About this vendor
Holly Castillo is a California-based wedding photographer specializing in hybrid 35mm film and digital coverage for couples who value authentic, emotional storytelling. With over 10 years of experience, Holly takes a documentary approach—focusing on real moments, natural movement, and timeless imagery.
Serving Santa Barbara, Malibu, Los Angeles, Ventura County, and beyond, Holly offers fully customizable, a la carte collections including full-day wedding coverage, intimate elopements, engagement sessions, second photographers, heirloom albums, and optional Super 8 highlight films. Her work is ideal for laid-back, intentional couples drawn to the texture and nostalgia of film with the reliability of digital.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
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Holly is amazing! I feel so lucky to have had her booked for our wedding day because all the photos and moments she captured were so great.
On our wedding day, we were running on ...
a pretty tight schedule and only had Holly for 6 hours, but Holly managed to get everything and then some within those 6 hours.
Her film photography is truly phenomenal - my husband, friends, and I were smiling looking through all the photos and moments she captured that we didn't even know she got.
Both my husband and I are not that photogenic and can feel awkward in front of a camera, but Holly helped us feel natural and gave us direction as needed for the perfect portraits. I’m so thankful for Holly and cannot recommend her enough.
Holly was great to work with. She was organized and had a very calm demeanor. I was super impressed that Holly got us back our edited pictures within a few weeks- just a few days...
before giving birth! The pictures surpassed my expectations- she really captures the moment, and the colors were so vibrant. Holly's assistant photographers on both days were also very professional and easy to work with.
Holly was absolutely wonderful covering our special day!! My husband and I got married in May of 2022, and looking back on our photos still brings us so much joy and helps us reliv...
e the day now 7 months later!!
What I truly loved about our pictures was the sweet candid moments captured — it felt like Holly was hidden away and just snapped up the most personal and special moments without anyone noticing (which is kind of what happened haha and a sign of a great photographer! She got to our venue and just jumped in!!)
Overall, Holly was pleasant to work with, always got back to us in a timely manner, was flexible day-of, and just helped make the day run more smoothly by keeping us on track with timing without adding any extra pressure. We didn’t know her beforehand, but she felt like a friend joining us for our big day! I would absolutely hire her again and recommend her for other couples!!
You should definitely book Holly for your wedding! Holly and her assistant were so chill, fun, and patient! They were efficient so we didn't feel like we were missing too much of o...
ur wedding for photos and were able to capture every moment without us even noticing! Highly recommend :)
Our experience with Holly was unique, but in a great way! Several months before our wedding, she let us know that she was pregnant. However, she took care of hiring an associate ...
photographer (Natalie) that was amazing! And she is still going to take the time to edit our photos even though she literally just gave birth. Thank you!
Holly is amazing. Our engagement shoot was incredible, it was so easy to shoot with her. Both my husband & I don't really know what to do in front of a camera and she made it so ea...
sy. We love those photos. On our wedding day, it was just as much fun to shoot with her. She made sure she got all the shots, she took our requests and she knew where the perfect places were for our photos. Communication with her is always simple. Also, extra props to her because at our wedding she was due to give birth 2 weeks later and she still showed up! She still shot for 8 hours and we can't thank her enough. She is amazing and we will definitely use her for future events!
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Based in Malibu and Santa Barbara CA
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