Michelle Lanning Photography
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Prices start at $3,500
Elopement pricing
Prices start at $1,500
Packages
About Michelle Lanning Photography
Michelle Lanning Photography
An expert on wild and beautiful locations on the West Coast (California, Oregon, Washington, Hawaii) I am a full time photographer with a passion for creating timeless and candid art about your life. I service all of Southern California, Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Hawaii regularly, and will travel anywhere you want me to go to document your love!
My photos are cinematic and dreamy, capturing the emotion and candid moments on your wedding or elopement. I love to tell stories through images and being super observant and in touch with your emotions definitely helps me capture your true feelings. I choose specific lighting for my images because that also truly helps design the feeling of images. I am also a very intuitive person, which helps me notice when you don't feel comfortable while we are taking photos. My main goal is to help you feel comfortable and have fun while we document your love
Services
Services
- Bride-only session
- Engagement session
- Extra hours
- Image editing
- Printing rights
- Second photographer
Photo formats
- Digital
- Film
Deliverables
- Digital files
- Online gallery
- Photo box
- Printed enlargements
- Same/next-day sneak-peek images
- Video
- Wedding album
Michelle Lanning Photography packages
Engagement Session
2 hours
Peak pricing $800
Off-peak pricing $800
2 hour engagement session at 1-2 close locations. This is perfect if you are looking to have photos that capture your love in your favorite or sentimental setting- the beach or maybe in the desert. A mini adventure day where we will start 2 hours before sunset and shoot until sundown. Includes 2 outfit changes, 100-150 final images.
- 1-2 locations
- 1-2 Outfit changes
- 150-200 final images
Half Day Engagement Session
4 hours
Peak pricing $1,200
Off-peak pricing $1,200
4 hour engagement session at 2-3 close locations. Perfect if you are wanting to create an adventure out of your day together! Get your favorite coffee together, ride bikes, get a drink at your favorite bar, walk around your favorite neighborhood, go on a hike to a beautiful vista cliff edge overlooking the ocean, set up a picnic at the beach, sunset photos. Includes 2-3 outfit changes, 150-200 final images & 1 FREE roll of film :)
- 150-200 final images
- 2-3 Outfit changes
- 2-3 locations
- 1 FREE roll of film :)
The Courthouse Elopement
2 hours
Peak pricing $1,500
Off-peak pricing $1,500
Perfect for that couple who has an appointment for their ceremony at a courthouse and wants bridal portraits &/or family photos taken on the property after- incl. 2 hours of coverage. Optional close by secondary location, depending on location.
- 150-250 final images
- high resolution images for download
- printing rights
- Thank you gift
The Adventure Elopement
3 hours
Peak pricing $3,000
Off-peak pricing $3,000
For the lovers of nature who want to elope in the privacy of being surrounded by nature. Elope in your favorite corner of the world- just you and your love. an incredibly intimate ceremony 2-3 guests- I am ordained so I can marry you!! - incl. 3 hours of coverage depending on location. 3 hours of photographer coverage of the pre-ceremony moments, ceremony, and bridal portraits after the ceremony
- high-resolution images for download
- printing rights
- 200-400 images
- Thank you gift
Reviews
Write a review4.0 out of 5
4 reviews
Went to the wrong location & did not photograph us
We booked Michelle to take photos for our courthouse elopement in July 2024. Now this is not a review of her photos, which look beautiful, but of our experience with her. Communication with Michelle was great leading up to the wedding however, she went to the wrong courthouse on the day of our wedding and was not able to photograph us. While she initially apologized, every subsequent time she alluded to not photographing the wedding she said she was “unable to attend”. When in fact, she was able to attend, she just did not go to the right place even after I had texted her the address the night before. She was able to get a replacement photographer to come & photograph our wedding, which we were grateful for but of course it was not her or her style. After our shoot with a different photographer she texted us (without any apology) & reminded us that she will be requiring the full amount of the remaining balance. This was crazy to us considering she didn’t do any of the work, but we figured she still has to edit photos. Fast forward, 5 weeks later we had not received our photos or any updates. We emailed Michelle & asked if she had an ETA on the photos. She replied saying that according to our contract, delivery is within two months. However, our contract actually stated that delivery would be within four weeks and that storage of the photos would be 2 months. We told her this & she said she would get the photos to us by the end of the week with no apology for the delay. Once she finally sent us the gallery, she let us know that she was dealing with some personal issues which led to the delay in photos. While we understand that sometimes things happen, she should have at least communicated that to us. After going through the photos we realized that at least half of the photos that we took were missing from the gallery. We emailed her again and she asked which photos we were referring to. She replied alleging that she did edit the photos and maybe there was some error when uploading the photos. We did not receive the rest of the gallery for at least another week & a half. The communication with Michelle was terrible & her lack of accountability & the delay in photos was dumbfounding especially since she went to the wrong courthouse and did not photograph our special day! We are so disappointed that this happened because we loved her style & were really hoping our wedding photos would turn out as amazing as the ones we have seen.
Absolutely amazing!!!
Michelle Lanning Photography was an absolute pleasure to work with. Their communication style was kind, effective, and helpful throughout the entire process. The value and quality of their work was amazing - the photos they captured were truly stunning and beautifully showcased our special day. They went the extra mile to ensure we were happy and comfortable, and we couldn't be more grateful for the incredible memories they helped create.
Can't wait to work together again!
We have had the pleasure of working with Michelle a few times now and each time she delivers a stunning and quality product. She is punctual, a clear communicator, and flexible in a dynamic outdoor space. We appreciate her professionalism and obvious love for her craft. She puts our couples at ease and is a breeze to work with. Thanks Michelle!
We are SO happy we found her!!!
September '23 couple here - while searching for photographers back in December '22, we really didn't know what we were looking for, that is, until we found Michelle. Her photos were the perfect marriage of whimsical, light, airy but poetic & deeply romantic at the same time. The vibe I could see on the walls of my home for years to come. She did our engagement photos in Joshua Tree, after scouting the park on her own all day one day, to make sure the location was exactly what we wanted. We trusted her vision immensely! Not only was that day a blast, the end results were seriously everything we wanted & more. Fast forward to our Wedding, September 30th, 2023. An absolute dream of a day. Michelle completely conquered that day. She was so great at directing every situation to get the perfect shots. I come from an event background, so her organizational management and eye for perfection did not go unnoticed. We are so glad we found her, & now when our family grows, I know exactly who I'm calling for family photos 3
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