About this vendor
Hi, I’m Danielle, a California wedding photographer who blends the timeless beauty of film with the ease of digital to capture your day exactly as it unfolds. My approach is simple: less posing, more presence. I focus on real moments, candid connections, and all the little details that make your wedding uniquely yours. With over a decade of experience behind the camera, I create images that feel effortless, emotional, and true to life.
Services Offered
I offer wedding photography that’s tailored to you, with a focus on both film and digital images for a nostalgic yet modern feel. Whether it’s an intimate elopement or a full weekend celebration, I document every part of your story with care and attention.
Services include:
Full-day wedding coverage
Engagement sessions
35mm film & digital photography
Multi-day and destination weddings
Online gallery for easy sharing
High-resolution edited images
Albums, fine art prints, and keepsakes
My goal is to capture the candid, unscripted moments you’ll treasure forever, while also providing heirloom pieces you can hold onto for a lifetime.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Reviews
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5
out of 5.018 reviews
Danielle was amazing! She was super communicative, organize, and prepared! She helped us coordinate our first look, private vows, and took some absolutely amazing photos. Everyone ...
at the wedding raved about how she was professional and also how she seemed to blend in with the group and became part of the party. She got us some first peek photos, which are amazing and we can't wait for the full package to come soon! We'd recommend her to everyone!
Danielle was wonderful to work with! She made every step of the process easy, and her photos are beautiful. She is great at making you feel comfortable during posed sessions, but s...
he is truly a wizard at shooting candids -- everyone looks beautiful, the pictures are well-framed, and the moments are perfectly chosen.
The other great thing about working with Danielle is her organization and memory. She remembered tiny details from our initial consultation call, and she was really thorough about reading the timeline, asking questions, and prepping. I always felt like she knew exactly what she was doing and had everything in hand. I can't recommend her work highly enough.
Danielle did such an amazing job with our wedding photos. They looked absolutely magical and we couldn’t have asked for a better photographer! She captured all of the lighting so b...
eautifully and our pictures were flawless. Danielle was also amazing to work with, she was so prompt with responding to emails and messages. Danielle sent us 30 preview photos THAT SAME NIGHT. How amazing is that!! It was only a few weeks before she had finished editing a few hundred additional photos, and everything was completed within a few weeks of our wedding. She was also very flexible with adding new shots last minute depending on what I was asking for throughout the night. She captured every moment beautifully!
I have only wonderful things to say about Danielle. I fell in love with her photography style even before we met and everything that she captured from my day looked exactly as I im...
agined. She has such a great eye and ability to capture some amazing moments. Danielle is also so easy to work with and super personable - it felt like I was with a good friend! I felt very much at ease the whole day and especially at ease with the trust I had in her.
Danielle is the absolute best!!! We feel so lucky to have found her here on The Knot! She did our Engagement and Wedding pictures and they turned out so much more beautiful than ...
we could have imagined. Our engagement pictures were taken at Venice Beach which was a great location because we got so many pictures with many different backgrounds. We took pictures at the Venice Canals, in front of beautiful houses, on a lifeguard tower and on the beach during sunset. Our wedding pictures turned out equally as beautiful. I love candid photos and we got plenty of those in numerous poses. My husband and I were pretty nervous as we are not used to being photographed by a professional and Danielle made it very easy. Her easy going sense of humor made it easy for us to relax and go with the flow. I highly recommend Daniel for your Engagement and Wedding photos!
Danielle was the best to work with! So easy going, so much fun, and really captured those “quirky, unforgettable moments” that typical photographers might not catch. The gallery sh...
e sent and little package with flash drive was too cute!
Gosh! She did my wife’s mommy and me Pics. She’s amazing and does amazing work. I love her style and I can’t wait till she does my next family pictures. Book her now.
Danielle was an awesome photographer. She has a great attitude and takes beautiful pictures. We appreciated that she guided us throughout the shoot but also took poses and angles...
that we suggested.
Highly recommended!
Choosing the right photographer was one of the most important decisions for a wedding. And we sure made the right one with, Danielle! I can't get over how breathtakingly stunning a...
nd special our photos are! I feel like every photo tells a story and captures the intimacy and joy from our day! She has given us memories for a lifetime, we both couldn't be more grateful!
And even though I was about 30 min. late for the first look, she made use of her time at the venue and took remarkable photos of our decor, venue, and florals. And when I arrived finally arrived, she was so kind and eased my nerves, especially while walking to my groom for the first time. It was such a special moment for the both of us and she caught it all. The lighting was gorgeous that day and the quality of her photos look like they can be in a magazine. Danielle is so talented and kind, any couple would be lucky to have her!
We can not even begin to say enough wonderful things about Danielle and we are so happy with our experience with her for our small wedding this January. Danielle was super helpful ...
throughout the entire process of planning our wedding - she answered all our questions and offered us practical suggestions for our timeline. She is so easy to communicate with and super friendly! On wedding day, Danielle was AMAZING! She was on top of everything and captured all the small moments and little details that I don’t even remember seeing the day of! Danielle was so sweet during our couples photos, we had a lot of fun shooting with her and she really made us feel special. Our photos arrived much quicker than we expected and we are still in awe of how GORGEOUS the pictures came out! It’s amazing looking through the photos and seeing how Danielle documented the day unfolding. She is so talented, we absolutely love her style, and we are SO grateful to have worked with her for our wedding! We highly recommend Danielle!
Book Danielle right now. Stop spending time researching photographers for your engagement or wedding. Book her freaking right now. She was amazing. How? Glad you asked: 1) she was ...
in constant communication, 2) she is a great listener, 3) she was on-time and helpful, 3) she was flexible to hearing my silly ideas, and 4) she is a master behind the lens. Seriously, I'm thinking about going into modeling, because I look so good! Jk. But she will capture the very best of you. Her unique approach is refreshing and I would 10/10 book her again. I'm in video production and design, trust me, book Danielle right now.
My (now) husband and I could not say enough wonderful things about Danielle and the photos that she took for us during our wedding!! The ceremony photos were gorgeous, and she even...
took photos before anyone got to the venue of the setup and small details that I don't even remember being there as I was so busy that day. She spent a great amount of time between the bridesmaids and groomsmen as we were getting ready, capturing the small moments between friends and family that are so special to see. She was so great during the reception about letting me know how much longer we had her for, and made sure we got to do the dances and bouquet toss before she left. The photos arrived faster than we expected, and were even more than I thought they would be. If you want a photographer with a great personality who will capture your day in a unique and beautiful way, make sure to book Danielle!
Danielle is such a dream to work with and her photos are pure magic! She did our engagement and wedding photos and made the process comfortable and fun from start to finish. It fe...
lt like our wedding flew by in the blink of an eye, making the photos that much more important. It was so wonderful to be able to re-experience it through Danielle’s images. She captured so many beautiful moments, remembered meaningful elements we discussed beforehand and saved them forever for us. Her natural and romantic style of photography is exactly what we had hoped for. We are so grateful for her amazing energy and talent.
Danielle just did our engagement photos at the LA County Fair, and we could not be happier!! We were really hoping for a more natural, less staged vibe and she captured that effort...
lessly while making the day carefree and easy. The photos turned out incredible and we've already had several people comment that they're the best engagement photos they've seen :) Don't hesitate to book Danielle. Super laid back and fun shoot with incredible results.
Danielle is the BEST, which is why my husband and I have asked her to capture our most treasured moments over the years: our engagement, wedding, our daughter's first birthday, and...
holiday family photos. For our engagement photos we had her trekking up hills and through streams to capture the perfect shots. On our wedding day, she was always there to snap photos at the right place and the right time. Our wedding photos were exactly what we wanted- in the moment, candid, artistic, and authentic. Danielle is professional, kind, and has an amazing eye for capturing beautiful details. We are so thankful to have found her!
Danielle is an absolutely amazing photographer! She is super sweet and comfortable to be around, and she is also great at taking candid shots. Besides when we were doing family/cou...
ple pictures, the rest of the time I hardly noticed when she was taking pictures of us. In the end it made for some great shots that I was excited to see. Not only that, but Danielle's style of photography is truly beautiful! I absolutely love the dreamy, romantic feel she brings across in each photo. And I can tell other people do too, I've had friends frequently ask who did our photos, and because of this several of my family and friends have booked her for their engagement/wedding photos over the years. Even my wedding coordinator, who has worked alongside many photographers, was so impressed with Danielle's work ethic and style that she plans on recommending her to future clients. I can't recommend Danielle enough!
Danielle is the BEST. She just has an eye for the "moment" and just shocked us with how beautiful our engagement and wedding photos came out. We'll be using her for all our famil...
y portraits in the future. Pricing is great, and the product excellent.
I cannot say enough positive things about Danielle Bennink Photography. From the start when we took our engagement photos she put us at ease and we really felt like we were just ta...
king fun pictures with a friend. On our big day she was so on top of everything, so organized, took photos of all the things a bride would want to have photos of. She has the best energy, is so warm and beyond talented! We received our photos promptly and I could not be happier with how they turned out! They were amazing! Danielle will be our photographer for life. Any big events in the future for our family, we will be contacting Danielle.
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