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You deserve damn good photos. Let me help you with that.

I'm Marcela Pulido and I'm a wedding photographer based in Portland, Oregon that specializes in documentary style storytelling for a fun, stress-free day!

I have a modern approach to capturing timeless images; seamlessly blending easy directional posing, candid moments, and artistric portraiture. My photography style is romantic and nostalgic... with a dash of grit.

Weddings are all about bringing your community together to celebrate. Whether you see that happening as a giant multi-day festival type of event or an intimate backyard wedding or even an outdoorsy elopement with an epic landscape, I'm down for it all. From the sentimental first look to the laughter-filled toasts and everything in between, these are the kind of moments that deserve to be captured. Bellyaching laughter and tear-stained cheeks… this isn't about those super posed, stiff moments, nah. I'm talking about real love. Yeah, I’ll capture that.

In my spare time I'm binge watching bad tv shows, probably playing Mass Effect for the millionth time, and taking my dog Rupert out on lengthy walks around my Portland neighborhood. I like eating Mexican food because it reminds me of home, drinking mezcal, and seeing live music. I do what I can to help support the local BIPOC community as best as I can and strive to be inclusive and diverse in my portfolio. All the couples I show are real, madly in love people ...just like you! Check out the Vendors of Color Directory while you're at it, I made that and I'm pretty dang proud of it!

So here I am. I'm Marcela and I'd love to take your photo.

For inquiries please contact hola@mgpulido.co

AS SEEN ON: The NY Times / HuffPost Weddings / Green Wedding Shoes / Junebug Weddings / Looks Like Film

Documentary style wedding and elopement photography | Portland / California / Mexico

  • Hispanic or Latinx-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Slideshow
Toning
Digital Files

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

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

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
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
Prints
Proofs

Reviews of Marcela Pulido Photography

Chelsea
Chelsea Sent on 12/12/2018
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible

Marcela is the best around! She photographed our pre-wedding and wedding in Maui. We are blown away by the photographs she took. They are beautiful candids with some staged photos (that don’t appear staged). She captured each moment perfectly. Now we are able to re-live our wedding and all the emotions every time we look at them. Thank you Marcela! You are INCREDIBLE!
C
Colleen Sent on 09/19/2018
5 out of 5 rating
Marcela is incredible. We waited a bit longer to book a photographer for our wedding and Marcela was recommended to us by a couple of other photographers who were booked for our date. After looking through her portfolio, we knew she was the photographer we wanted. Her pictures are expressive and real and the uniqueness of the pictures stands out. Flipping through her pictures, you can see that they are true to the people and places in them. She has an eye for scenery and positioning, and the way she plays with lighting and shadows is incredible. That is my favorite part of our pictures...hands down! Most importantly, Marcela was incredibly patient, and brought the perfect amount of sternness to help wrangle people, while also being so kind and fun to work with. I am still amazed at all of the angles and perfect moments that she captured, especially working on her own! I'd highly, highly recommend Marcela and smile knowing that she'll always be a part of our wedding memories.
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Kelly Sent on 09/06/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Marcela was such a wonderful presence to have at our wedding! She was upfront and communicative about what we could expect and provided the most wonderful photos that we will cherish forever. We allowed Marcela to find a "first look" location for us and she did not disappoint. We appreciated her artistic perspective while capturing the most authentic emotions of our wedding day. We would absolutely recommend Marcela for any of our friends or family looking for photographs and will not hesitate to contact her for photos in the future. Thank you, Marcela!
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Ruby Sent on 08/04/2017
5 out of 5 rating
The thing that drew us to Marcela (besides the beautiful photography!) was the diversity of the people she photographed. Other photographers that we looked at seemed to be too careful about choosing ‘model-looking’ clients and the content that they displayed didn’t seem genuine-too posed. Looking through Marcela’s portfolio I could tell that she was able to capture authentic and perfectly imperfect moments of real people beautifully, which was something that we really wanted.
I thought I would be nervous, as I’m not someone that likes getting their photo taken, but I was surprised how easily she made it and how comfortable she made us feel. Through our entire session, we felt like we were hanging out with an old friend. She was very open to our ideas, including having a sunrise first-look (super early!), hiking to our ceremony spot (with a cold!), and was even down to stop between our first look and ceremony locations for a quick breakfast. She joined us afterward, during our reception as a friend, and blended right in with everyone. Our families even commented about how nice and respectful she was. Our photos turned out more beautiful than I ever could have imagined. She took photos during times that I didn’t even realize she was photographing, photos that I didn’t realize I would want. She’s like a ninja! She was able to capture so many beautiful, emotional, and understated moments and I’m so glad I have the photos to document our day. I can’t stop looking at them!
Besides being an incredibly talented, passionate, and professional photographer, she is a genuinely kind, chill, humble person. I don’t think we could have chosen a better person to photograph our day. She was an absolute joy to work with and we enjoyed having her around. Thank you Marcela!
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Wei Sent on 02/17/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Marcela is just AMAZING! We booked her for our engagement pictures. She is quite a listener and showed great respect to our ideas for the engagement pics. Her creativity and artistic style were exactly what we were looking for, and she is so wonderful to work with, lots of laughter and fun during the shoot. What moved us most is that she cares deeply for her clients and is willing to try anything to deliver uniquely high-quality product. In order to get a perfect pic of me standing in water, she didn't even care to get her shoes all wet. Last of all, since we have a real short timeline and we had to get all pics within one month, she managed to give us a large selection of beautiful pictures to choose from right on time, which is very impressive! We highly recommend Marcela. She's an awesome person to work with. You won't regret it!
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Violet Sent on 12/27/2016
5 out of 5 rating
We loved working with Marcela Pulido! She was encouraging and inspiring! Our wedding photos turned out great!
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Rose Sent on 12/20/2016
5 out of 5 rating
We loved working with Marcela for our wedding! She was kind and professional and a lot of fun!
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Tara Sent on 12/19/2016
5 out of 5 rating
She was incredibly punctual, on our day of the wedding there was bad traffic and she was still on time. Not only was she on time, but was very patient with my large family taking photos. Every picture I have from her is beautiful, capturing romantic and intimate moments that a generic wedding photographer wouldn't be able to capture. The quality of work we received was worth every penny. Even the flash drive came in an adorable box with her logo. I can tell she is extremely passionate about her work and strives to be everything a bride wants from her photographer. Thank you Marcela for capturing our wonderful day!
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Tah-Lia Sent on 12/14/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Our original photographer cancelled a week before our wedding. A friend referred me to Marcela and I was instantly in love with her photography after viewing her website. I immediately sent and email hoping that she was available and she responded within 24 hrs with a quote and detailed description on her wedding packages. We were so happy that she was our photographer and adore our wedding photographs. She is wonderful to work with, professional, responsive, on time and just absolutely fabulous!
J
Julien Sent on 11/02/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Not only is Marcela an amazing talent--she's also a tremendous human being and exactly the kind of company you'll want to have with you on your wedding day. No problematic ego or facade; Marcela is simply a genuine person and a pleasure to have had around on such a special day.
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Awards

23
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

1 Endorsement
Wild Spirit Events Wild Spirit Events Wedding Planners

I absolutely adore Marcela she's very sweet, funny & friendly. I worked with her on a wedding & photo shoot, and she was so easy to work with. She was very organized and prepared for any kind of scenario and being in Washington that's very important, she's also very flexible and professional. Marcela is a very adventures type of artist so if you love traveling and it's important for to capture not only your whole wedding but also some great views then she's the perfect fit for you. I highly recommend her for any wedding or special event, she loves to travel & go on adventures so for all you adventures PNW brides she's your perfect match just check out her photos, I think her work speaks for its self!

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Marcela Pulido Photography frequently asked questions

Marcela Pulido Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Marcela Pulido Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • One Event / Day
  • Slideshow
  • Toning
  • Digital Files
Marcela Pulido Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Photojournalism
Marcela Pulido Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Marcela Pulido Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Marcela Pulido 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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