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A Cloudy Sunset Cliffs Engagement in Ocean Beach San Diego I always say it, but I truly get to work with the best clients in the world, and Alyssa and Jared are no exception. Watching the forecast leading up to their engagement session, with all the rain going on the past couple months, I was […]

Sunset Cliffs Engagement - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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A Simple & Elegant Balboa Park Elopement Natalie & Ernesto met with me on a crisp Spring morning at Balboa Park. Haven’t seen each other yet, their first look was so intimate and special, I knew right away I was going to enjoy our time together. They decided to exchange their vows at one of […]

Balboa Park Elopement - San Diego Wedding Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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By far my most photographed family ever, beginning with their engagement session, to wedding, to countless family portraits, and now a second maternity session – this just may be my favorite gallery of theirs to date. When Ariana told me that she wanted to do something a little different for her final maternity session, I […]

San Diego studio maternity photos - San Diego photographer Jade Maria Photography

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This Kona Kai Resort wedding was just what I needed to kick off my 2022 wedding season. From a postponement, to a last minute venue change, to one of the coldest and windiest San Diego days of the year – it seemed like a lot was going against Kaelin & Tyler’s special day, but I […]

Kona Kai Resort Wedding - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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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 Mission Trails Maternity & Family Session I love when clients return to me and I get to witness their families and little ones grow – this sweet family is expecting their second daughter in October, so I was thrilled to hear they wanted to plan another family session with me! They chose the beautiful […]

Mission Trails maternity session - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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Hope you’re ready for one of my favorite 2021 weddings, Natalie and Shane’s wedding at Fallbrook Wedgewood Estate. After a year filled with postponements, cancellations, and changed plans, this was one wedding that went completely to plan from start to finish from the moment they booked with me last year. It was my first time […]

Fallbrook Wedgewood Wedding - San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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Spending a warm San Diego evening frolicking around an empty beach with one of the sweetest couples I have ever met, is my idea of a perfect photo session. I met up with Jaime and Patrick at Encinitas’s Moonlight Beach for their engagement session on Memorial Day weekend. It was a slightly overcast day, with […]

Encinitas Moonlight Beach Engagement | San Diego Photographer Jade Maria Photography

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It’s been over two years since Jessica and Tito booked me for their 2020 wedding, and as you can guess, that day never happened. They postponed until May of 2021, and it was well worth the wait! I travelled up to Moreno Valley for this perfect day, where the sweet couple, who have known each […]

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I’ve been holding this Lake Powell elopement editorial hostage since April, awaiting confirmation that it would be published, and it was finally shared on Bajan Wed! I traveled from San Diego to Page, Arizona for a family vacation, and made a stop at the beautiful Lake Powell to capture this stunner of a photoshoot. The […]

Lake Powell Elopement Editorial - San Diego Wedding Photographer

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