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Best Wedding Photographers In The North Bay

After all the planning, and once the big day has come and gone, well-taken photos will give you and future generations joyful memories throughout the years. Finding the right photographer who can provide images with the artistic style and quality you are looking for requires research. Look into the photographers below to begin your search for the perfect wedding photographer.
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Alisha & Brook Photographers
(888) 686-1006
www.alishabrook.com

Wedding photographers Alisha and Brook produce images that combine fine art and documentary. With a passion for cinematography, they aim to capture the honest emotions with artistic and technical photographic skills. Quite popular among creative circles in the Bay Area, the duo's following takes them throughout Napa Valley and northern California's wine country. After a photo session, you will not leave empty handed. A proof book of images recoding and preserving a part of your life in this unique timeless style is put together chronologically for you to take home. This is a photographic style worth checking out on their website.

Gia Canali Photography
(877) 514-8059
www.giacanali.com

With a background in literature, Gia offers an image capturing a magical but real moment by using vintage cameras. The product she offers is an image that breaks out of a realistic environment yet takes a picture of a real event. Using magical realism in her photography has earned her clientele of painters, writers and photographers. Her artistic process does not manipulate the work very much, keeping it natural but offering a very original experience to the eye and memory. Gia gives clients proof prints of the work for framing. If you are looking for something out of the box yet true to the art of photography, call for a consultation.

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Tanja Lippert Photography
www.tanjalippertphotography.com

For the couple looking for a candid, 100-percent film photographer who takes images while events unfold and will not pose you during your wedding reception, this editorial, fine art and photojournalistic-style photographer may just be for you. Using film to capture the essence of the wedding day, the images offer higher resolution and a more dynamic range to capture feelings of the day than the digital method. With a background as a model and fashion photography, Tanja offers a unique perspective to her craft which is made to last and to provide top quality. If you appreciate film photography, this photographer is worth consulting.

Andi Hatch Photography
(415) 309-8834
www.andihatchphoto.com

This boutique studio offers its clients artistic yet sincere and contemporary yet classic photography. For more than five years, Andi Hatch has taken photos across Mill Valley, representing her talents in VogueTown and CountryBridesThe Knot Northern CaliforniaStyleMe Pretty and Eco Beautiful Weddings. As a member of the Weddings Photojournalist Association, Andi Hatch understands that each wedding has a special story behind it, and she knows what it takes to capture it. If you are looking forward to sharing and framing a-la-mode images served with a side of sweet emotion, this is the photographer for you.

Dia Rao Photography
(888) 222-5982
www.diarao.com

These photographers appreciate it when a bride's tears are shed during a slideshow. That way, they know they have done a good job. Located in Mill Valley, Dia Rao Photography will travel with the bridal party to anywhere the wedding takes place to capture the essence of the special day. Sign up at DiaRio.com and receive sample wedding slideshows from Napa, Tiburon or Tuscany, to mention a few. If these satisfy a style you imagine your wedding captured in, call for a consultation.

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Kristina Ruiz-Healy is a freelance writer covering all things San Francisco. Her work can be found on Examiner.com.

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