Patty is absolutely amazing at what she does! As a bride, you spend most of your day with her and she is such a joy to be around. She captured our wedding perfectly, and set the mood and tone for the entire event. She was extremely professional and made it so easy to keep on a timeline so we didn't have to worry about anything that day. When I look back on my photos the joy of the day radiates out of them, which is incredible to capture in a single picture! She made the photo taking process so easy, even though my husband and I aren't big photo takers and is just a wonderful human who is so easy to work with. The next time we need any photos in the future I am definitely calling upon her. I'm at a loss for words for how happy I am with our photos, and just cannot recommend her enough.

I cannot say enough positive things about Patty! We did both our engagement photo shoot and our rehearsal dinner and wedding with her, and she did a wonderful job. Not only were the photos amazing and captured our love perfectly, but she kept our timetable on point and was super helpful with keeping the day on track. She’s super fun and sweet and overall just great to work with. When I look back at my wedding photos it reminds me of what a special day it was. She captured memories that my brain was too overwhelmed to register in the moment, that might’ve been lost forever if I didn’t have the photographic evidence. I will cherish these photos forever❤️ we love Patty!!

Patty is the best! Even months later I still find myself going through our wedding album with a smile on my face! She has such amazing talent with photographing every special moment in the perfect light. I so appreciated how professional Patty was and easy to work with. Throughout the planning process, phone calls, and emails I could tell that she really cared about capturing the day in the best way possible for us.  She had a detailed timeline that ensured everything important was captured.  Then when the wedding day arrived she was such a calm force who clearly knew exactly how to get the right shot.  Her kindness and positivity are just another bonus. Thank you Patty for taking such good care of us!

I cannot say enough about how amazing Patty was throughout the entire wedding process. From our first chat on the phone I knew she was our photographer. Beyond the fact that her portfolio is amazing; she is kind, easy to talk to, and professional.
From the very beginning she made me and my now husband feel at ease about the entire process. She asked about the kind of vibe we were going for, our story, and really made the process super personal. Once we got closer to the wedding, she helped to make a killer wedding photo timeline; making edits where she thought things could be done more efficiently, but was also so attentive to my wants/needs.
The day of the wedding Patty was the BEST! She is truly so sweet and easy to work with. And the photos that we ended up with were amazing, I honestly can't stop looking at them. I also can't decide which ones to print because there are so many I am obsessed with (the best problem to have haha). In my opinion, picking a good photographer is one of the most important things you can do for your wedding day and I highly, highly recommend Patty for all your photographer needs.

Hiring a vendor that is responsible for capturing the precious moments of one of the biggest days of your life can be a hard thing to narrow down. But for my husband and I, there was no one else other than Patty with Petula Pea Photography.
I came across her Instagram about 2 years prior to becoming engaged; I was so in love with her photography and enjoyed seeing her work.
Petula Pea was the very first vendor we signed a contract with, and was one of the best decisions ever!
We had our initial phone call to talk wedding vision, and all those fun details and I immediately felt like I’ve known her for years. She helped guide us to the best wedding coordinator (Cara: Luxe Events) and we quickly signed Cara shortly after booking Patty.
We had walk throughs, emails and phone convos for the past year and then it all came to the Wedding Day!! It was better than I could have ever imagined!!

The venue looked fantastic and everything fell into place. Knowing that we had the best photographer to capture all these details, looks, feelings and emotions was the icing on the cake! Throughout the day she would remind us to breathe, and to take it all in. The best reminder.

Incredibly organized, works for “that” shot, caring, knows her craft and so so many other great praises can’t be said enough about this woman!

Patty had several “teaser” photos ready a couple days later – WOW!! Just the few we’ve seen.. absolutely speechless!
Can’t wait to see the rest!!
My advice is, if she is available for your wedding date- book Petula Pea Photography, you’ll never regret it.

I first spoke with Patty about a year before our wedding day. Patty was the first vendor we booked and the best photographer to capture our San Diego wedding at the Prado in Balboa Park on January 5, 2019. We planned our destination wedding in SD all the way from Connecticut and it was completley stress free because of our awesome team of vendors like Patty. Patty is organized, reliable, efficient, sweet, funny, relaxed and beautiful. I fell in love with Patty's style and work after searching instagram, the knot, yelp, etc., and fell in love with the authenticity of her photos. Her photographs are clear, true, full of life, and her ability to capture the most beautiful moments so effortlessly makes her so talented. Patty met up with us a few months before our wedding for wine and cheese (always a good idea) where we went over details and got to know each other. She had already been to the Prado and scoped out her plans for our wedding day. Prior to the wedding she created a shot list of all of our must have photos and created a wonderful photo timeline for our wedding. Granted, we had a little rain on our wedding day and a few plans were adjusted. I was never once stressed on my wedding day and I owe that to Patty for going with the flow of our wedding day and keeping a relaxed vibe! We are absolutely in LOVE with our wedding photos!! I don't know how I'll be able to choose my favorites because I love them all SO much. We got ready at the Hilton Bayfront and did our first look at the Prado with multiple pictures of our families and wedding party to follow. It was all a fairytale and we will never forget the feelings we felt on our day because we have Patty's photos to look at forever. We love you Patty! Thank you so much for your fabulous work and being you!!!
Love always,
Katie and Al

Patty is outstanding. The real deal. If I could give her 10 stars, I would. Professional, super-talented, kind, an absolute joy to have as part of my wedding day. I truly can't say enough. Her second shooter was also outstanding. I was blown away by my photos. She captured every part of our wedding day that I could have hoped for and so much more. Total class act. Cannot recommend her highly enough. On top of all this, she's one of the warmest and most genuine individuals I've ever met.

Patty is the best in the business, hands down! I extensively searched for the right photographer that captured the real feeling of our special day and the little details and I stopped on a dime when I saw Patty's work. Fast forward to our engagement photos and wedding and her work was FLAWLESS! Not only is she professional and experienced but she made both the engagement shoot and wedding feel so effortless and fun. Her sweet, loving and kind spirt makes things so easy and she truly gets to know her clients and what they want. You put a lot of faith in your photographer's hands when shooting your big day and we honestly couldn't be more thrilled with our photos. Thank you Patty for your STUNNING work!

Working with Patty on our wedding day was the best decision I could have made! From the first conversation we had I knew she would be ultra organized and so easy to work with, and that turned out to be even more true than I could have known. She was prepared and knew the property and the best shot locations before the day so that everything ran smoothly and easily for us. She got SO many shots done without being intrusive at all for the first couple hours which I appreciate so much. When it came to organizing our HUGE wedding party and our families Patty was so organized and clear and made it really easy to get literally all the shots we wanted and right on schedule so that there was no stress at all. My entire family made comments to me about how much they appreciated how well she handled everything and how they felt like the process was super easy and the shots all came out great. The pictures we got back are all beyond beautiful and really capture some of our favorite moments. I'm so grateful for the personal connection Patty made before and after the wedding so that the experience was even more fun!

Patty is the most incredible person and photographer there is! From start to finish, working with Patty was so much fun and she made the process so easy. She is very personable and genuinely cares so much about delivering the best photos she can. I feel like she became my best friend!

Within the first minute of our conversion, I knew she was my girl! Her bubbly personality and passion for what she does, made me extremely confident that she was the perfect person to shoot our wedding day. We booked Patty a over a year and a half in advance (the good ones go fast!) so we had a lot of time between then and the wedding. However, Patty was the absolute sweetest and would check in with me to see how planning was going and it made me feel so special especially being a bride who planned the wedding from across the country.

One of the MANY things I loved about Patty was how organized she was. When it came time to put my shot list together, she sent over a whole sheet for me to fill out, all the way down to listing the exact names of the people in the photo. She gave me advice when I needed it and was accommodating when it was a shot that I needed to have. She wanted to make sure my day was as perfect as possible! A week or so before my wedding she sent the finalized shot list that was broken down all the way down to the minute of what photo was being taken and when. After reading that, I knew everything was going to go smoothly.

Now onto our wedding day. I remember Patty coming into my bridal suite and giving me the biggest hug and smile! We had talked on the phone many times before but never met in person. It was like I was hugging a life long friend of mine and any nerves I had just went away. The whole day, if she ever sensed my husband and I getting nervous she would remind us to take a deep breathe and relax. Often times when you are at weddings, the photographer takes forever to take pictures-not Patty! She stuck to her timeline and we were even ahead of schedule a few times. She was so efficient because she wanted to make sure that we got to enjoy our day as much as we could. My husband and I had so much fun with Patty when she was shooting us-we didn’t want it to end! You spend so much time with your photographer on your special day, that they really could make or break your day. Patty truly made our day and was our rock through it all. We were laughing and smiling the entire time. I can’t recommend her enough!

We just got our photos back at the end of January and they are breathtaking! I look at Patty’s work all the time on Instagram but actually getting your own pictures back you see exactly how incredible, and talented Petula Pea really is :) She put so much love and energy into every single photo she edited. I absolutely love that she uses the natural light because she really catches the overall beauty of the day. Every time I look at each picture it allows me to relive the day all over again and remember the exact feelings I had in that moment. She told a story through her photos and perfectly captured who my husband and I are as a couple. I will be using Patty again in the future for all my life events because she really is the best! Love you Patty-thank you for making our day so incredibly special! We miss you already!