About this vendor
I’m Hailey, the photographer behind Archer Inspired — a wedding + family photographer based in Long Beach, CA. For over 9 years, I’ve been documenting weddings, elopements, and families across Long Beach, Los Angeles, Orange County, the Bay Area and wherever your love story takes us.
My style is bold, colorful, and true-to-life. I believe in capturing weddings as they really happen — the belly laughs, happy tears, dance floor chaos, and quiet in-between moments. No stiff poses, no fake smiles — just real love, exactly how it feels.
I specialize in working with couples who want something different — whether that’s an intimate elopement on the beach, a big wedding in downtown LA, or a backyard celebration filled with personality. As an inclusive wedding photographer, I proudly serve LGBTQIA+ couples, plus-size clients, and anyone who wants their story told authentically.
If you’re looking for a Long Beach wedding photographer who will be your hype woman, chaos-wrangler, and storyteller all in one — I’d love to document your day.
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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We at Two Perfect Events had an amazing experience working with Archer Inspired. They are professional, friendly, and incredibly easy to work with, making the entire collaboration ...
feel effortless. Their photography is absolutely beautiful—thoughtful, artistic, and full of genuine moments. One of the coolest touches was the instant Instax film sneak peeks they provided for the client, which added such a fun, personal, and memorable element to the experience. Archer Inspired brings creativity, professionalism, and heart to every event, and we highly recommend them.
My husband and I had the genuine privilege to book Hailey for our wedding! She had different packages to choose from, and had additional options to fit our budget perfectly.
Hailey...
is beyond an amazing photographer, she is truly the best and provides the most comfortable, fun experience and delivers such amazing photographs. I was so worried about being awkward or stiff during our engagement shoot (it was the first time we had been professionally photographed), but I was anxious for no reason! Hailey made the whole shoot so enjoyable and relaxing, I loved the whole thing! Our wedding went even better! You’ll get the best photos, guaranteed. We’ve now had three different sessions with Hailey (engagement, wedding, mini session), and have another booked for this fall, I love ALL the photos we’ve received from her beyond words can describe. Hailey is able to catch the love, humor, mischievousness and goofiness of our relationship so perfectly! For the brides - Hailey also books & perfectly executes Boudoir sessions. 100/10 would do again!
Everyone loved her!
Hailey was incredible. Not only did she help us decide on a timeline for our entire day, but gave us great ideas for pictures and also wrangled our GIGANTIC fam...
ily for after ceremony pictures with ease. We were done in less than 30 minutes start to finish because of her incredible people skills. Her sense of humor was so appreciated to lighten the nerves and helped us all relax in front of the camera. Her eye for detail in her pictures brings you right back to your special day, right back to the moment she captured. Everyone for weeks after the wedding kept mentioning how much they loved Hailey. Will use her for everything in the future!!
I have been fortunate enough to know Hailey for years. She has photographed many, many milestones in my husband and I’s life. We knew before we even picked a venue she was the phot...
ographer for our wedding day. She gave her professional input on every aspect of our timeline, details and decor. She made sure we were comfortable with timing, paid close attention to detail in our family dynamics, and truly stepped up to be an amazing key component of our wedding. We love you Hailey!
We truly loved working with Hailey! She made our engagement session a fun and easy process, even for two people not used to being in front of a camera. She was a fabulous on our we...
dding day, capturing our surprise wedding beautifully as well as helping to manage our complicated families with ease. Hailey was absolutely partner in our wedding process and we're so grateful we got to work with her!
No review I write could ever fully do Hailey the justice she deserves. She was, without a doubt, one of the very best parts of my wedding day!
When planning your big day, you focu...
s on the details (flowers, décor, music), but what you don’t often think about is the person who will be by your side during all of those intimate, once-in-a-lifetime moments: your photographer. Hailey was exactly who we needed!
She was incredibly organized, managed our large wedding party with ease, worked seamlessly with our other vendors, and captured every detail in the most beautiful way. Beyond just taking photos, she brought a sense of calm, joy, and professionalism that truly enhanced the day.
Hailey didn’t just highlight our wedding; she elevated it! We are beyond grateful for her, and I cannot recommend her enough to any couple planning their special day.
We’re so thankful we found Hailey! Not only are our photos amazing, capturing so much depth of the day, but we also had so much fun. Photos seem to be one of the most important thi...
ngs on big days like a wedding, and also they can be the most nerve wracking. Hailey made it fun and easy and we love looking at our photos so much more remembering the good time we had. Hailey is a genuinely great person and incredibly talented. We have a great array of shots - romantic, candid, portrait, artsy, etc. She’s creative and quick to figure it all out and can’t thank her enough for all we get to treasure from our engagement and wedding.
We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer than Hailey for our wedding at the Winchester Mystery House. From the start, she was incredibly easy to work with and so patient wi...
th my camera shyness to the point where I felt comfortable and relax. She has an amazing eye for capturing the perfect moments—she knew exactly which shots would highlight us as a couple who love all things horror, and she gave our photos just the right vibe. The shots she got around the house are absolutely stunning and unique, and we’ll treasure them forever. As we start our journey to begin our family, we’re def planning to book Hailey for our future family portraits.
Highly recommend Hailey to anyone looking for a photographer who is not only talented but also fun, patient, and creative!
We could not have asked for a better wedding photographer! She went above and beyond her role—not only capturing every single shot we wanted (and more), but also stepping in to hel...
p with little details throughout the day. She even helped with hair and had extra supplies I didn’t even realize I would need, which saved the day more than once.
What impressed me most was how personal she made the experience—she knew people by name and made everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. Her skill and eye for detail are truly unmatched. The photos are absolutely stunning, but beyond that, she was such a calm, supportive, and helpful presence on one of the most important days of our lives.
I cannot recommend her highly enough—she’s not just a photographer, she’s a wedding-day lifesaver
The best photographer we could have asked for! I knew during the first interaction I wouldn’t be settling for any other photograph for our special day (to the point where I asked h...
er availability to make sure I chose a date she had open). She is incredibly responsive, kind, caring, and goes above and beyond to make sure everything is perfect. Both my husband and I haven’t really gotten professional photos done before. We knew we were going to be very awkward and had no idea what to do on our wedding day, but Hailey made sure we warmed up and got us comfortable real quick! The photos were exactly as I was hoping for. If I was able to redo my wedding day, I would 100% choose her again!! There is nobody better!
We loved working with Hailey/Archer Photography! From the very beginning, she made the whole process so easy and stress-free. I’m pretty stiff in front of the camera, but she had t...
his way of putting me at ease and showing us how to look our best without feeling stiff or awkward.
As a queer couple, it was also really important to us to feel safe and comfortable, and Hailey made that happen effortlessly. She respected us, celebrated us, and made the experience joyful instead of nerve-wracking.
She also has such a great eye and she scouted out the perfect spots for photos, ones that felt authentic to us and captured the vibe of our day perfectly. We honestly couldn’t have asked for a better experience or more beautiful photos.
Highly recommend Hailey if you want someone who’s easygoing, talented, and truly cares about her couples.
My husband and I could not be happier that we hired Hailey to photograph our wedding!! It is no small thing to have someone there in the intimate moments of a wedding day, but Hail...
ey helped put us at ease. Neither of us is a natural in front of a camera, but she made us feel really comfortable and we were able to be completely in the moment throughout the whole day. She was so calm and communicative with us throughout the entire process, from the first call to our engagement shoot to the wedding day itself. She is also—and I can’t emphasize this enough—SO.FREAKIN.TALENTED! She has an amazing artistic eye, works super efficiently, and captured the day so gorgeously, from the formal portraits to the candid dance floor shots. Every time we look at the photos, we get such a spark of joy. I am beyond grateful that her photos will help us relive these special moments for the rest of our lives. I would make the same choice in wedding photographer a thousand times over!
Hailey / Archer Inspired was amazing to work with, and our photos turned out amazing as well!
We found Archer Inspired after looking at our Friends' wedding photos and seeing how ...
well she captured the fun and love at their event, and we're happy to report she exceeded our expectations, and we would highly recommend her to anybody.
My husband and I are not necessarily used to being the focus of photos, but Hailey made the entire process fun and comfortable and really brought out our best. She made the couple/family/group shots easy and smooth, and then the rest of the night she did a fantastic job capturing tons of great moments while we got to fully focus on enjoying our event and our guests.
For our engagement photos, Hailey got every shot we could imagine and more, with a perfect blend of romantic and fun photos, as well as great photos celebrating everything from the detail of our rings to the natural beauty of the garden where we were holding our ceremony. For the actual ceremony, Hailey used the garden to the fullest, capturing a huge variety of elements and backgrounds. Our reception was at an interactive science museum, and she made the most of that venue as well, capturing tons of shots of our guests playing with the exhibits along with all the “traditional” photos like dinner and dancing. We also had a lot of smaller details we were really proud of, like our centerpieces and name cards and desserts with nerdy theming, and she made sure to get tons of pictures of all of that so we can appreciate those details forever.
On top of the actual photos, Hailey was also basically a bonus wedding planner who gave amazing feedback on the timeline of our day. She gave great logistical tips on when and where to get our couple/party/family/large group shots, and she also gave fun ideas for the reception timeline and incorporating photography into the flow to actively improve the event. One of our favorite examples was staging a large group photo with all our guests on the dance floor, then immediately starting the music so everyone was already there and just started dancing.
Hailey was both extremely organized and super flexible - we met over the phone a couple weeks before the big day to talk through the plan, then when the light and the timeline were cooperating better than expected day-of, she adapted with us on the fly to do our group/family/party photos early so we could enjoy even more of our cocktail hour. We also decided at the last minute to do two parallel aisles at our ceremony to walk down simultaneously, and Hailey rolled with the challenge and captured amazing photos of both sides.
In summary, Hailey / Archer Inspired was fantastic to work with and was honestly one of the highlights of our wedding. We highly recommend her to anybody!
It's taken me about a month to fully compose myself to write this review in a non angry tone/manner.
We originally booked Hailey for our wedding this upcoming June of 2020. We pai...
d our hefty deposit of $375.00 and signed a contract.
Upon all of the COVID-19 madness, our venue was shut down and we had no idea if it would remain open... along with other personal financial struggles (we both were laid off and have a child).
ALL of our other vendors were so understanding and gracious enough to give our deposits back to us, except for Hailey.
I wanted to make sure other soon to be married couples are fully aware of her EXTREMELY strict non refundable deposit policy. In times of crises it is important to pay attention to business ethics such as this - and ask yourself, is this the type of person you want to support?
Hailey is AMAZING! I cannot say it enough, if you do not choose her for your big day you are missing out!
Planning a wedding on the other side of the country can be stressful but ...
she made it a breeze. I was nervous picking a photographer however after talking and facetiming with Hailey she made me feel at ease that our day would be absolutely perfect.
We had a small wedding and she helped put together a schedule for the day and kept us on track and was very professional and personable. We had never had photos done before and she made it fun and easy.
Our pictures were AMAZING. I still get compliments weekly on how great they turned out and questions on who did them. They were gorgeous and natural. She is constantly posting on her social - so if you need any proof just look there.
If you choose Archer Inspired for your big day you are in for a treat!
Hailey has a great eye for detail and is very driven! She helped us stay on schedule and checked in regularly to chat about day of timelines, what photos we would want, and to just...
get to know us. She was a delight to work with and always on the ball. I highly recommend her to anyone in the California area and beyond! (My wedding was in Colorado and she traveled out for it, so don't be afraid to ask if you're out of state.)
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