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Wedding & Elopement Photography • Dramatic Editorial Style

San Francisco Bay Area, Napa Valley, Los Angeles & Beyond


Who is behind the camera? 

Hi! My name is Nayza, and I'm a wedding and elopement photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I have a passion for creating images that capture the beauty of love and commitment. Whether it's capturing an intimate moment between two people or an extravagant event, I want to achieve perfection and create cover-worthy photos for my clients.


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Award winning Wedding Photographer San Francisco Bay Area

Since 2007 in the Wedding Industry and from 2015 specifically in Wedding Photography.


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My mission

I dream that your great-grandchildren will open your wedding album one day, feel your passion through the photos, and see the tenderness and tears of love in your eyes.

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My Style

✧ Mix of Editorial Posed Portraits and Emotional Documentary.

✧ Warm light and cool shadows. I spent several years developing this very color scheme, which I find deep and complex.

✧ I love to take photos of hands! Hands, like eyes, tell us more about us than we think.

✧ I’m absolutely crazy about details. The devil is in the details!


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Nayza is amazing! Our wedding photos came out absolutely beautiful, and we are so glad we found her!
This was our first time doing a professional photoshoot, and it was a bit nerve-wracking to have so many people staring at us, but we really appreciated that Nayza took the time to get to know us, guide us, and understand our comfort levels. She was so patient the whole time!
Her photography style & the way she captures you and tells your story through her photos are incredible!
We can’t stop staring at them!
Thank you so much, Nayza! You are truly the best!!
— Ashley N.

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My Principles

✧ I cherish the beauty of humanity and honestly believe love has no boundaries. If you are committed to each other, I’m happy to work with you. I’m LGBTQ-friendly!

✧ I’m glad to work with people from all over the world! I respect every culture, tradition, and religion!

✧ All my wedding and engagement photos are in a 1:1 ratio. But don’t worry! This ratio is classical, and you won’t have any trouble printing your pictures.

✧ I love the entertaining and laid-back atmosphere during the photoshoot. A serious wedding photographer? That’s absolutely not me:)

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Why can you trust me on your special day?

✧ As a wedding photographer, I’ve traveled to more than 30 countries around the world, photographing everything from picturesque Iceland elopements to intimate weddings in the French Alps to spontaneous city hall vows.

✧ I’ve been in the wedding world since 2007. I’ve worked with 600+ brides as a wedding stylist and on 180+ as a wedding and elopement photographer. I know everything about weddings.

✧ I invest all my experience, creative energy, and passion in every single love story that I have the honor to photograph.


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Nayza was absolutely wonderful to work with. She was professional, funny, organized, energetic, and creative. She photographed our wedding day and a private photoshoot the day after the wedding. At the wedding, she kept us on schedule without causing stress or missing any shots. She captured quirky and intimate moments as well as group and landscape shots. Our wedding was small and outside, so capturing the all of those details were important to us!
The private sunset photoshoot was THE BEST. We escaped into Yosemite, hiking in our wedding attire to remote little spots with breathtaking views. Nayza did an incredible job getting the right angle, lighting, and romance into each shot. We had so much fun and would absolutely recommend her to do this for you as well!
She was on time throughout the whole process, even at the end, to deliver the final product. Her quality of work met our expectations, and we felt we got everything we hoped for!
— Megan Steck

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Help with Posing

✧ The typical concern of most of my clients is that they don't know how to pose! And that is OK bc you are not models or actors, and it's not your job to know how to pose! You don’t need to be a professional model to get perfect photos. It's my job to give you clear directions and help you. I'll explain and even show you what to do. Even for candid photos, the direction is key for a great result! The posing directions are one of my strongest sides!

✧ I promise you that when you work with a professional - everything is under control, so you can relax and enjoy your day!

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I genially care

I want to show who you truly are and to tell the story of your love. I am passionate about every single detail, which I consider essential for every photoshoot! My success as an elopement and wedding photographer is due to the fact that I genuinely love people! I cherish that special feeling between couples, and it's my life's work to tell their stories.



I rarely write reviews, but I have to for Clouds Inside Photography. Nayza was absolutely wonderful to work with! I am very critical of how I look in photos and was so worried I wouldn’t be happy with my wedding photos—that’s why I chose Nayza. After looking at her amazing work, I knew she would be the perfect photographer. She spent a lot of time listening to what I wanted and went out of her way to create photos I wanted but with her own aesthetic. I’m SO happy to have found a photographer I trust, and I can’t wait for her to do another shoot with us! The morning of the wedding was very stressful, and she made sure that both my husband and I were at ease and looking at our photos, you’d never know how stressed we were. Our First Look photoshoot was one of the best parts of our wedding, and it was all thanks to Nayza! She is so creative and works VERY quickly, so you’ll get tons of photos. If you want original photos that will take your breath away, Nayza is the photographer to work with!
— Stephanie M.

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My Inspiration

I think that through photography, we can make people, feelings, and events immortalized, and that inspires me.

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Elopement Experience

✧ As an elopement photographer, I love to travel. Actually, it would be more correct to say that I LOVE to travel. I'm grateful to be able to do two things that I love the most, exploring the world and taking pictures of couples in love.

✧ As an experienced traveler, I will be glad to help you with a route and timeline. I'll find for you the most incredible places, whether you’re eloping to Iceland, Switzerland, France, Italy, Oregon, or California. Also, I can handle every unforeseen situation and react fast. I genuinely love what I do. Elopement photography packages and destination weddings are my passion.

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Every Story is Unique

I don’t want the “same” pictures for every client. My eyes are hungry, and I want to create something unique every time!


Her ideas, her photography skills, her editing skills, her energy, her genuine excitement for the craft, all combine for her to produce something ethereal, something so magical, that we are forever touched by. All these years I thought I wasn’t “photogenic” but really, the person photographing me couldn’t “see” me. Nayza has the ability to do that.
— Asheley W.

Wedding Photography Packages | San Francisco Bay Area | Los Angeles | Napa Valley

Investments

My Wedding Packages start from $5500.

Elopements & SF City Hall Packages start from $1880.

Engagement packages start from $920.

Please feel free to ask me any questions.



FAQ

- Do you work with a second shooter?

- Yes, I do! I have a great team of second shooters who always do a fantastic job.

- Do you also do videos?

- Sorry, I don’t, but I can recommend videographers that I have enjoyed working with.

- I’m nervous about the photoshoot! We both feel awkward in front of the camera. What to do in this case? 

- Don’t worry. I understand that it can be challenging to feel comfortable in front of a camera, especially when it's a new person you don't know well. It's important for me to create a safe, relaxed space for you to let your personality shine through. I'll help you with poses and make the process fun and easy.

- I have concerns about a double chin, fresh scar, acne, etc. Can you edit it?

- I respect your personality and want to create a portrait that reflects who you are. At the same time, I always fix all imperfections. 

- Can we take a Dog / Cat / Pet Tarantula on the Wedding/Elopement Photoshoot?

- Please, do it!

- I’m not from SF Bay Area / New York, but I want to book you. Do you travel?

- I do! I travel a lot (it's simple, I'm a nomad). Traveling is my passion and pleasure. I'm ready to shoot your wedding in a beautiful place you can wish for! It will be wonderful!

- How much time does it take to deliver the wedding gallery? 

- I promise that you will receive your photos two months after your wedding. 

Please, do not hesitate to ask me any questions!