5 out of 5 stars and 53 reviews
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(53)Based in San Diego. Serving all of SoCAL & Beyond
About this vendor
Welcome! First off, congratulations on getting engaged! I am a luxury wedding photographer in Southern California, I specialize in timeless moments that capture the essence of your moments. I have a genuine passion for storytelling with my images and creating a legacy to be shared for years to come. With over a decade of experience, I'm dedicated to delivering breath taking images that evoke emotion and show your loved ones in the most flattering way.
I specialize in both film and digital photography, my discovery of film changed the way I viewed my work by encouraging me to slow down and be more deliberate. This thoughtful approach is what encourages me to continue to be creative and not miss any “small” moments. My love of film also springs from the way it captures color, light, texture, and nostalgia. Paired with digital, each gallery is filled with romantic images that stand the test of time!
Please get in contact with me! I'd love to get to know you!
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
4-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2020.2019.2018.
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Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
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Lisa was AMAZING!!! We had such a great experience working with her, she is so good at making you feel comfortable around the camera and making it fun! We did a holiday photoshoot ...
with Lisa before our wedding since we'd already had engagement photos done prior to looking for photographers, and it was a great way to meet her and get to know her a bit before the big day! Our wedding photos came out so incredibly beautiful and we could not be more grateful that Lisa captured the joy and fun of our wedding! I would not hesitate to book Lisa for a second :)
I have had the pleasure of knowing Lisa both professionally (I second shoot weddings with her), and as a wedding client of hers. Lisa is truly the best photographer for so many rea...
sons. She takes so much time to prepare for a wedding by thinking through every detail. She has a special talent of making her wedding galleries tell a story of the wedding day- something that not all photographers can do. She is always on time, prepared, and so easy to be around. On such a stressful day for many couples, Lisa makes the entire wedding photography process feel effortless and enjoyable. She also is fantastic at helping clients with posing so that they look natural, joyful, and flattering. Then, in addition to her being so amazing and friendly and FUNNY, her WORK is stunning. Her photographs capture emotions, while making every image seem like a classic painting. I am so grateful that she was my wedding photographer and after years of being in the wedding photography industry, I can confidently say that anyone would be blessed to have her photograph their wedding.
Lisa was seriously the most amazing photographer & person!!! She made the entire day so seamless. I knew I could trust her as soon as we met her for the engagement session. She is ...
so talented!! I could not have asked for a better photographer for our special day. Thank you x10000 Lisa!!!
We hired Lisa as our wedding photographer and could not have been happier with the result. Lisa is very easy to work with and has a great eye for art. She directs you through poses...
and makes getting photographed a great experience. She helped us plan for the day and delivered gorgeous photos of our wedding day. Lisa is professional, on time, and helped us both feel relaxed during our wedding. She kept us on an agenda and Im so glad she did because the result was pure magic. She is worth every penny and we couldn't have asked for a better photographer for our special day. Thank you so much Lisa & Alyssa for your time and effort on our wedding. We absolutely loved your work!
Tina & Diego
Lisa Riley was an absolute DREAM to work with. We hired Lisa based on a recommendation from a friend. Lisa shot our engagement session and made sure that my husband and I were comf...
ortable and coached. It was incredibly helpful to have someone with Lisa's experience to walk us through how to pose, etc. When it came to our wedding, Lisa was my rock! She helped me feel so calm and supported on our day and we relied on her day-of expertise. I appreciated her upmost professionalism and ability to manage PEOPLE because let's face it...weddings are stressful and the actual day is about managing people's emotions. I wanted a photographer who wasn't shy to direct my wedding crew. Lisa's photography is next level and we are so happy to have these beautiful photos to share with our family for decades to come.
We were SO lucky to be referred to Lisa as our wedding photographer!! She is the sweetest and most professional photographer there is. Her spirit and laugh are so contagious, you c...
an’t help but be so comfortable and smile around her, making for the best pictures!! Every single photo we received from our engagement photo shoot to our wedding day were so beautiful and stunning!! We cannot thank you enough Lisa for how perfect everything is! We will definitely want to take holiday/anniversary/etc photos with you in the future 🥰
Lisa almost puts me at a loss for words when I see the photos she produces. She is many things beyond talented. When working with Lisa, she is fun, disarming, honest, hard working ...
and makes it all so easy being the subjects of her photos. She gives direction clearly and makes you laugh and enjoy your time with her. She also takes her time to cultivate a harmonious picture while capturing the smallest of moments between my husband and I in a photo. It's incredible! You never feel rushed or like we are checking portraits off of a list. She's present in the moment seeing what works the best. Our engagement shoot was a fantastic opportunity to get to know her before the big day and see how she operates in her role. It also made seeing her again all that much more exciting! We feel so lucky to have these memories to hold onto forever. She truly captures the tangible version of the dreamy memories that I have of these days. (Both engagement and wedding day images are just WOW!)
Our wedding photos are absolutely stunning!!! Lisa is so talented and we are so happy we hired her to capture our wedding day. She delivered so many photos and they are all beautif...
ul! I don't always love pictures of myself but Lisa listened to my concerns and made sure to get my best angles. I felt like a beautiful bride and the pictures captured that.
While we LOVE our wedding photos, we also appreciated her work style. She is kind, detail oriented, organized, and she knows how to be discreet. I didn't see her at all when I was walking down the aisle but of course she got those very important special shots. She was also very understanding when we had to postpone our wedding a year due to COVID, which made that whole ordeal so much less stressful.
Thank you, Lisa!!
We loved working with Lisa throughout our wedding planning process! And we are so happy with how all of our photos turned out.
Lisa was flexible with scheduling our engagement ses...
sion (with COVID and us living out of town, we scheduled our session week-of). She was responsive to our emails, as we planned out our day-of schedule and thought about our (long) list of family portraits. Lisa gave us a decent amount of photos as a preview right after our wedding. Some photos were missing and we had some other personal requests; Lisa was super helpful and responsive with all of those inquiries.
Lisa is a top notch photographer. Her photos speak for themselves, but if that's not enough then I am telling you go with Lisa! She was incredible from the beginning. She was able ...
to really capture my husband and myself perfectly. Our engagement pictures were amazing and our wedding photos even better. She was professional, kind and patient. We really loved having Lisa shoot our wedding and will be definitely using her services again.
Look no further for your photography needs!! We cannot say enough good things about Lisa! Not only is her work incredible she is also such a kind person who truly cares about the c...
ouples she is working with. Everything from the lighting to the color and the moments she captures are absolutely amazing. She was also so responsive and helpful throughout the entire timeline from our engagement shoots to our wedding day and made sure to check in with us throughout our extended wedding planning process. Lisa captured us perfectly and we are so thankful for her beautiful work and that we get to relive our wedding day over and over again. Lisa you are the best!!
From the second I contacted Lisa, to the big thank you hug I gave her at the end of my husband’s and my big day, Lisa was Incredible every step of the way! She was professional, co...
mmunicated extremely well, flexible, made sure to understand what I wanted, made me feel comfortable when my nerves were at their highest before walking down the aisle and captured the most beautiful moments of the day for us to remember for the rest of our lives.
I also really loved and appreciated the sneak peak of photos shortly after the big day and how punctual she was in delivering our full gallery.
Ladies, if you want to have one less thing to worry about on your big day then do yourself a favor and hire Lisa Riley Photography. I promise you won’t regret it!
Where do I even start! Choosing Lisa as our photographer was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. If you're looking for a natural and romantic vibe, look no further! ...
Besides capturing our day perfectly, she also helped to keep us organized and on track the whole day to make sure we could squeeze in every picture we wanted to before the ceremony or after. As a bride, this meant so much to me to just be able to be in the moment, and not worry about forgetting to capture certain pictures. We are completely obsessed with how our photos turned out, and can't thank Lisa enough for all of her hard work!
After researching photographers for a couple months I came across Lisa's photography. I fell in love! I loved the way she uses light and how comfortable everyone looked in her phot...
os. Well, I wasn't disappointed. Our engagement and wedding photographs turned out amazing. We couldn't be happier! Highly recommend.
We loved working with Lisa! Lisa did both our engagement and wedding photos. She did an AMAZING job! She is so sweet and makes everyone feel comfortable when posing for photos. She...
has such an great eye to make the most of the lighting and surroundings and had creative suggestions for pictures that we wouldn’t have thought of. We appreciated the care that she put into each picture that she took from shooting to editing them. The photos turned out so amazing and we are so glad we chose Lisa!! We would recommend her to anyone looking for a photographer!
We loved working with Lisa and her team!! She did both our engagement photos and our wedding day. She was so flexible with our last minute decisions and brought two assistants to o...
ur wedding to ensure they captured all our precious moments. To top it off, I showed our wedding “sneak peek” photos to friends and family, and they said our photos look like those featured on Pinterest! My husband and I would recommend Lisa in a heartbeat.
If you’re looking for an experienced wedding photographer that will take spectacular pictures look no further! Lisa is fantastic! We are so happy with our experience and our pictur...
es turned out better than we imagined.
Amazing! We interviewed several photographers before deciding on Lisa. She was great and helped us through the wedding planning. We were nervous to have our pictures taken and she ...
made us feel comfortable and relaxed. Our pictures turned out amazing!! She even referred us to some amazing vendors. Thank you Lisa!
We're so happy that we went with Lisa for our wedding day! She was fun to work with, very organized and responsive. We are in love with our pictures!!
Lisa was amazing through-out the wedding planning, our engagement session and wedding day. We are in love with our pictures. If you’re looking for an amazing photographer look no f...
urther! We’re so thankful we found Lisa!
If you are looking for someone AMAZING for your big day, truly look no further, Lisa is by far the BEST there is. She is extremely passionate about what she does, she is extremely ...
experienced, professional, she becomes a friend and above all she is so much fun! She listens to your vision, gives amazing guidance, and makes you feel like the most comfortable person in the world in front of that camera. My wedding photos turned out to be more spectacular than I could have every imagined, and I will be forever grateful that I made the decision to have her as my photographer. Thank you so much for everything Lisa!!!!
Lisa is a true professional, and we felt so lucky to have her photograph our wedding day! We cannot stop looking at our stunning photos. Her professionalism, humor and organization...
was so appreciated. As an out of town bride, communication was key - and Lisa was always available and responsive to all emails and texts. You will not regret hiring her!
Lisa is truly one of a kind. She makes you feel so comfortable in front of the camera and capture the true, authentic emotions of the setting. She listens to your requests and make...
s sure that the photos are just how you imagined. We love all of our engagement photos and wedding photos and look forward to working with Lisa for any family photos in the future!
Lisa is amazing! We had such a fantastic experience with her. From the moment I contacted her she was quick to respond, stayed in touch, and helped us pick a location for the sessi...
on. The session was stress free and her fun, sweet personality made it easy to be comfortable in front of the camera. She captured my husband and I perfectly!! :) She was on time, efficient, and had lots of posing ideas. Our photos turned out AMAZING, we will treasure them forever! We would HIGHLY recommend using Lisa, you won't regret it!!
Amazing! Super organized and on top of things. Beautiful photos . She went extra miles to make sure we get everything we needed! Love love love
Lisa was amazing from day one! We spoke with a few different photographers, but Lisa really set herself apart and made it an easy choice for us. I really appreciated how flexible s...
he was with us and our needs. She was extremely organized and assisted in making sure we had adequate time for the images we wanted. We received our photos very quickly and they are absolutely beautiful! I could not be happier.
Lisa Riley Photography was truly the best choice! She has photographed my daughter for college senior pictures and her wedding at The Grand Tradition. I love her ability to capture...
natural light and natural expressions. Lisa is joyful and a pleasure to work with. Thank you for all of the beautiful pictures!
I met and interviewed with 4 different photographers before I selected Lisa. Choosing Lisa was a no brainer. She is caring, affordable, and easy to collaborate with...best decision...
my (now) husband and I ever made!
She is truly an artist in every way! Lisa's style is classic and modern and she provided the shots and angles that were important to me.
Most of all, she preserved the memories of ...
my most important day, forever.
Lisa's ability to put a nervous bride like me (lol) at ease was magnificent. The personalized memories she has provided me and my husband will last generations - very blessed to kn...
ow her.
Attention to detail and professionalism is amazing! Super down to earth...like part of the family.
Lisa was our engagement and wedding photographer. She is awesome to work with and made us feel comfortable in front of the camera. Our photographs turned out beautiful! Highly r...
ecommend!!
We love Lisa! Once we sat with Lisa and got to know her, we knew she was going to be our wedding photographer.
She helped us plan for our day, helped organized the family pictures...
and was so much fun to work with. She made my fiancé and I feel comfortable in front of the camera.
We LOVE how our images turned out! Gorgeous!
Lisa was amazing to work with. She helped with our timeline, gave the best advice and my friends and family loved her. We love our photos!!
From the moment we interviewed Lisa we knew she was going to be our wedding photographer. Lisa is passionate about her work and went above and beyond at every step. The pictures tu...
rned out fabulous. We would hire her again without hesitation.
Lisa was amazing from the moment we booked her up to our wedding day. She was organized, quick to respond to emails or text and provided guidance where needed. She worked to unders...
tand our vision and the images we received were stunning! Highly Recommended.
I can't say enough nice things about Lisa, not only did she take our engagement pictures, which turned out absolutely beautiful but she also photographed our entire wedding. Lisa h...
elped make the whole wedding day so smooth and when we send her our photography list she ensured that all the pictures, we requested, were taken. She's also very sweet and just a pleasure to work with. I highly recommend Lisa
Lisa is Amazing!! I am so glad that I found her for my wedding and she was open to taking a photo of my husband and I on the historic Torrey Pine Golf Course on LaJolla, CA which w...
as quite a shot.:) Lisa and her team are very professional, on time, detailed , and sweet too.. thanks Lisa and her team! I can’t wait to see the love story if our wedding day!
Lisa is fabulous!! I feel so lucky to have found her! I wanted to meet with a few photographers to make sure and find one that I clicked with and felt comfortable around since they...
play such a big part of our special day... and I'll just say I was not disappointed! From day one she was nothing but professional and helpful-always on top of things and very responsive!! She did our engagement photo shoot as well and we have been so impressed by her work and LOVE all of the photos we've seen so far!! Thank you Lisa, you're amazing and made our special day even more special!
Lisa was amazing. She even helped me with extras that I didn’t dream of! I am not a good person when it comes to being in front of the camera and she made my fiancé and I so comfor...
table. Her vision and natural light photography are beautiful and we are in love with our photos. We just wish she was available for our wedding date :( Look no further and book her soon! Thank you Lisa!!!
Lisa was truly the best wedding photographer we could have hoped to hire for our wedding, and I can't recommend her enough to anyone looking in the San Diego area. Being from out o...
f state, I Skyped with Lisa prior to our wedding where she was already organized with a list of questions on schedule that ended up making the entire wedding run extremely smoothly. Everyone part of the wedding party and families commented specifically on how quick and organized Lisa and her assistant were in taking portraits between the ceremony and reception.
I fell in love with the photos afterwards. Lisa had an amazing eye for turning the venue's backdrop into something that looked like a fairytale in photos. She made both of us feel very comfortable during photos and was quick to crack a joke, or make a suggestion if we were ever unsure of timing or order of events.
She was always quick to respond through email or texts and I found her rates extremely reasonable. I could not recommend her highly enough!
Lisa did an exceptional job at making my fiance and I fell comfortable in front of the camera. I love our engagement photos! Excited to see what beautiful moments she captures on t...
he day of our wedding.
I can't say enough about Lisa...she captured the most important day of my life through my eyes. She is both supportive and creative with crazy attention to detail.
I recommend Lisa...
without a doubt!
Lisa’s attention to every detail really impressed me. Having her there was like having a family member there to support you (one that you actually like ; )
Can’t say enough about ...
Lisa, she captured every emotion and treasured moment of my important day.
Lisa did amazing with our wedding photos! They came out so beautiful that I regretted not taking engagement photos. She was very flexible and responded quickly to texts and emails....
I highly recommend her to future couples! She is also super friendly :)
Lisa is an incredible photographer! We contacted her after several other photographers fell through, for one reason or another. With a very short lead time, she was able to put t...
ogether a plan to ensure we captured images from everything we wanted. Lisa came through for us on so many fronts - incredible photos, a creative plan for the rain - which was unexpected in early May, and we felt so supported in the process. I can't say enough about our experience. Lisa is amazing!
Lisa was great, very professional and supported us through all of the poses and listened to my feedback. Highly recommend!
Lisa was absolutely amazing! I would highly recommend her as a photographer! I spent over 30 hours looking for a photographer and Lisa was exactly what I was looking for! She takes...
beautiful photos, is great at communicating and puts 110% into your event!
This is the best experience I've had with any photographer! Lisa will make you feel special like you're only person on earth. She has so many creative ideas and I really appreciate...
her directing everything. I definitely hit the jackpot, such high quality photos at an affordable price. I'm in love with my wedding photos!
Lisa Riley photographed my wedding in February of 2016. From the moment I booked her, she answered all my questions and gave me guidance on what to expect and what she needed from ...
me. I really appreciated that as I had so much going on and so many other things to plan. The wedding day went flawlessly! We received all the images we requested plus so many more. I highly recommend her."
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