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A Little Bit About RHS Photo -a Wife & Husband company...
My philosophy -When you hire us you get our expertise, experience, and our artistic
vision behind the camera, you own the finished product and you can decide post production
how you want to handle your images rather than a set package of prints.
Since 1990 I have been capturing memories with a photojournalistic style of shooting, as well a
strong portraiture background. I obtain a true representation of the event I am documenting
with an artistic vision combined with cultivated professional techniques.
We use the latest in professional digital SLR cameras from Canon, and by using digital as our
medium we can increase the quality of our work and open the door to more photographic art
never seen in the film age. Our results are high quality, high density images ideal for
enlargements (bigger and better than 35mm film), albums, canvas prints, and the best part is
you keep the files! Once we are done with your event, you will receive a DVD with all the
photos, not just a teaser set. We invest our time, energy, and resources capturing your
precious memories and producing a wonderful product, as opposed to generating revenue
with expensive locked packages and printing fees.
On a personal note, we are very amiable which makes photographing people rather natural. I
find that a good connection with our couples makes for portraits with their own natural
personality. My whole team is made up of experienced proven photographers, and we all work
great together setting up shots as well as handling large crowds and complicated logistics.
The net effect is a photo shoot that takes less time and gets superb results. You will have fun
during the process.
We bring you the experience of doing hundreds of weddings in all kinds of situations. It’s
wonderful to photograph a wedding when everything works just right; we have perfect lighting
at all times, everything is on schedule, everyone shows up and there are no surprises. This
unfortunately is not that common, but by being flexible and experienced we’re able to always
capture a beautiful story every time. We’ve shot in the rain, had 8 month pregnant brides, had
to sew torn wedding dresses, reattach false eye lashes, pulled a bride out of a swimming pool,
been covered in the bride’s dead mother’s ashes, and the list goes on. If you want to read
more you can scroll down the page.
I am a native Southern Californian, I grew up in the bay area, and I received my education at
the University of California at San Diego. I have a diverse background including home building,
electronics, and as a research neuroscientist. My wife Angelina hails from Northern Wisconsin,
is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and she knows her way equally well
around football as well as a research laboratory. We just finished a year long project restoring
a historic house in South Park San Diego and now we're looking forward to having you all
come visit us here.
Those Crazy Weddings!:
I am melting!
The warmest wedding we did was on July 22nd 2006. In the limo ride to the church the outside
temperature was 105 F. In the Catholic Church in downtown San Diego the temperature was
around 98 degrees! The unity candles melted to a puddle before the couple was able to do
the lighting ceremony. While photographing the formal portraits at the beach we had to wipe
down the bride and groom before every shot. I sat in a puddle of sea water to help me cool off.
Just plain crazy-
Our craziest reception so far was July 29th 2006 at the Amodio Wedding. Due to the heat and
the mist falling from the sky at night during the outdoor reception the bride and groom took it
upon themselves to jump into the swimming pool to cool down and relax a bit. They also
brought with them a couple of bride’s maids for color. They were fully dressed and she still
looked amazing afterward while dancing and mopping the dance floor with her dress. The
groom was wearing only pants (no shirt, shoes, socks) during the last dance. The night before
the groom and his groomsmen broke the couch in their hotel room body slamming each other.
That’s my mom-
Weirdest thing to ever happen to me at a wedding was when I was photographing the formal
portraits for a couple at the La Jolla reefs and the bride wanted to scatter the ashes of her late
mother into the Pacific as a symbolic gesture. She wanted me to capture this important
moment for her so I positioned myself further along on the reef to get an artistic angle of the
couple with the beach and cliffs in the background. The first attempt to shake out the contents
only released a small portion so the bride tripled her efforts and on the second try the entire
contents were released just as a strong gust of wind blowing in my direction captured the grey
cloud of mother and proceeded to cover me from head to toe. After dusting myself off we, and
when the brides was able to stop laughing long enough to speak again she said ‘That’s just
like my mom to get in the way of a shot!’. Understandably they tipped me well...
What next!
After a long and beautiful Catholic ceremony we wanted to take a few photos of the bride and
groom back at the alter which is customary and expected. Unfortunately the next event in the
church was due to begin in 15 minutes and the bride and groom were quickly and sternly told
by the Father that they needed to leave and would not be able to have a single photo in the
church. Naturally the bride and her mother were crying outside while we were getting ready to
go onto a different location for her formal portraits. After calming her down and redoing her
makeup we ended up having a great time taking photos and all was forgotten at the church.
On the way to the reception a father of a bridesmaid had a heart attach and we had to quickly
get the bridesmaid to her waiting husband so she could be with her father. The bride and
some of her bridesmaids were crying again, naturally, but all was better when news from the
hospital came back that the father was doing well. We proceeded to clean her up again, and
then have an amazing time at the reception.
Family members-
I noticed at the reception of a wedding that there was some tension between some tables. I
was informed by the bride’s mother that three days prior to the wedding the uncle of the bride
arrested the uncle of the groom in the presence of the out of town guests staying with them in
his home. The sheriffs department entered the home with a warrant, ordered everyone to the
ground including grandma, and proceeded to cuff the uncle while confiscating computers and
business phone records. The next day he was out on bail and able to attend the festivities
along with his least favorite in-law.
Trash that dress!
I had a wonderful destination wedding couple from the East coast use our services for their
wedding. After the ceremony was finished, and I took all the family photos the bride told me
that she wanted to go swimming in the ocean in her wedding dress. After confirming that she
was serious I took all of the photos I could think of while she was dry. Once I said OK, she and
her new husband proceeded to body surf in La Jolla and have the best time.
Now that’s harmony-
While doing an outdoor wedding ceremony, the groom, ring bearer, and groomsmen
proceeded to sing to the bride to her surprise and joy before the pronouncement and kiss.
This was a complete surprise to everyone attending as well. We were the only ones that knew
what was going to happen so that we could get into position for the photos.
Some facts-
Smallest wedding - 2 people (I do lots of these) and I sign as the witness on the licence.
Biggest wedding - 650 people in Huntington Beach California.
Average San Diego Wedding - Around 150 people.
Biggest budget we've seen - $120,000
Ceremony at the Immaculata in USD, photos at Balboa Park, photos in family mansion in
Coronado, lunch at Hotel Del, cocktails on the Windsor Lawn, reception in the Grand Ballroom
with string quartet for dinner, live band and DJ for entertainment. Five Course dinner,
espresso bar, chocolate fountain station, custom dance floor laminate, flowers everywhere,
and us.
Longest wedding-I showed up for hair and makeup at 7AM and we finished at around 11PM,
all of this was covered in their package. This also happened to be the hottest wedding of all
time so it was a test of endurance and hydration. As a side note, the bride and groom were
completely exhausted and wanted to go to sleep by 8PM!
More to come...
We love what we do but don't just take our words for it...
Here are some other opinions and recommendations:
Amodio Wedding-
"Hello Richard and Angie,
Joe and I would like to take the time to thank you both so much for providing such a great
service for our wedding. You both are so fun to hang out with. I'm so glad that we are able to
meet such great people such like yourselves. I had such a good time as a matter of fact it was
a blast! Believe it or not I'm already memorized about the night! Heheheh. I hope you(
Richard) have a good shot of me and my two best friends jumping in the pool, and nearly
drown myself with 10 lbs of water that had filled my train. Angie you are HOT! Everyone thinks
it was so awesome of you to dance with us, it nice to see you enjoying yourself. Trust me,
even thought I was a "little" tipsy... I remember. Richard, like always you are "the man," you
made my day more relaxed for me... as you can see, I was starting to get nervous right before
the ceremony. Thank you so much, for everything that you do... from just standing there under
a hot humid weather to standing in the rain, to bustling my dress, to putting on my shoes, to
call people for me, to putting on my veil, to making sure that I was okay. Despite my wacky,
crazy personality and Joe's kiddish act, we are so glad and so appreciative to have you both
as part of our wedding. Without you two, our wedding would have not been the same. God
bless and we love you very much.
With love always,
Kinnaly and Joe"
Scorza Wedding-
"Richard,
I love, LOVE, LOVE the pictures!!!! You did such an amazing job. They are fantastic. I felt like I
was reliving the day just flipping through the pics. I can't thank you enough!
Thanks,
Christine"
Scott Wedding-
"When we were making arrangements for our wedding we wanted to make sure that we had
photographs to remember our very special day. We met with three San Diego County
Photographers and chose Richard Santini. With the chaos of planning a wedding ourselves
and the nerves on the wedding day, the last thing we wanted to concern ourselves with was
the pictures. Richard Santini, his wife, and assistant took all the worry away. They were
thorough, thoughtful, and meticulous in their work, and it showed in the end result. They went
above and beyond, the pictures are beautiful, now the only thing we have to worry about is
picking which ones we want printed.
Thank you Richard Santini for making this special occasion last a lifetime. We would be happy
to recommend Richard Santini for any occasion and will definitely use him in the future should
the occasion arise.
Iliana and Damien Scott"
Mitchel Wedding-
"Hi Richard!
Ryan is finally back and we were able to look at the pictures together. I did look at them a
million times before Ryan got home too! We love them all. You and Angie did an awesome job!
Looking forward to talking with you soon,
Amy and Ryan"
Ramirez Wedding-
"Richard and Ange,
Andrew and I wanted to say thank you so much for today. We had such an awesome time you
too are great! You guys are so creative with your work and we feel very comfortable with you
two and totally confident that things are going to turn out awesome. Thank you guys again so
much for today we had a lot of fun. Take Care and talk to you soon!
-Cathy :)"
Al-Hamad Wedding-
"Richard,
Thank you so much for the pictures, you did a wonderful job! You are an amazing
photographer, I will make sure to spread the word about your talents!
Sincerely,
Alicia Al-Hamad"
Seanz Wedding-
"Hi Richard,
I want to tell you how beautiful all the pictures are! They're awesome.I want to thank you and
your wife for doing such a good job, Tomas and I are very impressed. I can't wait to get the CD
so we can start printing pictures. Take care and hope to hear from you very soon.
Sincerely, :)
Vanessa Ateek"
von Seggern Wedding-
"Its amazing all the things you can do now to enhance pictures and change them! I really
appreciate you going over that picture with me and asking how I would prefer
it. I am and always have been very modest and shy and I prefer those pictures for Kurt's eyes
only! We were talking last night after you and I got off the phone and we pretty much decided
that when we do family photos, if you are available, we definitely want you to do them. Also,
we are going to tell all of our family and friends to go to you because you are so good! So you
can consider us a reference if you ever need one! Thank you so much!
Amy"
Hudson Wedding-
"Richard, Thanks you for the lovely wedding book .The pictures are just what I wanted. I really
do appreciate your kindness in creating the book I wanted. The quality of the photos makes
the album. Thank you for your good work. Blessings!
Shirley Hershey" (mother of the bride)
Braxton Wedding- (the one with the mother's ashes)
"Hey Richard! I cannot believe how beautiful our pictures turned out! My family tells me that
those are THE BEST wedding pictures they have ever seen. Your professionalism is well
noted by all. If they say "you get what you pay for" then
you should have charged triple! Thank you for capturing our day so perfectly!
Gene & Heather Braxton"
Hale Wedding-
"Hi,
Totally random - but I just wanted to tell you AGAIN - how much I LOVE the pictures....
I appreciate you working with me regarding a more "artistic" direction that these images follow.
You have a great eye (not that you need me to tell you that since you DO do this for a living
:)...), but you were able to capture the evening and its essence without it being commercial. All
the little nuances...
Once again - GREAT JOB to the both of you!
Thanks
Michaela"
Powell Wedding-
"Richard-
First off I would like to tell you how blessed I feel to have come across your website, especially
since you are not located where I was searching. I truly love the work of your pictures which
assures me that I can trust your judgment with my pictures. As per our conversation tonight,
my husband (Justin) and I decided that La Jolla would be the perfect place to take pictures.
What I am looking for are not only color pictures and black & white pictures but pictures that
have a hint of color or pictures that have a great personal touch. I love pictures that are
original and unique, a lot like the ones of your page.
Thank you for everything,
Karlye & Justin Powell"
Rathgaber Wedding-
"Richard,
Thank you so much for all the fun we had with you and your wife on our wedding day, October
1 at the Bahia. Aaron and I loved our wedding day and wanted to thank you.
Stephanie & Aaron Rathgaber"
Lahoud Wedding-
"Hi Richard,
I was one of Hanh's bridesmaids (the hot one of course!) and I just checked out the photos on
your website. You did such a great job! I'll be sure to tell my bride-to-be friends to check you
out (and I won't forget to tell them that your the funniest photographer I've seen in a long time)!
Good luck with your other events!
Shannon Smith"
Klunk Wedding-
"Richard!
My family is RAVING about them... I got calls from all over the US today talking about them!
The girls loved the "City of Angels" beach pose of all of us standing there... they are really
breathtaking, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Megan"
Blando Wedding-
"Hello Richard!
Thanks for the link to our pictures on your website. We both agree that your photography was
the best money we spent on our wedding!
Thanks so much,
Katie Volper-Blando"
Espinosa Wedding-
"Dear Richard and Angelina,
Good Evening from Brit and Warren Espinosa. Richard THANK YOU for being so great..thank
you for the gift of these photo's, for capturing the joy of our wedding..for playing with us and
being so open. Thank you for your partnership in having us relive one of the best days of our
lives and have it ALIVE and REAL for us and all our guests, and for all the wonderful people
we love that just could not be there in San Diego with us. You are a master in your game and
we THANK YOU and Appreciate you very much.
Know It would be a privilege to refer your services to anyone and everyone and when we
renew our vows I know who we will be calling..THAT WOULD BE YOU.
Thank you Richard for being a huge contribution,
Kindest regards
Bernadette and Warren Espinosa"
Fuhrer Wedding-
"Hi Richard and Angie,
H-P and I saw our wedding photos on your web page; may I say we are quite pleased with the
photos! I am so unphotogenic, but I must admit I did find good pics of myself... My family and
friends are pleased with the photos too. H-P in the beginning was skeptical about hiring a
professional photographer. You won us over, and we believe that you were the right choice for
our wedding photographer. What also was a huge advantage is that the Swiss have a totally
different art/style of photographing, the photos tend to be very bland, and boring, like some of
your counterparts. I will do my best to refer you to friends and acquaintances.
Once again,
A VERY BIG THANK YOU!
Linda & Hans-Peter"
Brunken Family Photos-
"Thank you so much for the great photos! We are really happy with how they turned out. It
was also a pleasure to work with you. Next time we do family portraits, we'll definitely have to
come down to you in San Diego!
Thanks again,
Sally Matthews"
Shortencarier Wedding-
"I wanted to take a moment to say what a wonderful photographer Richard is. He captured our
emotions and truly enhanced our wedding. He was almost invisible during the ceremony, and
afterwords, he made taking photos so much fun that the experience became one of my
favorite parts of our wedding!"
My philosophy -When you hire us you get our expertise, experience, and our artistic
vision behind the camera, you own the finished product and you can decide post production
how you want to handle your images rather than a set package of prints.
Since 1990 I have been capturing memories with a photojournalistic style of shooting, as well a
strong portraiture background. I obtain a true representation of the event I am documenting
with an artistic vision combined with cultivated professional techniques.
We use the latest in professional digital SLR cameras from Canon, and by using digital as our
medium we can increase the quality of our work and open the door to more photographic art
never seen in the film age. Our results are high quality, high density images ideal for
enlargements (bigger and better than 35mm film), albums, canvas prints, and the best part is
you keep the files! Once we are done with your event, you will receive a DVD with all the
photos, not just a teaser set. We invest our time, energy, and resources capturing your
precious memories and producing a wonderful product, as opposed to generating revenue
with expensive locked packages and printing fees.
On a personal note, we are very amiable which makes photographing people rather natural. I
find that a good connection with our couples makes for portraits with their own natural
personality. My whole team is made up of experienced proven photographers, and we all work
great together setting up shots as well as handling large crowds and complicated logistics.
The net effect is a photo shoot that takes less time and gets superb results. You will have fun
during the process.
We bring you the experience of doing hundreds of weddings in all kinds of situations. It’s
wonderful to photograph a wedding when everything works just right; we have perfect lighting
at all times, everything is on schedule, everyone shows up and there are no surprises. This
unfortunately is not that common, but by being flexible and experienced we’re able to always
capture a beautiful story every time. We’ve shot in the rain, had 8 month pregnant brides, had
to sew torn wedding dresses, reattach false eye lashes, pulled a bride out of a swimming pool,
been covered in the bride’s dead mother’s ashes, and the list goes on. If you want to read
more you can scroll down the page.
I am a native Southern Californian, I grew up in the bay area, and I received my education at
the University of California at San Diego. I have a diverse background including home building,
electronics, and as a research neuroscientist. My wife Angelina hails from Northern Wisconsin,
is a graduate from the University of Wisconsin Madison, and she knows her way equally well
around football as well as a research laboratory. We just finished a year long project restoring
a historic house in South Park San Diego and now we're looking forward to having you all
come visit us here.
Those Crazy Weddings!:
I am melting!
The warmest wedding we did was on July 22nd 2006. In the limo ride to the church the outside
temperature was 105 F. In the Catholic Church in downtown San Diego the temperature was
around 98 degrees! The unity candles melted to a puddle before the couple was able to do
the lighting ceremony. While photographing the formal portraits at the beach we had to wipe
down the bride and groom before every shot. I sat in a puddle of sea water to help me cool off.
Just plain crazy-
Our craziest reception so far was July 29th 2006 at the Amodio Wedding. Due to the heat and
the mist falling from the sky at night during the outdoor reception the bride and groom took it
upon themselves to jump into the swimming pool to cool down and relax a bit. They also
brought with them a couple of bride’s maids for color. They were fully dressed and she still
looked amazing afterward while dancing and mopping the dance floor with her dress. The
groom was wearing only pants (no shirt, shoes, socks) during the last dance. The night before
the groom and his groomsmen broke the couch in their hotel room body slamming each other.
That’s my mom-
Weirdest thing to ever happen to me at a wedding was when I was photographing the formal
portraits for a couple at the La Jolla reefs and the bride wanted to scatter the ashes of her late
mother into the Pacific as a symbolic gesture. She wanted me to capture this important
moment for her so I positioned myself further along on the reef to get an artistic angle of the
couple with the beach and cliffs in the background. The first attempt to shake out the contents
only released a small portion so the bride tripled her efforts and on the second try the entire
contents were released just as a strong gust of wind blowing in my direction captured the grey
cloud of mother and proceeded to cover me from head to toe. After dusting myself off we, and
when the brides was able to stop laughing long enough to speak again she said ‘That’s just
like my mom to get in the way of a shot!’. Understandably they tipped me well...
What next!
After a long and beautiful Catholic ceremony we wanted to take a few photos of the bride and
groom back at the alter which is customary and expected. Unfortunately the next event in the
church was due to begin in 15 minutes and the bride and groom were quickly and sternly told
by the Father that they needed to leave and would not be able to have a single photo in the
church. Naturally the bride and her mother were crying outside while we were getting ready to
go onto a different location for her formal portraits. After calming her down and redoing her
makeup we ended up having a great time taking photos and all was forgotten at the church.
On the way to the reception a father of a bridesmaid had a heart attach and we had to quickly
get the bridesmaid to her waiting husband so she could be with her father. The bride and
some of her bridesmaids were crying again, naturally, but all was better when news from the
hospital came back that the father was doing well. We proceeded to clean her up again, and
then have an amazing time at the reception.
Family members-
I noticed at the reception of a wedding that there was some tension between some tables. I
was informed by the bride’s mother that three days prior to the wedding the uncle of the bride
arrested the uncle of the groom in the presence of the out of town guests staying with them in
his home. The sheriffs department entered the home with a warrant, ordered everyone to the
ground including grandma, and proceeded to cuff the uncle while confiscating computers and
business phone records. The next day he was out on bail and able to attend the festivities
along with his least favorite in-law.
Trash that dress!
I had a wonderful destination wedding couple from the East coast use our services for their
wedding. After the ceremony was finished, and I took all the family photos the bride told me
that she wanted to go swimming in the ocean in her wedding dress. After confirming that she
was serious I took all of the photos I could think of while she was dry. Once I said OK, she and
her new husband proceeded to body surf in La Jolla and have the best time.
Now that’s harmony-
While doing an outdoor wedding ceremony, the groom, ring bearer, and groomsmen
proceeded to sing to the bride to her surprise and joy before the pronouncement and kiss.
This was a complete surprise to everyone attending as well. We were the only ones that knew
what was going to happen so that we could get into position for the photos.
Some facts-
Smallest wedding - 2 people (I do lots of these) and I sign as the witness on the licence.
Biggest wedding - 650 people in Huntington Beach California.
Average San Diego Wedding - Around 150 people.
Biggest budget we've seen - $120,000
Ceremony at the Immaculata in USD, photos at Balboa Park, photos in family mansion in
Coronado, lunch at Hotel Del, cocktails on the Windsor Lawn, reception in the Grand Ballroom
with string quartet for dinner, live band and DJ for entertainment. Five Course dinner,
espresso bar, chocolate fountain station, custom dance floor laminate, flowers everywhere,
and us.
Longest wedding-I showed up for hair and makeup at 7AM and we finished at around 11PM,
all of this was covered in their package. This also happened to be the hottest wedding of all
time so it was a test of endurance and hydration. As a side note, the bride and groom were
completely exhausted and wanted to go to sleep by 8PM!
More to come...
We love what we do but don't just take our words for it...
Here are some other opinions and recommendations:
Amodio Wedding-
"Hello Richard and Angie,
Joe and I would like to take the time to thank you both so much for providing such a great
service for our wedding. You both are so fun to hang out with. I'm so glad that we are able to
meet such great people such like yourselves. I had such a good time as a matter of fact it was
a blast! Believe it or not I'm already memorized about the night! Heheheh. I hope you(
Richard) have a good shot of me and my two best friends jumping in the pool, and nearly
drown myself with 10 lbs of water that had filled my train. Angie you are HOT! Everyone thinks
it was so awesome of you to dance with us, it nice to see you enjoying yourself. Trust me,
even thought I was a "little" tipsy... I remember. Richard, like always you are "the man," you
made my day more relaxed for me... as you can see, I was starting to get nervous right before
the ceremony. Thank you so much, for everything that you do... from just standing there under
a hot humid weather to standing in the rain, to bustling my dress, to putting on my shoes, to
call people for me, to putting on my veil, to making sure that I was okay. Despite my wacky,
crazy personality and Joe's kiddish act, we are so glad and so appreciative to have you both
as part of our wedding. Without you two, our wedding would have not been the same. God
bless and we love you very much.
With love always,
Kinnaly and Joe"
Scorza Wedding-
"Richard,
I love, LOVE, LOVE the pictures!!!! You did such an amazing job. They are fantastic. I felt like I
was reliving the day just flipping through the pics. I can't thank you enough!
Thanks,
Christine"
Scott Wedding-
"When we were making arrangements for our wedding we wanted to make sure that we had
photographs to remember our very special day. We met with three San Diego County
Photographers and chose Richard Santini. With the chaos of planning a wedding ourselves
and the nerves on the wedding day, the last thing we wanted to concern ourselves with was
the pictures. Richard Santini, his wife, and assistant took all the worry away. They were
thorough, thoughtful, and meticulous in their work, and it showed in the end result. They went
above and beyond, the pictures are beautiful, now the only thing we have to worry about is
picking which ones we want printed.
Thank you Richard Santini for making this special occasion last a lifetime. We would be happy
to recommend Richard Santini for any occasion and will definitely use him in the future should
the occasion arise.
Iliana and Damien Scott"
Mitchel Wedding-
"Hi Richard!
Ryan is finally back and we were able to look at the pictures together. I did look at them a
million times before Ryan got home too! We love them all. You and Angie did an awesome job!
Looking forward to talking with you soon,
Amy and Ryan"
Ramirez Wedding-
"Richard and Ange,
Andrew and I wanted to say thank you so much for today. We had such an awesome time you
too are great! You guys are so creative with your work and we feel very comfortable with you
two and totally confident that things are going to turn out awesome. Thank you guys again so
much for today we had a lot of fun. Take Care and talk to you soon!
-Cathy :)"
Al-Hamad Wedding-
"Richard,
Thank you so much for the pictures, you did a wonderful job! You are an amazing
photographer, I will make sure to spread the word about your talents!
Sincerely,
Alicia Al-Hamad"
Seanz Wedding-
"Hi Richard,
I want to tell you how beautiful all the pictures are! They're awesome.I want to thank you and
your wife for doing such a good job, Tomas and I are very impressed. I can't wait to get the CD
so we can start printing pictures. Take care and hope to hear from you very soon.
Sincerely, :)
Vanessa Ateek"
von Seggern Wedding-
"Its amazing all the things you can do now to enhance pictures and change them! I really
appreciate you going over that picture with me and asking how I would prefer
it. I am and always have been very modest and shy and I prefer those pictures for Kurt's eyes
only! We were talking last night after you and I got off the phone and we pretty much decided
that when we do family photos, if you are available, we definitely want you to do them. Also,
we are going to tell all of our family and friends to go to you because you are so good! So you
can consider us a reference if you ever need one! Thank you so much!
Amy"
Hudson Wedding-
"Richard, Thanks you for the lovely wedding book .The pictures are just what I wanted. I really
do appreciate your kindness in creating the book I wanted. The quality of the photos makes
the album. Thank you for your good work. Blessings!
Shirley Hershey" (mother of the bride)
Braxton Wedding- (the one with the mother's ashes)
"Hey Richard! I cannot believe how beautiful our pictures turned out! My family tells me that
those are THE BEST wedding pictures they have ever seen. Your professionalism is well
noted by all. If they say "you get what you pay for" then
you should have charged triple! Thank you for capturing our day so perfectly!
Gene & Heather Braxton"
Hale Wedding-
"Hi,
Totally random - but I just wanted to tell you AGAIN - how much I LOVE the pictures....
I appreciate you working with me regarding a more "artistic" direction that these images follow.
You have a great eye (not that you need me to tell you that since you DO do this for a living
:)...), but you were able to capture the evening and its essence without it being commercial. All
the little nuances...
Once again - GREAT JOB to the both of you!
Thanks
Michaela"
Powell Wedding-
"Richard-
First off I would like to tell you how blessed I feel to have come across your website, especially
since you are not located where I was searching. I truly love the work of your pictures which
assures me that I can trust your judgment with my pictures. As per our conversation tonight,
my husband (Justin) and I decided that La Jolla would be the perfect place to take pictures.
What I am looking for are not only color pictures and black & white pictures but pictures that
have a hint of color or pictures that have a great personal touch. I love pictures that are
original and unique, a lot like the ones of your page.
Thank you for everything,
Karlye & Justin Powell"
Rathgaber Wedding-
"Richard,
Thank you so much for all the fun we had with you and your wife on our wedding day, October
1 at the Bahia. Aaron and I loved our wedding day and wanted to thank you.
Stephanie & Aaron Rathgaber"
Lahoud Wedding-
"Hi Richard,
I was one of Hanh's bridesmaids (the hot one of course!) and I just checked out the photos on
your website. You did such a great job! I'll be sure to tell my bride-to-be friends to check you
out (and I won't forget to tell them that your the funniest photographer I've seen in a long time)!
Good luck with your other events!
Shannon Smith"
Klunk Wedding-
"Richard!
My family is RAVING about them... I got calls from all over the US today talking about them!
The girls loved the "City of Angels" beach pose of all of us standing there... they are really
breathtaking, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Megan"
Blando Wedding-
"Hello Richard!
Thanks for the link to our pictures on your website. We both agree that your photography was
the best money we spent on our wedding!
Thanks so much,
Katie Volper-Blando"
Espinosa Wedding-
"Dear Richard and Angelina,
Good Evening from Brit and Warren Espinosa. Richard THANK YOU for being so great..thank
you for the gift of these photo's, for capturing the joy of our wedding..for playing with us and
being so open. Thank you for your partnership in having us relive one of the best days of our
lives and have it ALIVE and REAL for us and all our guests, and for all the wonderful people
we love that just could not be there in San Diego with us. You are a master in your game and
we THANK YOU and Appreciate you very much.
Know It would be a privilege to refer your services to anyone and everyone and when we
renew our vows I know who we will be calling..THAT WOULD BE YOU.
Thank you Richard for being a huge contribution,
Kindest regards
Bernadette and Warren Espinosa"
Fuhrer Wedding-
"Hi Richard and Angie,
H-P and I saw our wedding photos on your web page; may I say we are quite pleased with the
photos! I am so unphotogenic, but I must admit I did find good pics of myself... My family and
friends are pleased with the photos too. H-P in the beginning was skeptical about hiring a
professional photographer. You won us over, and we believe that you were the right choice for
our wedding photographer. What also was a huge advantage is that the Swiss have a totally
different art/style of photographing, the photos tend to be very bland, and boring, like some of
your counterparts. I will do my best to refer you to friends and acquaintances.
Once again,
A VERY BIG THANK YOU!
Linda & Hans-Peter"
Brunken Family Photos-
"Thank you so much for the great photos! We are really happy with how they turned out. It
was also a pleasure to work with you. Next time we do family portraits, we'll definitely have to
come down to you in San Diego!
Thanks again,
Sally Matthews"
Shortencarier Wedding-
"I wanted to take a moment to say what a wonderful photographer Richard is. He captured our
emotions and truly enhanced our wedding. He was almost invisible during the ceremony, and
afterwords, he made taking photos so much fun that the experience became one of my
favorite parts of our wedding!"
Richard Santini
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