It was 2019, and our plan was set: an elopement in Scotland during the spring of 2020.
You can see where this is going. But at the time, we couldn’t.
Between the onset of a global pandemic and the chaos of renovating our first home, an expected two-week delay turned into a year-and-a-half wait for our wedding day.
In October 2021, our photographer, videographer, and the same officiant who married Britney Spears (yes, that Britney) were the only witnesses to our rescheduled vow exchange in Zion.
Circumstances changed our date and location, but they didn't change our intention to spend forever together. The best news?
Here's a little bit of ours.
OUR LIFE'S WORK is TELLING LOVE STORIES
We are The Boyds
Our wedding wasn’t conventional, but it was still an absolutely magical kickoff to our marriage - and we’re so grateful for the chance to relive it through the footage captured that day.
As a husband-and-wife creative team, that’s the same gift we hope to give to you + yours.
Because we made photos and film a priority, our family and friends still got to experience the entire thing.
With two kids, six rescue dogs, and a couple of Airbnbs, our life can be beautifully crazy - but we wouldn’t have it any other way. We’re family oriented and we do literally everything together. Which is why, when it comes to the dance of capturing both photos and film on your wedding day, we’re always in perfect step.
LET'S GET BETTER ACQUAINTED
Meet Your Creative Team
Meet The Boyds
In my downtime, you’ll find me hitting the yoga mat, enjoying a wine tasting, and falling asleep to The Office or Friends. The crazy thing is, I love the hours I spend working just as much - mostly because I’m lucky enough to do what I love with who I love.
My family has always been involved with weddings in some capacity, from entertainment to lighting to photo booth rentals. After I turned 15, I jumped in and began taking photos for their website. Admittedly, the shots I captured with my point-and-shoot camera weren’t exactly award-winning - but the daily interactions with brides ignited a spark in me. When it came time to choose a path of study in college, Photo Communications felt like a natural next step. I booked my first wedding gig in 2010 and immediately knew I’d found my lane.
Once Brad and I joined forces, there was no stopping us. We were set on making a life for ourselves that didn't feel like work, and I’m so grateful that we’re living in that reality today. There’s no greater gift!
your photographer
About Stefani
HERS
your videographer
About Brad
HIS
Honest truth: When Stefani and I first met and she told me she was a photographer, I thought she was unemployed. I mean, a lot of people claim to be photographers, right? Turns out, she was the real deal - and although I didn’t know it at the time, her creative passion would turn out to be contagious.
From shooting films to painting murals and playing the Spanish guitar, I’ve always had a lot of creative interests. I just never saw any of them leading to a viable career path. Instead, I followed in my family’s footsteps by becoming a firefighter/paramedic in the LA Fire Department - with a little bit of shadowing Stefani on the side. But the more we worked together, the clearer it became that offering both photo and film was the ticket to capturing the complete picture of each couple’s wedding day.
Exiting civil service and going full-commit with Stef in business and in life is the best decision I’ve ever made. Between her formal training and my previous life fighting literal fires, there’s no itinerary interruption we can’t handle together - and no team better equipped to tell your story.
rescue dogs
More About Our Dogs
traveling the world
More About our Travels
home reno + design
More About Our Homes
our family
More About Our Family
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After Covid hit, we started remodeling fixer-uppers that we now run as Airbnbs. Boho. Mid-century. Spanish Revival. Industrial. We’ve done it all, and we’re always itching for our next design project. (PS: Need an aesthetic place to capture “getting ready” footage on your wedding day? We’ve got you covered.)
Blame it on all the time we spent watching HGTV during lockdown.
Home Reno
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All different breeds and sizes, yet equally convinced of the fact that they are, in fact, lap dogs (especially the Great Dane). From foster failures, to roadside pick-ups, to the pound, they each found a place in our hearts in different ways - and are now forever fixtures in our home.
Six of them.
Rescue Dogs
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During that time, we’ve seen and done things that have forever impacted our perspective on beauty and storytelling. Sending our drone out over fjords in Iceland. Bathing baby elephants at a jungle sanctuary in Thailand. Sipping wine in the hills of Tuscany. Enjoying Turkish massages in Istanbul, skydiving in Switzerland, dancing at the Buena Vista Social Club in Havana, drinking mulled wine in European Christmas markets, dripping sweat while hiking the Great Wall of China, and shooting elopements everywhere from Israel to Cabo to the one-and-only Little White Wedding Chapel in Vegas. When we say we’ll go wherever your love takes us, we mean it.
We’ve traveled extensively in the US and abroad both for work and pleasure.
Traveling the World
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During that time, we’ve seen and done things that have forever impacted our perspective on beauty and storytelling. Sending our drone out over fjords in Iceland. Bathing baby elephants at a jungle sanctuary in Thailand. Sipping wine in the hills of Tuscany. Enjoying Turkish massages in Istanbul, skydiving in Switzerland, dancing at the Buena Vista Social Club in Havana, drinking mulled wine in European Christmas markets, dripping sweat while hiking the Great Wall of China, and shooting elopements everywhere from Israel to Cabo to the one-and-only Little White Wedding Chapel in Vegas. When we say we’ll go wherever your love takes us, we mean it.
We’ve traveled extensively in the US and abroad both for work and pleasure.
Traveling the World
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shared passions
OURS
– Louiza & Josh
“First and foremost, [Stefani and Brad] are amazing as people. They are so kind, thoughtful, and extremely fun to be around! Off the bat they took the time to get to know us and hear about our vision. We opted to get both an engagement video and photos and they were breathtaking. The wedding weekend was no different, they put in so much effort into both the evening before and wedding day. Every time we watch the video and look at the photos it brings us right back to our special day. We feel grateful to both Stefani and Brad!”
Brings us right back to our special day
