I really adore Aunna! She puts a lot of passion into her photography. Her prices are competitive…read moreand fair. Her equipment is top of line quality. She has a large range of services and a studio. She rocks :)

Hiring a photographer is something that I don't often need to do, because I work in a field that…read morehas a lot of artists available that are willing to take the photos for trade or free. However, I knew that I needed Beau for a complicated day of filming for my company. Beau managed to capture the actresses during their constant movement during the filming of the movie, without ever getting in the director's way. That is quite a feat! The photos turned out magnificently, and I smile every time I think back on that day. He was incredibly kind to everyone on set, and provided copies of the photos in record time. A few years later, I kept Beau in mind when I was planning the decor for my office. I chose one of his prints to be blown up and printed for my wall. I am so happy about the print, and he helped deliver it quickly and efficiently. Thank you, Beau!

Beau is awesome. My review is primarily of Beau as a fantastic example of a human being, & just a…read morebit about his photos, too. Charlie & I were married in Santa Cruz, CA in summer 2012. We actually hired a friends as our photographers & Beau to work the set up & food. Ours was a small, destination wedding &, being from Portland, OR, we needed local help - someone who could essentially do it all. Beau surpassed our wildest expectations in this department. He was ON IT & worked with very little direction setting up tables, preparing appetizers, cooking almost all of our meat on the grill, refilling drinks, etc. Honestly, he was so freaking awesome! I think this is important because Beau is so easy to work with, very hardworking, & an all around nice guy. Who wouldn't want to work with someone like him? On top of all this, toward the end of the day, Beau very spontaneously offered to take portrait photos of us! They turned out unexpectedly awesome & we are so appreciative. Our other photographers also took great photos but definitely of a different sort. I don't know much about photography but he obviously has a great eye & our favorite part was that he was so easy going. Charlie & I are very laid back & the idea of 'posed' photos kind of freaked us out. Now, I'm so glad that he did this for us because they were very professional & beautiful! I would recommend him, absolutely to anyone who is looking for a photographer. Thanks so much, Beau!

Alegria was great to work with while planning our wedding ceremony! She is very organized and…read moreprofessional, but is also fun to talk to! We don't live in the area, so our meetings were all via video chat, which worked out really well. She made sure that the ceremony was exactly what we were hoping for! She also arranged our photography, our dinner after the ceremony, and my hair and makeup. Thank you, Alegria, for making the day so magical!

My partner and I are SO HAPPY that we decided to hire Gala Events for our day of coordination…read more Alegria was such a blessing in our experience. I am getting teary even as I write this, thinking of her support. We are a queer couple who's wedding was postponed 2 years in a row due to the pandemic and a medical emergency in the family. We also had to change venues and caterer during all of the challenges. The path to our wedding day was not simple or easy, but Alegria's support and expertise made it all manageable. She was immediately responsive and loving about our concerns related to potential homophobia we might experience through our process. We never once felt othered or treated differently as a queer couple, something we are sensitive to. My spouse is non-binary and uses they/them pronouns, and Alegria was immediately honoring and respectful. All of this makes a big difference when you've experienced prior homophobia in the place where you grew up. And when medical emergencies and the pandemic kept throwing up big barriers, Alegria was the calm in the storm. She joined us in grounded decision making, was thoughtful and informed, and really demonstrated so much care during the hard parts. When we had challenges with our past vendors that we ended up not working with, she had such helpful advice. And on our actual wedding day, which was so beautiful and perfect, Alegria joined us in our vision of a big community celebration. She and her staff were so so kind and thoughtful, so supportive. They made us feel special while reducing decision fatigue and stress. She worked with our vendors beautifully, and the day of we were able to truly relax and be present. We could not have asked for better. Thank you, Gala Events!! xo Erin + Ames

Sarah from Photomagination is fabulously creative and wonderful to work with. Her attention to…read moredetail and desire to make a wonderful product made our project a success! I highly recommend Photomagination for any of your photography needs.

Paul is wonderful . We felt so comfortable with him from the moment we started working with him…read more Both of our 1st marriage, so we were a bit lost and he put at ease immediately. He was also so professional as my dog, Sunny barked the whole time. Thank you, Paul! Mark and I are so happy we found you.

Our elopement in the Redwoods would not have been the same if not for Paul. Communication and…read moreplanning was effortless leading up to our ceremony and Paul made many great suggestions which helped shape our day. He hiked with us through puddles in the pouring rain and smiled the whole time. He truly helped us create a moment we'll remember for the rest of our lives. Thank you Paul!!

Hired Genie as the officiant for our beautiful wedding surrounded by the redwoods a couple months…read moreago and she was absolutely the perfect person to do it. Her attitude is bubbly and positive and she was an excellent addition to our vacation/wedding. You can tell she has a passion for this and does it because she truly believes in love. Thank you so much Genie.

Genie did an AMAZING job on our perfect day! 07/14/2021 She is a gifted officiant. She turned a few…read moreshort emails, and phone calls with our brief answers to her questionnaire into a beautiful ceremony that perfectly captured and expressed our love. She found a way to say everything we wanted to say without adding anything that didn't feel real. We received so many compliments from our guests on the beauty of our ceremony, the way it expressed our love and relationship, and how perfectly it suited us. From even color coding with us to match our attire. Just beautiful. Her passion and talent shows through in the ceremonies she crafts and leads. She is a wonderful officiant and we highly recommend her! Thank you again Genie for such a magical day!

The owner is warm and personable and puts her clients at ease. She takes beautiful pictures and is…read morea joy to work with!

Brides Beware!…read more Jesse himself seems like a nice person, however, I would NEVER hire him as a professional again. We hired him to do our wedding photo booth. We were told we'd get a custom background for our film strips, talked about what backdrop he would bring, which camera he was bringing- which would hold 8-10 people, that he himself would be there, and that he would set up an online gallery for us to share the next day or two after the wedding. We ordered the deluxe package that cost hundreds more than the standard package. The day of the wedding, image my surprise when a man I had never met before was there running the photo booth. The film strips were blank, no date, no names, no colored background at all. The backdrop was not brought at all. The camera could only fit 5-6 people, 4 comfortably. It's almost like we hadn't met and talked about all the details at all. The person they sent instead was nice, but had no information about these details. As a bride on her wedding day, no one has time for that crap-o-la. We of course, made the best of it and had fun with it all the same, expecting a discount for not delivering the deluxe package as we had discussed. The rate was not discounted and he did not apologize for the mistakes. Almost felt like he couldn't understand why I was bringing it up and feel foolish for paying him in full. To make matters worse, we didn't get digital copies of the photos until November, almost three full months after the wedding. Also, when I asked about the two packages he had shown me when I hired him, he told me, "there's only one package", which seems dishonest since I recall there being two. Maybe he had changed his policies by the time the wedding had happened, but there were two options when I hired him.

I hired jesse after meeting him at hops in Humboldt, I signed up and give him my info for his event…read morebook and called me within a week, he emailed me the details to look over and paid half the amount as deposit. Venmo saves lives. I used him for my daughters first birthday party and everyone loved the idea and he came before to set up with a birthday template for the strips and a keepsake strip flip book. He was super sweet had great communication with us about it all. Thanks Jesse!