California
Honeymoon session · Los Angeles
In short
Honeymoon session in Los Angeles starts at $395: 90 min on location with a photographer who works in Los Angeles, and 50 edited photos delivered to a private gallery within 5 business days.
Why choose Honeymoon session in Los Angeles?
A honeymoon photoshoot in Los Angeles is a 90-minute sunrise or sunset session across two locations, one of them deliberately away from the hotel, that delivers 50 retouched photographs, priced from $395. Most Los Angeles honeymooners stay in Santa Monica, Malibu or West Hollywood, and the most useful thing the session does is take them somewhere the hotel cannot: a Malibu cove at low tide, a canyon road above the city, or the Venice Canals at first light. Sunset in Malibu runs from before 5pm in December to after 8pm in June, so the session time moves with the season. The second location is chosen to contrast with the first, coast against city or ocean against hills.
Worth knowing about Los Angeles
The City of Malibu requires a film permit for any commercial production or still shoot inside its city limits and allows no filming on Sundays under any circumstance. A honeymoon session for the couple’s own albums is personal photography, but when a Malibu hotel or a brand wants to publish the images, that shoot is commercial and is scheduled Monday to Saturday through the Malibu Film Office.
What does the session in Los Angeles look like?
- Malibu coves along the Pacific Coast Highway
- Rock, surf and a low sun over the water for the sunset half, away from any resort pool.
- Venice Canals at sunrise
- Footbridges and still water before the neighborhood wakes, the quiet half of a sunrise honeymoon session.
- Mulholland Drive overlooks
- The city grid lighting up below at blue hour, for couples staying in West Hollywood or the Hills.
What does honeymoon session in Los Angeles include?
- 50 retouched photographs
- Sunrise or sunset session, planned around your location
- Two locations, including one away from the resort
- Private online gallery within 5 business days
- Print release for personal use
FAQ — Honeymoon session in Los Angeles
Can our Malibu honeymoon photos be used by our hotel?
Only as a separate, commercial arrangement. The City of Malibu requires a film permit for every commercial still shoot within its limits and allows none on Sundays, while a Los Angeles honeymoon session is personal photography under a print release. If a Malibu hotel wants images to publish, it is arranged through the Malibu Film Office on a weekday or Saturday.
Should a Los Angeles honeymoon session be at sunrise or sunset?
Sunset for the Malibu coast, sunrise for the city. A Los Angeles honeymoon session at sunset puts a low sun over the Pacific behind you, while a sunrise session gets the Venice Canals and empty Downtown streets before traffic. Both run 90 minutes across two locations, and the 50 retouched photographs arrive within five business days.