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Josie Elle Farrior
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AWARD WINNER
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I am Josie, a Central Coast native, wedding photographer, and owner of Josie Elle Photography in San Luis Obispo, CA. My passion is capturing true love, candid moments, and authentic connections. My approach is all about telling your story honestly and artfully.
I believe the most meaningful photos are the ones that feel like you—the quiet glances, the big laughs, the spontaneous tears, and everything in between, including the epic fun party and dance photos. With years of experience and a deep love for what I do, I bring a calm, intuitive presence to every wedding. Josie Elle Photography is here to make you feel comfortable, seen, and celebrated—so you can simply be yourselves and trust that I’ll take care of the rest.
I’d be honored to capture your wedding day or wedding weekend if you have a lot of festivities. Josie Elle Photography will travel anywhere and everywhere for destination weddings. Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco area's are all very familiar spots to me and I frequent often for weddings. Booking 2026 & 2027!
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Josie Elle Farrior
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Josie Elle Farrior is the California-based wedding and portrait photographer behind Josie Elle Photography.
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5.0
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Josie is an exceptional, talented photographer whose candid, natural style beautifully captures emotion and detail. Reviewers praise her communication, upbeat and calming presence, flexibility across venues, and very fast turnaround. Highly recommended — a joy to work with who delivers stunning wedding photos to cherish.Review photos
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Sydney S
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5.0
6/05/2025
Working with Josie was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. Her style was exactly what we were looking for — natural, candid, and full of life. Every photo feels like...
a moment frozen in time, and the quality is just stunning.
She gave us great direction without ever making anything feel posed or forced, and her creative ideas made for some of our favorite shots. Our bridal party and family couldn’t stop raving about how fun and easy she was to work with!
And the turnaround time? Lightning fast. We were blown away by how quickly we got our gallery — and how beautiful every single image was.
If you're looking for someone who’s not only incredibly talented but also a joy to be around, Josie is your girl. We’ll treasure these photos forever.
Spencer R
5.0
5/21/2026
Josie and her teammate Teva were out of this world on our wedding day! I could not have asked for a more calming, supportive, and creative presence throughout the long day of weddi...
ng festivities. Josie is an incredible artist and creates such a natural and beautiful setting that makes you feel so comfortable in front of the camera. Whether for a wedding or other special occasion, Josie is the BEST PHOTOGRAPHER and will deliver the most exceptional photos you could have ever dreamt of!
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Laura B
5.0
5/11/2026
Josie and Teva crushed it at our wedding this past month! She was so easy to work with and fit our vibe perfectly. She was communicative, showed up on time, and got our edited wedd...
ing photos over to us quickly. My wife and I are seriously considering what other events we can host in order to hire Josie again.
Elana L
5.0
10/21/2025
Josie is the BEST! She was with us for our engagement photos and wedding, and we couldn't have asked for a better photographer to capture the most important moments of our lives. J...
osie and her second shooter were incredible at making everyone feel comfortable, seen, and beautiful. They brought such positive and fun energy the entire day and night and our friends absolutely loved having them there to capture all the fun! We received our sneak peaks within 1 week of our wedding and can't wait to see all the final images she captured. I truly couldn't have imagined a more perfect photographer for our wedding day and would suggest her to anyone who is looking for a photographer!
Josie's talent is remarkable and any couple would be lucky to have her as part of their wedding day!
Anna A
5.0
10/04/2025
Josie was the best photographer to work with. From our first email and call, to the day of, she was so easy and fun to work with. On the day, she brought so much energy and made us...
feel really comfortable. All of our friends and family also felt great with her around. Our sneak peek photos came back while we were on our honeymoon, and it was so special to look through those first pictures right after. Josie did such an incredible job of capturing all of the emotions, from tears to laughter and silly moments. Even with just one photographer, she managed to be everywhere at once and capture so many moments throughout the day. The way she edited the photos stands out because the colors and emotions are so vibrant and warm. It’s hard to describe, but they just capture everything so well.
We’re so happy we chose Josie and have these amazing photos to print out and look back on for years to come. Highly highly recommend.
Rachel W
5.0
9/22/2025
What a dream to work with Josie! We used her for our engagement photos and wedding, she made us feel so comfortable and it was a breeze! She gave us sneak peaks very quickly after ...
the wedding and the FULL album less than a month after. Her work is absolutely amazing, I wouldn't want to work with anyone else. She captured our special day perfectly, from the detailed shots, candid, she got it all. I HIGHLY recommend Josie!
Lucy E
5.0
4/23/2025
Josie photographed our wedding in Santa Ynez and she was a dream to work with!! Her photos are gorgeous and we couldn’t be happier with them! She captured all the most amazing mome...
nts. Thank you Josie!
Ps! We see her at all our friends weddings now too bc we all recommend her to each other! YAY Josie!!
Mairead D
5.0
4/23/2025
Josie is the absolute best. My husband and I were trying to find a photographer who would fit our laid back style for our wedding and we were stoked when we found Josie. We had a ...
local wedding in our hometown with every phase of the event hosted at a different venue in town. Josie was down for the challenge and captured our day beautifully. She didn't even complain when the 3 of us got stranded 5 blocks from our last venue and had to hoof it together. Would recommend Josie again and again and again.
Alexandra D
5.0
4/17/2025
A friend recommended Josie when we were looking for wedding photographers and it was one of the best decisions we made! We couldn’t be more grateful to have had Josie capture our w...
edding day. She was a pleasure to work with from start to finish, and delivered us amazing photos. Her candid style captured some of the most fun moments of our wedding and we truly love looking back at our photos
She was very communicative leading up to our wedding and made us feel at ease while shooting throughout the day. Josie is truly a gem and you won’t regret booking her!
Jennifer
5.0
4/16/2025
I just got my wedding photos back and I am in love with how they turned out. She was such a perfect fit for our destination wedding in rural Mexico—her style totally matched the vi...
be I was going for and worked so well with our design-forward venue. She was super responsive leading up to the day and followed my shot list exactly, which gave me so much peace of mind knowing we wouldn’t miss any of the most important shots in the whirlwind of the day. She had such a friendly, laid-back energy that made everything feel easy and fun. And honestly, after we finished the portraits, I barely noticed she was there—she wasn’t in anyone’s way, just quietly doing her thing. Couldn’t recommend her more!
Alyssa B
5.0
4/10/2025
I somehow stumbled upon Josie's Instagram handle almost a decade ago, and I remember being so blown away by her photos that it made me want to pick up a camera. I never became as g...
ood as her, but when I finally found my special someone, there was only one person in mind that I knew I had to photograph our wedding. You know that feeling you get when you know the person you are staring at is the person you have been searching for. You know, that timeless moment that makes you believe for just a single second that a second can last for all of time. Then, poof, that moment is gone, and you wish you had captured it in something tangible. Josie is the type of photographer who gets that feeling and knows how to capture it. If you book her for your engagement photos, wedding party, or wedding day, you can't get anyone better. You won't want anyone better. She captures the divine fleeting moments better than anyone else. She gives you the gift of living in forever with the ones you love. I could go on about how great a communicator she is and how charming and personable she is, but if you have read this review this far, you will know that she clearly has all of those skills, too. Book her; you won't regret it, my friend. Oh, and one last thing. She is the only vendor I wrote a review for, so she is really that good.
Kendra
5.0
4/09/2025
Josie was so warm, fun, and professional. She photographed our engagement shoot and our wedding, and we are so grateful she was a part of our big day! Josie made us feel relaxed du...
ring all our photos and everyone in our wedding party enjoyed working with her as well. We loved all of our photos and can’t say enough good things about her!
Stephanie C
5.0
4/09/2025
Josie is professional, open to experiment with various locations and styles, and honored our wedding weekend vision. She is great at communicating leading up to the event and throu...
ghout the event, we would not have considered any other photographer. Josie is a dear friend of ours and is extremely talented. She is also willing to travel anywhere, which is amazing. We will treasure the photos she took for us forever and appreciated the timely manner in which she edited and shared the album of photos with us. We love you, Josie!
Glynnis O
5.0
4/09/2025
Every day, I take a few minutes to look through our wedding photos and reminisce about the most perfect day - which was perfectly captured by Josie!
From her remarkable talents be...
hind the lens to her incredibly thoughtful instinct for framing shots, we have nearly a thousand photos that - through what I can only assume is magic - capture the love, euphoria, and intimacy of our special day.
Josie put so much effort and care into identifying areas to shoot photos - from family portraits in the garden, to our couple shots at golden hour. She even took the time to take photos of our flower arrangements, wedding bands, the dinner tables with customized menus - everything! Plus - we just loved hanging with Josie! She fit right in with our friends and family and made everyone feel at ease.
Josie was also super easy to communicate with in the weeks/months leading up to the wedding. We went into our big day with a clear plan that she executed perfectly.
The fact that we get to enjoy these photos for the rest of our lives brings a smile to my face every time I think about it.
Chrissy A
5.0
4/09/2025
Josie is an exceptionally talented photographer. She is skilled at taking and has an eye for both posed and candid photos, making each look absolutely natural. My husband and I cou...
ld not be more pleased with our wedding photos.
Your photographer is also the person you're going to spend the most time with at the wedding, so pick someone you like.... And you will LOVE Josie! She is kind, flexible, joyful, beautiful, personable, and has an infectious sense of humor!
She also edited and returned our pictures much quicker than I anticipated, which was an added bonus because I was so antsy to see our photos!
My husband and I truly could not have been happier with our choice in a photographer. Go with Josie if you want the perfect wedding photos for the right price!
Lauren
5.0
4/09/2025
Josie photographed my engagement photos and wedding. I couldn’t recommend her enough. She’s easy to work with, reliable, and had super quick turnaround times—which is always so imp...
ortant when you are patiently waiting for the most important photos of your life! If you are thinking about using Josie, don’t hesitate. She is the best!
Robyn B
5.0
4/08/2025
We can’t say enough wonderful things about Josie. We flew her to Jackson Hole to photograph our wedding weekend and it was truly a blast to have her there. The photos are unbelieva...
bly beautiful and she did such a great job making us feel comfortable and confident. She fit in like a guest, was beyond professional and is so easy and fun to work with. We had our sneak preview super quick and photos within the promised time. We have so many amazing photos, we can’t even decide what to print. Josie is the absolute BEST!
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