Matt + Jess | Ojai Wedding and Elopement Photographer and Videographer

A husband + wife team telling stories through the art of photography and film.

Based in Ojai, California + available worldwide.

Hello, beautiful humans.

We’re Matt and Jess, two photographers, videographers, and seekers who are drawn to capturing life’s most mystical moments. The joining together of two souls. The creation of new life. The unions and ceremonies and celebrations that are happening in the blink of an eye all around us. We consider it an absolute honor to witness and capture the magic.

We believe love is love is love. We live for capturing the raw and honest connection between humans, in whatever bodies, genders, colors, shapes or sizes they come in.

Jess is the lead photographer/videographer and has been shooting for over 15 years. She photographs all portrait sessions and does most of the day-of directing and posing. Matt has been shooting with her for the last 9 years, and he focuses on capturing those candid, in-between moments that you don’t want to miss.

We’re soulmates who fell in love with one another and the art of storytelling.

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A Colorful Mediterranean Wedding in LA at Pacific Palisade's Castillo del Mar

A Colorful Mediterranean Wedding in LA at Pacific Palisade's Castillo del Mar

Classic, elegant and romantic wedding in an Ojai private estate

Classic, elegant and romantic wedding in an Ojai private estate

Intimate Garden LGBTQ Wedding at Ojai's Taft Gardens

Intimate Garden LGBTQ Wedding at Ojai's Taft Gardens

Destination Wedding at Cabo's Acre in Baja California, Mexico

Destination Wedding at Cabo's Acre in Baja California, Mexico

Desert-Inspired LGBTQ Wedding at Ojai Rancho Inn

Desert-Inspired LGBTQ Wedding at Ojai Rancho Inn

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"If I could give Matt + Jess 100 stars, I would. We are absolutely in love with our video. It's far more artistic than any other wedding video we've ever seen with zero cheesy wedding cliches. They captured the most flattering shots of us, edited them together magically into a story and have killer taste in music. They are extraordinarily talented and hiring them was the best decision we made for our day. Worth every single penny and then some. I'll be over here dreaming up ways to hire them again soon.”

-Corrine + Will

“Matt and Jess went beyond expectations at every opportunity to help capture our wedding in Big Sur. They were both incredibly easy to work with, made time to get to know us, and ensured we had fun throughout the entire process. The images they captured were remarkable. With no hesitation, I am confident that either my wife or I would strongly recommend working with Matt and Jess at any opportunity you have. These people are awesome.”

-Ben + Sidney

“I mean, I knew we chose a good one before, but after seeing the final results (less than one week later!), wow! You are something else! We are so grateful for your talent, your time, your magnetic personality and your willingness to get down and dirty (still think about you saying “I don’t have even a healthy fear of snakes”, daily) to capture our photos. Seriously, you are just on another level! Thank you x 1,000,000!”

-Dakota + Blair

"Jess blew us away with the super high quality and beautifully edited long-form video she shot for our wedding. We initially were going to save some money and not hire a videographer but now that we have seen the final product, and how it outshines our photographs, we are so happy to have made that decision. She captured the whole day and evening in exactly the manner, essence and atmosphere we experienced and we will always be able to re-experience the wonders of that day by simply playing the video. Thank you so much!”

-Neil