You want photos that tell the story of your day, not take you away from it.
You deserve to love your photos and love taking them. Let's make your wedding day one you'll never forget – because you'll get to experience it genuinely and then look back on it for generations.
You're looking for an unforgettable experience, with photos you love, that you'll be looking back on forever.
Ready to finally love taking photos?
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I’m an engagement and wedding photographer based in San Diego, CA with roots in Placer County, but I’m always ready to travel wherever your story takes me.
Over here, we're a little coastal and a little western. Serving couples looking for a comfortable, natural and genuine experience, resulting in authentic, joy-filled photographs, bringing you back to how it all felt. Memories and moments you'll be passing on to generations after you.
Your life is worth celebrating, and your story deserves to be told with honesty and heart. I’d be honored to document it for you.
"We are so glad we got to work with Yumi for our engagement photoshoot and our wedding! Both my husband and I are quirky in front of the camera and Yumi was able to make us feel comfortable and natural (but also captured our personalities). We also had both our dogs during the engagement and the wedding and she was so patient in working with our dogs to get the perfect shots.
Throughout the wedding planning process, Yumi was also extremely organized and type A which our planner LOVED. She also checked up on me every few weeks just to see how I was doing. Literally everyone is already raving about the sneak peeks that we got literally 2 days after our wedding!!
- Alice C.
"Highly recommend this one of kind, warm hearted woman. Yumiko is personable, helpful and so kind. She’s an amazing photographer and person. Our photos were nothing but amazing. Worth every dime. We laughed until our stomachs hurt with her. You won’t regret booking this amazing photographer. She will leave you speechless. My forever photographer for sure."
- Leanna B.
"Booking a photo session with Yumi was so easy, and I loved how professional and communicative she was throughout the whole process. Her fun personality is so welcoming, and she makes everyone feel comfortable (even those in our family who don't like having pictures taken!) Her photos are beautiful, and her style is so complimentary that they look amazing wherever I display them. I can't wait to book another photo session with her!"
- Gillian S.
"Yumi is amazing! She is so sweet and professional and does a fantastic job. We hired her as our wedding photographer and I can honestly say she was the least stressful part of the wedding planning process. She made things so easy and straight forward. She was reliable and communicated regularly which was really helpful. Working with her on the day of the wedding was a dream. She was especially helpful then and did a great job working under crazy changing schedules and stressful situations. And best of all, our pictures turned out AMAZINGLY. Her photography is absolutely beautiful and we couldn’t be happier with the pictures she took. Overall, great experience working with her and an amazing service was delivered. If you want a great photography experience from person to product, hire Yumi."
- Erika L.
"The absolute best person you can choose to capture your special moment! I chose Yumi to capture my proposal and she was the best choice. We met over zoom a few times before the big day to go over all the details and she was so helpful. After the proposal, she was able to get the photos to us extremely fast and they turned out amazing! You can stop your photographer search, choose Yumi!"
- Cameron B.
"Yumi was me and fiancé’s photographer when we got engaged! She was absolutely amazing and the pictures she took are so priceless, she captured every moment beautifully and truly went above and beyond for my dream proposal. She is so kind and amazing!! I feel like sometimes my fiancé and I can be awkward in front of a camera haha but she gave us such cute prompts to do that turned out sooo cute! Now we have these AMAZING photos that I will cherish forever!!! I highly recommend hiring Yumi as your photographer for any occasion!!! She is the best."
- Payton and Brett
"I seriously can’t recommend Yumi enough! Both the photos and the experience far exceeded my expectations. I’ve done a lot of professional shoots before, and this was by far the best one. Yumi was amazing at giving direction and making sure every detail was perfect, allowing my fiancé and I to just relax and have fun. What started out as a box to check for wedding planning ended up being the best date night—and now we have the most beautiful photos for our invitations! I’ll be recommending her to all my friends. Thanks again Yumi!!!"
- Torrey C.
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"I cannot put into words how amazing Yumi truly is! We are so blessed that we were able to have Yumi travel to Nor Cal to capture us twice! Having her capture our engagement and wedding makes us feel so special. From start to finish, she pours her whole heart into every detail, and it absolutely shows! Yumi has an incredible ability to make you feel completely comfortable in front of the camera. On our wedding she made the whole day so seamless and we felt so comfortable! She beautifully captured every moment from the laughter, the happy tears and all the in between that truly tell a story. She also got behind the scene videos that truly touched my heart. She somehow managed to be everywhere at once wile having so much fun! When we got our sneak peeks back we were blown away! Every single shot captured true emotion! We cannot wait to get our full gallery back and relive our big day over and over again! If you are looking for someone who will capture your day perfectly Yumi is your girl! We cannot wait for the next shoot!!!"
- Makenna P.