This Wedding Essentials wedding photography package covers a San Francisco Bay Area documentary photography session at a flat rate of three thousand nine hundred dollars. The studio has been documenting weddings and portrait sessions across the Bay Area and Napa Valley since 2005, led by sole owner Christina Hernandez after a fifteen-year career as a staff photojournalist at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ideal Session Use Cases
- San Francisco hotel weddings with combined ceremony and reception in one venue
- intimate Napa or Sonoma vineyard weddings with a single-location run-of-show
- Bay Area weddings where ceremony and reception are scheduled close together
- mid-day weddings with a tight six-hour run-of-show
This Wedding Essentials wedding photography package covers a San Francisco Bay Area documentary photography session at a flat rate of three thousand nine hundred dollars. The studio has been documenting weddings and portrait sessions across the Bay Area and Napa Valley since 2005, led by sole owner Christina Hernandez after a fifteen-year career as a staff photojournalist at the San Francisco Chronicle.
Ideal Session Use Cases
- San Francisco hotel weddings with combined ceremony and reception in one venue
- intimate Napa or Sonoma vineyard weddings with a single-location run-of-show
- Bay Area weddings where ceremony and reception are scheduled close together
- mid-day weddings with a tight six-hour run-of-show ending before the late-night dance set
- second weddings or vow renewals with a streamlined family-and-friends guest list
What is Included
- 6 hours of continuous documentary photography with Christina Hernandez plus one second photographer
- 400 edited high-resolution images delivered via a password-protected online gallery
- printing-right release statement granting permission to make prints and post images online for personal use
- online gallery delivered within 8 weeks after the wedding day with a one-year viewing window
- pre-wedding planning conversation to confirm the run-of-show, family group list, and key shots
Approach and Routing
The Wedding Essentials tier covers six-hour wedding day with Christina plus one second photographer. Christina and one second photographer arrive ahead of the ceremony, split coverage between the partners during prep, then converge for the ceremony, family formals, couple portraits, and the first hour of the reception. Six hours of coverage is structured to capture the prep, the ceremony, family formals, couple portraits, and the opening reception moments before the photographer team departs. The documentary approach favors candid moments paired with classic formal portraits, drawing on a photojournalism background that values authenticity, adaptability, and the moments between the moments.
Travel and Service Area
Coverage is based in Oakland with primary work across the Bay Area, Napa Valley, Sonoma, and Lake Tahoe. Destination weddings have been delivered in Hawaii, New Orleans, New York, and Florida.
Credentials and Trust Signals
- Founded in 2005; twenty years of wedding photography across San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Marin, Napa Valley, Sonoma, and Lake Tahoe
- Published in The San Francisco Chronicle, The New Yorker, The New York Times, Le Monde, Style Me Pretty, Grace Ormonde, 7x7, and Borrowed and Blue
- Liability insurance on file with active business license; backup photographer policy on standby
Service Areas Around Oakland
- Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, and the broader East Bay
- San Francisco neighborhoods including the Presidio, Pier 7, Land End, and Crissy Field
- Marin County including Sausalito, Mill Valley, and the Marin Headlands
- Napa Valley and Sonoma County wedding venues including Wente Vineyards
Booking and Cancellation
The Wedding Essentials tier is a flat rate of three thousand nine hundred dollars. A retainer holds the date and the balance is due before the event day. Credit cards, Apple Pay, Android Pay, and cryptocurrency are accepted.
Common Questions About This Tier
Who is the photographer on the day? Coverage is by Christina Hernandez, owner and lead photographer, paired with one second photographer for this tier.
What style is delivered? Documentary, photojournalistic coverage drawn from fifteen years as a San Francisco Chronicle staff photojournalist.
How fast is the gallery delivered? Within 8 weeks after the session day, with the online gallery accessible for a one-year viewing window.
Are albums and prints available? Yes. Albums and additional prints are available as add-ons after gallery delivery.
Do you travel? Yes. Christina has photographed destination weddings in Hawaii, New Orleans, New York, and Florida. Travel is quoted with the inquiry.
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