Notes on filming the county
Orange County films warm. The coast carries a soft haze that flatters faces most of the day, and inland, the old mission towns hold their light late: adobe, brick, and courtyard walls that go gold in the last hour and stay there. It is a county built for evening ceremonies and unhurried portraits.
We are based in Los Angeles, under an hour up the road, and Orange County has always been part of our home range. No travel logistics, no visiting-crew energy. Just a team that knows which way the light falls at the missions.
The venues we know
Serra Plaza, San Juan Capistrano. An open-air Spanish colonial courtyard in the Los Rios district, at its best after dark under string lights and chandeliers, with Mission San Juan Capistrano a short walk away for portraits that will not date. Our film there: Zaidal & Yasmeen.
The archive grows with every season. The full list lives at venues we know by heart.
How booking works
Three collections: The Moment at $6,000, The Portrait at $8,000, and The Legacy at $10,000, each a complete cinematic wedding film with a custom wedding website included. Details on the collections page, and the honest market numbers in our pricing guide.
If your Orange County date is set, check it with us. We hold a limited number of weddings each year.