Engagement Sessions
Congrats on getting engaged!
It would be an honor to capture your genuine connection and the spirit of who you are together. In an effort to inspire our first conversation, explore the customizable engagement session services below, designed to capture your love story in a way that's uniquely yours.
Highlights
"Home is whenever I'm with you."
Customizable Packages & Pricing
Every package includes a planning consultation, preparation style guide, location scouting, Val as the lead photographer to create a warm experience, a beautiful gallery sneak peek delivered within 1 week
1 Hour
1 outfit and Location
starts at $550.
all the best high resolution, hand-edited digital images in your gallery for you to view, download, print, and share
delivered within 5 weeks
complimentary when 8+ hours in wedding coverage is booked
1.5 Hours
2 outfits and locations
starts at $750.
all the best high resolution, hand-edited digital images in your gallery for you to view, download, print, and share
delivered within 5 weeks
2 Hours
3 outfits and locations
starts at $950.
all the best high resolution, hand-edited digital images in your gallery for you to view, download, print, and share
delivered within 5 weeks
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destinations
Want us to travel to your favorite place?
This includes anything outside of Alameda County. Pricing for destinations is the same, except the client is to cover travel fees such as: lodging, airfare, rental car, bridge toll, and/or mileage at .70 cents/mile.
Thank you for imagining the possibilities of collaborating and creating something memorable together.
next steps
Let's Chat
Like what you see? Fill out a contact form here to schedule a free planning consultation. During the call, I'll help answer your questions, narrow down your ideas, and suggest locations.
Make It Official
Your session date is officially saved when you sign the contract and deliver a 50% non-refundable retainer.
Your Session
I am here to help you feel comfortable in front of the camera. During a fun and relaxed experience of play together, you will be thoughtfully guided with prompts to create candid moments and posed possibilities. You will receive reminders of how brightly you shine.
jamie
“You can see the cinematic quality in some of her shots carrying through from her videography background.”
Val is dependable, organized, and easy to work with. She is particularly great with natural light photography. You can see the cinematic quality in some of her shots carrying through from her videography background. I highly recommend working with her!
STACEY
“She captured our day so beautifully with close-ups, candids, details of our flowers and venue.”
Val was absolutely wonderful to work with. I swear I thought I would never forget anything about that day, and while all the feelings remain strong, I know some memories have begun to fade, which makes these photos even more special.
SHANNON
“She got us our pictures back less than two months after our wedding and put together gorgeous albums.”
We are so glad we hired Val to be our wedding photographer! She has a great eye and our pictures came out beautifully. We couldn't be happier with them! She is also extremely professional and reliable. We definitely recommend working with her.
kaveri
“She had a whole timeline prepared for us and made sure all our preferences and concerns were heard.”
We chose Valarie for our city hall wedding photography and she did an absolutely fantastic job! From the get go - she was very quick to respond to our emails, she took the time to understand what we wanted, and created a clear proposal accordingly. She also sent us the sneak peeks and the pictures right on time as she promised. We cannot recommend her enough!
Robert
“I have to say that Valarie did wonders for my girlfriend and I during our photography session.”
She helped out on finding good positions to shoot in and was adjusting on the fly. I felt very comfortable from the beginning with my experience on the beach and all the photos came out professionally finished.
Ready to Begin
Let's work together, yeah yeah yeah!
Are you excited to share engagement story? I adore meeting new people, and I would be thrilled to capture the spirit of who you are together as a couple.
