About this vendor
Claire Xu Photography is a wedding company currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Owner Claire Xu is a freelance photographer who specializes in creating romantic and artistic pictures that couples can cherish for a lifetime. She fuses photojournalistic techniques with an artistic style. Her goal is to produce images that are authentic and visually stunning.
Claire Xu Photography operates as a freelance service. Claire loves traveling for wedding occasions throughout Southern CA and the US as a whole. With over 5 years of experience in the industry, this professional favors a unique and creative approach. Having worked in design for a decade, she decided to branch out and pursue freelance photography. She has not looked back since. Claire gains inspiration from the vibrant and varied street-art movement and works with natural lighting to document every meaningful moment.
With this talented cameraperson, couples can expect an unobtrusive photography experience. She will aim to fade into the background and observe the celebrations as they naturally unfold. This means that couples can enjoy their day and stay present. Claire seeks out candid moments of emotion and spontaneous expressions of sheer happiness. These are the vital times when she is poised for picture-taking.
When it comes to your wedding story, Claire Xu Photography is available every step of the way. From engagement sessions and rehearsal events to the highly-anticipated reception, this dedicated individual can be there to illustrate it all. She is also on board for destination weddings and she can procure an additional photographer if needed. While she favors unplanned pictures, she offers portrait opportunities as she knows this is what some couples desire. Customizable packages are available. Following your momentous day, she can provide wedding albums, social media options, and digital files so you can relive the magic for years to come.
Details
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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4.9
out of 5.014 reviews
My husband and I loved Claire Xu’s photography service. She was quick to respond and came up with really good ideas for pictures while having an excellent eye for detail. Definitel...
y enjoyed working with her and the pictures turned out great.
Claire was my photographer for my wedding. I was very satisfied with her work and retained her to take my professional profile pictures as well. Love the way she present the colors...
and lights in her works. Highly recommended.
Claire was fantastic to work with. She spent time understanding what we wanted in our wedding photos and getting to know us as a couple so that she could capture the perfect photos...
of our big day. She was very patient and easy to work with and all our guests thought that she was very nice as well. My husband and I still hadn't chosen our photos for the wedding album a year after the wedding, so Claire offered to meet us one day and work with us to choose the photos in an afternoon and then get the album done quickly. She really went out of her way to meet our needs. Aside from her personality, her pictures were exceptional. If we had to do it all over again, I would hire Claire as our wedding photographer again.
Claire has a real eye for femininity in her photos..I was the bride so I came out looking great!! The only thing is you have to be a little pushy with her on the wedding day..i end...
ed up having to tell her what to shoot most of the time because she would not take initiative.
We hired Claire for our wedding back in March and were very pleased with the end product. A few months before the wedding we took engagement pictures and Claire suggested an amazin...
g place to take them. People raved about our engagement pictures!! Our pictures came our amazing and absolutely gorgeous. Claire was great to work with and made us feel really comfortable. At times during our session we forgot she was even there and were able to be playful and loosen up.
I highly recommend sitting down with your photographer and getting to know them even after hiring.
Claire is very accommodating, professional and talented. She was able to fit our schedule and come to our chosen spots for pictures out in Malibu. I enjoyed working with her and lo...
ve my pictures.
Preliminary:
Claire was professional and easy to get in contact with even while moving. She went over our schedule like someone who obviously knows what she's doing. She scoped...
out our venue thoroughly beforehand, and even attended our rehearsal to make sure that she knew the lighting. That's attention to detail! She also agreed to meet with us online since my fiance and I are in different states, which made things much easier.
Main:
There was a blackout at our wedding, and the museum was on emergency power. As you can guess, this meant VERY CRAPPY LIGHTING. Claire, who had shown up a couple hours early (before we were even paying her for) , did her absolute best. Her assistant and her were so enthusiastic and seemed to love, just, taking photography. This didn't seem like just another shoot to her-this seemed like something she loved! And they were tireless, shooting everything that went on!
Oh, and that crappy lighting? The pictures we have seen so far are ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS. Her portfolio does not lie.
She takes her job and craft seriously, and I highly recommend her!
I am so glad to have Claire to be my wedding photographer because she is such a responsible and easy-going person to work with. Claire spent the time to visit my wedding venue as w...
ell as its surroundings to search for great locations for photo shooting prior to my wedding. Also, she took the initiative to communicate with me and my husband for our special shooting needs and desires on our wedding day. Her passion and professional sense in photography can absolutely transform a simple scene or shot into a splendid, artistic and memorable picture. During the process of retouching our photos, she is so patient with our picky requests and willing to fulfill our needs. Look no further, if you are searching a wedding photographer with great talent and professional services, highly recommend ClaireXu Photography.
Claire was the photographer for our pre-wedding photos. She is very professional and sincere to her clients. She took our opinions very seriously, discussed with us many times to m...
ake sure what kind of photo we wanted, and also provided useful suggestions. She was very responsible through the whole process, from visiting photo shoot locations, the shooting to final photo retouchment, always with nice attitude. Highly recommended!
Claire is a very professional and nice photographer. When taking photos, she always suggests us good poses. In the post-processing phase, she never complain our requests. In genera...
l, we are quite satisfied with her work.
Claire and her partner were great photographers for our wedding. They were very helpful and did extensive prep work with us, visiting the site, providing options for photography lo...
cations and showing us many photography samples. During the wedding, they took many pictures and turned it around to us very quickly! Great to work with and great photos! Memories for a lifetime.
Claire did an amazing job for our pre-wedding photos in Nov., 2011. The photo shoots were a lot of fun and easy to do since Claire gave us great direction. Pictures exceeded our e...
xpectations and came out looking fabulous. Our friends couldn't stop asking about the photos. Highly recommended!
Claire Xu is a very professional and responsive photographer. She has good sense of beauty, smart use of light, and knows how to present your story and love from the prettiest angl...
e. The pictures that she shoot are much more beautiful and gorgeous than the scene itself.
I also appreciate the high flexibility that she has. We ended very late the first day and the time actually had been out of the range that she originally agreed to serve. However she still paid greatest patience and shoot high quality photo for us in the late night. I invited her to shoot more the other day due to the impressive professionalism and responsiveness she has.
I definitely recommend her to be your photographer--the one who knows how to grab the most touching scene and know how to present your beauty and story. I believe she will be a star in this field!
Claire is a very professional photographer and very easy going, flexible and easy to communicate with. She took lots of pictures which are exactly the style I want and she's good a...
t catching sweet moments of the couple. Highly recommended!
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Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Irvine, Destination
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