About this vendor
Hi there, I'm Ella!
My passion is to create a fun and seamless wedding day experience for carefree and vibrant couples. I’m based in Honolulu, Hawaii, and available for travel worldwide to capture memories that will last a lifetime. Feel free to send me a message, I'd love to chat with you!
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
Reviews
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out of 5.015 reviews
10/10 recommend Ella to be your event photographer! We’ve had the pleasure of working with Ella over quite an extended period of time because we had a long engagement. From our eng...
agement photoshoot over a year ago, to our wedding just last month, we had a fabulous experience with Ella. She is laid back and professional – a perfect combination of qualities you want your photographer to had. She is always prompt in her communication, and most importantly – her photos are STUNNING. Her editing skills are beautiful, and the moments she is able to capture are second to none. Could not be happier that we chose Ella to be our photographer.
I cannot express how thrilled my husband and I are with the incredible work of Ella Merrill! From the initial consultation, through our engagement photos, to the final wedding shot...
s, every step of the process was an absolute delight. Ella is fantastic to work with - she has a wonderful personality that can set anyone who is not used to being in front of a camera at ease. She is also extremely reliable and ensures she understands the vision of her client and then magically delivers beyond their expectations.
Ella is not just a photographer; she is a true artist with an exceptional eye for detail and a passion for capturing the most magical moments of our special day. The level of professionalism and dedication demonstrated throughout the entire experience was truly outstanding.
Not only did Ella capture the traditional shots flawlessly, but she also managed to catch many candid moments that truly reflect the joy and love shared on our wedding day, including ones of our much-loved dog. Looking through the initial photos felt like reliving the day, and we are grateful for the timeless treasures we now have to cherish.
I cannot recommend Ella enough, I hope to use her again for future special occasions.
Ella captured our day absolutely perfectly. She was so amazing to work with, and blended in so well with our guests that we hardly noticed she was there, but she didn't miss a sing...
le moment. Her quality is simply unmatched, especially when being able to capture such special moments in a maximalist environment! Very reasonably priced, would hire her over and over again.
I dont know what else to say except: YOU NEED ELLA!! If you want your pictures to be lively, bright, and fun, she is the one! We worked with her for a couple months through engagem...
ent pics up until our wedding, and I just don’t have enough good things to say about her. We provably hired a different photographer for our wedding, but the vibes were off and she did not listen to my vision. Me and my husband can be awkward in front of the camera, but she directed us and told us exactly what we needed to do. Our wedding experience would not have been the same without her! She captured the exact vision that I had and then some. 100% worth every penny. Please just book her already!!
Ella was an absolute pleasure to work with. She made us feel comfortable during our engagement photo session and we had such a great time. As a couple that had not taken profession...
al photos together before, it was so great to have a photographer like Ella help us feel at ease and in the moment. She also did a fantastic job with our wedding photos and captured all the best moments! We highly recommend Ella for your engagement and wedding photos !
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put into our wedding photos! They are stunning and we can’t wait to print them out and display them in our home! We are so thrilled! Bac...
k in 2020 we were just browsing a wedding website and we found you on there. Your photos stood out with pop with natural smiles and poses. I was so excited to book you and then the whole pandemic happened. We delayed our wedding twice and you've been so accommodating. Every time we moved our date you were always there with us! We're so thankful for your flexibility and excellent communication. Your emails are always detailed and well planned out for our engagement shoot and wedding day.
We are so happy that we chose Ella for our wedding and engagement photos! My husband and I had never had professional pictures taken before so we were a little bit nervous, but Ell...
a made us feel so comfortable during our engagement photos and we ended up having a blast! She has a very down-to-earth and fun personality that just made us feel so much more relaxed.
As for the wedding photos, they are absolutely beautiful. My whole family is in love with how her photos captured not just the big moments, but those unique moments that not everyone gets to see. Not to mention, her style of editing is gorgeous and we love how bright and happy every photo looks. She also delivered our photos just a couple of months after our wedding, so we didn't have to wait long at all! We HIGHLY recommended Ella!! :)
My husband and I had a backyard wedding with 110 people in April and Ella was my photographer. She was one of the best part of the wedding experience! Not only was she easy to work...
with, professional, and punctual, she is one of those rare people you'll meet in life who genuinely has your (and your wedding's) best interest in mind.
Ella's package included an engagement shoot and she made the fantastic suggestions to go to a dog beach in San Diego (we live about 2 hours away). We received a big batch of amazing engagement photos and the best part was that she made the experience fun for us. My husband and I are usually very awkward, but with Ella, it felt natural to pose and just have a good time.
Ella and her partner worked tirelessly at our wedding and we are so happy with our 800+ photos that we received. She was detail oriented, organized, but somehow made picture taking painless and chill. Her photos were bright, cheerful, and she captured the mood of our wedding perfectly. I'd hire Ella again in a heartbeat for any and all future photoshoots. She is absolutely amazing and you won't go wrong with Ella for your wedding!
There is so much to say about Ella! Our time with Ella started with our engagement photos in 2019 through 2021 when our wedding finally happened. Our wedding was postponed due to C...
OVID and Ella was so gracious to honor our original contract and save the date for the following year. She helped the transition be stress-free in the midst of all the chaos with rescheduling our wedding & we’re so grateful because we didn’t want anyone else to photograph our special day!
Ella is so sweet, very helpful with suggestions down to every detail: what to wear for photos based on locations, time of day to best shoot, and I LOVED that she has a photo shoot list for the wedding day! This helped the group photos run quickly and smoothly while making sure we didn’t leave any wedding details and guests out. She includes you in all her decision planning & her supportive spirit makes you feel like a friend! She even helped me put my shoes on and carry my things when I was alone (teary eyes). As a bride you definitely appreciate these little gestures of help. She goes above and beyond the surface of her job description. Our photos are vibrant & amazing, we don’t get tired of looking at them. We could go on all day but simply put, book Ella for your special day! You won’t regret it! Thank you Ella for everything!
I have a lot of photographer friends but i was looking for a specific style for my wedding photos - Bright, fun, and authentic. I found Ella on Instagram and she not only fit the b...
ill for the style i was looking for, but she makes you feel so comfortable. Super chill and flexible like shooting with a friend. She shot our engagement shoot, micro wedding, and large wedding. It’s been awesome getting to know her these past 3 years and she couldn’t have made several covid postponements any easier to manage. She also is SUPER quick with communication, sneak peaks, and the final gallery. Thanks Ella for everything!! So happy you got to capture our love during the pandemic madness over the past few years <3
Ella photographed our wedding in October of 2021 and we couldn't be happier with her work, including before, during, and after. She is extremely professional and so much fun to wor...
k with. Being shy in front of the camera, she helped me get over my nerves and just have fun. One thing that we noticed when we first saw her work was her talent and the colorfulness and brightness of her pictures which we loved. But one thing that is not showcased through her work or online galleries is how friendly, experienced, and helpful she is throughout the whole process of planning the wedding. Thank you Ella for making our day perfect- we cannot express how much we would recommend her to anyone who is looking for a photographer for any occasion!
Ella was a dream to work with! She is such an amazing photographer and her pictures came out beautiful from our wedding. She is super professional but makes you feel very comfortab...
le. I cannot recommend her enough! When it came close to our wedding, she was on top of communicating with us and creating a timeline for the day of, she is very organized and I hope to book her for pictures in the future!
I cannot express enough how incredible our experience working with Ella was. My husband and I are not naturals in front of a camera, but Ella made us feel extremely comfortable and...
got us amazing results.
We initially hired Ella pre-covid and got thrown through the ringer with our planning, but Ella was very accommodating with our changes in plans. We had pretty gnarly winds during our ceremony and I was a little worried how the photos would turn out, but was extremely pleased when I got them back and saw how beautiful they were even with some wind. I’m so incredibly in love with all of our photos and Ella captured our weeding in the most perfect way. I’ll forever cherish the photos we have and would 10/10 recommend Ella to anyone looking for an incredible photographer!
My Go To Photographer. Love her work and love working with her. I have used her three times for shoots and I have not been disappointed yet. Beautiful photos!
Working with Ella was wonderful! She is honestly such a joy to work with. I admire her professionalism, creativity, being prompt, and most of all fun. As a planner we look for phot...
ographers who have certain qualities and she outdid herself. All her photos captured the beautiful moments my clients shared. I highly recommend her for anyone who needs a photographer, she is on my preferred vendor list to!!!
Contact
Hawaiian islands and Southern California
Ella Merrill Photography