Wedding Photos for the Loveliest Couples
$3,000 starting price
California | Worldwide
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Amanda Dugan
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AWARD WINNER (7X)
Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot
15 years of really rad couples and documenting their unique love stories has been everything to me. I absolutely adore what I do, and making people feel amazing is the BEST part!
Thanks for considering Oh Lovely Wedding! I know it's a huge trust leap to have someone document your big day.
Oh Lovely Wedding is a wedding photography company based in California and available worldwide.
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Amanda Dugan
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Hi. I’m truly fascinated by humanity in every sense. Honestly, I don’t care about what things look like as much as how they feel. I am still in complete awe by this wildly beautiful experience. I seek authenticity and strive to reciprocate. I never need an excuse to road trip or dance like no one is watching and my soul would probably shrivel up and die without music and high five moments. Finding kindred spirits is the best medicine and being able to make people feel amazing is my favorite part of what I do. But I’m actually interested in getting to know YOU more! Let's chat!
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Amanda from Oh Lovely Wedding received glowing reviews from multiple couples, praising her professionalism, flexibility, and incredible talent in capturing emotional and candid moments. Couples felt comfortable and at ease with her presence, appreciating her ability to guide them for stunning photos. Her communication, organization, and efficient work ethic were highlighted, with many mentioning her calm and pleasant demeanor during the hectic wedding day. Reviewers highly recommended Amanda for her exceptional photography skills, quick delivery of beautiful photos, and overall positive experience.Review photos
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Rachel V
5.0
11/21/2024
We booked Amanda for our engagement photos. Our 2 dogs were part of the session and she is great at working with pets! We also booked her for our wedding photos and absolutely loved working with her. Amanda previously took my brother’s wedding photos and I particularly love how she is able to capture the emotions in each photo.
My husband and I are both shy and awkward in front of the camera, but Amanda has the ability to put you at ease and she guides you in a way that makes you feel and look your best. I was nervous on the wedding day with everything going on and she really helped both of us relax with her calming presence. We had a small, intimate wedding with a little over 40 guests and I am so impressed with how Amanda captured beautiful moments from every angle, especially during our ceremony. I had no idea she was moving around everywhere until I saw the photos!
If you are looking for a responsive, professional, and talented photographer, I highly recommend Amanda. We cannot thank her enough and will look back on these photographs fondly in years to come
Kacy D
5.0
9/13/2024
We worked with Amanda/Oh Lovely Wedding for our Coronado based wedding this summer and it was one of the best investments we made for the entire event. Leading up to the big weekend, Amanda was so easy to get in touch with and communicate our vision and needs for the day. My fiancé a few months back was diagnosed with Bell’s Palsy and Amanda was so great to work with his best angles to minimize any major signals that something may be off. She was kind, professional, and took absolutely killer photos.
Which brings me to my next point, Amanda’s work is next level. The photos she produced came out even better than I hoped. Our tones and lighting in every photo was so perfect and I couldn’t be happier with the results. We’ve gotten loads of compliments from our guests who love their photos and enjoyed Amanda’s engagement at the wedding.
I would absolutely recommend Amanda and Oh Lovely Wedding, and I know we’ll be using her in the future! Thank you Amanda!
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Rachel B
5.0
9/04/2024
Amanda was a dream to work with from Day 1. She was quick with communication, flexible with booking (we added a few things as it got closer to the wedding), and the quality of her work speaks for itself. My husband does NOT like taking pictures, and never thinks he looks good in them. Amanda has a natural way of making you feel comfortable, amd catching you in the best, raw moments.
Shelbey T
5.0
3/07/2024
We cannot say enough great things about Amanda and Oh Lovely Wedding! She was always available leading up to the big day and kept everything and everyone SO organized the day of. We had a very large bridal party and she managed everyone like a pro! Amanda even stayed a little longer to capture everything for us when we were running behind.
The pictures are SO beautiful and we are going to cherish them forever! Our wedding was over 2 weeks ago and I have not stopped getting comments on how beautiful our photos are.
Thank you Amanda! I would absolutely recommend Oh Lovely Wedding to anyone still shopping for a photographer!
Kate M
5.0
11/15/2023
I cannot recommend Amanda enough!! We are not only over-the-moon with our photos, but Amanda is SO pleasant and fun to work with. She is able to seamlessly plug herself in, adapt, and roll with all of the moving parts of a wedding day. She helped guide and pose us through all of the portraits, and she works so swiftly. She was able to keep all of the wedding party and family members on task for those formalized pictures, while remaining playful and chill. She also collaborated beautifully with our videographer and other vendors. Do yourself a favor and hire Amanda!! She brought a very warm and calming energy to such a hectic day, and we are forever grateful to be the recipient of her time and talents!!
Christine L
5.0
9/26/2023
Where do I even begin?!?! Amanda was absolutely amazing and the photos came out better than I ever imagined. She was so skilled and on top of everything and helped the night go by so smoothly. She was on top of everything and captured so many sweet moments. She made me feel so confident and beautiful and made the photo taking process fun for everyone from family to friends to bridal party. I would 100% recommend her to any and all couples looking for that special person to capture their day and no one does it better than Amanda.
Suzie S
5.0
9/12/2023
Amanda was a joy to work with! Since our wedding was a destination wedding in SoCal, our first in person meeting with her was for our beach pre wedding photo shoot. Amanda made us feel comfortable and her creative vision was exactly what we had hoped for. Our beach session and wedding pics turned out amazing! I highly recommend Oh Lovely Wedding!
Julia R
5.0
9/03/2023
Amanda was absolutely amazing! During our first meeting with her she was very informative and professional. On our big day she and the 2nd photographer were kind and extremely efficient. We especially appreciated that we were able to get all of our couple, bridal party, and family photos done before the ceremony allowing us to enjoy our cocktail hour! She was great at giving us cues so that we got romantic and picturesque couple shots. We received our photos in a very timely manner and are so happy with how they turned out! I highly recommend hiring Amanda for your wedding photos!
Julia D
5.0
8/29/2023
Amanda is AMAZING! I'm so glad that we chose Amanda at Oh Lovely Wedding for our wedding. She made the process so fun and easy. She got incredible photos of everything we wanted, including lots of detailed shots, and she is so efficient we were ahead of schedule. I highly highly highly recommend her! Could not have asked for a better photographer!
Ali M
5.0
8/07/2023
Hiring Amanda (Oh Lovely Wedding) as our wedding photographer was truly one of the best decisions we made for our special day. She's a great communicator, warm, friendly, creative and also extremely patient (which we found out is extremely important on your wedding day).
Amanda and her team seamlessly blended into the background, capturing the most intimate and candid moments without ever feeling intrusive. They have a true talent for capturing not just the events of the day, but the genuine emotions that go along with them. She also had a plan, found fun places to shoot, and made us feel extremely comfortable throughout.
The final photo gallery left us absolutely speechless. Her attention to detail, the play of light (ours was outside in a redwood grove which isn't easy to shoot), and the artistic composition in each shot were beyond our expectations.
As I mentioned, not only is Amanda exceptionally talented, she is also incredibly professional and accommodating. She went above and beyond to ensure that every request was met and even added her creative touch to make every shot even more enchanting.
Thank you, Amanda (& team), for turning our wedding day into a visual masterpiece that we will treasure forever!
Eden A
5.0
8/01/2023
Amanda was our photographer for our wedding and did an amazing job. From the 1st phone call to several follow-up emails leading to the big day, she was extremely responsive and knowledgeable, which put us at ease. On the day of our wedding, she helped capture the most beautiful photos of my husband and I at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano. She knew the area well and directed us effortlessly and efficiently, while being keenly aware of areas with the best lighting. Her care and attention to ensure our day was truly special was evident in every interaction - even helping many of the groomsmen with their boutonnieres! We received all our photos a little less than 1 month after our wedding date, which was fantastic as we were still on our honeymoon and got to relive so many precious moments together. We are so happy with the quality of our wedding photos and can’t wait to print our favorites for our home. We would recommend Amanda to any couple looking for a wedding photographer!
Barrett A
5.0
6/05/2023
Choosing Amanda at Oh Lovely Wedding was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. Her experience and expertise put us at ease from the moment we hired her until the wedding day itself. On our Wedding day, she arrived to the venue early, identified the best locations for portraits and helped direct/guide our family members and bridal party for our group photos. She was directive with our portraits (which we were really grateful for!) and helped us feel at ease and comfortable in front of the camera. She captured every important moment and event immaculately. Amanda has this unique talent of being able to capture the emotion in each moment, which has made these wedding photos our greatest treasure in the world. We couldn't be happier with the experience we had working with her, or the photos we received. Truly couldn't ask for more from a wedding photographer. 10/10 would recommend.
Alexandra M
5.0
3/07/2023
Amanda was hands down our favorite vendor!!! We booked Amanda for both our engagement photoshoot and as our wedding photographer and it was the best decision we made! I think her incredible art speaks for itself but aside from just the photos, she went above and beyond in so many ways:
1. She is incredibly accommodating. Amanda agreed to drive out to the desert at the crack of dawn to take photos of us at sunrise in the 90+ degree weather.
2. Amanda is so easy to work with. Sending her an email is basically like sending her a text because she responds so quickly
3. Amanda made us feel so comfortable. Neither of us consider ourselves photogenic or natural in front of a camera but she made everything so easy and the photos were to die for
4. Amanda is very organized and on top of everything. She helped keep the entire wedding on time while still getting all of the photos we had requested.
We can't thank Amanda enough and know she will make an excellent photographer for your event!!
Hannah F
5.0
12/08/2022
Amanda is the absolute BEST artist ever!!! She is extremely talented and has fantastic energy, positivity, and a calming presence, which is great for brides! Amanda understood my out-of-the-box wedding theme and nailed it. Thank you so much for working with us; we love all of our photos and couldn't have imagined our spooky day without you!
Chloe F
5.0
12/08/2022
Amanda was absolutely amazing to work with!! She did a fantastic job capturing all the special moments of our wedding day and the pictures turned out beautifully! She knew exactly which photos to get and she got both the standard portraits while also finding the more candid moments. We were delighted to also see many great photos of our guests and the venue! Overall, Amanda was amazing!!
Anna C
5.0
11/30/2022
We hired Oh Lovely for our wedding and engagement shoot and what a great decision that was! Amanda was professional, responsive to all of our questions, and so encouraging when we felt nervous about being in front of the camera. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a photographer who can capture both the big moments and the small details and provide beautiful photos to treasure forever!
Quynh N
5.0
9/21/2022
Amanda and her team were amazing at our wedding in a 95+ heat wave! They were very attentive and made sure we got all the important shots with everyone. We knew we loves her editing styles but when we received the final gallery, we were beyond impressed. We love the way she captures all the raw candid moments and the exact vibes we wanted.
Vendor response 10/11/2022
Thank you so very much Quynh!!!! <3
Cara F
5.0
9/02/2022
Amanda and her team were fantastic! She showed up early and got things DONE! She was extremely organized and made sure we were on time with everything - even when we were running just a bit behind, she ensured we got all the photos needed. She did such a great job of herding the families and wedding party (which we all know is not easy) and I appreciate her patience through it all! Our photos are beautiful, I can't stop looking at them! Plenty of complements from everyone - I would recommend her to anyone!
Vendor response 09/07/2022
Thank you so so much Cara! It was such a beautiful day and you made such a gorgeous bride!...
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Sheila A
5.0
7/11/2022
Amanda was absolutely amazing at our wedding at Sacred Mountain Julian in Julian, CA. I know how incredibly stressful it is selecting vendors for your special day, and the photographer was at the top of our list. I'm a very detail oriented person and knew exactly want I wanted captured/photographed, so I provided her a 'shot list' prior to the wedding day. Amanda not only arrived early the day of the wedding, but captured all of my needs, wants, and so much more! She was extremely professional, knew the venue very well (SO helpful since I was out of town), and so poised in the chaos of family and the events surrounding. We received a few special preview shots from Amanda a few days after the wedding, and let me tell you - I was in complete awe in how beautiful they came out ya'll. About 3 weeks later we received our entire photo deck, and I was in love all over again. It's so hard to be able to be in the present at every moment at your wedding with so much happening, and it was so nice to be relive it again in your POV, but in Amanda's lens as well (literally haha). We're so happy and grateful that we found and hired Amanda. Her work is simply fantastic. We can't thank her enough for being at our wedding and making it feel and look so magical.
Vendor response 07/11/2022
You are amazing. Thank you so so very much! <3
Adriana D
5.0
6/30/2022
WOW. We knew Amanda was talented after viewing her work, but we had no idea just how INCREDIBLE she would be at capturing our wedding day. We are absolutely THRILLED with our wedding photos!! She was incredibly professional, discrete, kind, and accommodating. She makes you feel incredibly comfortable and assures you -- through her actions -- that you are in incredibly capable hands within minutes of arriving. Hiring a photographer whom you can have that much confidence in is a BLESSING as it allows you to just enjoy the day and not worry about how the photos are turning out or if the important memories are being captured. You can tell she truly has an artistic eye by where she chooses to take the photographs and how she positions her subject (whether it be the wedding party or the smallest details). What I love most is how she managed to capture all of the joy, love, and magic of the day in BEAUTIFUL photographs without constantly instructing us or making her presence known. Any professional photographer can take "good photos," but it takes a truly outstanding photographer to correctly assess the vibe of the couple/wedding and capture it uniquely in beautiful photos. What sets her apart is her ability to not only understand and convey what makes a couple's love unique, but also honor what matters most to them. For all these reasons, we will eagerly recommend Amanda to couples for years to come!! Thank you endlessly, Amanda, for the gift you've given us in beautifully capturing our special day. We cannot wait to cherish these photographs for the rest of our lives!! :)
Vendor response 06/30/2022
Thank you so so so very much Adriana! Adore you both and wish you guys the very best!!!! <...
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Annabelle M
5.0
5/02/2022
Amanda was such a delight to work with! She was really helpful and informative in our intro call, and helped us decide what package would best suit our needs. We loved doing our engagement shoot with her. Initially we felt a little apprehensive about an engagement shoot, but it was so much fun and we were so happy we chose to do one! Amanda was great at directing us and helping make us feel comfortable in front of the camera, and the photos came out perfect. It was also so nice to get some practice shooting before the wedding, so that on the day of we were already comfortable with her and the whole process. We couldn’t be any happier with the photos from our wedding. She and her team did a great job capturing the little details, the big moments, and the absolute magic and joy of the whole day. They were great at being directive for the posed shots and at completely blending into the crowd when they were shooting candids. They did a great job choosing locations, and they were awesome at coordinating with our videographers. It’s honestly so hard narrowing down which photos to put in our album, and which ones to order prints of because they are all SO good! Also, she was so quick to deliver the photos, I was absolutely thrilled to get to see them all after only a couple of weeks. We can’t recommend Oh Lovely Wedding highly enough, we are so glad we chose Amanda and are so delighted to have such beautifully captured memories to cherish forever!
Vendor response 06/30/2022
Thank you Annabelle!!!! Much appreciated. It was such a wonderful wedding and I am so grat...
eful I got to be a part of it! <3
Liza E
5.0
1/23/2022
If I could give Amanda a 6th star I would. On your wedding day, you want to feel like your photographer has got your back on covering all the moments that count. She went above and beyond.
Prior to our date, we had met with her over the phone to discuss our concerns and what we really wanted to prioritize on our day. Day of, Amanda arrived on time, wrangled up the family for photos, and then was ready the moment the ceremony began. Post ceremony, we wanted to visit a local winery during sunset hour. She was more than willing to accommodate that request.
What Amanda provided for us are now gems that we'll be cherishing for years to come. Hiring her was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day.
Stephanie M
5.0
11/01/2021
I couldn't recommend hiring Oh Lovely Wedding enough!!!
Choosing your wedding photographer is one of the biggest decisions you can make when planning your wedding in my opinion - they are the artifacts your children and grand children will be looking at someday! We are sooo glad we hired Amanda to take our wedding photos!! She and her assistant were WONDERFUL to work with - kept my husband and I at ease/comfortable and made the process of taking wedding photos so much FUN (which is not an adjective I ever thought I would have been able to use when describing posing for photos!)!! They did a wonderful job of capturing the essence of our wedding including lots of amazing candid shots and documenting details I would have never remembered. The photos turned out absolutely beautiful. The biggest problem we have is going to be picking out which photos we want to print because there are so many amazing ones to choose from :) Thank you so much, Amanda!!
Makenzie M
5.0
10/21/2021
I can't even begin to explain how happy we are with our wedding photos done by Amanda at Oh Lovely Wedding. Not only do we have these beautiful photos to remember our special day for the rest of our lives, but also, the fact that we received them within 2 weeks after our wedding was amazing! This really helped to keep the excitement alive and everyone couldn't believe how quickly we got them back. Amanda is extremely professional and wonderful to work with. She made the whole process seem very easy and I really think she offers better prices than many other wedding photographers who don't provide the quality she does. She made us laugh and smile and just feel so comfortable the whole time. I was truly at ease our entire wedding day, in part knowing we were in such good hands with Amanda.
Annie W
5.0
10/09/2021
Amanda did an amazing job with our photography for both our engagement session and our wedding. We absolutely loved her style and she has a warm and welcoming personality that makes it easier to have fun and get into the mood for taking photos - especially since if you aren’t used to taking photos it can be awkward at times. My husband and I did not feel awkward at any point in time. She took charge at important moments like wrangling all of our family together for the large arrangement of family portraits. She captured all of our important moments in such a magical and memorable way. We loved almost every single one of the 600+ photos we received from Amanda after the wedding.
Katie C
5.0
9/13/2021
I can't say anything but amazing things about Amanda and the Oh Lovely Wedding team!! Due to COVID postponement and a fire, we ended up switching locations and venues 4 times (3 in the course of 1 week leading up to the big day) - but Amanda rolled with the punches and we finally got to meet her 2 years after booking her. Day of, Amanda was cool, calm, and collected - extremely organized and knowledgeable on what shots and poses we should do. We got sneak peek photos within a few days and the whole album only a week and a half after the big day!! Highly recommend Oh Lovely Wedding!!
Katelynn U
5.0
8/02/2021
Oh Lovely Wedding captured our day perfectly. It was great working with Amanda, she gave us good direction and was so positive. The pictures came out beautiful, I could not be happier. Highly recommend.
Kayla C
5.0
7/26/2021
Amanda was amazing, she did our engagement and micro wedding and I couldn’t be happier with the pictures. My Husband and I are not super comfortable in front of the camera and she helped us feel relaxed and helped us find the best poses. The pictures are beautiful and she got them back to us so fast and we actually got to enjoy looking at them the last night of our honeymoon, which made for a very special memory.
Leanna M
5.0
7/15/2021
I will never have the words to fully describe how amazing our experience was working with Amanda. She is so great at making you feel comfortable while also giving awesome direction and pose advice. Every single one of our engagement and wedding photos are magazine worthy. While I was going through them with my mom and had shown her the first 50 or so she said “are these just your favorites? They are so good” and I had to explain that I hadn’t even chosen favorites yet, they all were just so good.
She was professional, on time, easy to communicate with, and a very skillful photographer. We are forever grateful for her talent. She made our wedding day a dream and the photos really captured that!
Tyler S
5.0
6/15/2021
My goodness, I truly don't know where to begin with how incredible it was to work with Amanda. We worked with her for both our engagement shoot and wedding to say we were thrilled with the results would be the understatement of the century. Amanda is thoughtful, creative and finds the BEST atmosphere for your photos. Her courteousness is one of my favorite things as well; no matter the pressure, she will always make sure you feel comfortable. I cannot recommend working with Oh Lovely Wedding enough.
Evan H
5.0
5/04/2021
I worked with Amanda on a surprise beach proposal for my fiancé. Amanda not only captured amazing shots of these special moments, but turned them into lifelong treasures for us and our close family. She helped us feel comfortable and natural in a post-proposal shoot and had lots of fun ideas that turned into beautiful pictures. Additionally, I really appreciated her accommodations and flexibility that went along with a “surprise” proposal (showing up early, hiding, etc...). Turn around for the photos was also very fast. I wholeheartedly recommend her for anyone looking to capture life’s important moments.
Emily J
5.0
3/18/2021
Amanda was amazing to work with and we are so thrilled with our photos! Amanda was flexible with us through a postponement and a relocation. She captured our intimate backyard wedding perfectly. Before the ceremony we met Amanda at balboa park for photos just the two of us and that was such an awesome backdrop! Amanda took some amazing photos that we will cherish forever. Her turnaround time on editing was also really quick! I think the contract said 30 days but it was actually like 10. I highly recommend Amanda!
Richard B
5.0
1/14/2021
Amanda was great to work with from beginning to end and took some beautiful photos which we'll cherish forever. She was very responsive, professional, and did an excellent job capturing the day of our wedding.
From the start Amanda worked with us to determine the right pricing and package for our small wedding. She also had some great suggestions for engagement photo locations and was very flexible when we had to change the date of our engagement photo shoot.
On the day of the wedding she was prompt and made us feel very comfortable throughout the day. She did a great job capturing us getting ready, our first look, the ceremony, and our reception dinner.
One thing I really enjoyed about her work was how she incorporated the natural surroundings and aesthetics of the venues into our photos.
To summarize we are very happy with our photos and would definitely recommend Oh Lovely Wedding to other couples!
Elizabeth M
5.0
8/09/2020
Amanda from Oh Lovely Wedding is the absolute best! After needing to make the decision to have a small intimate backyard wedding nearly 4 hours away from our original wedding venue in Julian, CA due to COVID, Amanda was there every step of the way. She answered all my nervous and stressed out bride-to-be questions and was beyond encouraging, flexible (when we later decided to change our date by one day), helpful and willing to do whatever needed to make our wedding day that much more special, including driving the extra distance! Not only did she arrive to my family home early with a wonderful, fun, professional and engaging personality, but she scoped out a location to do sunset photos in a place she had never been before. She was attentive and gave great direction when it came to posing for the pictures!! We are SO thankful and LOVED our time spent with Amanda!
Alyssa P
5.0
6/24/2020
Amanda was absolutely amazing. I'm so glad we found her to photograph our wedding! She arrived to our venue early to scout out photo locations, and she took time to get extra detail and groom shots when I needed more time to get ready. I'm such an awkward person in front of a camera, but Amanda made me feel at ease and the end results are stunning. My biggest wedding fear was picking the wrong photographer. If you relate, pick Amanda from Oh Lovely Wedding. You won't regret it!
Whitney S
5.0
3/19/2020
Amanda is AMAZING. She was able to capture the vibe of my wedding, and my relationship in a way that was so wonderful. My wedding was 70s boho themed and I asked her for photos that looked like they were shot on film. She delivered beautiful, dramatic, consistent images. I have been having such a hard time picking which ones to print because I love them all.
As far as working with her - a dream! She took charge wrangling people, was invisible during our ceremony but captured everything, she found creative backdrops, and looked at our unique elements (like my dress and veil which had fringe) to create once in a lifetime kind of photos.
Thank you Amanda for capturing our day with such magic!
Hashini B
5.0
1/13/2020
The minute we saw Amanda’s body of work, we knew we had to hire her to photograph our wedding! We planned our wedding from overseas and it was a pleasure to work with Amanda during the entire planning process. Communication with her was always prompt and clear.
On the actual wedding day, she was cool and calm. Amanda and her assistant navigated the wedding day so effectively. She was exactly where she needed to be directing us through the shots. She never rushed us or made us feel as though we were having a formal shoot. The whole process was incredibly organic and fluid. Our wedding party had a fantastic time.
The best part is when she sent us out photos. OH MY GOD. Every single frame was STUNNING!
Her unique perspective during shooting and the mood of her edits are beautiful to the point of heartbreak. I can't stop looking at my wedding photos!
Hiring her for our wedding was one of the best decisions we made!
Thank you Amanda, your work is PHENOMENAL!
Karleigh M
5.0
1/09/2020
One word: PERFECTION. From the moment Amanda showed up in my bridal suite as I was getting ready, I instantly felt at ease. It’s almost like an old, long time friend of mine showed up to photograph the day, even though we’d only talked on the phone once prior. She made my husband and I feel so incredibly comfortable in front of the camera and captured the entire day beautifully. We just got all of our photos back and we cried tears of joy reliving the day and seeing all of the once in a lifetime moments she snapped. Her photographer intuition is spot on and she goes out of her way to be helpful. She helped me bustle my dress when it came undone on the dance floor and even offered to hold my used teach whitening strips when I forgot I had them in. (No, I didn’t take her up on that offer) but it’s just one of the many examples of how “down for the cause” she is. If you are looking for a photographer, contact her ASAP, but seriously, do it. Photos last a lifetime!!
Sarah R
5.0
12/24/2019
Amanda was able to beautifully capture our special day- every single photo is STUNNING. We had a quick turn around from the time of the booking to the actual wedding day and she was able to work with our vision every step of the way.
Amanda allowed us to feel comfortable in front of the camera all while having fun and taking in each moment of our special day. We are over the moon with Amanda’s work on our wedding photos. Not only are the pictures gorgeous, but they also perfectly capture the spirit of the day.
Kim F
5.0
12/02/2019
Amanda was a fantastic photographer, and I'm so glad we hired her for our wedding! She was very professional, and really understood the type of photos we wanted. We're blown away by the final outcome, and I'm recommending her to all my San Diego friends!
Danielle B
5.0
10/11/2019
Amanda was so lovely to work with throughout our entire wedding journey . She was super responsive, had great ideas for flow and timing, very friendly and did an amazing job making us feel comfortable the whole time. Her photos online were beautiful and we were so happy that ours came out just as beautiful. We had her at our wedding & rehearsal dinner because we wanted photos in different settings and different outfits - she was so flexible! She also worked so well with our videographer, which was huge. I love her different approach to the photos too - give us a sneak peek super quick of edited photos & then the full raw album shortly after & allowing us to choose our favorites. Would highly recommend her & team for your event. Thanks for making us look so good :) my only regret is not booking her for more hours on the day of.
Marina K
5.0
9/21/2019
Marina · married on 05/11/2019
5.0
Amazing photographer!!!
Having a good photographer was a top priority for us, so choosing Amanda as our photographer was one of the first decisions we made! She was our #1 choice after seeing her amazing work, and we're so thrilled she was able to photograph our wedding and engagement shoot. She's very professional, communicative, and easy to work with. Getting photos taken can feel a bit awkward at first, but Amanda made us feel so comfortable and was great at telling us just what to do/how to pose, we felt at ease right away! She and her assistant did a wonderful job during our wedding, they knew all the best places to get photos around the venue, and captured all the details and moments of the day. Not only are the photos absolutely beautiful, but she gets them back to you so FAST! I was amazed by how quick the turnaround was, from delivering sneak peaks, to the full set and final edited photos. The final images are so gorgeous and perfectly capture the feelings and aesthetics of our day. We chose to buy a portrait book from her as well, and it was definitely worth it. The book itself is super high quality, and it's a lovely way to showcase some of our favorite wedding photos. I seriously can't say enough good things about Amanda, and would 100% recommend her to anyone looking for an amazingly talented, professional photographer!!
Megan C
5.0
7/13/2019
Amanda was awesome! Very easy to work with and super talented.
M&B
Maricar M
5.0
6/22/2019
After the engagement bliss the reality of planning a wedding kicked in fast, and to be quite honest the vendor research process was a bit overwhelming. However, our decision to go with Amanda as our wedding photographer was probably the easiest to make, and also one of our best investments ;) Here are a couple of reasons why we absolutely love her:
1.) Her communication from the very beginning was timely and professional. After our initial conversation on the phone there was an undeniable assurance & feeling we wanted to work with her!
2.) During our engagement shoot my husband and I were definitely timid at first, but Amanda made us both so comfortable by directing us every step of the way! She's a master of finding the most perfect locations and being that boost of confidence you need to rock any photoshoot!
3.) On our wedding day she was so focused and incredibly professional. She utilized every hour so efficiently, capturing every moment and detail of our special day.
4.) As busy as she is, her turnaround for pictures is quite amazing. She posted 3 sneak peak pictures 2 days after our wedding on Instagram and delivered all the photos in less than 2 weeks! We received the photos we chose to retouch on our 1 month wedding anniversary, and I must it was the best feeling to relive our special day through all the amazing photos!
5.) Her dedication to her clients is gold standard, if you haven't booked a photographer yet you need to contact Amanda ASAP!!! ;)
Megan D
5.0
6/21/2019
Finding a great photographer for our wedding day was VERY important to us and we were incredibly happy to find Amanda! She was recommended to us from a family friend and when I looked at her website, the style of her photos caught my eye immediately. Amanda is AMAZING at what she does! She was not only extremely professional but responded quickly to emails and also made us laugh and feel comfortable throughout our entire wedding day. Her organizational skills allowed us to complete all the photos we wanted in record time so that we could quickly join our guests at the reception. Amanda also posted a sneak peek of three of our photos on instagram that we absolutely love!!! She captured genuine smiles and we are looking forward to seeing the rest of our photos. :D
Brittney M
5.0
6/05/2019
There are not enough words to thank Amanda with Oh Lovely Wedding. She is one of the most professional and kind people we have ever worked with.
She was easy to work with and made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She captured our day beautifully and we are thankful to have these photos to look back on. I cannot recommend Oh Lovely Wedding enough. Do not hesitate to hire Amanda. Thank you again from the bottom of our hearts for being a part of our special day!
Taylor H
5.0
5/30/2019
UPDATE*** Original Engagement Review: Amanda is amazing!!! I was very nervous going in and she immediately calmed my nerves. She is very intelligent and knows the rights angles, lighting, etc. I had so much fun and never felt awkward like I normally do taking pictures. I cannot wait for her to shoot our wedding!!
Wedding Weekend Review: Where do I even begin!! After 3 wedding date changes due to COVID, my husband and I finally got married in September 2022 in San Diego. Amanda stuck with us over the past 3 years and has been so accommodating and flexible with moving us around within her schedule. We are so thankful for her and couldn't imagine our special day without her!
First off, a few weeks before our big day I reached out to ask if she could photograph our rehearsal dinner. She rescheduled her flight into San Diego and made herself available to shoot our first family gathering of the weekend. We so appreciated her flexibility and willingness to be there for us!! What a way to start off our wedding weekend.
On the day of our wedding, Amanda showed up early and was ready to get the ball rolling! I'm very awkward when it comes to taking pictures and Amanda immediately made me and my bridal party feel right at home! There wasn't one moment where we felt awkward or uncomfortable. Amanda knew exactly what to do every second of the day and was able to make the smallest moments feel so special. She made me feel so beautiful and confident and I am so grateful she was there to capture our wedding.
Amanda is very thoughtful with each picture she takes and it showed in our STUNNING wedding pictures. We received our full gallery within 3 weeks of our wedding and I have been so emotional looking through each one. The emotion + joy she was able to capture allowed my husband and I to re-live the best day ever. We have had the toughest time trying to figure out what pictures to put into an album because EVERY SINGLE ONE is absolutely beautiful. I cannot recommend Amanda enough!! THANK YOU!
Cassandra J
5.0
5/26/2019
Amanda is the absolute best! Such a creative with a calm spirit! The perfect person to be orchestrating the photography on your big day. Her assistant photographer is amazing too! Amanda did our engagement and wedding photos. We got such cool, unique, fun shots that fit our personality and go perfectly with our home! I would not recommend anyone else! She is amazing!
Vel S
5.0
5/15/2019
Echoing other rave reviews, Amanda was absolutely amazing! We found her through Instagram and loved her style from the get-go. We looked at a variety of beach/coastal portfolios and it was difficult to find naturally lit, sunset beach shots from other photographers. She was very communicative and patient with our out-of-town planning. We wanted a La Jolla engagement shoot and Amanda took our site suggestions and tailored a perfect session for us. She made two awkward dorks super comfortable and look amazingly photogenic. We both look so natural, even in the posed shots, not to mention we thoroughly enjoyed our whole session. We are beyond thrilled with both the raw and final edited shots. We loved that she captured us in different settings at a wide variety of scales. She even got soaked standing in the ocean to get a series of amazing wide shots of us and a cliffside! Amanda is professional, easy to work with, and we HIGHLY recommend her.
Kimberly N
5.0
2/12/2019
Amanda is one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! She has a way of making you feel totally comfortable while still remaining very professional. We knew we made the right choice when we saw our engagement pictures, but we were absolutely BLOWN AWAY by our wedding pictures! We have gotten so many compliments just on the raw footage she sent us just days after our wedding! I can't wait to see the edited versions of the photos we chose! We got married in the mountains in January so we had a bit of rain and it was FREEZING, but it didn't even phase Amanda and her partner. She was so organized and efficient in taking all of our photos (and we had almost 1500!) that we got to go back to our wedding reception earlier than we had planned! I would DEFINITELY recommend her! So thankful for the amazing quality of her work that we can look back on for years to come!
Kaitlin S
5.0
2/11/2019
I got in touch with Amanda through a friend that hired her for a wedding. Honestly, I don't know what to say, she made my husband and I feel totally comfortable and we're horrible at taking pictures. She really listened to what kind of look I was going for and MAN, did she pull it off! When I got the photos back and started the process of selecting which ones I wanted her to edit, I had the hardest time choosing. I'm not kidding, all of the photos are great! I don't even really think they need to be edited. Amanda you are so talented and I'm so grateful that I got to work with someone like you. Thank you for making our day so memorable!
Brooke M
5.0
2/11/2019
It all started with our engagement shoot. Amanda made us feel so comfortable! We completely fell in love with our pictures. A wedding day can be so stressful, but Amanda just handled everything! She made sure we had the special shots we wanted and took her time to make sure we were happy. Also, no one could believe how quickly we got our pictures back! They are stunning and we can't wait to see the retouched photos we choose! Thank you so much Amanda for capturing our favorite day and our best New Years Eve ever!
Cassandra J
5.0
11/01/2018
Amazing! We haven’t gotten married yet but recently did our engagement photos for practice. Amanda did such an amazing job capturing us and our essence as a couple. We spent an hour or so walking around north park. Little did she know that walking around the city is one of our favorite things to do. We took fun photos in front of artistic, colorful walls which oddly happened to perfectly match the color scheme of our outfits. Amanda was so creative and made it a fun experience. She seemed to feel out our vibe and go from there. So in love with our engagement photos and excited to frame them for our new home. I can’t wait to see the magic she creates for our wedding!
Alex C
5.0
10/27/2018
For our wedding photographer, we were looking for somebody who was fun to work with, organized enough to keep everything on track, and took amazing pictures. Check, check, and check. Amanda is fantastic. She had so many fun ideas and poses for us and it was a blast taking all of our pictures with her both getting ready and after the ceremony. She was so good at quickly working through the shot list allowing our guests to get back to the party. And most importantly, her pictures are OUTSTANDING! While the base package comes with a set of retouched pictures, we felt like we could have printed them all un-retouched and they would have already been perfect! We're so happy that she was there to capture our special day.
Krystle L
5.0
10/02/2018
By far one of the best decisions we made for our wedding day. Amanda is extremely professional but also has a way of making you feel extremely comfortable throughout your entire day. The moments she was able to capture are unlike any photos we had seen while researching photographers. We have received endless compliments, tears, and gasps when sharing our photos with family and friends. We had quite a large wedding party (20 in all) as well as large amounts of family members- Amanda and her partner seamlessly organized and coordinated taking shots with all involved in a minimal amount of time.
We were so thankful to receive 3 sneak peak photos less than 24 hours after the wedding- they were stunning. We received all 2000 of our photos within 2 weeks. We still need to pick our favorites for her to do the final edits, but so many of them look great as is! Our wedding day was a blur of excitement but Amanda's photos were able to bring us back to some of the most intimate and loving moments of our day.
Jacqui M
5.0
9/26/2018
We found Amanda through her blog after googling our venue when we first booked it (Sacred Mountain in Julian, CA). I am so so glad that she had photographed the venue before and we were able to find her this way because Sacred Mountain is such a unique place and Amanda knows it inside and out. She is familiar with all the different areas, quirks, and gems and she is quite simply amazing. My husband and I are awkward picture takers, but her and her team know how to put you at ease and both capture and create some really great moments. There were countless things we didn't even consider that she suggested trying and that we ended up loving (at engagement shoot and at wedding). She is the pinnacle of professionalism and creativity and we absolutely LOVE the colors, settings, and overall look of all our pictures. Amanda is a great photographer who knows how to move around any space and bring magic to it and the pictures. We couldn't recommend her more (especially if you're getting married at Sacred Mountain)!!
Meghan C
5.0
8/09/2018
Amanda is the best photographer you could possibly imagine for your special day! She showed up with a plan and an undeniable eye for gorgeous shots! Best decision we made was hiring Amanda!
Ashley G
5.0
7/11/2018
I really can't say enough great things about Amanda and her business! She is so amazing at what she does! From the moment she arrived the day of my wedding all the way until the end... she captured everything I could ever want or ask for and then some. She was so fun to work with and she had so many great ideas for shooting. She knew exactly what what looked good in the shot. She is a true professional and I honestly LOVED every single one of the pictures she shot. I would recommend her over and over again! Thank you Amanda for giving us the most dreamy pictures on the most important day !!!
Carri W
5.0
6/18/2018
Amanda was amazing from start to finish! She was very responsive, was reasonably priced, and did amazing work. We had a very intimate, non-traditional wedding on the beach, so we only needed a photographer for a couple of hours. The sunset was stunning and was reflected beautifully in Amanda's photos. We will HIGHLY recommend her to any and all of our friends.
Krista K
5.0
5/07/2018
Amanda was the BEST decision we made!! She PERFECTLY captured our special day, and made us feel so comfortable. We absolutely LOVED working with her. My sister recently got engaged and after she saw our wedding photos she's dying to work with Amanda too. You will not be disappointed.
Colleen M
5.0
5/04/2018
Amanda deserves all the praise. I found her through the wedding venue that I booked. She took our engagement and wedding photos. My husband and I have never had professional photos done before and she made the whole session feel natural. She totally led the way and our pictures came our amazing! Our wedding, was even better! She captured every special moment. Our family and friends were very impressed. We got back so many pictures and our edits came back fast. We can't thank her enough for everything! Amanda is amazing!
Ashley B
5.0
4/27/2018
Amanda was wonderful!!! Highly recommend! Pictures turned out beautiful! We had a tough and wild group that she had to help tangle to get photos and I applaud her patience and how professional she was!
jessica C
5.0
3/11/2018
Having Amanda photograph our wedding was the best decision I ever made! The photos are all so beautiful, I had people telling me when they were scrolling through Facebook they thought that they were an advertisement. There are so many beautiful moments that she documented that I didn’t get to take all in on the wedding day and I am so happy that I will have these memories for the rest of our lives. She was incredibly easy to work with, was able to coordinate photographing all of us (and we had a BIG wedding party) without being pushy and captured unbelievable candid moments that I will treasure forever.
Catherine W
5.0
1/29/2018
Amanda is AMAZING!! She is so incredibly talented and creative! Our wedding pictures were so beautiful! She knew exactly the feel we wanted without ever even having to tell her. Her attention to detail is incredible! My husband and I HIGHLY recommend her!!! Our pictures are nothing short of perfect!
Amy H
5.0
12/13/2017
Amanda is SO incredibly talented!! When researching photographers for our wedding, her photos stood out from others because she is a true artist! I knew right away that I wanted her to capture our special day! Amanda was so helpful through the entire planning process and made us feel completely comfortable on our wedding day! It was a pleasure to work with Amanda! I would definitely hire her again for any future photo sessions! Thank YOU Amanda for everything!!
Carrie L