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About This Vendor
Northern California's #1 in Wedding Photography
Top Rated Photography and Video coverage in Northern CA! Hourly Rates/ Affordable Pricing / 15 Years of Experience https://www.sweetbayphoto.com/reviews/ What makes Sweetbay different than other photography Studios? *You get all your photos edited and in high resolution and all your video films edited at no additional cost. *Excellent communication. Emails are replied to daily and I am open to texts and calls anytime with the same response time. *Easy to work with, full of direction, attention to detail & making people feel very comfortable in front of the camera. *A love for candid style photography. In the moment story telling, laughter, interaction and beauty outside of being posed and prompted. *Honest flexible pricing. No complicated packages of things you don't need. Hourly rates with no minimum. *No limit on how many photos we take ,edit or deliver. www.sweetbayphoto.com
Details
Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
Boudoir, Bridal Portraits, Day After Session, Engagement
Photo & Video
Digital Files, Drone, Film Photography, Online Proofing, Photo, Printed Enlargements, Printed Proofs, Second Shooter Available, Social Media Sharing, Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic, Classic, Documentary, Dramatic, Lifestyle, Modern, Vintage
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged, Rehearsals & Parties, After Party, Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
Sweetbay Photography Reviews
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From beginning to end, Opal more than exceeded my expectations. She was always available and prompt with the Pre wedding communications. Before, during, and after she was always very thorough as well which was so helpful to this bride. Opal tru...
ly executed her role so amazingly and she also made it seem effortless although I know she worked very hard to capture the most beautiful photos.
She’s very personable which made me and my family feel very relaxed. It also made it easy to take the much needed direction too.
We were excited to receive the photos pretty quickly. They were just amazing and everyone loves them. Opal is extremely talented, committed, honest, and kind. I highly recommend Sweetbay Photography to anyone wanting their magical moments to be memorialized beautifully.
We hired Opal for our engagement and wedding photos, and let me tell you how great our experience was! Since I first contacted Opal, she was able to provide guidance on a place and style of photography, since we were new to the area. She also p...
rovided a lot of expert advice and was very easy to work with. Communication went very well, and we both felt that everything went smooth from the contract to payments, and receiving our pictures. On the day of our wedding, Opal took great candid photos, making the love storytelling very special! In addition, she also recommended a videographer from her team to do a Live YouTube streaming for our Minimony / Virtual wedding, which was fabulous!
Opal is amazing at her job! She got some really great shots of the party, the ceremony, before the ceremony. She got really important and loving shots which looked so natural and alive. Also she is very vocal on what she wants during the weddin...
g for pictures so you don’t have to worry about people stepping all over to get a picture with you. She has everything in order so that people get their picture and wait their turn. Definitely hiring again.
Opal was wonderful to work with and did a fantastic job capturing our mini ceremony. COVID threw a wrench into our original plans, but Opal was so patient and accommodating. Her photos are gorgeous and we are so happy. Highly recommend - tha...
nk you, Opal!
Opal was amazing to work with! She photographed our "mini" ceremony as we had to change our big celebration to next year. She was great at communicating and was very easy to work with. She was calm and laid back, but very good at giving everyon...
e direction and getting the job done. Our photos are incredible! Our friends and family that couldn't join have raved about them. She got all the photos done we had talked about and then some. The lighting was excellent and not over exposed in the photos. She is great to work with and we would definitely recommend her!
Opal was everything we wanted and more in a wedding photographer. We booked for her a 3-hour session to cover our intimate ceremony and take family photos. Communication with her was extremely prompt and easy going. Opal showed up 30 minutes ea...
rly before coverage was set to begin to scope out the venue and was fully prepared to begin right at the time we had set. The venue was extremely windy, so much so that one of the large vases we had completely shattered. But the high wind situation was not a problem for Opal. She handled it with such professionalism and captured shots where our hair seemed to blow perfectly in the wind. During the ceremony we hardly even noticed her. But somehow when we received the photos, she had managed to get photos from every single angle. After the ceremony, Opal was quick and efficient with directing the party for family photos. Knowing that we had a short window booked, she made sure to fully utilize the time we had and returned to us a generous amount of photos. We not only appreciated the quantity but also the quality of the photos. There were so many emotions captured, it really helps us relive the day. Without us mentioning anything Opal realized that the photos were potentially time-sensitive and she made it her priority to return us the photos asap. For that, we are forever grateful.
Book Opal if you want someone that is:
- professional
- stealthy
- thorough
- accommodating
- easy going
- thoughtful
Opal was a doll!! We had to completely change our wedding plans due to 2020 being an insane year I was worried I was not going to be able to find a photographer but Opal saved the day! She was able to fit us in before another late afternoon wed...
ding and took great pictures. She was kind and had a great attitude, she even helped my mom figure out what side the boutonnières go on :) Her photos were beautiful and a great blend of candids and posed images. She never "got in the way" I hardly realized she was there most of the time. She turned around the photos so fast!
When we need to take baby announcement photos I'm going to hire her again!!
We cannot say enough good things about Sweetbay Photography. We had a change of venue for the wedding reception (thanks, Covid) and had to get a photographer who could travel to St Helene on short notice. Opal was so terrific. We communicated o...
ver phone and email as I live in the midwest. She spent the time to get a real sense of what we wanted, showed up early to scout the location for perfect shots, got some terrific detailed photos of the settings and ambiance, and made sure that she covered everything we had hoped for and more. The photos were delivered quickly, and honestly, there was not a bad one in the bunch. She even identified some selects and converted them to black and white, which was really striking. She is truly outstanding and we recommend her without reservation!
What an amazing photographer! Not only is Opal kind and easy to work with, but she’s also extremely good at what she does. While we were all running around, preoccupied with pre -event activities and stress, she came in and got great photos and...
, well, it just felt like she belonged there with us the whole time she was there. She was great with my cantankerous baby, managing to get him to smile for tons of beautiful photos throughout the day. Her experience is evident by the way she seamlessly made her way around the event, all day, got all the photos you never even realized you needed and she even bustled my dress for me at the reception. That’s the whole package right there! You can tell she puts her heart into her work. She will capture your wedding memories while you are focused on being there making them.
Great quality photos and videography! Also, very great pricing and works with you on finding a package that will work best for you and your day.
Opal and her team are AMAZING!
I found them on Yelp as well as TheKnot. Opal was on track with everything that was going on. We did have some location changes and had to move things around. Thank you for being so accommodating! All the picture...
s came out perfect! It was exactly what I was looking for. We even added an additional hour! Photos came within 4 weeks.
Thanks, Opal and team! :)
Oh, sweet Sweetbay ... We love you! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for capturing so many wonderful moments of the best day in our lives. Our wedding day was such a blur - It went by SO FAST, so it's really great to have these pictu...
res to look back on. There are moments that you snapped that we were completely unaware of on the night. These pictures make us smile and laugh and bring us right back. I love that we'll have these forever.
Thank you so much, Opal, Rhett and Laif - We absolutely love your work!
Cindy & Marc
Opal did both our engagement photos as well as our wedding photos. Opal was an amazing addition to our day and she took the most amazing photos! Could not have ask for a better photographer. She is extremely nice and attentive, and she captured...
every sweet moment possible. We will be using Sweetbay Photography for all of our photoshoot needs in the future. Thank you, Opal!
Opal is the best!! She is a professional, hard working, and kind woman. She worked non stop on our wedding day capturing everything we wanted out of the day. She was a breeze to work with and got our photos back to us in 4 weeks. Dont hesitate...
to use Sweetbay, you wont be disappointed!
Opal was wonderful to work with before, during and after our wedding. She has a great eye for capturing precious moments as they unfold and was just as good at wrangling relatives, little kids, wedding party people and pets to get the best gro...
up shots knocked out within our allotted photo timeframe. She quickly turned around our finished photos for online viewing, and on the website you can download the entire set or easily share your favs via social media or email. We confidently recommend Sweetbay!
My husband and I are so happy to have chosen Sweetbay Photography to photograph our special day. Rhett was our photographer and we are just so thankful for him! He always had a smile and kept our day happy and positive. Very professional, frien...
dly, and talented. He also helped out in other areas of the wedding and we just couldn't have gotten through the day without him.
And the photos...are just absolutely BEAUTIFUL!! Rhett did an awesome job capturing our special day and Opal did a wonderful job editing the photos. They sent us a link to download the photos to our computer, super easy. High resolution photos that are ours to keep and do whatever we please. The turn around time was very quick as well, we received our photos back within 3 weeks. And their rates are affordable too! We highly recommend Sweetbay Photography, thank you so much for everything guys!!!!
Cannot speak highly enough about Opal. Her work is fantastic, gorgeous photos, great framing, beautiful colours. She captures personality wonderfully and makes the photography element easy.
My husband and I are both slightly introverted and ...
having a photoshoot was an overwhelming idea, so we did an engagement session with her and it was great to work ahead of time.
On the day she seemed to be everywhere all the time. She was happy to take whatever extra photos we asked and was everywhere capturing candid moments. She also is so time efficient, we went out for the couple's photoshoot during the reception and were back in what felt like no time at all.
Can't wait to see the final set, but we are so pleased with our experience with her.
Opal was very easy and responsive to work with in making arrangements for wedding photography and videography. Our photographer was Scott, who was absolutely amazing. He met with us beforehand to identify good spots for pictures at our venue an...
d worked with us to figure out the right style and shot list. On the day of, he provided excellent coverage, gave clear, good instructions, and went above and beyond on capturing our day. The turnaround for receiving edited photos was extremely fast and the quality of the photos is excellent. To top it off, Opal worked with us to stay within budget. Overall, an excellent experience and I would highly recommend Opal and her team!
Starting off with some amazing communication between me and them, all the way through to receiving our finished photos, I've been so impressed with Sweetbay! Opal made sure our whole day was planned out so it could be perfect. Our photographer ...
was Kelley and she was so freaking amazing! Started right out before even introducing herself by helping me get my shoes on right out of the car lol. She was so encouraging and energetic and helped so much with wrangling all of our families together. She made sure to pull us aside (after asking first) during dinner to get some amazing sunset photos. We didn't even know how to properly cut our cake and she stepped right up and helped us with that too. We were both so grateful for her amazing help through the whole day and on top of everything, the most important part, our pictures turned out BEAUTIFULLY! We got them back in less than two weeks! They're put into an easy-to-share online portfolio with a password to be able to download all of them, super easy to get ahold of to get onto facebook quickly! All in all, couldn't recommend them any higher, such incredible service and super affordable compared to any other photographers locally! Definitely get them for your event!
I am so happy with my wedding and engagement photos from Sweetbay Photography! Opal did a beautiful job with our engagement photos, and even though she wasn't able to be at our wedding, she made sure we were taken care of (Kelley was also amazi...
ng!) <3 They both did such a great job communicating and making us comfortable with the potentially awkward process of being in photos.
We are so happy we found Baylove!!! The Pricing was really good. Everything was very organized in planning for the big day and in the end we got a ton of great pix that we will cherish forever. Our photographer made us feel at ease and had so...
me great ideas to keep things light and creative at the same time. Highly recommended!
Amazing photos. Thank you for your hard work! We will definitely refer you to others.
We were so happy with Opal! From the moment we met her, we knew we wanted her to take our wedding photos. She listened to what we were looking for and made us feel very at ease, as we were getting pretty stressed about booking a photographer. O...
n our wedding day, she was awesome. She was calm and kind during some weather-related wedding day stress that had nothing to do with our photos, and we really appreciated her support and positive energy. Her photos are amazing. She stealthily got all of the photos we wanted. She captured our ceremony beautifully. Somehow, she was everywhere without seeming to be anywhere. We love our photos, and we highly recommend Opal!
Opal was everything we could have asked for in a wedding photographer and more! She integrated herself into the wedding seamlessly and captured the whole night without any direction from us. She kept herself busy the entire time and took photos...
at every moment. It was also wonderful having a female photographer for all the getting ready shots with my girlfriends. It was like she was one of the girls! All our guests commented on how perfect our photographer choice was. And the photos came out absolutely amazing!
Opal had the photos ready for us within a few weeks of the wedding, which is crazy turn around time. All other photographers gave us timelines of at least 4 months. She gave us a color and black/white version of each photo, and did amazing editing of colors on a handful of pics around sunset. She also worked with me extensively on further editing a few dozen of our favorite photos, free of charge! Lastly, I'd like to mention that we did very extensive photographer searching and vetting, and her prices are some of the most competitive.
We worked with Opal from Sweetbay Photography and she was fantastic to work with. From our first meeting for engagement photos to the wedding day, she was punctual, knowledgeable (already familiar with both locations) and did an excellent job.
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On the wedding day, she even bustled my complicated gown for the post ceremony photos. She was also discreet and blended into the day without much intrusion (sometimes the wedding photographer can be a bit like paparazzi!)
I'm very happy with Sweetbay and would recommend Opal wholeheartedly.
Opal not only shot our wedding but did our engagement photos as well and they turned our absolutely perfect! Opal was able to shoot both traditional and AMAZING candid shots of me and husband. Her was very professional and i give her BIG kudo...
s for rallying the troops when the bridal party got a little too excited ;)
Overall I will most DEFINITELY be using opal again for for our next shoot!
Everyone has RAVED about both our engagement and wedding photos!
For my wedding I had originally looked at Sweetbay, but went with a family friend (photographer)..... WHO CANCELLED ON ME 30 DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING!
I frantically called Sweetbay, got them booked, sent my down payment check, and got her my in...
fo.
Opal was very thorough in her questions, and I loved her work, but was obviously nervous because I didn't have time to meet the photographers or do an engagement shoot. She told me she does all the editing personally to keep the quality the same, and hand picks her photographers.
The photographers arrived at the wedding at least 30 minutes early like I had asked, even though there was tons of unexpected traffic. Bravo.
I didn't get to meet our photographers (Luke & Renae??) until after the ceremony, but Luke (who did post-ceremony photos with us) immediately put my nerves at ease. He was efficient, nicely prompted me when we needed to do more photos and were short on time, and he had so many great ideas for our photos.
Renae?? went to our reception to photograph the guests/ venue before we got there, and everything came out great. I booked them for 5 hours (ceremony & reception), and that was perfect.
I got my pictures in the mail about 3 1/2 weeks after the wedding. They were on 4 cds and I was immediately impressed that they took a photo from our ceremony and put it on the front of the cds! Such a nice touch. And almost all of the photos on the cds had a color and black & white version.
I highly recommend them, and would use them again for family portraits or photo shoots.
Contact Info for Sweetbay Photography
Hourly Rates/ Affordable Pricing
Meet the Team
Opal
Owner
Hi, my name is Opal I have been a photographer for 16 years. I have always been fair and up compromising rather than “Just like all the rest”. I have always arrived early and stayed late. I have numerous times lowered my price just to work with someone who I really had a connection with or who really just needed a break in cost. My talent is apparent in my portfolio and excellent feedback from couples who have had the pleasure to work with me and my team. I am a lot of fun, I work hard and take great pics! I can promise a great experience with Sweetbay!
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