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Desert Aloha Photography

$1,100 Most Popular Price

About

"Unkle Papa" of Desert Aloha Photography | Photograph Aloha is a wedding photographer based in Fort Mojave, Arizona. This photographer has a keen eye for natural light and a deep understanding of contemporary sensibilities. He seeks to make your wedding, elopement or family photography experience elegant, straightforward and filled with the spirit of Aloha.

Experience

With over 5,500 weddings serviced both in front of and behind the camera lens, he draws upon his broad and deep experience for each individual session. Throughout his 25 years of wedding experience, Desert Aloha Photography | Photograph Aloha has served couples from Hawaii to Arizona, covering a variety of wedding styles and sizes.

Services Offered

Desert Aloha Photography | Photograph Aloha maintains a one-wedding-per-day policy in order to provide couples with their undivided professional attention on their romantic celebration. Offering multiple, high-resolution photoshoots for boudoir, engagement, or trash-the-dress sessions.

Other Services
Elopement Photography
Surprise Proposal Photography
Engagement Photography
Family Photography
Maternity Photography
Pet Photography

Desert Aloha Photography | Photograph Aloha also provides Elopement Photography in the San Diego area with "Photograph Aloha" (www.photographaloha.com)

Areas Covered

Although willing to travel local or around the world for a photoshoot, Desert Aloha Photography focuses (no pun intended) on the region along the Colorado River. They provide Full Service Photography services to couples celebrating their love throughout Laughlin, Nevada and across the river to Arizona from Bullhead City south to the Parker Dam Strip and more.

Photograph Aloha provides elopement photography in San Diego from Coronado Island north to Oceanside Harobr, San Diego "North Shore"

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the starting price for your wedding photography services?

$500

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

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

What is the price of your most popular wedding package?

$1,100

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

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

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
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Digital Files
Proofs
illustration question

Any other questions?

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    Mike Married on 05/13/2023
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    Amazing & helpful

    Chris was amazing! He helped me surprise my fiancée for a proposal and helped to make this stressful moment 10x better!

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    MAHALO... It was an honor to have been part of your special day and capture the magic. Wishing you both a lifetime of Love and Happiness. A Hui Ho
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    Patricia W. Married on 04/19/2023
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    From San Diego with love!

    I am so lucky to have had Desert Aloha Photography capture the essence of this special day! We will be happy to look on these photos for the rest of our days. Thank you Unkle Papa!

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    I'm blessed to have shared in such a special moment at such a beautiful location. Wishing you both a lifetime of Love and Happiness. A Hui Ho

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    Victoria T. Married on 05/10/2021
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    Easy and FUN!

    Unkle Papa is there for you on your special day, ready to capture all of the smiles and beautiful scenery. We are so happy with the final result, forever grateful.
    The Winslow Family (aka Billy and Victoria)

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    Mahalo Nui for the kind words. It was an honor to have captured your sunset elopement with Elope to Oceanside! Wishing you a lifetime of Love and warm winds of Aloha. Unkle Papa (Chris)
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    Mindy Married on 04/30/2021
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    Enchanting

    Mary the officiant and Chris the photographer made our most perfect day even more perfect. Mary spoke the sweetest words and Chris captured the best moments. I highly recommend! They were the best!
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    Savannah P. Married on 03/27/2021
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    He is amazing!

    His pictures turn out so perfect. He does amazing work. He got them back to us really quickly like a lot quicker than I thought. He’s very easy going and make the time enjoyable. Would recommend and use again in a heartbeat.
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    Amy Married on 09/30/2020
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    Beautiful pictures!

    The pictures are all so beautiful! Thank you for capturing these amazing moments for us😊

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    Thank you so much! It was such an honor to have shared in your seaside elopement in Oceanside, CA. With warm winds of Aloha, Unkle Papa
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    Pearl Married on 05/24/2020
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    Great experience

    Uncle Papa photographed our elopement at Coronado island. Very beautiful photos and were really within a week!! Amazing service & he photographs for the moments which I love. I would definitely recommend him

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    Mahalo Nui Pearl, it was indeed a wonderful day of Aloha. Very grateful for the review given and wishing you a lifetime of Love, Happiness and warm winds!
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    Kaylee M. Married on 11/23/2019
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    It was amazing!

    The photos from our wedding ceremony were awesome! High quality photos!

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    We love the Aloha shared, thank you! It was an honor to have shared in your celebration with Elope to Coronado. Wishing you both a lifetime of Love and Happiness! Unkle Papa
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    Sarah F. Married on 10/01/2019
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    Desert Aloha is practically part of the family now

    You know when you just meet someone for the first time but it feels like you've known them forever? Well, it's kinda how it was with Chris. Right from the start he made the photo shoot fun and comfortable. My son is usually very shy and and has a difficult time sitting for photos, but not with desert aloha!
    I can't praise them enough for everything! The whole experience was awesome! Thank you again Desert Aloha

    Desert Aloha Photography's reply:

    Awwww thanks for the Aloha, Loved rolling around in the fall colors with the kiddo's. Ohana Forever! Unkle Papa

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Christopher "Unkle Papa"
Lead Photographer

"...and after 4,000+ weddings (both in front of and behind the lens) it seemed like the perfect time..."

Aloha E komo mai, (Hello and welcome to my home) Feel free to join in the spirit of Aloha by calling me "Unkle" or "Mr. Papa". In Hawaii "Unkle" is how locals refer to elders, regardless of familial connection and "Mr. Papa" is how my Grandchildren and their friends refer to me. Believe it or not, some refer to me as "Unkle Papa"... I love it!

My Humble Beginnings! It all began back in the 1970's; armed with my brand spankin' new Canon AE1 (Trivia: The AE1 was the very first microprocessor-equipped SLR). Having cut my teeth learning the ropes on a very trusted, beat up and well used Canon F1, the passion for professional photography and imagery was born. From there, I built my own darkroom and soon obtained the Canon AE1 "Programmable" and nothing was the same.

Today, it's all digital and an entirely different kind of intensity... Rather than sitting in that custom Black & White darkroom in the 1970's and by custom I mean a converted 8'X6' bathroom, it's now a full color digital editing production suite with top of the line editing software and hours in front of a giant computer monitor but......... the passion continues.

I have zero complaints with today's technology as I've always considered myself a "techie" and trust me, I can live with the headaches of staring at a computer screen all day as opposed to those old fashioned "eye adjustment" headaches from sitting in a safe-light darkroom all day AND breathing in chemicals like developer, stop-bath and fixer for 8+ hours...

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Box 8047 Fort Mohave, AZ, 86427
(602) 345-0008
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