Savannah Hayes Photography

Savannah Hayes Photography

Based In: Santa Cruz, California
Business Attributes: Woman Owned
Photographer: Savannah Hayes Photography

Savannah Hayes Photography

Based In: Santa Cruz, California
Business Attributes: Woman Owned

Santa Cruz – Big Sur – Mendocino – Yosemite

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Hey there! I’m Savannah (she/her), California intimate wedding & elopement photographer. I co-create intentional celebrations with outdoor-minded couples. I specialized in redwood and coastal weddings along the West Coast and believe in creating a space for my couples where they feel comfortable, safe, and inspired on their day together.

I believe your story is one worth telling.

Your wedding day is a chance for the both of you to celebrate your commitment to one another and celebrate those who have surrounded you along the way. It’s a chance to pursue a celebration that truly feels aligned to your authentic self instead of attempting to fit yourself into the traditional box of the wedding industry. For some, that’s a celebration with their best buds at a designated venue, for others it’s just the two of them hiking to a redwood grove the exchanging their vows under the towering trees. No two celebrations are the same and I’m here to help imagine your best day yet.

How you get married is an opportunity to pursue a more fulfilling life, I’m here to help bring that into reality.

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My partner and I hired Savannah to photograph our micro-wedding/elopement in Big Sur and we LOVED working with her! We very highly recommend her, A++++++!

We originally reached out to Savannah because we wanted to find someone who was familiar with the sights around our Big Sur wedding location and who specialized in smaller wedding events. We wanted someone who would photograph our tiny, immediate family-only wedding, and also take us around the day of our wedding to take photos in a few other locations around Big Sur as a quasi-elopement kind of thing. Finally, we wanted to work with someone who was queer-friendly, inclusive and who was up for a more laid back vibe to the day.

C & D

Savannah photographed our Big Sur elopement and we could not recommend her more! She was extremely professional and guided us through the entire elopement process, including location scouting and even helped with my bouquet arrangement. Before even meeting her in person we felt like we had known her for years. On our elopement day she gave us great direction and made being in front of a camera feel very natural. The quality of the photos exceeded our already high expectations. If we ever plan on getting professional photos in the future, we will 100% utilize Savannah's services again

Danielle

Savannah is incredible! My fiancΓ© (now husband!) and I hired her for the four hour elopement shoot. We had no idea where to start and Savannah was so great with helping us find a location and work out every detail. When the flowers I ordered didn't make it in time, Savannah stopped at a florist the day of our elopement and had a gorgeous bouquet made for me. We wanted to include our pets in some of our photos and Savannah got beautiful photos of our cats and managed to also get some amazing photos with our rambunctious puppy. My husband and I are both not comfortable in front of the camera and her easy demeanor, humor, and expertise, made us both feel so at ease and natural. I highly recommend hiring Savannah for your event. She is truly amazing

Rachel & Greg

Savannah was one of our wonderful wedding photographers. Our first venue was outdoors and almost immediately I could tell that she had a keen sense of lighting in photos. We got some great shots because of the precise timing in relation to the sunlight.

She also is creative with her poses and cues. We got some pictures which other photographers might miss because we fell into natural positions ourselves. Rather than cue us out everytime, she asked us to hold them and got some portraits!

The best thing about Savannah is her patience. The way she handled our two families, all eager to be in photos, is amazing. With us (the couple) she kept us comfortable and loose.

Savannah also knows Indian and especially Gujarati culture well which came in handy during our Indian events like the Baraat. We enjoyed working with her and we'll cherish the photos forever.

Nirmal

Savannah is everything you need in a photographer. She's fun, super hip, THE SWEETEST and knows exactly what you want in your pictures no matter what event! We had her do our engagement and wedding photos, the BEST decision ever! We couldn't imagine hiring anyone else for our photo needs. She's not only a great person to work with, she is a friend and easy to talk to. She'll go out of her way and busy schedule to connect with you. We can't wait to work with her more in the future!

Emily
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