For the spirited, Wild & RUral couples wanting to capture the raw, joy-filled + candid Moments of life

Here's something nobody tells you when you get engaged:

the investment

At some point, you're going to have to stand in front of a camera and look natural. And if you're already cringing at that sentence, hi, I'm Yumi, and I've spent the last 8+ years making camera-awkward people look like they've been doing this their whole lives.
This isn't a formal thing. There's no posing manual. There's no "chin down, shoulders back, eyes here" robot energy happening at your session. What there IS: good music, genuine laughs, probably some weird prompts that make you forget the camera exists, and photos at the end that make you go wait, that's actually us?
From the moment you reach out to the moment your gallery lands in your inbox — I'm your hype woman, your timeline nerd, your calm in the chaos, and honestly, probably your new favorite person. (Multiple brides have confirmed. It's a thing.)
Your day deserves to be lived, not managed. So let's make sure you get both — the experience AND the photos to prove it happened.

Average couple invests $5500

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A note on the investment: you're not just paying for photos. You're paying for someone who will keep you calm when the florist is late, redirect your nervous energy into something hilarious, and make your grandma feel like a celebrity when she walks down the aisle.

Wedding Packages range from 6-10 hours of coverage.
For more details on packages and pricing, please fill out the contact form on the booking page.

All packages include:
- Digital Wedding Welcome Guide
- 1:1 Timeline Planning Help
- Sneak Peeks within 1 week
- 10 Week Turnaround time

ELopement Collection

Keeping it small doesn't mean keeping it boring. Some of my favorite days have been just two people, a mountain, and a whole lot of intentional love. If that sounds like you — I'm in.

- San Diego Elopements under 20 guests
- Up to 2 hours of elopement coverage
- Includes 2 locations within 30 minutes of each other
- 1:1 Timeline Planning
- Sneak Peeks within 72 hours
- 4 week turnaround time
For a specific quote tailored to your elopement, please fill out the contact form to receive a detailed investment guide and a personal quote.

STARTING AT $2000

Not a wedding? No problem. Engagement sessions, anniversaries, proposals, family sessions, senior portraits — if it matters to you, it matters to me. Let's go make something beautiful.

All story sessions include:
- Digital Outfit Styling Guide
- 3 week turnaround time
- Online gallery service for easy downloads and prints 

Travel fees may apply.

For a more detailed pricing guide and a quote tailored to you, please fill out the contact form!

ranging from 30-90 min
Average couple invests $600

Story Sessions

"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.

"You can stop your photographer search, choose yumi!"

Located in San Diego, frequenting Northern California A LOT, and ready to travel!

Where are you located?

Regular sessions will come with a minimum of 40-80 final images depending on how long you book for. Weddings come with a minimum of 600 images for 6 hours and 800 images for 8 hours..

How Many Images Are Included?

Nope. I do not provide RAW, unedited images. 
Clients will receive their final images in JPEG format through an online gallery service. All photos will be ready for immediate download upon delivery of the gallery.

No RAW files will be given.

Do You Give Out Unedited Photos?

Payment is collected online via zelle, venmo or credit card!

For regular sessions, one third of the total is due at booking as a non-refundable retainer fee. The rest is due two days prior to the session.

For elopements & weddings, one third of the total is due at booking as a non-refundable booking fee, and the remainder is due one week prior to the wedding.

How Does Payment Work?

Fill out that contact form, friend!!
As long as I'm not on vacation, I will get back to you within 24 hrs!

Once the contact form is sent in, I will send you an investment guide and we can schedule a time to chat if you'd like! After you decide how you want to move forward, I will send you a project proposal with a contract and invoice. Sign the contract and pay the non-refundable retainer fee, and we're all set!!

How Do I Book You?

The likelihood of this is slim; however, in this type of situation, my second photographer is fully equipped and capable of taking over. This has never happened (knock on wood), and I don't expect this to happen at any fault of my own. I look forward to your wedding day just as much as you do, and it would crush me to not be able to celebrate you!

What Happens If You Can’t Be At Our Wedding?

If you decide to cancel, per the contract, you are forfeiting the non-refundable retainer fee and any monies already paid toward the total cost. Your non-refundable retainer fee secures your spot in my calendar, making it so that I am unable to schedule any other sessions for that time. In the case of having to reschedule, you can reschedule ONCE to a date that we are both available for without facing any rescheduling fees. After rescheduling once, your session is subject to additional rescheduling fees should you choose to reschedule again.

What If We Cancel/Reschedule Our Date?

I picked up photography in 2016, shooting portraits, families, and landscapes!
I photographed my first wedding in 2018!

How Long Have You Been A Photographer?

I have a very strict policy in my business and I do not photoshop people to alter their body image.

I truly believe our society has placed extremely harmful expectations on women (and even men for that matter), and I choose to look at how beautiful my couples are by not feeding into unhealthy societal pressures. The most I use photoshop for is removing distracting objects from the backgrounds of images.
I do very minimal skin correcting and adjustments. I use editing as a tool to enhance images as a whole. I will not slim you down or add a six pack. Typically the only time I like to use photoshop is for removing distracting objects in the background!

Will You Photoshop Us?

With regular sessions, if the weather isn't cooperating with us, you have the option to move forward with the shoot and just make the most of it, OR we can reschedule to a date that works for the both of us!

What Happens If The Weather Is Bad?

All wedding day coverage is consecutive and cannot be split up.

Even though there may be a gap in your timeline, it is not enough time for your vendors to pack up their stuff, go home to take a break, and then come back and set up again.

Can we split up Wedding Day Coverage?

At this point, I do not offer a lot of discounts. The experience you get with me is strategically priced to give you the best value for the experience you receive..
Returning clients, however, will receive a 15% discount on regular sessions (does not include weddings).

Do You Offer Discounts?

3 weeks for regular sessions
4 weeks for elopements
8-10 weeks for weddings

What Is Your Turnaround?

Travel fees are calculated based off of a 75 mile radius from where I am based.
Depending on the location of your session or wedding, travel fees may include a mileage fee and/or flights and lodging. Exact travel fees can be calculated during the inquiry and booking process.

How Do Travel Fees Work?

Abso-freakin-lutely!!! I am here for whatever you need. As a professional in this industry, it is my job to answer as many questions as I can to make this easier for YOU!! Plus, I LOVE to plan, so I gotchu.

Do You Help In The Planning Process?

While I specialize in photographing couples, engagements, and weddings, I do offer other packages as well. I have photographed grads, families, and branding photos. If you are interested in one of these packages, please fill out that contact form, friend!!

Do You Photograph Families, Seniors, Etc.?