Sarah Rittenour Photography

About Sarah Rittenour Photography

"We were blown away when we received our photos. She's an excellent storyteller and captured every little moment." - John E
"Although we only met her in person once, she stepped into the wedding day hubbub seamlessly, and it felt easy to be ourselves around her." - Jessica K

I've never been much for tradition, so you can imagine weddings were never really my "thing" when I first picked up a camera.

Even in terms of photography, I've always admired the unconventional. Photographers like Richard Avedon, Annie Leibovitz, and David LaChapelle drew me in because they did something just a little odd and different. They're also amazing storytellers in their own unique ways. The storytelling aspect of photography is actually what lead me into shooting weddings.

While I still wouldn't call myself a "wedding person," I have discovered that the wedding industry has been evolving away from the old cookie-cutter format and that is what keeps me doing what I do. My favorite weddings are the ones where you and your partner's personalities show throughout the day rather than getting lost in all the things you "have" to do. I love being part of a day filled with so much love and excitement and what I aim to do is find you in all of it. Because weddings aren't about fitting into a mold anymore - they're about you getting to celebrate your love.

I specialize in small weddings and elopements throughout California but will happily consider larger weddings for great couples and epic locations. My Style is a weird fusion of fashion and documentary style photography, with just a little bit of quirk.

I believe that photography is just as much about the experience as it is about the images themselves. If you don't enjoy yourself on a shoot or on your wedding day, you won't look back at your photos and feel that happy fluttering in your stomach. It will almost feel fake. That's not what I want and that's not what you want, so my goal is to make sure that when you're looking at your photos 10 years from now, you're thinking, "that was such an amazing day."