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Sarita Relis Photography is a photography service located in Santa Barbara, California. An award-winning photographer, Sarita is the winner of the 2018 Wedding Wire Couples’ Choice Award for her natural, whimsical and timeless photos. She is known for giving clients light-filled, crisp and romantic photographs of their wedding day, embodying a photojournalistic approach to capture their whole love story.

Services Offered
Sarita Relis Photography employs the documentary nature in her photography, giving clients photos of the candid, the genuine and, of course, the portrait shots. Her engagement is hands-on and personal, making her clients feel comfortable and as stress-free as possible in front of the lens! Her services include:

  • Second shooter
  • Digital files
  • High-resolution images
  • Prints
  • Additional hours
  • Engagement shoot
  • One event per day
  • Second shooter
  • Slideshow
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Digital Files
Proofs

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

2nd Shooter
High-Res Images
Albums
Digital Files
Prints
Proofs

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
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
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs

Reviews of Sarita Relis Photography

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Christopher Sent on 05/03/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Phenomenal photos

We booked Sarita about 2 weeks before our wedding, she was very professional with communication and coordinating everything. The photos came out amazing and she really knew how to capture the moments.
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Hilary Sent on 04/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible photographer

Sarita did an outstanding job with our wedding photos. She is very easy to work with and demonstrates a genuine passion for her work. She provided clear guidance to us during our portraits (which I am very grateful for; would not describe myself as a natural when it comes to photos). I would 10/10 recommend Sarita for any wedding!
Bridget
Bridget Sent on 07/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Superb, professional photographer. Highly recommend!

Sarita is an outstanding photographer and we love the photos she took for us. We wanted beautiful photos that were natural and relaxed. She absolutely captured the magic and joy of the day without making it feel like a formal or exhausting photo shoot.

Our friends and family are loving the photos too. We highly recommend Sarita for your special occasion. It is a gift that keeps giving.
Carla
Carla Sent on 06/02/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect Photographer for my Special Day

Sarita Relis Photography captured my special day in both photos and video beautifully. From the planned family photos to candid shots, she was able to grab the joy of the day in every shot. She was professional and brought amazingly calm energy to the wedding. I couldn't have been happier with the entire process of working with Sarita Relis.
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Rafael Sent on 04/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing photographer!!

Sarita is an amazing photographer! The photos came out great and she went above and beyond for my wife and I! Would definitely recommend!
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Vicki Sent on 08/05/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding / elopement photographer!!

I am so lucky to have worked with Sarita! She is such a pro. I planned my wedding in one month, and I’m thankful she was so easy to work with. Sarita is prompt with communicating and very experienced with wedding photos. Our pictures are so beautiful!
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Vicki Sent on 08/05/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing wedding / elopement photographer!!

I am so lucky to have worked with Sarita! She is such a pro. I planned my wedding in one month, and I’m thankful she was so easy to work with. Sarita is prompt with communicating and very experienced with wedding photos. Our pictures are so beautiful!
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Leah Sent on 05/23/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Courthouse Wedding Photos

Sarita photographed our tiny pandemic wedding ceremony on the grounds of the Santa Barbara courthouse. She knows the location well and helped us select a spot to do the ceremony and knew all of the good spots for taking photographs. She took a ton of photos, and we were extremely pleased with their quality and the quantity of great shots she was able to achieve. We felt really comfortable with her and she gave great direction. I will also add that she was really flexible with scheduling—we had to cancel our first attempt at a ceremony in the middle of the pandemic and rescheduled in 2021 on a few weeks notice. We highly recommend her reasonably priced, high quality service!
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Colleen Sent on 01/17/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely amazing and we are so forever grateful!

Sarita Relis’ Photography service is outstanding! Our daughter and son-in-law were married in 2018 and engaged a-year-and-a-half before their wedding. The journey in planning our daughter’s large wedding was a very exciting one from start to finish but definitely required some great organization and scheduling. Naturally, one of the most important aspects of any wedding is having lasting memories in beautiful photographs. I had talked with several photographers during the planning stages. They were all really nice and professional people; however, something extra special stood out about Sarita Relis. My husband, our daughter and I had a connection with her right away. She was extremely caring and professional and understood all of our desires and concerns in hiring a great wedding photographer. Once we agreed to use Sarita Relis’ Photography service, we were off to a great working relationship together!

From the get-go, Sarita was 100% available to us via phone calls and emails. My husband and I live 3-1/2 hours from Santa Barbara so all of our communication had to be done via these two routes. Sarita was always so very helpful in answering my many, many questions or helping to clarify any concerns any of us may have had. Our daughter also had regular communication with Sarita, allowing the two of them to easily discuss any particular details or specifics regarding the photography for the day that may have been extra important to her as the bride.

On the day of their wedding, Sarita and her associate photographer, Sarah, were so amazing in every way! They each were busy carefully and beautifully photographing every special moment of their Big Day! These two professionals were working all afternoon and evening and were 150% dedicated to their job and making sure that this wedding was going to be the best ever in photography for the bride and groom, families and friends! Both Sarita and Sarah were so congenial and so helpful and gracious the entire day.

The wedding gallery that Sarita put together online for us after the wedding day was simply beautiful! She had all the photos of the entire wedding day categorized and numbered, which made it so easy to refer to later on when selecting prints. Once my daughter and I decided on the specific photos we wanted for our two albums, Sarita was right there again helping us with questions and selection options. Sarita ultimately created absolutely gorgeous wedding albums for us! Every photo we selected was designed so artfully on each page and the very high quality of material used for these albums made them all the more beautiful and so very classy in appearance. Plus, the laboratory Sarita uses is of very high quality in the images they produce. My daughter and I also ordered some individual prints of various sizes which we also ordered from Sarita and her lab. Again, the extremely high quality of the images is perfect.

I can’t say enough wonderful things about the excellent, professional, top-notch, and very caring service and support we received from Sarita Relis personally, her great assistant photographer, Sarah, that day and the excellent teamwork of these two women and the overall Sarita Relis Photography services! Did Sarita’s company deliver the lasting memories in beautiful photographs of my daughter and son-in-law’s magnificent, joyous and very magical wedding day? You better believe, IT DEFINITELY DID! And I would most certainly highly recommend the Sarita Relis Photography service to all!
Scott
Scott Sent on 10/11/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Santa Barbara Courthouse Elopement

Sarita couldn't have been a better choice to capture our elopement at the SB courthouse. She was incredibly nice, quick to reply and knew the grounds in and out to find all the best shots. We loved her and couldn't speak more highly of her.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2021 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner

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Sarita Relis Photography frequently asked questions

Sarita Relis Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • Digital Files
  • Proofs
Sarita Relis Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • High-Res Images
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Sarita Relis Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Contemporary
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Sarita Relis Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • One Event / Day
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Sarita Relis Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Flush Mount
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Proofs
Sarita Relis 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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