About this vendor
My passion is using the lens to tell a story - your story. From the stunning evening glow of Santa Barbara to the magical mornings of Bali, a wedding is one of life's enduring beauties and capturing those first smiles of delight, a subtle glance beneath your veil, the best man's humorously orated toast - is what makes my job the best
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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If you are lucky enough for David (Doza) to have your date open, BOOK HIM immediately! For me, the photographer was the first thing I researched and booked because it was such an i...
mportant component of my wedding. When I came across Doza, there was no question that his photography was exactly what I wanted so I booked him a year and a half in advance...which turned into two and a half thanks to covid. During that time, Doza could not have been more amazing. He did an extra engagement shoot with us just for fun, we went out to dinner together, he made sure he was available on our rescheduled date and he truly has become a friend of ours. As a bride getting ready on your wedding day, let me tell you how important it is to feel comfortable and trust the person taking your pictures. I had a mini wardrobe malfunction and Doza was the one to calm me down...my photographer of all people :) Once Doza delivered our wedding photos, we were blown away. My friends and family members are so complimentary of the photos but also of Doza on the wedding day. He takes control and takes away any anxiety you have about needing to get all the right shots (trust me, he's on it). I know this is long winded but I feel very strongly that if you want incredible, fun, classic, photos with a little bit of an edge...he's the absolute perfect guy!
David shot our wedding last summer and my only regret is that it's taken me this long to write my review. His work is incredible, he captures the light in such a beautiful way. It ...
was important for my husband and I to have pictures that reflected the emotions and moments of the day, not just portraits. David and his crew did such a phenomenal job getting the right lighting, getting so many special moments on "film," and crushing the detail shots of our venue as well. Additionally, he and his crew never made any of our family or friends feel as if they were in the way nor were they too intrusive during our ceremony. We also did a family shoot afterward with our two dogs and he was incredibly patient and captured some amazing photos in that situation too. If you like the look of his work you won't regret hiring him.
If you get the chance, I highly recommend David as a wedding photographer. He captured all of the important moments during our wedding, even the smallest but most powerful moments ...
that mattered most to my wife and I. He’s friendly and everyone at our wedding loved him too. I’ll recommend all friends to David.
Hiring David was the best decision we made. His photos are works of art and we will cherish his work for a lifetime!
I had the pleasure of working with David for a photoshoot with myself, husband, and 1 year old. He handled the chaos and unpredictability of a 1 year old with patience and energy. ...
His high spirts made the shoot go by in a breeze and the photos were incredible! He was punctual and helped me style outfits prior to the shoot. He made the shoot itself very enjoyable and a fun experience for all, and we created some cherished memories and photos in the process. I can’t recommend David enough!
David shot a series of family photos for us. His enthusiasm and professionalism made the experience truly enjoyable and we came away with cherished family photos. It was easy to wo...
rk with him and he made modeling comfortable and fun (especially for my lack of modeling experience). For all of the reasons a above, I would highly recommend David and we will be using him again in the future!
Doza is simply the best. Have you seen his instagram? I'm sure every professional photographer has one or two amazing photos from each shoot, but everything from Doza is a masterpi...
ece. Our wedding day was a blur of fun and excitement, and I'm so happy Doza was there to capture it forever.
Doza’s work speaks for itself. He is so talented. He makes you feel comfortable, even for cranky fiancées! So creative and the results are magic. Fun to work with. HIGHLY recomme...
nd. A little more expensive than others but so so worth it.
Doza has been our first choice for photography for the past several years. When we started planning our wedding, we met with him first before setting a date. He's that great. He's ...
able to pose and shoot anyone - even our crazy Aussie pup ring bearer. He takes everyone's best photo and captured my bride as the fairytale princess that she is. Truly a remarkable talent.
If you are looking for a phenomenal photographer, hire David. He has a great eye for amazing photos and is extremely talented. My wife and I are so grateful . Thank you for perfect...
ly capturing our special day.
David took the most beautiful photos of my fiance and me for our engagement session! I was beyond happy with how the photos turned out. Not only were the photos beautiful, but Davi...
d was great to work with - my fiance and I were both nervous going into it but David made it fun and easy and told us exactly what to do. I know that I'll treasure these photos forever. Thanks David!
David is absolutely amazing! He is extremely talented and very creative and you will see that throughout all of his photos. From our engagement photos to our wedding photos, we wer...
e so happy with all of our pictures and they were everything I ever dreamed of! I cried so many happy tears when we saw the pictures for the first time. I would absolutely recommend him to everyone! Thank you soooooo much David, we are forever grateful for all the beautiful photos you took and will cherish them forever!
We hired Doza at the recommendation of our wedding planner with absolutely no regrets! From the moment we met him we clicked right away, and was completely in sync with our vibes a...
nd aesthetic. He had mentioned when we first booked him, over a year before our wedding date, that he had only been photographing professionally for a year. His portfolio was already pretty good to begin with, but it has improved drastically since then! Our engagement was in Joshua Tree, and those photos turned out amazing. And from there the wedding photos were even better. Doza made me and my husband feel so at ease, when we typically are so awkward and uncomfortable in front of the camera. Not to mention, he made us look sooooo good! HIGHLY RECOMMEND
Mendoza is not only a very talented and creative photographer, but he is also professional, courteous, and very helpful in what was one of the best and hectic days of our lives. Wi...
th all that we had going on that day, he guided us every step of the way. Even though we had a rushed wedding planning process (about 4 months) he was totally on board and willing to work with us. His ability to create and capture the best moments of our wedding is more than we could have ever asked for. He lead us with different poses, different lighting, and was constantly seeking out the next opportunity to capture great backdrops and moments. He gave us so much more than we could have imagined and he brought out the best that day. We are forever grateful for his wonderful service!
DAVID MENDOZA III IS MY-FAVORITE-HANDS-DOWN-BEYOND-TALENTED-WORLD-CLASS-DREAM-PHOTOGRAPHER!!!! His art is stunning, his heart massive, and his eye for detail is straight up remarka...
ble. He cares about what he is creating and will deliver on your vision. But not only that, he always takes it up a notch and is so much fun. He has created some of my favorites portraits and photos ever! Ones of my family, my husband and I, and maternity. Working with Doza has been an absolute gift and I wont stop recommending him to ANYONE and EVERYONE who wants portraits done. I wish he had done my wedding 9 years ago! If you want to legitimately squeal and cry happy tears looking back at memories through photos. HE IS YOUR GUY. HE IS MAGIC! HIS CRAFT, GOLD. GO!
Hiring David to be our wedding photographer was hands down the best decision we made! There really aren’t enough adjectives to describe how talented he is as a photographer. We liv...
e across the country in PA and having only “met” him over FaceTime once he meshed so we’ll with our friends and family! He’s charming, hilarious, and makes it incredibly easy to be in front of his camera. We’ll cherish our wedding album forever! I still go through each picture every few weeks to relive our favorite day. Thanks, Doza! You’re one in a million!
From the beginning Doza showed great attention to detail. It all started with a Skype call where we got to know each other and our budgets. We decided to only do photos (no video) ...
for our wedding and wanted someone who captured the experience not the posed photos. After the call we followed up with a few fun questioners that provided my husband and I with great laughter and loving moments! The engagement shoot was far more elaborate than I expected. He helped us coordinate outfits and then took the time to help us figure out how to be way less awkward! The wedding day Doza was all over the place in the best of ways! He organized our family photos (which we were nervous about) with grace and fit right in with our entire the party. He even had a quick slide show with a few of the photos playing at the bar!! Not sure how he whipped that one up but it was amazing! Doza wants to be apart of the entire experience becoming a friend in the process. If you are looking for great care and attention to detail he is your guy!
Now as far as the pictures go...wow. Our engagement session he captured what I feel with Blake! Laughter, fun, trips and falls and then more laughter. The photos are far from rigid stills. He captures the emotion. We have only received sneak peek wedding pictures to date but I have full faith in the magic Doza creates. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!
I fell in love with David’s work about 2 years ago when I first came across it. Once my husband and I were engaged David was the first vendor we booked!
Our wedding was just last ...
month and we are so exited to see all of our images. So let me tell you, the few I’ve seen so far really captured our day. If you’re contemplating on wanting to spend money on a quality photographer David is WORTH THE INVESTMENT. Not only is he amazing at what he does but he’s an awesome person too! Name another photog who will get in the middle of a dance circle at your wedding, I’ll wait.
On a real note, all you really need to do is take a look at his work it speaks for itself.
Thank you Doza!
Ahh where to begin!! We brought Doza to Bali with us for our secret adventure Elopement and it was the BEST investment we made for our day. Not only did it feel like hanging out wi...
th an old friend the photographs he captured were freaking magical. He captured every moment and more, and he was down to hike and shoot anywhere and everywhere to get the shots he needed. The way he got so excited while shooting gave us so much confidence and made the whole process so fun, my husband even loved it! As a photographer myself Doza is a huge constant source of inspiration, the color and rawness of his work is unparalleled and after working together he is now one of our greatest friends. After having so much fun in Bali with him, Peter and I decided to also fly him out to Hawaii to cover our wedding reception even though we weren’t planning on having a photographer and danggg were so thankful we did that! I didn’t think I could love any other photos as much as our Bali gallery but the Hawaii gallery is just as amazing. He stayed with us in our guest house that week in Hawaii with a bunch of our friends and we had the best time ever! Seriously forever grateful for the images he has given us and already can’t wait for an another shoot with him! Doza you da best!!
David is such a star! He really gets to know his couples and that connection truly shows in his work. We had engagement photos and our wedding photos done with David and my husband...
and I can't stop looking through the photos- they're absolutely stunning! Even my bridesmaids commented on how comfortable they were during our getting ready photos and bridal party portraits with David behind the camera. If you're in the market for a photographer, call David! He was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding and for the lifelong memories we trusted him with.
David was a dream to work with throughout the wedding planning process. He was very responsive and always took our wishes into account. He kept us calm and relaxed on our wedding d...
ay while making sure to capture every moment. Not only is he an extremely talented photographer, he is also a charismatic, fun-loving, genuine individual. I would highly recommend David for any event or moment you may want to capture. I will absolutely work with him again!
I couldn't ask for a better guy to work with, or for better photos of our wedding day! David (or "Doza" as me and my groomsmen ended up calling him) is an amazing artist with his c...
amera. He's also an incredibly genuine guy and in getting to spend time with him we had the privilege of experiencing his creative and brilliant mind. The way he'd pose us to capture our emotions, the lighting, the location, our families...all these things that he brought together in his stunning photos. I also remember feeling totally comfortable by the way he'd help me pose for some of the shots in ways that still was completely natural and didn't feel posed. Overall I really can't recommend David enough and will definitely be choosing him for some anniversary photos.
We LOVED having David as a photographer. He is professional, fun, funny, and makes everybody around him comfortable. Every time I look back at our wedding photos I think to myself,...
“WOW!” And I find myself having that same reaction with all of David’s photos I see. He is the whole package, incredible talented and creative and an incredibly genuine, down to earth guy to go with it! I couldn’t recommend him highly enough!
David was the best person at our wedding. We not only received AMAZING pictures that we will treasure forever, but we also made an amazing friend. He truly enjoys his work and it s...
hows, he had a big 'ol smile on his face the entire time and never appeared to be stressed or rushed, this really helped put us at ease during our entire day. I would STRONGLY recommend him to anyone I know!
I could not be more grateful to have found David during my search for a wedding photographer. Not only is he is easy-going and fun, but he made the time to do our engagement shoot ...
during a 9 hour layover because we had moved out of state after booking him for our wedding. He took a stressful scenario on our end and found a way to make the relocation work for us so we could move forward with our original photography plans.
He truly went above and beyond what we expected from a photographer we had just met.
David truly has an eye for natural beauty, so we let him pick where he wanted to shoot while we were driving through Golden, Colorado, a town he had never visited, and he nailed each shot. Not only did he capture the amazing scenery and natural light beautifully, he caught the sweetest moments between my fiancé and I.
David is such a pleasure to work with and I wouldn’t hesitate to book him for any futute photography needs.
David was such a joy to work with, we hired him to photograph our rehearsal dinner as well as the day of our wedding. He capture our day in a very unique and beautiful way. It is s...
uch a gift to have pictures that bring back so many amazing memories!! He times the time to capture the essence of each couple and applies it to his photography. Making it a very personal experience. I would recommend David to anyone. We will definitely use him for all future celebrations. Thank you David!!!
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