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I met up with Candra and Cody on one of the coldest days of the season to capture this special time in their lives, anticipating the birth of their first child. If you have followed my work for a while, you know that Coronado Beach is probably my favorite location in San Diego to photograph […]

Coronado Beach Maternity Photos - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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A destination wedding for Baily and Kyle and their closest family and friends – a day that a photographer dreams of, visiting some of my favorite locations in San Diego. The day began at the beautiful Catamaran Resort, where Baily got ready. We then traveled to the amazing Cuvier Park (The Wedding Bowl) in La […]

Catamaran San Diego La Jolla beach wedding - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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An Encinitas Moonlight Beach family portrait mini session I absolutely love this session because not only does is feature an adorable, drooly little guy, but it also features my good friends! I have known both of them separately since I was a teenager, and was able to witness them become a couple, get married, and […]

Encinitas Moonlight beach family portraits - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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A Blacks Beach engagement session in La Jolla, CA This session was just as sweet as it looks! I spent the evening with Baily and Kyle, and we could not have asked for more perfectly clear skies and temperatures. This area of Blacks Beach is further south, and even though the walk to and from […]

Blacks Beach engagement session - San Diego photographer Jade Maria Photography

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This Crossings at Carlsbad wedding was one of my favorites from 2021, which is why even though it was over three months ago, I absolutely NEED to share this day on my blog! Katrina and Patrick booked me in 2020, when the future of weddings was highly uncertain. After meeting them in person for their […]

The Crossings Carlsbad Wedding - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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Another excuse to photograph at one of my favorite locations in San Diego county – bringing you a romantic sweetheart session on Coronado beach. Ryann and Sean were vacationing in San Diego from Oregon, and wanted to remember their time here with a couples session on the beach. Of course, Coronado was one of the […]

Coronado Beach couples session - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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It is always an honor to be invited to photograph a family more than once, which is why I was so excited when the Laskis family contacted me again on their annual visit to San Diego. Less than a year ago, their baby girl was on the way, so it was so special getting to […]

Coronado Beach Family Portraits - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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Balboa Park is one of my favorite locations in San Diego to use for portrait sessions – I have photographed many engagements and maternity sessions here, but amazingly, this was my FIRST family session at the park! This incredibly sweet family was visiting from Northern California and wanted to capture their time in San Diego, […]

Balboa Park Family portrait session - San Diego Photographer

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A Windansea beach maternity session While maternity sessions aren’t something I do often, I truly love photographing expecting couples. There is something so special about capturing moms and dads to be – seeing the joy and excitement in their faces as we reminisce about the pregnancy and the little one on the way. This Windansea […]

Windansea Maternity Session - La Jolla Maternity | San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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A Sunset Cliffs engagement session Back to one of my favorite locations in San Diego – Sunset Cliffs in Ocean Beach! I met Kaelin and Tyler on a perfect southern California day – warm weather, a light breeze, and no clouds in the sky. This sweet couple lives in Arizona, but will be getting married […]

Sunset Cliffs Engagement session - San Diego Photographer

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