Yugen Photo & Film Experience
The
timeless WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEOGRAPHY IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Every time you flick through your wedding photo album or rewatch your film, we want you to be transported back to those very moments, just as they happened. Whether you’re belly-laughing or have tears in your eyes, Yugen captures you honestly and authentically.
You have a clear vision for your wedding day, and we do everything we can to honor that. We spend time finding out what and who is important to you so we can create luxury wedding visuals that encapsulate everything you love and bring your vision to life.
Every small detail of your wedding photos and films is carefully considered and curated. We listen closely to what you dream your wedding day to be. We’re intentional every step of the way—from that first discovery call to gallery and film delivery.
Here’s how we’ll organically capture your love story
We’re the duo husband and wife team behind Yugen Photo and Film
We love a good love story. And we're committed to celebrating your love story in a meaningful way, both on your wedding day and throughout your lives. By weaving together the unique threads and moments of your journey together, we handcraft a nostalgic masterpiece for you to cherish.
Meet your photographers and videographers
The
Collections
Nostalgic | Tailored | Intimate
photo
- 10-hour coverage
- 2 photographers
- Engagement session
- Multiple locations
- 15-20 next-day sneak peeks
- Full printing rights
- Online gallery/download
video
- 60+minute full-day documentary film
- 5-minute handcrafted highlight film
- 10 hours of wedding coverage
- 2 filmmakers
- Drone (weather & location permitting)
- Delivered on custom website/digital download
The Estate Collection
photo
- 8-hour coverage
- 2 photographers
- Engagement session
- Multiple locations
- 15-20 next-day sneak peeks
- Full printing rights
- Online gallery/download
video
- 5-minute handcrafted highlight film
- Complete ceremony film
- Complete reception film
- 8-hours of wedding coverage
- 2 filmmakers
- Drone (weather & location permitting)
- Delivered on custom website/digital download
The Pavilion Collection
photo
- 8-hour coverage
- 1 photographer
- Multiple locations
- 15-20 next-day sneak peeks
- Full printing rights
- Online gallery/download
video
- 5-minute handcrafted highlight film
- Complete ceremony film
- 8-hours of wedding coverage
- 2 filmmakers
- Drone (weather & location permitting)
- Delivered on custom website/digital download
The Garden Collection
Photo
add-ons
- 35 mm film (3 rolls)
- Engagement session
- Rehearsal dinner coverage
- Extra coverage hours
video
- Super 8 roll (1 Roll)
- Story video session
- Rehearsal dinner coverage
- Raw footage
- 60-second teaser
- Extra coverage hours
Yugen creates nostalgic,
handcrafted love stories
for couples
the golden state
all across
If you love our work, please take a few minutes to fill out our inquiry form about the collection you’re interested in. The more detail you add to the inquiry form the better, as this will help us bring your story to life later on. We’ll also connect on a Zoom call so we can get to know each other. This gives us a chance to find out more about your love story, and you can ask any questions about our collections or the process. You will receive your custom proposal after our call.
step 1: Connect on a call
You sign on the dotted line and pay a 25% retainer to secure your wedding date in our diary. And that’s it – you’re officially booked!
step 2: Sign the contract
If you choose a collection that includes an engagement or story session, we’ll get together to create something truly beautiful ahead of your wedding day.
step 3: Story session/ engagement shoot
We’ll check in a month before the wedding to set up a final Zoom call. We’ll go over your plans and details for the day, as well as talking about the people and the moments that mean the most to you.
step 4: Timeline planning
While you embark on the happiest day of your life, we’ll be right there capturing every precious moment.
step 5 Wedding day
We meticulously handcraft every film and photo gallery to create timeless visuals that you’ll absolutely adore. We share your photos and films on your own personal custom website.
step 6: Photo and film delivery
& artistic
Authentic
Yugen's
stylistic approach
& elegant
Editorial
& handcrafted
Honest
"They surpassed every expectation we've had from the beginning"
— travis & sophia
The experience of working with Yugen films was more than 10/10 for us.. The professionalism, taking what we said seriously and delivering in quality and effort. They are not only so easy to work with but a JOY to be around! Our video is INCREDIBLE, the highlight, the ceremony and the film basically brought us to our knees! And every person we’ve showed has asked who did our video because it looked like a “movie”. Which was exactly what we asked for. If there’s one vendor we would hire ten times over, it’s these guys! WE LOVE YOU AND YOUR WORK! We will forever refer your talents! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!
"Yugen Films absolutely crushes it with all the heart in the world.."
— Shayla & Nick bauer
Yugen Films absolutely crushes it with all the heart in the world. As a fellow creative myself, it took me a long time to find the right filmmakers and storytellers and gosh I couldn't have dreamed up a better team to film our wedding! Steve and Abraham are attentive, incredibly kind, curious, and fun. Those qualities came through on our first call and in every interaction that followed. I felt so confident in their expertise and I loved having them there on our wedding day to bring laughter and positivity. So far, we have received our teaser film and HOLY MOLY it is so so beautiful, emotional, and so perfectly captured the essence of our day. I will shout my recommendations of Yugen Films from the rooftops forever! They are amazing and I'm so grateful to have worked with them!
"They do INCREDIBLE work and I could not recommend them enough!!!!"
— marla & nick stemper
"AMAZING!! That’s how I would describe Yugen Films. They truly make the effort to get to know you and your story and then really portray that in your films! It was so much fun getting to know them and it made it so much more comfortable to be filmed on our big day. In fact, most of the time we had no idea they were there because they make sure to get all the content they could ever need while simultaneously being in the background so that they didn’t take even the slightest bit of attention off of you on your big day. We are forever grateful for our beautiful videos that we get to look back on and show our kids and grandkids someday."
"They did an outstanding job at capturing our love, our story and our whole wedding day!"
—rob and alexis pablos
They are so compassionate about their work and they love what they do. We are so happy with our wedding photos and our wedding films. They did an outstanding job at capturing our love, our story and our whole wedding day! Our wedding films look like movie productions and our photos are breath taking! Everything brought tons of tears of joy to us and our family and friends! We are forever going to cherish our wedding films and photos!
Thank you so much guys for giving us these memories that will last us a life time!
"We seriously have no words ... Thank you for the most beautiful wedding films!"
—brenden & amber
Watching it with Brenden last night, I was in tears. It's only been 5 months since we got married and because of your film, we get to relive best day our lives and all the beautiful emotions that came with it.
I cannot describe how thankful we are for you all. We couldn't have found a better photography team to capture our special day. It takes a special team to make someone as camera-shy as I am, to feel so comfortable and to make taking photos such a fun experience.
When will we get our photos and films?
Delivery times vary with photos and film. We aim to deliver photo galleries within 10-12 weeks. For video, delivery times are 16-20 weeks.
Can we book you for just photos or film?
Yes! Although couples love us because we offer both, you absolutely can book us separately for photos or film.
What’s a story session?
It’s a chance for us to get together before your wedding day. It’s an informal chat about your love story that we’ll capture on film. Then we’ll head out to a location of your choice and capture some gorgeous B-roll to weave into your final wedding film.
