About this vendor
The Pearl is a vintage-inspired open-air wedding photobooth designed for couples who want more than props and prints — they want atmosphere, nostalgia, and beautifully captured moments.
With its timeless aesthetic and effortless presence, The Pearl blends seamlessly into weddings, welcome parties, rehearsal dinners, and after-parties — becoming both an experience and a design element within your celebration. Thoughtfully styled and intentionally simple, the open-air format invites guests to step in, relax, and connect without feeling staged or confined.
Guests leave with keepsake images that feel candid, stylish, and true to the energy of your day. From heartfelt embraces to joyful group portraits and late-night dance floor magic, The Pearl captures the in-between moments that make weddings unforgettable.
Designed with a refined, vintage sensibility, The Pearl complements a wide range of wedding aesthetics — from intimate gatherings and desert elopements to editorial celebrations and full weekend affairs. Its presence is subtle yet inviting, offering entertainment without distracting from the flow of your event.
Based in New Mexico and available for travel, The Pearl provides a seamless, full-service experience including delivery, setup, on-site support, and high-quality imagery your guests will treasure long after the celebration ends.
Perfect for couples who value authenticity, nostalgia, and a touch of effortless charm, The Pearl is where celebration meets storytelling — and where memories become heirlooms.
Details
Business Attributes
- Asian-owned Business
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Film Photography
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Dramatic
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2017 'Best of Weddings'
Best of Weddings
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Siouxzen and Chris captured my wedding, and I cannot emphasize enough how incredible they were. They were such a warm and kind presence and perfectly captured endless natural and c...
andid moments that we'll cherish forever. Easy and fun to work with. I'm blown away by how beautiful the hundreds of photos are, and I've been told multiple times they're the most beautiful wedding photos people have ever seen. THANK YOU SIOUXZEN!
My experience with Siouxzen and The Dream Choice is as the mother of the bride, with Siouxzen as our daughter's wedding planner.
Siouxzen and I first met at the wedding rehearsal ...
where she skillfully arranged the bridal party and families, then guided the timing of our walk down the aisle. She has a nice style about her and was comfortable getting to know each of us. She also had the foresight to place the bride and the groom at the altar where their "good sides" would best be on display, giving them added confidence for their upcoming big day. So far, so good.
On to the day of the wedding, where Siouxzen gracefully handled questions coming from many directions, and in the midst of a bustling event kept the day running seamlessly. Her calm demeanor kept each of our nerves intact, and when it was all over, each of us felt quite happy with how the day played out.
Thank you, Siouxzen, for helping our day go so smoothly. I really appreciate your calm expertise!
By far the most meaningful investment in our wedding was this incredible videography and photography team. I will cherish this forever. We kept our wedding low budget, and didn't h...
ave a lot of the traditional moments like a first dance, etc. And yet they still turned this video into a composition of high impact moments that made the weekend come alive for us. They had the best energy throughout the weekend, and kept everyone smiling. The gift of a videography and photography team is not just the ability to never miss a moment, but they created moments worth capturing - such a huge value to us. Anytime things are hard, we can look back at these moments and reconnect to that special feeling we shared. I can’t thank you both enough ❤ ❤ ❤
We sent the video to the immediate family and here are some of the reviews we want to share, alongside ours. Everyone who watched not only commented on our wedding, but on the quality of the video as well. It was unique, artistic, visionary, and yes, very instagrammable!! ;)
Sica:
That video is amazing!
I love your vows on top
Your vows were so special!
Epic wedding
Jesse:
They did a GREAT job. Really nice video.
Marianne:
That was a really cool video. I loved reliving the wedding filled with love , laughter and tears of joy. So happy ❤️❤️❤️
I wish that there were more stars to give this team. My wife found Siouxzen and the moment I spoke with her, I knew she was the one we wanted to work with. Her and her husband ha...
d us laughing the entire time and made us feel so comfortable, beautiful and seen. The strap on my wedding dress broke RIGHT BEFORE the ceremony and Siouxzen's husband, Chris, came to the rescue and sewed my dress back together with out hesitation. I couldn't recommend this incredible team enough. Seriously. I have shared our video, our photos and our experience with everyone I know because everyone should know this team of creatives. They captured our day so perfectly, I couldn't be happier with how it all turned out. I will forever remember our beautiful day with so much gratitude and love, thanks to Siouxzen and Chris.
I knew when I got married I would want my spoil to be an amazing photographer- my husband’s was amazing food, we loved both!
We met Siouxzen in early 2020 and our meeting was very...
enjoyable. We needed to push our wedding a year but in 2021, she remembered everything we said that first day. She’s fun, professional, great at managing people without making them feel handled, and her eye obviously adapts to each couple. Our photos were beautiful and romantic, not cheesy, and the only problem we faced was having too many great pictures to choose from for albums and prints.
If you’re wondering if her rates are worth it, they are. We got her bronze plan and she got every single shot we wanted.
Reviews
We were lucky enough to have Siouxzen of The Dream Choice take photos at our wedding and we couldn’t recommend her enough!
First, on Siouxzen-
Siouxzen really is a “drea...
m” to work with. From first writing to her (she’s easy to communicate with), to budgeting (she helped us figure out what was possible in our diy budget), to meeting her (so kind and calm), we always felt comfortable and taken care of with Siouxzen. Before the wedding, she got to know our goals for our photos and asked us about our families. On the day of, she was very familiar with who was who (parents, best friends, etc) and was able to calmly and efficiently organize all configurations for group photos. We come from a queer family, and I wasn’t comfortable with gendered terms like “bride and groom” and she was so thoughtful and uplifting around it all. She made our families feel so relaxed which was really important to us. She has a really warm and gentle energy and that was so appreciated on the wedding day!
The photos-
Where do I even begin? We are SO SO happy with our wedding photos. Siouxzen captured so many amazing moments, candid conversations, beautiful light, and the overall magical mood so well. We’ve just started printing photos for our family members and it brings us so much joy to look at them all. Her eye is really special and the way she uses light makes every picture so gorgeous, natural, and happy. (Even after the sun set her photos were great.)
My one regret is not booking Siouxzen for longer (we only had her for the wedding, not the “getting ready” and such) as the photos have been such a blessing to have and share. As soon as we got our photos (about a month after the event, in a super organized and accessible way) we both said, like “wow, I can’t wait to share these with our grandkids some day!” They’re the type of photos that feel so special and priceless. Do yourself a favor and book The Dream Choice!! Thank you for everything, Siouxzen!
The Dream Choice really IS a dream choice!! Finding a photographer for our wedding was something that seemed so overwhelming to us. But Siouxzen couldn’t have been better. She an...
d her husband were so kind, fun, down to earth, and very talented. On the day of, having people like that around you the entire day (because they will be around you the whollllle time) was such a gift.
Our venue was all outdoors, so finding someone to capture the greenery was very important to me and from the very initial FaceTime meeting we had, Siouxzen reassured me that was something she was down for. And she killed it! The pictures came back full of color, love and really captured the essence of our day.
Her turn around was incredible - we got our pictures back so quickly. And we got a ton back! She listened to what I want, and captured all the moments perfectly. We were really into getting sunset pictures at our venue and she made sure we took the time to get a ton of different types of sunset pictures. She was good at getting us to try things, some things that worked much better than I would have imagined! We are definitly not “in front of the camera” people, so this was huge to get us out of our comfort zone for some really fun pictures.
So, if you want someone who is priced well for the incredible quality, fun, talented, dedicated, trustworthy, quick, and kind - I cannot recommend The Dream Choice more!!
I can't state enough how grateful my husband and I are to have had Siouxzen and her fiancé photograph our wedding! From the very beginning she was super accommodating and helpful. ...
Our original photographer ended up having a conflict, and had to step down, fortunately she recommended Siouxzen to us who stepped in to save the day.
Even a month before the big day she was starting to pay special attention to detail. She wanted to know all of the big players in the event (officiant, wedding party, family members, etc.) so that she could know who to be sure to track down and capture for us. The planning process was very organized and easy.
Then came the day of. Seriously the amazing energy, care, and attention to detail was perfect. She handles her work with a beautiful gentle care and excitement that everyone at the wedding noticed and commented on. She took all the photos we wanted, and gifted us with ones we never would have thought of ourselves. She was also able to read when my husband had a little photo fatigue and gave breaks from group photos. She is a true creative professional.
The turn around following the event was quick and she was very responsive with questions and requests. She even peppered us with some sneak peek photos as she went along.
Anyone looking for a photographer who will blend in and become part of your event and connect with your guests should strongly consider Siouxzen! We are so grateful!
My husband and I booked Siouxzen as our day of coordinator and so grateful for that choice. On the biggest day of our lives, she was there for us in the best way. She made sure eve...
rything that I wanted and envisioned happened. I am super picking about things and when I walked through and saw everything put together just they way I hoped, I was so grateful. We had these beautiful rings as part as our ceremony and I really wanted them to be part of our reception too. During our walk through, it wasn't looking like that was a possibility. Sure enough, after our first dance, I notice the beautiful rings hanging over our sweetheart table PERFECTY. It was exactly what I had wanted. Siouxzen also brought her fiancé with her on the day of and they are just the most perfect duo! If you're looking to have someone be part of your day- have it be Siouxzen!
My husband and I hired Siouxzen Kang as our wedding photographer and we could not be happier with the pictures she and her partner, Chris, took. They beautifully captured the spiri...
t of our day, as well as some truly beautiful candid moments, and every photo looks like it belongs in a magazine. Every person who has seen our pictures has commented on how stunning they are, and I can't say enough how amazed and impressed we are with how they turned out. Siouxzen is incredibly talented and was so helpful during the wedding planning process, answering our questions in a timely manner and providing helpful suggestions. She is professional and friendly, and her rates are very reasonable, especially considering the quality of her work. Best money we spent on the wedding, by far!
Siouxzen is not just a great photographer, she has a way with people. Because she gets to know her clients and makes people feel comfortable, she captures images of them at their ...
best. She has a way with couples, families, and kids. Some wedding photographers feel cookie cutter and stiff, photos with Siouxzen feel authentic and relaxed.
We have been using Siouxzen Kang as our family photographer for many years. She captured us as young in love couple, to our engagement and wedding photos, to pregnancy and even bir...
thing photos. Since then she takes annually amazing pictures of our child and our family life style. Her photos can tell stories, they are soft and dreamy. I truly feel beautiful as a woman inside out when captured by Siouxzen. She's an excellent person to work with, has incredible photographer eye and art skills as well as production background. She works fast in postproduction too and we always get our pictures very soon after the shoot. Not to mention her sweet and adorable personality. I highly recommend Siouxzen Kang as your life event photographer.
I can't wait for our holiday pictures this year! :)
Siouxzen Kang is a professional, talented, and artistic photographer who has the ability to capture the most special and beautiful moments that are always timeless and breathtaking...
. You can feel the love and emotions of the story being told in each of her photographs.
My husband and I were on the fence about hiring a wedding photographer. We thought that since we have so many talent friends who know their way around a camera, we didn't need to...
. But when we started discussing shots that we didn't want to miss out on we immediately knew that we must hire someone to capture those special moments, so we chose Siouxzen! And we are so grateful that we did! Her eye for detail, and calm demeanor made the entire process fun and easy. She captured all those precious moments and so much more! Reliving our special day through her eyes is something that we will cherish forever. We highly recommended Siouxzen Kang to be your wedding photographer!
Siouxzen has a creative mind and also comes from a background of production. She knows how to go with the flow but at the same time keep up with the demands. She is focused on maki...
ng sure she captures your day and is very capable of doing so. I have worked with Siouxzen as a fashion photographer in the past and have known her for over 10 years. She has always known how to capture a feeling in her photos.
It is such a pleasure to have worked with Siouxzen Kang as our photographer! Since our wedding and matrimonial events are of utmost importance to us, we wanted to only work with th...
e best of the best in the wedding industry to capture the essence & beauty & love of our union. Siouxzen came highly recommended by many friends and we could not have been more satisfied with the outcome! The experience of working with her has been smooth and gracious, and she has come prepared and experienced at every step of the process. She is highly knowledgeable in her field and has a keen and perceptive eye for a creative angle in any situation. As a bride-to-be I am learning how important it is work with true wedding professionals who can put my nervous heart and mind at ease, and I am happy to say that for this reason and many more, I highly recommend Siouxzen's services for showing up with all aces!! Thank you for our gorgeous photos! Our joy would not be the same without your special touch ;)
Siouxzen has shot my costuming work before, and I have to say, she is, hands down, one of the best photographers I've worked with. She really has an amazing sense of style in all t...
he things she does, and her eye of beauty and composition in her shots is spot on. I've also seen some of the shots she's done of several of my friend's weddings, and I am sad to say, that I really WISH I had been able to hire her for my wedding. We hired someone local to us instead, and we don't really have a single decent photo of the two of us from our wedding day. Would have been well worth the money to have flown her in to shoot it, but hey, hindsight is 20/20, right?
Siouxzen has an innate ability to truly capture the 'essence' of whoever she is shooting, so her images capture all sentiments - from dynamism to tenderness and everything in betwe...
en. Her style is completely unique dancing with colour and tones to gives the best possible picture she can. Her approach allows you to feel comfortable in your own skin yet with a freedom to glow which she captures perfectly! Her style in fashion, music and wedding photography has given her a solid basis for a global lense and expansive vision - Siouxzen is a true gem and her photography is transformative. She brings positive vibrations to each and every shoot - and is a complete dream to work with!
I loved having Siouxzen be a part of my wedding weekend! She got amazing intimate yet fun shots at our courthouse ceremony, and then captured the incredible energy of our party, d...
ay two at the reception. Her style is modern and moody, and was exactly what I was look for to capture this special event.
Siouxzen was a dream to work with-- totally professional, an amazing eye and the photos are all we could have hoped for. She truly made all of the hard work of producing a wedding...
worth it by capturing every special moment-- sometimes making things look even better than they were! I will definitely be working with her again in the future and can't recommend her highly enough.
Siouxzen shot my boudior photos and - oh-my-god- she is so incredibly talented. She made me GLOW not only in the photos themselves, but she made me feel so sexy and comfortable whi...
le we were shooting. She is playful and fun, but her fashion photography background made her photos a little on the edgy and artsy side. She is phenomenal, and a pleasure to work with. I would recommend for ANY AND EVERY occassion!!!!!! Thank you SO MUCH, Siouxzen!!!!! <3 <3
Siouxzen Kang is a dynamic force of nature, and her work never disappoints! She has an incredible ability to not only capture her subjects in the most wonderfully satisfying of way...
s, but their essence as well. When you look at her photos, you're not just seeing them, you're feeling them. Her style is rich and unique. Her creativity is off the charts, and I have never met anyone with such a perfect balance of artistry and professionalism. Usually its one or the other, but this woman has it all and does it all!!!
I truly cannot recommend her enough, and I can't wait until I have another opportunity to shoot with her again.
Contact
Taos New Mexico
The Dream Choice | Siouxzen Kang Photography