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Love Story Photography* strives to tell the natural, intimate and beautiful visual story of your big day! Whether it's an intimate elopement or a traditional wedding, we're there to capture the laughter, smiles, giggles, hugs and true love. We are committed to photographing the real, candid, and in-between moments! Our photography style has a blend of fun & freshness for younger couples and timelessness for other generations.

We're happy to be a part of your adventure in Southern California, the Central Coast and destination locations too. Some favorite locations & cities include: Malibu, Laguna, Temecula, San Diego, Riverside, Redlands, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake.

The owners - Alan & Heidi – are slightly silly people that are passionate about making a wonderful experience for you two. They are both hopelessly addicted to caffeine, love to be outside and are still dating one another after 20 years together. Oh, they're dog and cat people too!

Experience

The Love Story team is dedicated to producing pictures that are unique to you and your partner and their particular approach has led to hundreds of delighted clients. As experienced wedding photographers, their artistic eye and attention to detail help capture the inherent & authentic spirit of your beautiful day. Weddings, elopements, or engagements, big or little ceremonies, bride & groom, LGBTQ - we're here to make the day beautifully awesome for you!

Services Offered

Love Story Photography offers a wide variety of packages so you can pick one that's just perfect for your wedding! You can easily customize one of the Collection Packages to get exactly what you're looking for at an affordable price too.

The photographers on staff are versatile, experienced and will help make your big day go smoothly. Your high-resolution images will be available to you as digital files, prints, albums and much more. Love Story Photography also offers the following services:

  • Complete Wedding coverage
  • Elopement Planning
  • Engagement Sessions
  • Multiple Locations
  • Digital Files
  • Custom-Designed Albums
  • and more!

We'd be happy to send over more information - just message or email us!

*Previously known as Simply Perfect Images

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Add'l Hours
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Negatives

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Albums
Digital Files
Proofs

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards
5.0 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
142 Reviews
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    5 out of 5 rating
  • Average response time
    4.9 out of 5 rating
  • Professionalism
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Value
    4.9 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    5 out of 5 rating
95% Recommended by couples
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Kristina W. Sent on 12/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Above and beyond!

We worked with Angel for our wedding day and he was absolutely wonderful to work with. Very professional and really fun to be around. He helped make our night go really smooth and we would recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer.
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Su Camatti Sent on 09/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Captivating Images!

We are impressed with the quality and level of service received from Alan and his Team! Nicole, our photographer was outstanding and went above and beyond what was expected of our day. There was so much going on that day that we didn't get a chance to truly grasp the moment or capture our own pictures. We were relying solely on the photos taken by Love Story Photography. When we received our photos, it was the first time we could relive that moment in our lives. Every photo was captivating and beautiful. A moment that we were able to re-live through every picture. The magic of that day was captured by Nicole so beautifully! Thank you!!
Ashleigh
Ashleigh H. Sent on 10/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

I’m very impressed with Love Story Photography!

I’m very impressed with Love Story Photography! I reached out to Alan and he responded to me right away. He responds quickly and addresses any and all of your questions. He was very kind and professional, which I appreciate. What really made him stand out to me, was that he asked me what my husband’s (at the time fiancée’s) name is and how our love story went. He genuinely seemed interested in how we met, our likes, dislikes, etc. He actually took the time to get to know us and to find out what’s most important to us. I figured if he cares this much about our story, then he will surely care about the pictures he takes of us.

Sadly, Alan was already booked the day of our wedding but he provided names of other people whom are on his team and a brief description of their personalities/styles which again, I thought was very professional. We ended up going with Nick who did a great job! I’m actually surprised that the pictures came out so well…I to feel very uncomfortable with my picture being taken so I tend to think I am not photogenic and look horrible in every picture. I think Nick could tell I was self conscious or awkward when it comes to taking pictures because he started to nicely coach me on how to stand/pose which was so helpful! I personally find this to be so helpful and I appreciate the guidance. As a result, he captured some very nice moments that will be framed and hung up.

The only complaint I have (which really is not a complaint but more of me being OCD) is that I wish he got a picture of me in my dress with the whole dress fluffed out (the veil and bottom of the dress completely stretched out/laid out) since I had a cathedral veil. Again, the pictures are very lovely! It’s definitely not a dealbreaker by any means but just make sure you say something if you are anything like me and suffer from a type A personality so such minutiae details stand out/matter to you. I do have to say though, I did pick Nick because he tends to do more of a natural look vs one of the other photographers who does a more romantic look so I really can’t hold this against as he was capturing the natural flow of my dress. I just felt it was worth mentioning.

Overall, I am very happy with Nick’s/Love Story Photography’s work. The line of communication was implacable, the people are nice, the pictures are good, and I think the prices are fair. I would definitely recommend them for your wedding or any special occasion for that matter. I’ve included some pictures below so you can get idea of their wonderful work. We are very happy with the end results.
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Real Weddings

Nicole & John
33 photos · 03/21/2019
Henry & Melissa
52 photos · 11/17/2018

Professional Network & Endorsements

2 Endorsements
Love Story Vows Love Story Vows Wedding Officiants

Before becoming a wedding officiant, I was a wedding planner for Simply Perfect Images. Simply Perfect is one of my favorite photography companies in Southern California! If should be, my husband is the owner and one of the photographers! Alan is an internationally award-winning photographer and the photographers that work with him are total professionals, responsible, amazing artists and lots of fun!!! They're so passionate about what they do! Love these people!!! As an officiant, it makes my day when I get to work with them. I always get these phenomenal photos for my portfolio and all of my couples just love their wedding photography!

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I know the owners of Simply Perfect Images very well. Heidi and Allen are very friendly and have some great photographers and videographers that work for their team. They also offer very great pricing. I would encourage any bride to Contact them. - DJ Sota

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Love Story Photography frequently asked questions

Love Story Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Add'l Hours
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
  • Negatives
Love Story Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
Love Story Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
Love Story Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Love Story Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Love Story Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.

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