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Andy King is a multiple-time recipient of The Knot Best of Weddings and WeddingWire Couples’ Choice Awards.

Andy is a Southern California and destination wedding photographer who’s based in San Diego. His brides & grooms are drawn to his captivating blend of photojournalistic & contemporary styles, attention to detail, and notably for his contagious personality.

His work has been described as “fresh and unique” for it’s innovative, edgy, ethereal qualities, and unconventionality. His overall approach to weddings captures spontaneity (natural expressions and moments), giving his art a more genuine feel.

Andy's true gift is his fun, calming, and motivational energy and the ability to really bring out the personalities of his bride & groom, their wedding party, family, and guests.

He travels both nationally and abroad for destination weddings. His travels take him anywhere from San Felipe to Hawaii and Costa Rica to Colombia. The artistry and technical mastery that provide the foundation for his work has gained national recognition.

"I’d say, I’m known for things getting a little weird. It may be a big part of what sets me apart. I’ve somehow always had the ability to get people to loosen up in front of the camera and get them to do things they wouldn’t normally do.

I also tend to have a different perspective on things and what I want out of an image. It’s not enough to just place a couple in a landscape and have them look at each other. I want to get more out of that couple and the location. I’m looking for something different, something real, and something out of our control.” ~ Andy King

ANDY KING PHOTOGRAPHY | ESTABLISHED 2001 | STUDIO LOCATION IN SAN DIEGO | INSURED

VOTED BEST WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER IN SAN DIEGO A-LIST

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Digital Files

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

Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Vintage

What photography services do you offer?

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

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Andy King Photography

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The photographer earned consistent praise for being creative, outgoing, and putting couples and guests at ease. He went above and beyond—arriving early, staying late, helping with timelines and small tasks—and delivered abundant, fast-turnaround photos and teasers. Highly recommended for engagement, wedding, trash-the-dress and maternity sessions.

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The photographer earned consistent praise for being creative, outgoing, and putting couples and guests at ease. He went above and beyond—arriving early, staying late, helping with timelines and small tasks—and delivered abundant, fast-turnaround photos and teasers. Highly recommended for engagement, wedding, trash-the-dress and maternity sessions.

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Karen Sent on 07/08/2026
5 out of 5 rating

My daughter's wedding

My daughter recently got married and I wanted to praise Andy for everything he did to make her day special. We did a courthouse wedding and a dinner party in Little Italy. It was lovely and Andy helped make it that way. There were a lot of other bride and groom with their photographers at the courthouse, but Andy shined compared to them. He was so creative and so outgoing that you can see he loves what he does. My daughter was so so happy with the places Andy took them after the wedding for pictures. She was so happy when she talked the whole experience. Thank you Andy!
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Lauren Sent on 07/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Just got my Pictures back !

I just got my engagment pictures back! I can believe this is even real life. Andy found a fairytale setting for our shoot based on what we described to him. Not sure how he did it, but there it was. We mentioned in our phone chat that we liked Cactus Coolers, so he showed up with them. He made the experience so special. It's going to be key memory and I can't wait for our wedding!
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Addison Sent on 06/10/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Andy Gets 10 Stars!

If I could give Andy 10 stars, I would! From the moment Andy arrived, he felt less like a vendor and more like a longtime friend. He was incredibly outgoing, positive, and genuinely excited to be a part of our wedding day. Within minutes, he had our wedding party laughing, our families relaxed, and somehow managed to become everyone’s favorite person at the wedding. Andy actually arrived early and stayed with us the entire time, making sure no special moment went undocumented.  Ourguests absolutely loved him. We had multiple people come up to us during the reception asking where we found our photographer because he was so friendly, engaging, and fun to be around. He somehow managed to be everywhere at once without ever being intrusive. When we received our photos, we were completely blown away. Every image brought us right back to the emotions of the day. Andy didn’t just photograph our wedding he capture the feeling of it.  We joked that we wished we could pack Andy in our luggage and bring him on our honeymoon!
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Chris Sent on 01/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Superb! Highly Recommend

Superb! Andy's work is outstanding. My partner and I are a little on the older side and typically very uncomfortqble in front of the camera, but with Andy behind the camera, there was none of that. Such a good guy. There were so many things he did for us that were totally unexpected. We jumped in his Jeep to go after pictures at sunset, he had our favorite jam on the radio ready to go for it. He brought us drinks througout the night, helped the DJ load at the end of the night, helped my grandfather up after what turned out to be an extremely funny momet on te dance floor. We have pictures of EVERYTHING.

We received all of our picture in under 3 weeks, Andy did our picture timeline for us. He gave us great advise for how to handle our family pictures, so that they were actually fun and did not keep us away from our Cocktail Hour.

We feel very fortunate that we were referred to Andy!
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Sabrina Sent on 11/22/2024
5 out of 5 rating

All about style

We were drawn to Andy for his editorial and genuine style. My husband and I wanted the real moments captured and he didn’t disappoint. Our pictures are sensational.

Our wedding was a destination wedding and Andy arrived a day early to have a look around our location and meet everyone. It was as if he was family. The entire experience was flawless. :)
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Adam Sent on 11/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fabuloso! So Very Happy

We were lucky enough to be one of Andy's recent couples at Salt Drift Pointe. I can't express how thankful I am for Andy's professionalism throughout this whole experience, especially since my mom hired a photographer that flaked out on us last minute. I feel like we dodged a bullet and God sent us Andy. Andy is the whole vibe and our pictures are next level amazing.

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Was with us from start to finish - from our getting ready pictures until the end of the night. He even staye for exytra time to make sure he got our last dance which is one of our favorite memories.

My wedding party loved Andy and is team - we had a photographer with us at all times capturing everything.

My family liked family pictures. I will say it again, my family liked family pictures.

They captured things we never saw - My nephews play with cousins from Alaska they may never see each other again. My dad sharing a beer with his brother. They haven't spoken in many years. My mom crying during my ceremony.

They dancing pictures at the reception are so much fun. I like how they shoot everyone, not just picture we are in. Andy got a large group sot of everyone that made it until the end.

Andy has energy for days and everyone feeds off of it.

Andy put on all of the boutonniers for the guys.

Andy did our tineline and it was flawless. He knows all of the secrets we didn't know to keep everything fun and on time. Our coordinator had our planned for our pictures to be in the dark since she didn't know what time the sunset was. Andy caught that right away and made the change.

Lots of pictures! I have a friend that only received 800 pictures from an all day wedding. I have over 2400 pictures and I'm glad I have every single one.

My huband liked that he used long lenses at the ceremony and during toasts so that he wasn't blocked all of the guests and the video people.

Professionallism with coorespondence, contract, questionaires, quick delivery time of picures, quick on emails back. I was able to text at anytime with a quick response.

The little things: Andy fixed my dress because it wouldn't zip up and my bridesmaids were having trouble. He brought a nice wooden hanger to hang my dress up in the hotel. He texted me the picture timeline so I could group text it to all of the wedding party and family. He helped us pick our first dance song becuase he reaced out to DJ friends to give us something that was unique.
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Pennelope Sent on 02/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Engagement, Wedding, Trash The Dress, Maternity

Andy has photographed my engagement, wedding, trash the dress, and now maternity session! We. Love. Him. You will never meet a more welcoming, friendly, kind, funny, or talented person.

Engagement: Andy loaded us in his Jeep and took us off for an adventure complete with a retro cooler in the back seat with our favorite bevs. First stop was a desert scene that looked like Joshua Tree! And we love Joshua Tree! We felt like we were in our element. We hung out on an abandoned road in the middle of nowhere and popped open the cooler. We ran down the road, played in the jumbo rocks, and took pictures all around the pickle and "jumping cholla" cacti. Just amazing. Then it was off to the Desert Tower where Andy had secured a private session for us. Such a funky place, and turned out to be some of my fav pictures. We ended up off roading to a hill overlooking everything and caught a perfect sunset. What a freaking fun ass day.

Wedding: You never know how the vibe of your wedding day will actually be. We've been to enough as guests and in the wedding party to know that the photographer can afffect everything. Thank the stars we Andy and his video team. I'd like to say that we had what has to be the best wedding day that could possibly be. We were chill and having fun the entire time. Andy hung out with us from when we were getting ready in the morning alllllll the way until our big sparkler grand exit. His pictures and the video teams work blew our minds. They also over dilivered with extras and teasers.

Trash The Dress: I was looking forward to this session before we even booked our engagment session! I had never seen anything like what Andy does. We wanted coastal pictures. That's all we had to say. We ended up in an ocean cave with an old abandoned staircase and almost purple looking rocks only accessable at very low tide. The lighting was breathtaking. Then we went to the top of tall cliffs and shot above the ocean with pelicans lining up in the sky. From there we went to tidepools with interesting rocks that looked like they had been placed there. We plunged into the water for our last pictures at sunset. We have large metal prints all over our house from the pictures!

Maternity: We had a baby! Our session with Andy was serene and tranquil in the midddle of a large field with tall grasses. These turned out So Beautiful. We are so happy.

We loved having Andy for all of these moments and all the moments to come!
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Amber Sent on 02/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

THE BEST! Highly Recommend

THE BEST. So very happy with our experience with Andy. We highly recommend him to everyone looking for a fun, creative, outgoing photographer, and non-cheesy, overposed pictures.
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Kacey Sent on 01/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Just got my pictures back!!!

Just got my pictures back!!! First off: AMAZING. Second: We love Andy. Third: I'm blown away. Not only did we received our beautiful gallery with over 3000 pictures, we recieved teaser pictures a week after the wedding, a video teaser that has over 10.000 likes now, as a surprise. We can't recommend Andy enough. He had us feeling well taken care of throughout the entire process, gave us other wedding vendor referals that turned out to to awesome as well, he did our whole timeline, and everything was perfect.
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Selina Sent on 04/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Andy is the Best

The. BEST. Photographer. Alive. Haha. Seriously though, the energy alone and then you see his pictures. Sorry, most other photographers are lame. Andy was one of us. Fun, cool, hilarious, and creative. **Plus for for dressing sharp.**
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

4 Endorsements
The Groove The Groove Wedding DJs

Working with Andy is such a blast! I know the couple will be relaxed and laughing by the time I see them if Andy is their photographer! A terrific eye for the amazing shot, a great personality, and super easy to work with.

Solace Weddings Solace Weddings Wedding Videographers

A great company to work with. We highly recommend. Thank you Solace Weddings LLC

Murasaki Media Murasaki Media Wedding Videographers

Andy King has a knack for relating to each and every person at your wedding. He strives for excellence in not only his work, but the overall experience. He will have you entertained and having a great time on your wedding day which will result in some fabulous images. I recommend Andy for his professionalism, relatability and his excellent photographs.

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Andy King Photography frequently asked questions

Andy King Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
Andy King Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Digital Files
Andy King Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
  • Vintage
Andy King Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Boudoir Shoot
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Video
  • Wedding Portraits
Andy King Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Andy King 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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