Limited Availability · 2026

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Real prices, published in full. The $200/hr standard rate is the anchor — every deal below beats it. One service per booking — photography or videography, never both at once.

The Anchor

$200/hr

Standard rate, four-hour minimum. Every deal below beats it.

Season Special

Seasonal Mini Day

$149 per slot

Back-to-School Minis — one afternoon, limited 30-minute slots. 15+ edited photographs of the kids before the school year takes over. One location, first come, first served. Next up: Holiday Cards (October) · Diwali Family Portraits (November).

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The Perfect Gift

Mini Session

$199

Two hours, Monday–Thursday only (excluding holidays), any time of day. Central Park, San Ramon — San Francisco add $50 travel. 20–30 edited photographs. Perfect for gifts, couples, families and more. Gift voucher available. $99.50/hr — half the standard rate.

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Golden Hour Express

$249

One hour, one location of your choice in the Tri-Valley, 25+ edited photographs. Any day. Perfect for date nights, anniversaries and quick family refreshes.

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Proposal Package

$349

I hide, you propose, nobody knows I'm there. 90 minutes, 40+ edited photographs — the reaction preserved forever.

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The Tag-Along

$199 per hour

Visiting the Bay Area? I join your day — Golden Gate, Pier 39, wine country, wherever you're headed — photographing your whole group candidly, 50+ photos per hour. Two-hour minimum, any day. Multi-day vacations: $1,400/day ($1,200/day for 3+ days) plus travel expenses (transport, separate lodging, meals). One photographer, photography only.

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25% Off

Candid Coverage — 25% Off

from $560

$7.78/hr — half the standard rate

$560 (4hr) · $825 (6hr) · $1,050 (8hr). Your main photographer is focused on you — I cover everything else: guests, decorations, ambience, behind-the-scenes, the moments between moments. I also collect video messages from your guests on film bookings. One service per booking — photography OR videography. Choose your deliverable: edited candid photographs, a 4–6 minute edited film, or every raw clip delivered within 72 hours. Requires your main photographer or videographer already booked. No ceremony, vows, formals or getting-ready coverage.

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Quinceañera

The Quince Package

$1,399

Two shoots, one package. The Dress Session: 2 hours within 4 weeks before the quince — her in the full dress, family portraits, the photos for the welcome table. The Day: 6 hours of full coverage — ceremony, entrance, waltz, surprise dance, court, cake. 300+ edited photographs or a highlights film (choose one). Longer edits with minimal cuts available on request — brief battery/card pauses mean absolute completeness is never guaranteed. Booked separately $1,500 — save $101.

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Limited

Open Dates — 15% Off

15% off

Any event within the next three weeks: 15% off Full Coverage or Feature Film packages. My open dates, your luck — genuinely limited, rotates as the calendar fills.

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