San Diego Wedding Photographer

A quick intro

In 2015, I was introduced to Hanna & Zander by one of our mutual friends, Melissa McClure (another local photographer). H & Z were also local photographers, and between how close we were in age and our mutual love for photography, we became friends almost instantly.

I was still living in North County at the time, and as I was getting busier with shoots, I realized I needed to move a bit closer to central San Diego, where most of my shoots were. Within months of meeting, Zander and I bounced the idea around of becoming roommates, and ended up moving in together in 2016 after our leases ended. We lived together until he moved in with Hanna, and the rest is history!

Hanna & Zander’s Luce Loft Wedding

H & Z originally decided to get married in 2020, and when the pandemic happened, they ended up having to reschedule two separate times until they were finally able to have a safe and semi-regulation-free wedding in late 2021. To say both themselves and every single person attending were stoked that the day had finally come was a serious understatement.

They both got ready at separate locations, so I headed over to The Guild Hotel to photograph Hanna, while Zander got dressed off-site. With a quick first look in the courtyard, we headed into downtown Little Italy where their intimate ceremony was being held at LUCE On Kettner. After their ceremony, they had an epic feast of Paella, cooked on-site by Matador Paella! Definitely one of the top 2 wedding meals I’ve ever had in my life, just saying! :). After dinner, both H & Z’s family AND friends raged on the dance floor, which included wine guzzling, twerking, and Zander finally taking over the DJ booth before I headed home for the night.

This wedding was an absolute pleasure to photograph and definitely goes down as one of my favorite weddings ever - huge thanks to Hanna & Zander for trusting me to document your wedding day! :)

Wedding photography kit for San Diego photographers

For photographers: I used a Nikon D5 + Z6II. For lenses, I used a 24-70mm, 35mm, 50mm f/1.2 Z, and 105mm f/1.4. Reception lit with Flashpoint R3s and MagMod MagGrids.

Enjoy!

San Diego wedding photography for the modern couple

Past San Diego Wedding Shoots

This gallery was photographed super close to another section of SD that’s a great starting location for a San Diego photographer (such as myself), so definitely check it out if you’re looking to get married in Little Italy, or at least have some rad portraits taken down there!

Photographer // SD Wedding Photographer, Sage Justice

Venue // Luce On Kettner + The Guild Hotel

DJ & Emcee // Mark Laine

Makeup // Megan Brown Makeup

Hair // It’s Girl Code

Florals // Flowers by Annette Gomez

Catering // San Diego Paella, Matador Paella

Rentals // TBD San Diego