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Sarah Eichstedt Photography is a wedding photographer located in Oakland and Mammoth Lakes, California. Owner Sarah finds joy in capturing the genuine emotions expressed during weddings. Her outgoing and adventurous approach to photography encourages couples to step out of their comfort zones and discover a variety of unforgettable photoshoot ideas. Sarah is ready to step in and direct group shots and facilitate portraits, but otherwise, she works discreetly in the background, documenting the day as it unfolds.

Services Offered

Sarah Eichstedt Photography offers couples a range of packages to fit their individual requirements. She focuses her attention on you and your party by taking on only one event per day, making sure that every incredible second is captured. By offering additional hours, engagement shoots, and trash the dress sessions, this artist is able to capture every moment of your wedding celebration!

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Digital Files

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

2nd Shooter
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural

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
Matted Prints
Prints
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Sarah Eichstedt Photography

Jenna
Jenna Sent on 10/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Colorful, joyful, creative, and FUN!

We can't thank Sarah enough for her incredible work on our wedding day. I fell in love with Sarah's photography immediately upon seeing her joyful instagram and the way she used color, styling, creative poses, and capturing people having fun in such a natural way. We decided to add a second shooter at the last minute and Sarah was more than accommodating, and we LOVED Sophia too! We had so much fun throughout the day and Sarah & Sophia kept us on schedule even though we had a ton of group shots that we wanted. We got lots of compliments throughout the day that our photographers were so fun but were super unobtrusive at the same time. The way these two captured our wedding day brought tears to our eyes - the photos look like a literal fairytale! Thank you so much Sarah for helping this be the most perfect day ever, we will cherish these photo memories forever.
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Ciera Sent on 10/29/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Colorful, Timeless Wedding Photos We Will Cherish Forever

We couldn't have picked a better photographer to capture both our engagement shoot and wedding! Not only are Sarah's photos gorgeous, but she is also incredibly easy to work with, super friendly, and laid back. It is evident through Sarah's photos that she is amazing at capturing joy and happiness. We really enjoyed working with her, and she made us feel so at ease while being photographed. As they will be with you all day, it's important to have someone capture your wedding who is relaxed and fun, and Sarah was that and more.

Sarah's photos are incredibly beautiful, capturing all of the color that we had on our wedding day. She knew the best lighting, angles, and poses that made us look so good! It is such a pleasure to look back at our wedding photos and see that the joy we experienced on our wedding day is very much reflected in Sarah's images.

In addition to our wedding portraits and photos of our friends and family, Sarah captured so many details like our rings and invitation, in which she brought her own styling flowers. She also handled our large families well for family portraits, and managed to sneak us out for golden hour photos, which are some of my absolutely favorite shots.

Sarah was super responsive and was also very open to new ideas. She accepted my semi-large Pinterest board of photo ideas and locations at our wedding venue with ease, and she captured all of the details that we included in our wedding so beautifully. We had some additional editing requests after the fact (annoying dress straps, anyone?), and she was able to remove those on every single photo in which they appeared.
 
Sarah also brought Shannon as a second-shooter, who was so enjoyable to work with, also an amazing photographer, and very experienced in the makeup snafu category when my makeup went slightly wonky. Together, Sarah and Shannon made quite the team!

We couldn't have asked for a better photographer to capture our wedding day. Sarah's colorful and timeless photos are ones that we will cherish forever. Thank you, Sarah!
Caroline
Caroline Sent on 08/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect wedding photos!

As soon as we saw Sarah's colorful, joyful photography, we knew we had to hire her to photograph our wedding. We are so glad we did!!! Our wedding photos are absolutely perfect, everything from the detail shots, to candid family photos, to our couple portraits are amazing. There's so much love and color and joy radiating from our wedding photos, which is exactly what we wanted.

During the wedding, Sarah did a great job directing family for group shots as well as capturing photos of our friends, and many friends and family commented that they loved our photographer. She also got through our entire (long and very specific) shot list.

Sarah's digital communication was excellent before and after the wedding, she always let us know where we were in the process and was very responsive to email. She delivered our photos ahead of schedule, and even sent us some previews to tide us over until our full gallery was done.

All in all, I highly highly recommend Sarah to anyone looking for their wedding photographer! Thank you Sarah for your amazing work.
Janelle
Janelle Sent on 01/25/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Look no further for a wedding photographer

Sarah was nothing short of amazing! With less than a month to our elopement, much to my surprise she was available to photograph our wedding. I knew from the moment I saw her webpage with the vibrant color in her photographs, and the fact that she we shared a profession as RN’s and that she loved OAR she was the one for us. The day of she kept my husband and me smiling and laughing all day. She went above and beyond for us. I can not recommend Sarah enough! My husband and I felt like we left with a new friend.
Jessica
Jessica Sent on 11/17/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding photographer experience!

Sarah was a huge joy to work with during my engagement session in June 2021 and wedding in August 2021! When I came across Sarah’s instagram in December 2020 I immediately fell in love with her colorful photography style and knew we had to book her for our wedding. After an introductory video conference we signed our contract. I could tell from Sarah’s warm and welcoming personality that we would get a long great. During our video call Sarah helped with creating the timeline and asked about our preference in photography (such as more candids, portraits, details, etc) which I really appreciated. Sarah provided lots of tips and guides on how to choose photography locations and outfits to wear during our engagement shoot which was very helpful. She also did an amazing job during our engagement shoot and our photos turned out wonderful! My husband and I felt very comfortable around her and appreciate her guiding us in our poses.

When it was wedding day Sarah and her assistant arrived at our wedding venue an hour early to do some location scouting and when it was time to start photographing she was awesome! Sarah and her assistant brought great energy as we went through our day. After our wedding we got our sneak peaks within a week and complete gallery within a month which is amazing!! I LOVE all the photos! We also worked with her in creating our wedding album with Align Album Design and the process was very smooth as well. The album is currently in production so I can’t comment on that yet but I am sure it will be great!

Overall, I would recommend Sarah to anyone who is looking for a photographer to capture your life’s moments! She is very professional, timely, detail oriented, has a warm, vibrant and wonderful personality. My husband and I had a great time working with Sarah!
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Adam Sent on 02/28/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Flexible, Nice and Exceeds Expectations

We hired Sarah to help shoot our ill-fated wedding in September 2020. As you can guess, planning was complicated with the evolving pandemic. Sarah was responsive, flexible and lovely the entire process. She scouted locations ahead of time, once we told her where we wanted our engagement shoot - something no one else ever offered to do. She was one of the bedrocks of what we thought would be a great wedding and can't say enough how much we liked working with her. Unfortunately, we needed to cancel the September wedding. Sarah rebooked us for another weekend in July 2021 and was still flexible when we needed to choose a new date due to a venue closing down. Ultimately, we chose a date where Sarah was already booked but we were so impressed working with her that felt this review was absolutely worth it.
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Nathan Sent on 01/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolute Wedding Highlight

We met Sarah after browsing through hundreds of photographers online and then randomly reaching out to her via a cold email. 2020 meant a lot of difficult wedding decisions, but hiring Sarah was easily the best one that we made.

She is professional, she is kind, and most importantly she is excellent at her job. It has been a few months since our wedding, and our parents still consistently tell us how much they love Sarah's work. She was flexible on the contract due to last minute shifts in our wedding, and she still managed to deliver 1000+ photos to us within the agreed upon timeframe.

We feel very lucky to have hired Sarah, and if you're reading this - shoot her an email and talk with her at the very least. I look forward to recommending Sarah to all of our friends and hiring her again in the future for our important family events.
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Anastasia Sent on 12/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Sarah is the best!

I've had the pleasure of partnering with Sarah multiple times on wedding and editorial photography as a fellow wedding professional.

As a person, Sarah is truly a gem and such a joy to work with. She radiates positive energy, genuinely cares, and makes the entire process of working together feel so easy.

As a photographer, her work constantly blows me away. Every project we've done together has exceeded all expectations I had. As a floral designer, photographers who understand how to showcase my work is critical for business.

I wouldn't hesitate to hire her again and again, and recommend her to anyone.
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Tomas Sent on 03/09/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Sarah from the Grooms POV

Sarah from the Groom’s POV. This is honestly the only review you will have to read. I will share our experience which will be interweaved with topics such as; professionalism, quality of work, finances, and her personality. You will quickly get the sense that our experience with her was a great one.
Quick note: The first step for a success relationship with your photographer falls on YOU, the consumer. MAKE SURE YOU HIRE SOMEONE WITH THE PHOTO STYLE (filters, angles, expression, etc.) YOU WANT. Sarah’s style was exactly what my wife and I were looking for. That said… A quick Pros/Cons list at the bottom but the story helps
Our experience: Amidst one of those stressful wedding research nights my wife stumbled across Sarah’s work when she was scrolling through -------. She was a part of a list of 3 photographers whose style we liked. As we got in contact with them, Sarah was the most respectful, diligent, and honest of the bunch. It began with an initial phone interview (we were going to school out of state at the time) to get an understanding of all of our needs, wishes, and personalities. Upon knowing that she was capable of meeting our needs, willing to achieve our wishes, and that our personalities mixed she offered to provide her services at her rate and we gladly agreed.
Our first personal encounter was for our engagement shoot. Before we saw her we told her “we want some of those cool, bad@ss, sexy, I am better than you but still humble pictures” and I special requested for her to take a creative leap she has been wanting to take but never had the opportunity. Without hesitation she was on board and ready with several ideas and guidance (the tangible kind, not the wimpy suggestion ones). At the shoot, my wife and I were a little nervous and camera shy in the beginning, not to mention facing some weather adversity, but Sarah made us feel comfortable, not only with her, the camera, and the weather but even more as a couple in the spotlight.
Wedding day: (Pre-ceremony) She arrived early to the hotel we were staying at in the middle of SF and made her way to our separate locations to say hello and introduce her assistant. Appreciated. Both ladies worked seamlessly and were able to mix in well with our guests, keeping everyone excited, feeling comfortable, and even provided some attention to detail with my groomsmen. (Ceremony) As if they were not even there. Respectful to the location we were in, quite for the ceremony, and very attentive with the desired angles. (Post-ceremony) Coordinated very professionally alongside our videographers to keep up the excitement, genuine moments, and flowing creativity. And when needed, she became our advocate to help us stay grounded amidst all that was happening. (Reception) It is what it is, those billion family pictures had to be taken and she helped us execute that mission. Helped us move away from the talkative ones and let us spend more time with the treasured ones. Once all of the formalities were done and all of our needs and wishes were met, she very respectfully let us know it was her time to go.
The final products: In about a week she sent us an email with a magical link to some of our photos from throughout the day to start sharing and later provided the entire package. Her delivery method is very professional, organized, and has an easy to use interface. She then surprised us with one final gift at the very end that made everything really sink in and feel very personal. I hope if you read this you will get to experience that.

Pros:
- Professional, detailed efficient communication and delivers a high quality organized product
- Diligent, covers ALL of the needs and strives to achieve every wish
- Involved, knows when and how things need to move along
- Creative, she has artistic vision and loves what she does and if you let her show it you will be glad you did.
- Bilingual, for those who need it she can provide (I’ll let you ask her what it is)
Cons:
- In the end you may feel as if you owe her something more because of everything she did
- If you do not book her you will not have the best wedding/engagement pictures
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Sarah Eichstedt Photography frequently asked questions

Sarah Eichstedt Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Digital Files
Sarah Eichstedt Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • High-Res Images
  • Multi. Locations
  • Digital Files
Sarah Eichstedt Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
Sarah Eichstedt Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Sarah Eichstedt Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Save the Date
  • Thank You Cards
Sarah Eichstedt 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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