meet diana

I am: curious, calm, caring, inspired, emotional, playful, left-handed, virgo

My roles include: a sister, a daughter, a partner, a friend, a cat and dog mom, and most recently, an auntie :)

I love: stillness, candles at night, bowls of pasta, hot showers, working with my hands, observing people + their behavior, my pets, bike rides, summer nights, traveling our planet, fresh fruit

My hobbies: photography (duh), ceramics, reading, yoga, meditation, attempting to keep house plants alive

Happiest when I’m: laying in the sunshine, immersed in nature, around animals, creating art, with family and friends

In the presence of my lens, I hope you feel radiant, authentically seen, and in touch with the present moment…

I’m a Southern California native and Los Angeles based wedding photographer. My biggest inspirations come from travel, sitting quietly in nature, and old 35mm film photos of my family. I create work that is intentional, photojournalistic, candid, emotional, and artistic. My hope is for the photos to be authentically and irrevocably YOU- a unique expression of love and light on your most special day.

By using a mix of both 35mm film and digital, your gallery will reflect the nuance of your love, creating a both classic and modern feel to the images. The experience with me is fun and easy going, giving us all the space to remain true to ourselves. I invest my full presence into each photograph captured, always looking for those unnoticed and glanced over moments.

some love from the lovers <3

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Diana, where do I even begin? Your spirit, energy, kindness, talent, vision, professionalism, and artistry are truly unmatched. I could not have imagined working with a better wedding photographer. The photos you captured of my wedding are a treasure that I will cherish for the rest of my life. The way you captured the essence of the day, of each of our guests, of our love, of the space... truly remarkable. I'm a photographer as well, so I can be extra picky about photos, and I had not one qualm with Diana's work. You got the eye, girl.

Lani + Chris
Lani + Chris

Diana’s work is unmatched. The portraits she took of my husband and I were breathtaking. We look so effortlessly and genuinely ourselves and we owe it all to her. She not only has an eye for capturing the most beautiful portraits (which we can’t wait to get printed and framed lol), but she has an eye for capturing the tender moments - candid moments of love, gratitude and sheer bliss between my husband and I and all the people we hold dear. To have moments like that captured is invaluable. I know that in the decades to come, when I look back at these photos, the same emotions I felt that day will well up for me again and I absolutely love that! She is an expert at catching the moments that truly matter, an expert at capturing the energy of the people that are so ecstatic to be celebrating you and your love. Somehow, she’s able to so effortlessly connect skillful artistry with free-hearted moments to create not only beautiful work, but emotionally captivating images.

Kaley + Sean
Kaley + Sean

Where to begin... from our first communication to receiving our wedding gallery, Diana has completely exceeded all our expectations. When we were searching for our wedding photographer, we came across Diana's website and immediately fell in love with her photography style. She is amazingly talented and so easygoing. She's incredibly easy to communicate with and helped keep our wedding on top of schedule. Diana has such a fine eye for intimate moments and is able to capture them perfectly. My husband and I were speechless as we went through our wedding gallery and we're so grateful to have these images to look back on forever. We can't say enough wonderful things about Diana! Reach out to her and you can't go wrong

Ashley + Gabe
Ashley + Gabe

5++++++ stars for Diana! My husband and I are so happy we found Diana as our wedding photographer. She captured both our engagement photos and wedding day and we couldn't be more happy with how they turned out. Her work is incredible!! We met with 4 different photographers to determine who was the best fit for us and Diana definitely took the cake. She was easy to talk to and didn't come off like she was pitching a sale to us. When we met her in-person for our engagement session, we immediately felt comfortable with her. We'd never had a professional take pictures of us so we were a little awkward but she knew exactly how to work with that and the pictures came out perfect!! For our wedding day, all of our bridal party and family commented on how great she was at her job with wrangling a group to get pictures done while being on a timeline and capturing the day naturally. We're sooooo happy we found her and sing her praises to anyone who will listen...or needs a photographer. Diana was incredibly professional, she communicated well along the way and was all around easy to work with. After working with her we felt like we gained a friend

Ingrid + Sean
Ingrid + Sean

We absolutely loved our experience with Diana as our wedding photographer. Her photos are stunning!! She has a very calm and controlled demeanor, which really helps when the wedding day is so hectic. She made us feel comfortable and at ease throughout our whole experience. She is professional, pleasant, and her passion for photography shows in everything she does.

Jaqueline + Gabe
Jaqueline + Gabe

Having Diana as our photographer is still one of the parts of our wedding that we rave about. I didn't actually meet Diana in person until the day of our wedding. I wanted more than anything for our wedding day to feel relaxed and natural, and as soon as Diana arrived at the girls' room, her energy was exactly that. She can manage the chaos of a huge family photo, but can also very calmly guide you through a romantic couples shoot. She gave my husband and I the space to be ourselves, nothing was rushed, and nothing felt forced. She captures everything in such soft and warm photos, and they are now blasted everywhere in our home, on screens, and our desks. And to top it off, she is timely, organized, and professional. We were, and still are, thrilled!

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