Julia Mina Photography

Julia is pure talent! She knows how to work the light, find unique shot locations, and capture all the important moments beautifully! Having photos done well keeps your fast moving wedding day captured forever for a lifetime of memories of the best day ever! I highly recommend Julia!!!

Julia surpassed all of our expectations as our wedding photographer. Starting with the engagement shoot, Julia helped us find our own posing style and made the experience fun all while getting great shots. She easily handled a last minute location change because of the summer wildfires—salvaging the engagement shoot. On our wedding day, Julia and Don did a great job keeping things light and fun while staying focused on getting a great variety of shots. Our photos turned out better than we could have imagined and truly captured the magic of the day. We would love to work with Julia in the future and would highly recommend anyone looking for a wedding photographer to reach out to her.

My fiancé and I were a little nervous about hiring a photographer to do a photoshoot, but we were recommended this photographer based on a friend who saw her work on Instagram. Her photos were so incredible that I was hesitant if she would even consider working with us, but she responded right away and was very enthused. We initially were stuck by how awesome and nice she sounded over the phone. The contract she wrote up was very clear and she was very helpful in walking us through what to expect on our big day. I remembered thinking that she was incredibly professional, well organized, and an excellent communicator. Julia was so exuberant about all the sites we are going to visit for our shoot, but really tailored the final decisions on what best reflected our core interests as a couple and working with the best lighting. One thing that we were especially impressed with was her care and detail in terms of building up a rapport ahead of our elopement day. She also sent us a short survey to fill out to get to know us and as a way to share our story. It was the perfect way to help my fiancé and I rediscover things about each other and remember why we had initially fallen in love. Julia really set the stage for the photoshoot and our elopement to follow to be one of the best experiences of our lives! We spent five hours with her on the day of our elopement. Initially we thought that would be too much time, but in the end, we felt like we could have spent a whole weekend with her. Her enthusiasm and fun nature really allowed the day to feel like a fun adventure with a close friend and the perfect start to our lives together as husband and wife. She also was very experienced in how to guide us during the shoot in a way that felt easy going and natural. We ended up laughing and having a blast the whole day! When we saw the photos were totally blown away!! They were gorgeous – even beyond what we were expecting. Hiring Julia was one of the best investments we made (not just for having the incredible photos to look at and share), but also starting us off on our next adventure in life as a couple. Thank you Julia!!

When my original photographer dropped out due to concerns around COVID-19 2 weeks before my wedding, I started to panic though she had connected me with Julia & Don. I looked over her website to get to know her style and had a phone call to chat and get to know each other a little bit before the big day. Fast foward to the wedding: when they arrive and start taking photos before the ceremony and showing me some previews, all my worries about the photography went away. Absolutely GORGEOUS!!! I was able to be completely present and focus on just enjoying the day knowing that I was in good hands. Plus, Julia and Don felt like friends we had known forever. They're so funny and playful, and it made taking all the wedding photos so fun and relaxed. Today we received the final gallery, and I'm absolutely blown away. Julia and Don are SO talented in finding the greatest spontaneous shots and making them so beautiful! If I had found Julia at the beginning of my photographer search, I would have hired her in a second. She and Don do not disappoint!!! Love!!!!