5 out of 5 stars and 41 reviews Best of Weddings (2x).
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(41)Los Angeles | Orange County | Santa Barbara | Destination
About this vendor
Welcome! I understand that your wedding is one of the most important days of your life, and my passion is to help you create the best wedding experience possible! My goal is to capture memories that will last the years to come with a candid, journalistic approach to creating photographs. I am known for being fun, easy going and staying calm during hectic times. Feel we could be a good fit for your wedding day? Great! Lets sit down and chat over coffee.
Details
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Same-Day Edits
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2020.2019.
Best of Weddings
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We're so glad we booked Jen for our wedding! We booked her way in advance for our Nov 2022 wedding, and was extremely responsive throughout the entire process. Planning a wedding i...
s so stressful but Jen always put us at ease and made everything so effortless for us day-of. When we got to a very picturesque spot for our formals, there was a bridal party already there, but Jen took the initiative to respectfully work with the other group so we could all get the shots we wanted. When you book a photographer you need to put your trust in that person and we had our complete faith in Jen the entire time. She also delivered our pictures so much quicker than expected and we received such great compliments from our guests on the photos. 10/10 recommend!
Jennifer and her partner were AMAZING! I was the bride and generally don’t like taking pictures, but Jennifer and her partner made me and everyone else feel so comfortable the enti...
re time. All we had to do was stand there and take direction from them regarding posing and who had to be in what photo. I really could just shut off my brain and smile. Afterward Jennifer was so quick to provide us our pics in digital format which were GORGEOUS! They also captured some hilarious candids, which were perfect! Highly recommend!
The BEST wedding photographer. Completely overwhelmed by how stunning our wedding album turned out. We have received nothing but compliments when sharing her work with all of our f...
riends and family. And not only were the final prints gorgeous and ready for us in astonishingly timely manner, but Jennifer was an absolute dream to work with. She is organized, professional, and a BLAST. She made our entire family comfortable. Would recommend her over and over again.
Jennifer was a fantastic wedding photographer. She is very responsive with e-mails, always picks up your calls, and is enthusiastic with everything she does. On the day of the wedd...
ing, she was efficient, creative, professional, and knew to just go with the flow of the wedding. My husband and I went around to all 27 tables we had and had her take a picture with us and the guests at each table - not an easy task given that the guests were hard to wrangle! Jennifer was a great sport about it. She was also mindful of the things I mentioned to her before the wedding, like the fact that I prefer my right side in photos :)
The photos turned out fantastic. There are too many good ones to choose from! When I e-mailed to follow up about a few of them, she was again, very responsive and happy to help with whatever she could.
Would definitely recommend Jennifer and her team to other couples! Thank you again for everything!
First off, I can't even to put into words how amazing and creative Jennifer and her team really are. The photo angles, drone footage, and Super 8 film captured every moment we miss...
ed on our wedding day. You don't realize how much is happening and how fast it goes by. Jennifer and her team were always in the moment, but never in the way. When it came time to break a couple rules for our amazing shots on the cliff... there wasn't a second of hesitation. The only regret I have is not writing this review sooner for one of the most bad ass photographers I have ever worked with. You will never regret trusting Jennifer Costa Photography with the happiest day of your life.
Jen is seriously so amazing!!! My fiancé and I were so nervous going into our engagement shoot, however with Jen’s easygoing personality and funny remarks, we had a total blast! Sh...
e’s so sweet and caring and most of all I love how she isn’t afraid to get down and dirty for the perfect shot! From the engagement shoot location, to her creative directing, and just overall professionalism, I would definitely recommend her to anyone who’s looking for a photographer. We are now even more excited for our upcoming wedding to be able to shoot with Jen again!! Honestly if I could I would give her 10 stars!!!
My fiance and I are SO excited to have Jennifer as our photographer! I looked at soooo many photographers before finding her, and once I saw her work I just knew she would be the p...
erfect match! She is absolutely AMAZING! Her outgoing, fun, and sweet personality made us feel so comfortable during our engagement session (which I was super nervous we would be awkward). She is so talented at what she does & we are beyond grateful to have found her! Also, her turn around time was so fast, it's seriously amazing!
Pick Jennifer for your photographer! You won't regret it :)
Jennifer is was great from the very beginning! She is prompt in her responses and it was super easy to set up the engagement shoot. Our beach photos were beautiful with a light, ai...
ry, natural look to them. We got tons of compliments from family and friends! We are looking forward to having her at our wedding - thank you, Jennifer!
DO NOT HESITATE TO BOOK JENN AS YOUR PHOTOGRAPHER! If I could give her 100 stars as a rating, I would. She is seriously the most talented, kindest and amazing person. She took the ...
best wedding photos and gets them to you so fast. Our wedding photos came out EXACTLY how we wanted. She knows all the right poses and makes you feel so comfortable. The best decision we ever made for our wedding was booking Jenn. Her mom is the sweetest too! Love you Jenn!!!!! Thank you for making our wedding day the most special day ever.
Hands down best photographer! She made the wedding day even more magical! Never once had to worry if she was capturing the spontaneous perfect little moments! She took the lead whe...
n needed and sat back to capture the vibe as it flowed. Was absolutely wonderful to be around! Perfect blend of professional and personal!
Jennifer is a true gem. Very professionally, polite and had awesome recommendations. She knows what she’s doing taking fabulous photos. She knows all the right angles. Her quality ...
of work is unparalleled. I try to book her for ever event!
Jennifer is the BEST!! Super sweet, funny and makes you feel like her best friend. You’ll LOVE working with her and her work speaks for itself. She makes you look and feel more bea...
utiful than you can ever inagine.
Jennifer is AMAZING! Jennifer shot both our engagement and wedding day pictures and we could not be happier with the results. My husband and I are both on the shy side so we were ...
a little nervous, but Jennifer made us feel super comfortable and at ease through out the entire process and was able to capture such beautiful moments between the two of us. She was very professional and went above and beyond to "get the shot"! She listened to our ideas and improved on them. She is also turned around our photos extremely quickly. We even had some digital shots the day of the wedding and some more within a couple of days, so we could post on social media. By the time we got back from our honeymoon we had all of our digital pictures waiting for us!! We received som many compliments from our friends and family about how great our photos were. We highly recommend Jennifer for any event. She is fantastic!
We absolutely loved Jennifer!!! Not only did she catch those moments you want to look back on but she helped us stay on schedule. The team she had with her were extremely nice and ...
fun to work with! She was very fast with the delivery of our pictures and we loved ALL of them. That is hard to do but Jennifer exceeded all expectations.
Jennifer produced a huge set of wonderful photos for us. She is really skilled at getting the right image! She was so flexible and cooperative, captured every detail that we want...
ed and generally contributed to the loving, positive vibe of the day. She would be great for any wedding.
Jennifer was absolutely amazing and I’m so glad I chose her to be my wedding photographer. The most important part being that her photos are just stunning. She has a really good ey...
e for catching the right moment and making it even more beautiful through her lens. I didn’t even know she was there half the time, and I’m so happy with all the different shots. She was very quick to respond and answer questions we had leading up to the day - super helpful! One great quality of hers, one that made working with her so easy, was her efficiency. She told me exactly what she needed to make everything flow the day of, like a family member list and a specific shot list. It moved seamlessly! This was not something I would have known I wanted when I was searching. She and her assistant Vin worked as an amazing team. I am beyond happy with all the photos I have that my husband and I will treasure forever. I cannot recommend her enough. She was a pleasure to work with and far exceeded everything we hoped for.
Jennifer was absolutely amazing to work with. She was professional, punctual and made us feel so comfortable. We also used Jennifer for our engagement photos. I really liked this b...
ecause it gave us a sense of how she worked for when she was going to shoot our wedding. I also was really happy with her turnaround time to get photos back. I really enjoyed that the night of the wedding she sent us a few photos that she had done some quick edits on. It was so exciting to see some of the photos from that day. Not only was she great to work with but the photos that she captured were absolutely stunning. All of my family and friends can’t stop talking about them, and I can’t wait to use her again in the future as our family begins to grow.
Jennifer photographed our engagement photos a few months ago, and our wedding this past weekend, and we can't stop singing her praises!
She is a professional and clear communicato...
r, with lightning fast email response times - so easy to coordinate with! She was someone we immediately trusted to help make make our wedding day awesome.
When it came to the actual photography sessions, Jen was an absolute joy to work with, and immediately put us at ease. Going into our engagement photo session, my partner and I were both somewhat apprehensive that our photos would look strained and unnatural, but Jen was directive without being overbearing, and created such a lighthearted environment that we didn't want the session to end! At our wedding over the weekend, we had such a fun time with Jen and her team that we opted to spend cocktail hour with them instead of our guests, riding around our venue (an arboretum) in a golf cart, looking for more photo ops!
We love that she captured gorgeous action shots of our guests and important moments without being invasive, and that her photos look timeless. As native Californians, both my partner and I love that sunlight and landscapes are featured so prominently in our engagement and wedding photos.
And then there's the amazing turnaround time - Jennifer sent us a handful of photographs ON OUR WEDDING NIGHT! We miraculously received the rest of our photos the next day, completely unprompted. They look amazing, and we're so grateful that we'll be able to order our thank you cards and photo prints while we're still riding the high from the weekend.
And then there's her Instagram, which is amazingly curated, and an unexpected but much appreciated source of excitement (and social media cachet) during wedding planning.
My partner's parents, both amateur photographers, probably summed it up best when they said, "I don't know how much you paid your photographer, but she is worth every penny". We feel so lucky to have had Jen photograph our wedding, now we just need to figure out a way to shrink her and carry her around in our pockets for all of our life events!
Jen is absolutely AMAZING! Do not hesitate for a second on booking her!
She had shot a few of my friends family photos and weddings, so I already knew she the best before I booked...
her.
For our wedding she seriously blew my expectations out of the water. EVERY SINGLE picture she took is amazing. My husband and I are pretty awkward people and you would never know from the photos. She seriously made us look straight out of a wedding magazine.
On top of her talent, Jen has a beautiful personality. She got along with our crazy group and was not afraid to chime in on the jokes, but also help get the groomsmen in line. Seriously such a blessing to be able to have her shoot our perfect day.
Oh and on top of all that, she sent our pictures back to us in a week!!! That is unheard of.
Jennifer was absolutely amazing! She was very flexible with her schedule (we flew in from out of town and got stuck in some traffic which delayed our start a little bit), but nonet...
heless she was very eager to get as many pictures of us before the sun completely set. My fiancé and I had never had our pictures professionally taken so we didn't exactly know what to do. Jennifer helped us feel very comfortable and gave us helpful tips! She edited the pictures and got them back to us later that weekend, with such a quick turn around time! I would definitely recommend her :) Thanks again!!
I’ve worked with Jennifer before, and needed someone to shoot an intimate vow renewal for a 25th wedding anniversary. Jennifer blew us AWAY with the images. Her work is amazing and...
she captured every angle of the important details. She helped us style the little details of the invitation suite and knew all the best spots to utilie the lighting, both inside and outside. Can’t wait to work with her again :]
She was amazing, super friendly, and everyone loved her! I would highly recommend her to everyone 👍
I knew I wanted to work with Jennifer from the first few photos I saw in her portfolio. After scrolling through countless photographers’ pictures, her work stood out immediately; h...
er photos were beautifully lit, elegant, and had a certain intimacy to them. Throughout the months leading up to our wedding, Jenn was great at communicating with me and was always quick to answer any questions or concerns I had. Best of all, she did her homework on our wedding site/timeline and advised us to shoot the majority of our formal pictures prior to the ceremony due to the lighting conditions and time of year. I’m so glad we took her advice! Our photos are nothing short of perfect. Jennifer took command as soon as she arrived and wasted no time scouting locations etc. She truly made the process quick and seamless and captured countless beautiful shots. And amazingly, she somehow managed to edit and have a few sneak peeks sent to me within HOURS after the reception! I truly appreciated her going out of her way to send us a little something :) the rest of the photos too were edited and ready so quickly, I don’t know how she does it but we couldn’t be any happier with the results!
Just had our engagement shoot with Jennifer and she was nothing short of amazing! We got over 300 pictures back to us the next day- amazing turnaround time 🤩 she made us feel so c...
omfortable (we were both so nervous, so we needed that!) and we are beyond happy with the photos!
Growing up, my family never placed a huge emphasis on professional photos. The first time I’d ever had real pictures done was for senior high school pictures. The next time was whe...
n I was graduating college. My friend and I decided to have a photographer do a friend session, and that’s when we found Jennifer. She did an amazing job on the graduation photos, so naturally when I got engaged a few months later I knew she had to do the engagement shoot. She got me in literally the same week and they came out incredible. It’s so bizarre to look at the photos because they look like editorial quality and I don’t recognize myself! I told her I was having a destination wedding in Cabo San Lucas and she asked if I’d hired a photographer, and I hadnt. It was really the first time I’d thought of it! It didn’t take long to decide I had to have Jennifer shoot my wedding. When the wedding came along, she turned into so much more than just my photographer. Jennifer went ABOVE AND BEYOND the entire wedding weekend and I have pictures that my entire family will forever treasure. The day of the wedding she actually turned into the wedding coordinator and I was calling HER instead of my actual resort appointed contact. She pulled the entire day together, all while taking pictures that just bring us to tears. Out of the entire wedding weekend, not only did I receive the most beautiful pictures, but Jennifer and her family became part of the family. Her energy is infectious and she puts everyone at ease while making them laugh. Talk about an inportant quality while shooting intimate photos! My husband and I now live in North Carolina, and I can confidently say that any of our major life events Jennifer will be joining us to capture life’s most precious memories. I cannot give her a high enough recommendation, five stars just isn’t enough!! THANK YOU Jennifer!! You rock 💜💜💜 - Olivia & Caleb
She is such an amazing and accommodating photographer. We had our elopement in Joshua Tree CA and opted for a sunrise photography session. Jennifer says more than willing to meet ...
us at 5am to help make our vision a reality! She made us at ease when photographing and incredibly friendly! I highly recommend her for anyone who is looking for a professional photographer who is not only goes above and beyond, but also produces stunning photos!
Jen is AMAZING! Not only will you be IN LOVE with your photos but you will feel so comfortable behind the camera (even if you hate pics). She is so much fun with high energy and al...
so great at giving direction to make you look your best you. Her editing skills are awesome and such a fast turnaround. You definitely won't be disappointed! Don't let her slip away ESPECIALLLY if it's for your big day 😊
Jennifer has done many pictures for me! She is amazing at what she does! She truly puts her whole heart into taking pictures and loves to have fun with her clients. She goes above ...
and beyond to get the perfect pictures!!! Very highly recommended.
Where do I start? Jennifer was nothing short of amazing. She was recommended by a friend who is also a photographer and we couldn't be happier that we went with her. She was very e...
asy to talk to and understood what we were looking for. She kept in constant contact with us throughout the process which was so helpful because the weeks leading up to your special day are hectic no matter the size of your wedding. She arrived early and was ready to shoot. We got so many great shots and I honestly get teary eyed every time I look at them. Jennifer your personality really brought out the best in people for that perfect smile. I was happy with our wedding, but after seeing the photos my husband and I were at a lost for words at how beautiful our ceremony really was. I have to personally thank you for all the extras you did it was almost as if you were part of our wedding party.
So happy to post an AMAZING review of Jennifer!!!! She did our engagement photos as well as our wedding photos and we cannot compliment how professional, on time, fun, and creative...
she is! We are not 'natural' photo takers and she made us look/feel so effortless in all our photos. I have shamelessly used all of my wedding photos at every opportunity and get so many genuine compliments. She captured every moment I wanted to see at my wedding, took photos I requested from endless online searching, and made us relaxed! We loved the experience and would recommend her 10/10 times!
Jennifer did an amazing job with our engagement photos! She trekked out to Big Bear with us, made us both feel so comfortable, and we had a sneak peak of the session by the time we...
got home!! Couldn’t have asked for more from her and am SO excited for her to shoot our upcoming wedding!!
I don’t know what else to say other than Jen is THE BEST!! Still gushing over our wedding photos & honestly always will!!
Not only is Jen a fantastic photographer, she’s a great person! Warm and friendly yet professional. She delivered above and beyond my expectations...can’t wait to use her services ...
for future family photos and events!
Seriously the best investment for our wedding! From the moment we met with her, it felt as if we had been friends for years!
Jen was able to capture genuine, candid moments that ...
we will cherish forever. We can’t thank her enough!
Jennifer photographed our sons wedding & made the experience so easy & enjoyable for all of us. We can't thank her enough for capturing these priceless memories for us!
Amazing photos to remember the best day of our lives!
I am normally not a fan of having my picture taken but Jennifer definitely changed that. She shoots in a way to where you feel very comfortable, while being able to enjoy the proce...
ss & the pictures are simply amazing.
I'm not sure where to begin but WOW! We had certain expectations for our photos & Jennifer not only met them, she left us speechless!!! You will not regret hiring her for any of yo...
ur photography needs.
Jennifer is seriously THE BEST!!! We used her for our engagement & wedding photos, and not only did she help us to feel comfortable, she made the entire experience very enjoyable. ...
If you are looking for someone who is not only great at what you do but also like shooting with a best friend, I recommend hiring her!
We will continue to use her from now on!
Jennifer shot both our engagement and wedding pictures. She made our engagement session so fun and our wedding pictures turned out gorgeous! Jennifer makes the entire experience gr...
eat and goes above & beyond to make it perfect. I will use Jennifer for ALL my families future photos. I highly recommend her; give her a call. You will not be disappointed!
Jennifer is amazing! We choose her as our engagement/wedding photographer and I couldn't be more happy with our decision. She captured the most beautiful candid shots and made us f...
eel so comfortable in front of the camera. She made our engagement session so much fun and it showed in our pictures. I can't wait for her to capture our wedding in June 💕
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