Leana Myra Photography

re very lowkey and didn’t have a wedding planner or coordinator, and Leana stepped up to the plate and knew exactly what to ask and do and when. She makes sure you feel comfortable long before your wedding day ever comes and we had a few zoom calls to go over details months and then a week before. We had all the details we would need and answered questions we didn’t even consider. On our wedding day in Santa Barbara, Leana also brought an assistant videographer Carlos who was just as incredible, easygoing and friendly. Leana fit into our day so seamlessly and found so many moments to capture that we would have never thought of. My husband and I are pretty camera-averse, so she made sure we felt comfortable and found a way to create candid moments that felt natural and captured beautifully. We now have so many photos and videos of us laughing and truly enjoying ourselves instead of looking stiff and uncomfortable! She also coached us on positions and posture and things that would elevate our photos that much more and it shows. We even got the idea to do an anniversary shoot in Morro Bay just so we could work with her again. So like I said, do yourself a favor and book Leana for your wedding!!

l completely comfortable during the photo sessions. Despite the crowds from a pride event happening at the Mission plaza during our wedding, Leana handled it all with remarkable professionalism and expertise. She took charge confidently, ensuring that we got the most incredible pictures possible! Thank you, Leana! <3

our expectations; Leana was incredibly helpful with finetuning details for our engagement session, planning our wedding day timeline, and providing suggestions from the bride getting ready to the sunset photos. Her advice and guidance ensured everything ran smoothly, and we felt comfortable knowing she was there to capture it all. We highly recommend Leana and trust her experience! We are so grateful for the beautiful memories she has given us and will treasure forever :). Thank you Leana

now (3 weeks post wedding). She was so helpful offering vendor recs and timeline/planning support. We met in person and on calls several times throughout the planning process and really got to know her which helped so much in creating beautiful photos and candid moments. Leana and I did a boudoir photo shoot which came out SO BEAUTIFUL and she made me feel so comfortable and beautiful the whole time. She even walked me through the process of making it into a book to give to My husband on wedding day (a moment she captured beautifully in photo AND video) and gave me tips on how to design it myself so I could save a little $$ instead of her getting the book made (which she also offered.) Fast forward to wedding week and rain suddenly appeared on the forecast 2 days pre wedding. As any bride would, I panicked and Leana talked me through it for two days straight, helped to adapt the plan, and gave suggestions. The rainy romantic photos turned out GORGEOUS. Leana offers a dual video/photography package and had an assistant videographer and photographer. She provided us with a sneak peak of both soo quickly. My husband and I were at a romantic dinner in Spain and could hardly look up from our phones since the photos were really that freaking good. They are beautiful, light, candid, and capture all the love that was there on our day. If you’re considering hiring Leana, do it! You truly won’t regret it. Thank you Leana for capturing our day, we will cherish the photos and video forever.

le, coordinated with family members and even saved our arch as I was about to walk down the aisle! (thank god for duck tape) She truly saved the day. And to top it off our photos are incredible. She made us feel comfortable with every pose and had advice when we asked. She was up for all my weird requests and seemed genuinely excited to be there with us. She made us look movie star good! I will cherish our photos forever and I'm forever grateful for all she did for us! I can't recommend her enough!!

t the most comfortable in front of a camera, but she made the experience so enjoyable and we couldn't wait to work with her again for our wedding. Our wedding photos are unreal! They are whimsical, stunning and truly capture our love. Leana was great to communicate with and knows how to give direction while also making your movements completely natural. Not only does she take incredible photos, she also helps with vendor recommendations and she helped put together the perfect timeline for our day. We would work with Leana again in a heartbeat and are so happy to now have her in our lives.

ions, she helps immensely with your wedding day timeline, and she cares about your mental health throughout the wedding planning process. She is approachable and responds very quickly! Her photos are breathtaking--full of joy and movement. She got us our first 200 edited photos within a few days of our wedding. Hire her!!

craft. On the wedding day, she helps clients feel comfortable and at ease in front of the camera. Her photos are absolutely beautiful, and you will not regret choosing her to be your wedding photographer! 10 out of 10 would recommend!

oing back through our wedding photos full of such a variety of styles. Leana is truly skilled in her craft and was able to catch so many genuine and happy moments between me and my husband.

we discovered Leana, we instantly fell in love with her work and knew that she was the only person that we wanted to photograph one of the most important days of my life. We knew we made the right choice with Leana because all of our interactions with her were so meaningful and enjoyable which immediately put us at ease, which was so important to us as we were already apprehensive about being photographed (both my husband and are camera-shy). She was also one of our most communicative and responsive vendors and was extremely organized which was so highly appreciated. Leana is truly a gem of a person and photographer. Thanks to her, we have the most magical photos from the happiest day of our lives and will continue to book her for all of our special occasions!

id not have a good wedding day, that is the nicest way I can possibly put it. However, my wedding photos look like the whimsical, fairytale I had dreamed of. Leana managed to capture every beautiful moment all while regulating my coordinator who was determined to ruin my day and directing everyone seamlessly. She was seriously more like my planner and wedding photographer combined. She was also the only person who could make me feel better on (not kidding) be of the hardest days of my life. She was my wedding saving grace. My photos are perfect and I gained a treasured friend. I will now forever use Leana for any time I need some happiness captured. She will for sure be my lifelong photographer for all my future milestones. I.e., kids, birthdays, honeymoons - anything else I can possibly think of. I can’t sing her praises enough. She’s an angel 🫶🏼

es about the people she works with. She was so invested in everything along the way, from helping me pick out outfits for our engagement shoot to the timeline for the wedding. I could text her anytime and she was incredibly responsive. We interviewed several other photographers, but no one felt as warm, genuine or as enthusiastic as Leana so we went with her--- and our instincts were right. After our wedding, I told her that it felt like a friend was there taking our pictures, not just a vendor. If I could do one thing differently I would have planned ahead and booked more time for a bridal shoot or something else! I would highly recommend.

for our wedding. Once we had chosen her she instantly was on the ball and made sure I understood everything within her contract and answered any questions I had quickly. She reached out to me about going over the wedding day plans! She spoke with me several times before the wedding to make sure everything would go smoothly! Day of she arrived early and was the sweetest person ever! She helped me manage the wedding day craziness of my family and made sure she got every picture I wanted beautifully. Her time management was perfect and made sure we took all pictures at the times needed. Not to mention every single picture she took was breathtaking! I was beyond pleased with Leana in every single aspect!

creative and made our day so special. We will treasure these pics forever, and highly recommend hiring her!

ke our photos due to having a medical procedure done. Scrambling to find another, I found Sasha with Somewhere studios who agreed to take on the task...only to find out she was unable to be there the day of as well, BUT she could connect me with Leana and I'm so glad she did! Leana is INCREDIBLY sweet, professional, and attentive. She made sure to reach out to me before hand to ease any worries I might have had with the day approaching. She showed up early on the day of, made me feel like I was the most beautiful bride on earth with endless compliments and captured our day from beginning to end! Although she did not do the final edits on my photos, she offered to give me backups in case I wanted extra!! At the end of the day I got 1000+ photos to go through and I seriously couldn't be any happier! And that's not saying enough; my entire bridal party LOVED her and continued to compliment and praise her to me even after our wedding! I think for someone to take on not one, but several brides last minute is saying A LOT about who Leana is as a person and professional. I would 10/10 recommend her over and over again

ull day for our wedding and we’re so thrilled with our pictures. My husband and I are both a little camera shy and she helped us feel so comfortable and get us out of our shells. By the time it was our wedding day it felt like having a friend be there to support us through the craziness! And our pictures are just incredible. She listened to what style we liked, what we were looking for, and delivered it flawlessly! On top of our gorgeous pictures, she was very responsive and super supportive throughout the whole wedding process. For each session she sent sample pics to us as she was editing and kept us updated throughout the entire process. On top of that, her prices are incredibly reasonable for the level of service she provides! I can’t say enough amazing things about our experience. We truly cherish our photos- so seriously stop your search and book her!

when she said she would, she arrived on time, and she delivered the sneak peek of our photos quicker than we expected. She was very down to earth and made us feel comfortable in front of her camera. She was there to help in any way and she did so on multiple occasions. We appreciated her sense of humor and her ability to bring levity to a rain soaked wedding. Her prices are reasonable and she was so accommodating with her time. She was reassuring when the stress of the wedding came to a head and she made us feel at ease. I’d recommend her to my friends and family. The photos that we have received look great. Thanks again, Leana.

I shared that we were nervous as neither of us loves being in front of the camera, and Leana was RIGHT when she reassured us that she'd help us feel totally comfortable and free to enjoy our day. She made suggestions that really improved the day, but also gave us space to do our own thing. Most importantly - the photos are GREAT! I couldn't believe how perfect everything looked when we got our photos back (and she got them back to us QUICKLY in the middle of a super busy time!!!). I'd strongly recommend Leana to anyone getting married on the Central Coast.

g pictures. Leana knows exactly what she is doing, and has an eye for some of the best shots ever. We are so in love with our wedding photos, and can't believe there isn't one we don't like. She is so fun to work with and captured us a couple perfectly.

annot stand how great they turned out! She really captured my husband and I well! I plan on using her again in the future!

n exchange for her leaving a little early she made us an fantastic canvas print :) Super happy with our choice!

e feel excited and confident every time I shared a detail about the wedding and most importantly she made me feel excited to have her around at our wedding. This was the most important because I felt 100% comfortable with her from the second she arrived to take photos which helped the photos look and feel natural. She flawlessly blended into the event, everyone enjoyed the day without a photographer in their way and she was still able to get the most amazing photos. She was never intrusive and allowed us enjoy the most important moments of the day, the photos taken during those moments are stunning! We, along with our guests have said that usually you tell people the photo doesn't do the moment justice, but Leana has perfectly encapsulated the emotions and beauty of our day. I highly recommend Leana Myra Photography for the most important moments of your life

/concerns were answered. She is professional, kind, organized and super talented at what she does. She recently sent us our wedding pictures and I absolutely love them!!! Everyone we have shared them with have had nothing but good things to say about how amazing and beautiful they are. I am so grateful for Leana for capturing our special day. I HIGHLY recommend Leana to anyone looking for a professional photographer. We will surely keep her in mind for any photography needs we may have in the future!

I did! We were on a tight budget and I was still on the fence about whether we could even afford a professional photographer, but I saw her add on Craigslist and her pricing was fair for the SLO area, the photos on her blog looked so dreamy and I knew I would regret it if I didn't splurge on this! Leana was super quick to respond to every email and text, which is extremely helpful while planning out all the details of your big day. Although Leana was already booked on our quickly approaching/Labor Day Weekend holiday date, she kindly offered that her assistant photographer Annie Hock was available. Leana did our engagement photos in Morro Bay and did a fantastic job. She was fun and easy to work with and efficiently captured us at our best :) We booked Annie for our wedding and she did a phenomenal job! We did not meet her in person until the day of the wedding but she instantly fit right in with our crew. It was 90 degrees in Cambria during our wedding and Annie hustled the entire time, capture every big moment and all the sweet small candid moments in between. She was non-intrusive and I don't even remember seeing her at all during the ceremony or much during the reception = photo wizard! We truly treasure all of the photos - each and every one was high quality, and she even managed to capture our non-photogenic/easily distracted dog ring bearer Forest posing with us perfectly. I also love how the photos were creatively infused with the natural surroundings, something that was important to me and my husband. Editing turn around time was exactly as promised - 2 weeks for engagement and 30 days for the wedding photos. I also loved how convenient it was to pay online and the online photo gallery was user friendly and simple to download your final photos. Both Leana and Annie are incredibly talented photographers and you will be lucky to have them document your big day!

ith and even helped me figure out a wedding day timeline to ensure we got all the photos we wanted (including sunset photos on the beach!). She captured the best day of our lives and all its details so beautifully. I highly recommend her!!

ographed both our engagement session and wedding and every single picture is beautiful. She was easy to communicate with and made every part of the process stress free. We are so happy that we chose her to capture our special day and know that we will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives!

ce that we felt comfortable to share our questions and vision with her. You can tell she loves her work and adores her couples and their individual stories. Every experience we had with her, from the first coffee date, to the engagement shoot, to our wedding day, we felt a whole new level of excitement. She was available and responsive to our emails and texts. She encouraged us through the planning process and always said how much she looked forward to our big day. On top of all that, she was organized and sent us a sample wedding day timeline, as well as a shots list for family/detail photos to make sure nothing was missed. Despite our very tight schedule, she made our wedding day flow smoothly and managed to get every shot we wanted, plus a thousand more beautiful ones. Her assistant, Annie, was a joy to be around. Friendly, easy-going and so, so talented! I recommend Looking Glass Photography to anyone who wants no stress, absolutely gorgeous wedding photos, and a photographer that is not just another vendor, but a new sweet friend. Thank you, Leana, for wedding day memories we will never forget!

s for good reason. She responded immediately to any questions or concerns I had. Her pricing was far better than anyone else we looked at. She was so supportive during the whole process, and made sure she knew enough about us to give us the exact experience we wanted for the wedding. I had mentioned above we knew no one in California. Leana gave us a large list of vendors she recommended and had worked with. That made it so much easier for us to find quality vendors. Everyone we used was amazing. Now to the pictures. She had multiple cameras, and a variety of picture ideas for us right when she got there. She was beyond knowledgeable and talented. Our pictures were posted to her site which were easily accessible for us and our family to download. She edited over 600 pictures from us to choose from and every single one was incredible. From family pictures, to ceremony, to reception each moment was captured flawlessly. She also did a maternity shoot for my sister in law and those pictures were so beautiful. I would highly recommend Looking Glass to anyone that wants to make sure they have beautiful pictures of their special day. It is one of the most important decisions you make for your one time special moment. Thank you again Leana for your talent and hard work to make our wedding perfect.

ceremony, or they are a little intrusive because they want to get the shot, which is great but it can take away from the vibe of the day. Leana never did any of that and she still took the most amazing pictures of our day! I wouldn't have wanted anyone else there to capture our moments. She truly is a wonderful person and an amazing photographer!

making sure we got the photos we wanted and then some.

willing to go above and beyond with her work and time. Our wedding was rained on and regardless she did what she could to get the very best photos for us. She makes photo shoots feel so natural and really puts her whole heart into her work. I HIGHLY recommend her for engagement and wedding photos as well! It is pricey, but worth what you pay for.

chedule for my wedding day. Her experience and advice was greatly appreciated. She was very easy to work with and very responsive. My engagement photos are beautiful and I can't wait to see my wedding photos. On my wedding day, she made me feel relaxed and made she all the photos I wanted were taken. She is very fast, so I was able to enjoy my cocktail hour and didn't have to have posed photos taken for hours on end. My husband really loved that since he does not like his picture taken. Her assistant Jill was wonderful as well. I loved how enthusiastic, fun, and helpful she was. My day would not have been so perfect without Leana.

cial day. Leana just sent over a sneak preview slide show today and I have to admit that I have watched it on repeat ALL DAY long. I am obsessed with every single shot. She captured all of the beauty, and all of the emotion so vividly that it was like we were reliving the day all over again! I am often camera shy, but I felt so comfortable being around her that my anxiety melted away. Leana was never intrusive or obvious. She's like a super stealthy ninja photographer! On top of being great at what she does, Leana was such a joy to work with. She was professional, timely and organized. She never once became frustrated or impatient, but she was able to firmly get everyone together for all of the shots we needed. I LOVED working with Leana and Annie, and I hope that other couples get the chance to work with them too.