Sun & Sparrow Photographer | Reviews

There are just so many wonderful things to be said of the Sun & Sparrow team! My husband and I are just so thrilled to have worked with them this year. Tiffani and Ellie photographed both our engagement and wedding photos. They came out perfect! These girls truly have special eyes in catching just the right moments. The photos have been a joy to look through. We get to relive the day in its entirety and that means so much to us. The guys on the video team are great too! I can't wait to see the footage they got. They were all over the place. I can just imagine all the great things they caught on film. We can't thank Sun & Sparrow enough for producing such amazing work and for being such a pleasure to work with through out this whole process. These are really good people and hard working. You can see they take much pride in what they do and care about making each couple happy with the results. We highly recommend Sun & Sparrow for your next event. You won't regret it! We look forward to working with them in the future!

Review based sites can be a confusing place to search for wedding photographers. It seems that most of the photographers on here have average of 5 stars, probably most reviewers are satisfied customers giving thanks. Which is great, but in order to gleam some value from these reviews when you're informing yourself, you must go beyond the stars and look at the depth of the expression. When you do this with Sun and Sparrow's you will notice the intensity of the gratitude and devotion from their customers. Long, detailed reviews that explain exactly how Tiffani and Ellie have made their day even more special and beautiful than they imagined. Their contribution goes beyond gorgeous photos, they're kind and generous contributors to planning the day (and then, its aftermath) who act like friends. But yes, the photos are stunning-- so utterly beautiful that I would still have hired them if they were't the generous and exceptionally kind people that they are. That's how important good photos were to me. The fact that they are, in fact, wonderful, is such a bonus and sort of astonishing.

I stumbled upon S&S looking for venues. The way their website is organized made it a great resource. I realized when I saw other photographs taken in the same locations that I wasn't looking at amazing venues but amazing photography.  If you are comparing photographers I highly recommend comparing photos taken at same venue. Every wedding on S&S' site looks lush and luxe no matter the location--like a million bucks. This went for brides and grooms too -- everyone looks gorgeous, photogenic, at her/his very best, and with their unique personality shining through. S&S capture everything idyllically -- people, nature , architecture, clothing, and decor. They do not excel at one aspect of wedding photography, they excel at all of it. They do have a signature style that sets them apart that is specific to light and and utilization of nature. It was something I swooned over before I was officially their client and one of the elements I was most excited for. Magical, ethereal, crazy-romantic use of natural light for which I have dubbed them "Magical light faeries". There is also a motif I call "Big Trees Little People" for which I completely melt, a large composition in which a tree seems enormous in the frame highlighted with effortless, stunning sunflare, and then the couple, small in frame but not overpowered, are impossibly romantic.  Visit their site to see more recent work as example photos here can be hard to keep current. They are growing as artists always, each time they post a "blog" for a new wedding it's my new favorite.

As for being wonderful to work with, it's hard to explain the level of service that they provide. Unexpectedly, I ended up sharing with them things that I would never imagine discussing with a vendor... personal stuff that I wouldn't think would be relevant to taking and ordering wedding photos. Perhaps you have experienced this already... weddings have a way of being more complicated and emotional than anticipated. You're dealing with the heaviest themes and issues-- Love, family, finances, religion, societal expectations, how we show ourselves to the world and how we interpret our own image-- some deep stuff is coming up, and suddenly the way that your "wedding photography" is handled becomes incredibly important. All I can say is that I couldn't have found two people more patient, caring, helpful, generous, understanding, talented, and effective. These women went above and beyond the call of duty and I couldn't be more grateful.

I couldn't have found a better team to give me so much and I couldn't be more grateful.

I don't want to tell you how great they are because then it would be hard for me to book them in the future!

We just finished our mini session with Tiffani and it was absolutely stunning! As someone who loves the light and airy look, I was looking for that style and Tiffani and Sun & Sparrow is absolutely that! Tiffani was super sweet and comfortable and gave really great direction.

I highly recommend if you're looking for any family photos, milestone photos, engagement photos, etc.

5 Stars, 2 thumbs up and 100 jumping jacks! Sun and Sparrow you are amazing! I was deciding between a few photographer vendors through email and Tiffani was the only vendor who wanted to have an actual conversation on the phone to get a better idea of what I desired for my wedding. After that convo, I knew it was Sun and Sparrow. Tiffani has amazing energy and made Anthony and I very comfortable when shooting. We used her for engagement and wedding photos. During our engagement photos Anthony was so nervous and is a bit shy but Tiffani energy and talk through photos made it so easy to just get lost in each other and not focus on posing. She really captured our love and I can feel it every time I look at the photos. (which is often!) The whole process felt natural and organic. Sun and Sparrow team is great in capturing details as well. Not only did they make Anthony and I look amazing in the photos the whole wedding atmosphere was captured as well. The details of the wedding were amazingly captured.

I seriously can't wait to have a baby so I can get my maternity photos with Tiffani and future family photos!

My husband and I love the way sun and sparrow captured the wedding photos on their website so we decided to give them a call. After talking to Tiffani on the phone, we had a great connection with them. It was even better after we met with them for our engagement session. They made everything feel stressed free. On our wedding day,  they captured our wedding perfectly. Our photos came out great and beautiful with all positive comments from our family and friends.

The photographer is the person who you will probably spend the most time with on your wedding day (tied with spouse and best man/maid of honor) and the person who will create the pictures you will remember that day with for the rest of your life. Tiffani of Sun & Sparrow Photography was a pleasure to be around the entire day and took amazing pictures for us.

While Tiffani is extremely nice, knowledgeable and easy to work with, her greatest asset is an ability to stay calm and organized in the inevitable chaos that is a wedding.  We decided against a coordinator for our 200 person wedding and the only reason it went smoothly was because Tiffani was in constant contact with all of our other vendors and relaying questions to us from them.

During our engagement shoot which came with our package she really spent that time getting to know us and giving us tips on how to pose for pictures which was extremely helpful for ensuring the success of the wedding pictures. Even if you are not getting married, I would still highly recommend a photo shoot with Tiffani just because it will make every picture you are in for the rest of your life look better.

And now for the most important part... The pictures.  They are absolutely beautiful, all 2,000+ of them. She really captured the day by getting pictures of all the details of the wedding, pictures of all the major moments and pictures of all the guests.  It was somewhat overwhelming when we received the final disk of all the pictures because there were so many perfect ones.  It's been 3 months and I'm still updating my Facebook profile and cover pics with new incredible pics from the wedding.  

Lastly, we had our wedding in Santa Barbara so in case you were wondering, Sun & Sparrow Photography does service all of Southern California and from what I can tell would be happy to travel anywhere in the world.

I, like a lot of little girls, used to play "princess". I would put on a white dress my mother had and hold audience with an unseen court. The identity and location of my prince? Well, I didn't find that out until I was 32 years old.

We were engaged a little less than a year before tying the knot, but I believe the planning of one's wedding truly begins in that doe-eyed stage of adolescence. We carry a picture in our head of our most special of days, conceived when the heart and mind are most unfettered.

It is a truly incredible feeling to see that picture brought to life, more vibrant in color, sound and texture than you ever imagined.

Also incredible is that a day can be captured, forever-unfading, breathing as much as life as the day it was lived.

For that, I thank the amazing photography and videography teams at Sun & Sparrow. Their talent is matched by their character. Tiffani and Ellie, Aaron and Winston, made us feel so special, determined to get that perfect shot and/or capture that subtle, but profoundly special moment.

Tiffani and Ellie not only took the pictures, but made sure what they were photographing was picture perfect -- even providing and styling décor! They went out of their way for us over and over again, from our engagement session to our wedding (and after!) not as contracted vendors, but as deeply caring friends.

Friends and family swoon over the photos, and I have been asked if a feature-film director shot our wedding! The music video, by the way, has been known to be played on loop -- and not just by me. haha!

Truly, Sun & Sparrow is aptly named. They warmed our hearts and sent them soaring. The people behind the company are consummate professionals, beyond talented, and profoundly caring. Invest in them, and they will return it over and over again in a way that can not be quantified.

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It was so wonderful having Tiffani and Ellie as our photographers on our wedding day! They are masters of their work and extremely talented. We received our wedding photos last night. My husband and I were so happy to see all the great shots captured of our wedding day. I'm very detailed and I love how detailed they are in their work. They made sure they got the perfect shot of special moments. That is so important now we are able to look back at our photos and reminisce of our wedding day! Thank you Tiffani and Ellie!!!

Looking for a wedding photographer may be one of the most overwhelming tasks in the wedding planning process. There are so many, how to you choose? Friends will try to get you to use their photographers and everyone will have an opinion. It is also likely to be one of the highest ticket items in your budget as well as the thing you will look back on for decades to come.

We started our photographer search by literally Google-ing "Manhattan Beach Weddings". As we browsed through Google Images, every photo we were drawn to and really liked happened to be from Sun & Sparrow. They had a design aesthetic that we really liked and their photos were all so unique, really capturing the personalities of their couples.

Upon reaching out to them, our first email communications were very positive and when we had our first phone call the chemistry was immediate. We didn't even interview other photographers once we learned that they were available on our wedding date.

Tiffani was amazing throughout the entire process. She asked all the right questions to ensure that all of our photos from the engagement session to the wedding day were uniquely us. She gave opinions and suggestions in a polite way, which we found to be so helpful since we had never gone through this process before. We were not planning on doing an engagement session originally but since it was included in our package we took advantage of it. This was one of the best parts of our photography process. We had the opportunity to meet Tiffani in person and learn how to work together and pose and then see how things look in the photos. This definitely made it so much easier on the wedding day.

Leading up to the wedding Tiffani was wonderful. She was so responsive to all the questions I had and kept me sane on so many fronts. Her expertise was pricesless and I wouldn't have made it through the day without her. Her and Claudia were so professional and great on the wedding day. We got every shot we needed and none of our guests felt like the camera was stalking them.

Working with Elli on the actual pictures following the wedding has been so smooth. The process that they have set up to view your photos and album is so easy and convenient.

Most importantly, we absolutely LOVE our photos. We have gotten so many compliments from friends and family. We feel like we got every photo we had hoped for, even when we had crazy wind on our wedding day. Sun & Sparrow captured our wedding so beautifully that we are able to relive it every time we look through our photos. We highly recommend them.

If we could give Tiffani and Ellie 100 stars, we would in a heartbeat! Photographers are so important in a wedding - long after your amazing day is over, you're going to want photos that capture every moment and emotion you felt on your wedding day. Not only did Tiffani and Ellie capture breath taking, naturally beautiful photos, but they did it patiently, creatively and gracefully.

We are so grateful to them for not only giving us hundreds of beautiful pictures from our special day, but we are grateful because they were simply a joy to be around on our wedding day. It felt like they were guests who were invested in our love and happiness, and that feeling is truly priceless. You won't regret hiring them!