony and they captured all the particular details in the ceremony that were so important to us and we are thrilled to have those memories preserved forever. We also had TEN little ones involved in our wedding -- ages 3 to 13 --  and she was amazing in working with them and getting them to all look at the camera with happy faces. We have incredible photos of the wedding setup and details, candids of our guests and wedding party smiling, dancing and having an amazing time, and all of the important event moments that we wanted captured. I am so happy to have such gorgeous photos from our favorite day. We would 100% recommend Alex and Jana Photography!!!

es, and always kept things in communication and documented. We chatted multiple times and they were always very personable and prompt. When the big day came Jana was a positive presence at our wedding, she made us feel super comfortable and we actually had fun taking pictures! As a vendor, Alex & Jana Photography listened to what we wanted and definitely delivered. I would 100% recommend them to anyone looking for a professional and fun vendor to capture the biggest moments!

eak peek preview of out photos within a week of the wedding and we are just over the moon with them. I have already recommended Alex to a friend who is getting married next year. Thank you Alex for making our day so laid back and for delivering such beautiful photos!

uable after we had to adjust our plans due to the pandemic, shifting from a 100-person wedding in downtown San Diego to an 8-person elopement at Point Loma. Jana checked in with us regularly throughout several months of uncertainty, offered suggestions, and was consistently responsive and flexible as our plans evolved. On the actual day of our elopement, Jana was incredibly professional and warm, and made it super easy for us to feel authentic and relaxed as she captured our first look, family photos, and vows. Our families had nothing but kind words for the amazing energy that she brought to the day as our photographer. The day was not what either of us initially envisioned, and yet ended up being exactly what we both wanted - and we're so grateful to Jana for capturing the experience and making the process easy, fun, and light-hearted.

ally took the time to get to know us to make sure we were a good fit before the wedding. We were able to use Emily, one of their photographers, for our Engagement shoot. Emily was wonderful and did a really great job and capturing the look we were going for and had many helpful words to guide us through the initial awkwardness of a couple that had never taken professional photos before. Jana shot our wedding and we could not be happier. She was a ball of joy and made both my husband and I feel like supermodels. We had so much fun together. Our photos came back promptly and they were GORGEOUS! We can't wait for future photo shoots with them.

th us at every step. We had first planned for photos at the San Juan Capistrano Mission, but because they closed early in the day, Alex suggested that we look for another location in order to catch the sunset. We ended up shooting the photos at Balboa Park. Alex was familiar with the location so he knew where and when to start. My wife and I were very happy with how the photos turned out. Regarding our wedding (July 2020), they were very flexible with us given the situation with COVID. We had initially planned for 1 photographer for 8 hours. Since my wife and I couldn't have a reception, we no longer needed an 8 hour photographer. We explained our situation to Alex and he was kind enough to draft up another contract of 2 photographers for 4 hours each - without charging any additional fees or penalties. I thought this was really nice of them since it was one less thing to worry about, given the situation with the pandemic. We ended up receiving the photos within one month of the ceremony and were very pleased with how they turned out. I would recommend Alex and Jana to anyone looking for professional, responsive, accommodating photographers.

d them plans were changing, they were accommodating and caring, had the greatest ideas, and always reassured us things were going to be okay. Their quality of work, attention to detail, and quick turn around times will have us singing their praises for years. We are lucky to have the photos that they took hang in our home forever. After months of searching for the best vendors, we hit it out of the park with Alex and Jana.

the photos came out great. We are seriously in love with our wedding photos, Alex and his assistant Hannah did a fantastic job and really captured our big day perfectly! We absolutely recommend Alex and Jana photography and would give 10 stars if we could!

nderful things about Alex. Proofs came quickly after the wedding and we were all happy tears going through the entire gallery when we received it. We fell in love with the light and airy feel of his work. Value is great! We highly recommend!!

ncluded lots of common interests and shared photography philosophies, we knew we had found a match. We wanted a photographer that would focus on the natural and candid moments, but also be assertive enough to guide and direct people if faces were being blocked or stray hairs were everywhere. Alex and Jana were exactly that! All of the preparation before the wedding was easy and simple, and we found their pricing incredibly reasonable for the value of the experience and the quality of the photographs we received after. As non-wedding people, they were particularly great at helping us navigate the more traditional elements of wedding and whether we wanted them. We were not that into the idea of a "first look," or "getting ready" photos, but Alex and Jana helped explain that regardless of whether we capture it, there will always be great moments where you see each other for the first time, or are with the people you love helping you, and those can be captured without feeling overly staged. We are now so glad we listened and have those moments saved! They also did a really fantastic job on site scoping out great shots for the whole family and for just the couple, while listening to our preferences and thoughts as well. We were so fortunate to be able to have both Alex and Jana on site to shoot our wedding and cannot recommend either of them enough!

so comfortable working with her and had fun during our couples photos! Would 100% recommend Alex & Jana to anyone in the Southern CA area.

with, which relieved a lot of our pre-wedding planning stress. Thank you Jana!

y liked that he had the perfect combo of high energy in a very relaxed demeanor. That turned out to be exactly what we needed on our wedding day. The pictures he took are so magical. He captured so many amazing moments, and we never ever felt like we were posing. It was all very organic and natural. I loved the way he worked! The family photo shoot ahead of the ceremony was also very relaxed and easy. And all the candid shots were so great. Alex really marked the day for us in a way we will never forget, and I can't recommend him enough. Though I didn't get to meet Jana, she helped coordinate things on email and was very sweet during those interactions. I'm sure her work is as stellar as Alex's! What a power couple!

se you will not regret choosing Alex as your wedding photographer. I will forever recommend him! We couldn’t be happier with the entire experience

and ended up choosing Alex because he's very personable, and we correctly deduced that he would make us feel more comfortable in front of a camera. He also helped us pick a location for our engagement photos with some variety of scenery, which was great because my husband and I had different ideas about what type of photos we wanted. He also gave us some light instruction about how to position ourselves in our photos, and many of them came out looking so natural and candid. On our wedding day, Alex executed my impromptu plan for our first look photos without any hesitation. Throughout the whole day, he was helpful, organized, and non-intrusive. Alex and his wife Jana run a very professional operation. They have a portal for communication about the wedding, and the proposal/payment process is very clear and easy. The photos are delivered in a beautiful and easy-to-use gallery. The whole process was spot on. Keep rocking, Alex!

tty tight) budget, giving us practical suggestions (for example, suggesting ordering just the rights to the digital photos rather than a zip drive or albums to avoid paying a hefty tax). He never pressured us into additional services which we appreciated. We had engagement shots at a beach in San Diego and Alex made the whole experience fun, so the pictures came out natural. He does a great job of capturing both posed pictures as well as candid shots and does a phenomenal job of working with natural lighting to create the best photos. Since you basically spend the entire wedding day with your photographer, it's important that you get along well, and we knew right off the bat from a phone interview that he was a great fit. He worked with us and the fact that we did not want to spend our entire wedding taking pictures, and prioritized obligatory family shots before the ceremony, so we were able to attend the majority of our cocktail hour. He was professional yet funny and down to earth, and was able to roll with my husband's dark sense of humor. He was super organized and does a great job of taking lots of photos while also giving us space to enjoy our wedding without feeling like we're on camera the whole time. The final product came out fantastic, he truly captured the joy of our wedding. If you're looking for a fun, energetic, creative, professional and affordable wedding photographer - hire Alex & Jana, you won't regret it!

! They’re a dynamic duo! They were very responsive with getting back to me on any questions I had, followed up and kept in touch, and were on time and reliable. I will be recommending them to every one I know. Thank you both!!!

able to capture our wedding day the way we wanted. Throughout the process they were always quick to respond to our questions via email and phone and always made us feel comfortable. They were so organized, which allowed us to enjoy our wedding and not worry about the details. We loved their ability to make us feel relaxed for the photos and really enjoyed talking to them throughout the photoshoot. We cannot express how thankful we were to have worked with them this past weekend. We also wanted to say thank you for the photo mirror!! It was an absolute fan favorite with our guests and we have already had a few friends ask us about getting one for their own weddings/parties.

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found the right photographer. Alex did both our wedding and our engagement photos, and now we proudly display albums of both in our home! Alex was extremely professional throughout the whole process and was very easy going when working with specific requests we had. The day of the wedding he had an additional shooter and she was also a doll! Every detail shot was taken with care, and the photos we have from our wedding are some of our most treasured possession. My husband and I have no hesitations giving their card to those who mention they still need a photographer as we were so incredibly happy with the entire process. Thank you guys so much for capturing and preserving our special day!!

t who is REALLY REALLY GOOD with a camera! I was so impressed with their online portfolio, and hoped that our pictures would turn out as good as the best ones they advertise on the website. My expectations and hopes were surpassed! We are thrilled with the images that we've received in the preview- so artistic and beautiful, but not posed or stiff or fake looking at all. Alex has a fantastic eye, and his 2nd photog, Mike, was amazing too. They made us and our family and friends feel so comfortable through the formal photographs, and we got some amazing shots that we'll treasure forever. I can't wait to see the rest of the pictures- both Alex and Mike were everywhere but NOT INTRUSIVE at all; I know they got every shot we could ever want, but we never felt like we had photographers on us. I've worked with several photographers in the past and A&J are absolutely TOP NOTCH.

Alex got all of the shots we requested, and then some. Would highly recommend!

g our engagement photos in the blistering heat to going up on a roof with us on the day of the wedding, Alex has an amazing eye and makes you feel super comfortable while he gets the perfect photo! Now we will have these incredible photos to look back on for years to come. I recommend using Alex & Jana for your special day 100%. You couldn't get a nicer bunch and they are super talented too. Alex - thanks for the memories!

ring the day of the wedding I would have sworn I had known them for years. Jana seriously helped me keep my cool the whole day when I was a nervous wreck. We just received the rest of our wedding photos and I could not be happier. Alex and Jana are truly talented photographers who have a gift for making the memories of a wedding last years to come in their beautiful photography. I HIGHLY recommend them to anybody who is need of a photographer.