Business Details
18 Years
experience
Creative Wedding Photography by The Sanadas
Founded in 2008 by Marianne and Joe Sanada, our business combines artistic vision with technical expertise to create timeless wedding photography. As a husband-and-wife team, we bring unique perspectives shaped by Marianne's formal art education and Joe's transition from law to photography. Our approach prioritizes authentic storytelling, capturing emotional moments and creative details while maintaining a relaxed, client-focused experience. With over 350 weddings documented globally, we emphasize personalized service through pre-wedding consultations, location scouting, and timeline optimization. Our work has been featured in industry publications, and we maintain transparency through detailed pricing structures and flexible package options.Backed by formal training and decades of combined experience, we deliver high-quality imagery that balances technical precision with artistic flair. Our commitment to client satisfaction is reflected in our collaborative process, which includes outfit recommendations, location suggestions, and post-production support. We operate with full transparency, offering clear pricing and no hidden fees, while maintaining ethical standards through honest communication and professional conduct.
Services
Wedding Photography
Engagement Sessions
Elopement Coverage
Couples Portraits
Travel Photography
Details
- Year established: 2008
Highlights and features
- We have photographed over 350 weddings since 2008
- Our collaborative husband-and-wife approach offers dual creative perspectives
- We provide personalized location scouting and timeline optimization
- Our transparent pricing includes no hidden fees
- We combine formal art education with technical photography expertise
What people say
Amazing photographers
Best decision we made
Captured entire feeling of day
Fun and professional
Stunning natural images
Services
Wedding Photography
Our wedding photography service captures your special day with artistic precision and emotional authenticity. We document ceremonies and receptions while creating intentional portraits that reflect your unique relationship. With dual perspectives from our husband-and-wife team, we ensure comprehensive coverage of all important moments through a collaborative approach that combines technical expertise with creative vision.
Engagement Sessions
These sessions create lasting memories while helping couples build comfort with being photographed together. We focus on natural interactions and romantic moments in locations meaningful to you, producing images perfect for save-the-date cards or personal keepsakes. Our relaxed approach helps develop rapport that enhances your wedding day photography experience.
Elopement Coverage
Specialized documentation for smaller ceremonies maintains our signature quality while adapting to condensed timelines. We capture essential moments with discretion, ensuring emotional authenticity remains central. Our experience with various venue types allows flexible execution for courthouse or location-based elopements while preserving artistic composition standards.
Travel Photography
Leveraging our global experience, we photograph weddings in diverse environments while maintaining consistent quality. Our location scouting expertise identifies optimal settings for creative portraits, and we adapt technical approaches to different lighting conditions. This service includes pre-event research to understand local cultural elements that enhance storytelling authenticity.
Couples Portraits
Beyond weddings, we create timeless images celebrating relationships at various life stages. These sessions focus on connection and intimacy through natural interactions, producing artwork suitable for anniversaries, pregnancy announcements, or family updates while maintaining our signature artistic style and technical excellence.
People
Marianne Sanada
Photographer
Co-founder with formal art education from Cal Arts, specializing in creative composition and emotional storytelling through photography. Combines technical expertise with artistic vision.
Joe Sanada
Photographer
Co-founder transitioning from law to photography, bringing analytical precision to visual storytelling. Specializes in technical execution and client consultation for wedding documentation.
Questions
What wedding photography services do you offer?
We provide full wedding day coverage, engagement sessions, elopement photography, and couples portraits with both photographers present for all weddings.
Do you travel for weddings?
Yes, we're based in Indiana and California but travel worldwide for weddings, bringing our signature style to diverse locations.
How do we book your services?
Contact us through our website for a consultation, then reserve your date with a retainer and contract after discussing your specific needs.
What's included in wedding packages?
Packages include 8+ hours coverage, USB with edited images, wedding album, timeline consultation, and both photographers working together.
How would you describe your photography style?
We blend artistic composition with documentary storytelling to create natural, emotionally authentic images that highlight genuine moments and creative details.
Reviews (4)
Maddison G.
Jun 02, 2022
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Marianne and Joe were wonderful to work with! They're fun and friendly. They're extremely detail oriented and clear in their communication. They helped put us at ease on the day of, directed us and our families/friends really well, and kept us on time! And best of all, our pictures are GORGEOUS! We're so happy with the whole experience and hope to use them in the future for some family shots.
Faryn Suponitsky
Nov 26, 2020
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THE BEST! Marianne and Joe are such a joy to work with, incredibly talented, and most certainly know what they are doing! From their genius behind the camera to their expert advice when it comes to so many details for engagement and wedding day photos, they make everything photo stress free and just fun! They have a true gift when it comes to capturing life's beautiful moments and make you feel so comfortable while doing it! Recommending them to anyone and everyone, you will not be disappointed! :
Robin A.
Oct 24, 2019
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It's honestly a shame that it's taken me so long to publicly express my love and appreciation for the Sanadas. Marianne and Joe shot my wedding in 2017 and they were a dream to work with. They're extremely nice, assertive while still being friendly when it's helpful (like when you need help getting into the right pose or corralling family members for a formal photo), nearly invisible at other times (like when they're taking phenomenal candid photos), and all-around a pleasure to work with.
Most importantly, the (many many) final photos they gave us were beyond amazing. I spent a LOT of time researching wedding photographer before deciding to move forward with them and I could not have been happier them and with our photos.
Most importantly, the (many many) final photos they gave us were beyond amazing. I spent a LOT of time researching wedding photographer before deciding to move forward with them and I could not have been happier them and with our photos.
Noreen K.
Aug 14, 2019
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The most incredible photographers, kind people, and an organized business. We hired Marianne and Joe for a photo session while we were visiting California, not sure what to expect, a little skeptical of the price, but the results far outweighed our expectations. During the session, they were great at making us feel at ease, going over what to expect for the photos/session and directing us without being overly involved. The end results were tons of beautiful pictures ( I seriously have a top 100 photos that I love) and captured memories for a lifetime. You will not go wrong hiring them and it is worth every penny.
