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WEDDING & ELOPEMENT PHOTOGRAPHER

Bride and groom laughing and running along the Northern California coastline during a cinematic wedding session by San Francisco photographer Kirstin Mullins.

K I R S T I N M U L L I N S

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HEY! I’M KIRSTIN

Pronounced Keer-stin
Portrait of San Francisco wedding and elopement photographer Kirstin Mullins laughing and holding her camera in a candid documentary-style photo.

I’m a documentary-style photographer with a cinematic heart. I am also the person most likely to cry first at your wedding (I feel things deeply, ok!!).

I’m for you if you love documentary, honest storytelling, true-to-color photos with a cinematic edge, and …

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SOME OF THE STORIES I TELL

  • Black and white wedding portrait of a couple kissing during an intimate elopement captured by California photographer Kirstin Mullins.

    WEDDINGS & ELOPEMENTS

    I offer multiple packages to photograph everything from courthouse weddings or intimate elopements to full weekend weddings. From quiet vows to wild dance floors, wherever you are, I’ll match your energy.

  • Candid couples photo of two partners kissing across a café table during a date-night session in San Francisco.

    COUPLES SESSIONS

    These shoots feel more like a glorified date night than a typical photo session. If your cheeks hurt afterward, it’s from laughing too hard, not from forcing a smile for too long.

  • Creative black and white portrait of a woman lying on a suitcase in sunlight, photographed in a cinematic editorial style.

    PORTRAITS

    Solo sessions that celebrate your energy or confidence in this chapter, wherever that is. Whether it’s a branding shoot, maternity shoot, or even an artistic idea you want to bring to life, I am here for it!

WORK WITH ME

HOW I TELL YOUR STORY

Romantic couple embracing in a fern-filled Northern California forest during a redwoods couples session.

FORGET STIFF POSES AND FORCED SMILES

Your photos should feel like you.

Relaxed. Warm. Real.

I guide with simple, natural prompts so nothing feels stiff or awkward. You get to be yourselves while I notice and document the small things that make your connection yours.

The way you reach for each other’s hands without thinking.

The scrunch of your nose when you laugh.

The way you soften in their presence or the way you run and play together.

These are the moments I want you to remember years from now.

Candid moment of a bride twirling her dress while her wife laughs during a San Francisco wedding morning.

DO YOUR DANCE

You do you, and I’ll be there too.

If you are feeling energetic, I’ll run with you. If you need space, I’ll step back and observe from farther away.

I DON’T WANT YOU TO PERFORM.

I just want you to bring your most authentic self to your session or wedding day.

Life is full of juxtapositions. I know that the happiest days can hold memories of sadness or loss, and that many emotions can coexist at once. My job isn’t to tell you to cover one emotion with another. It’s to photograph you exactly as you are.

So if you cry while laughing, need a minute to process, want to reminisce out the window, or you’re suddenly ready for a dance party while getting ready, I’m there.

Cinematic wedding portrait of a couple under a glowing veil silhouette during their Northern California elopement.

MY GOAL:

to always take photos that remind you how it felt, not just what it looked like.

To document the in-between – the moments that would otherwise be missed if I hadn’t been there.

DISCOVER MY WHY
Intimate at-home couples session with cupcakes and candles during a cozy documentary-style photoshoot.
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wANT TO FEEL LIKE THIS WHEN YOU GET YOUR GALLERY BACK?

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Text message saying, 'You are an angel and we are so lucky you were there to photograph our big day' with a smiling face with heart-eyes emoji.
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Text message saying, 'The photos are so beautiful!!!! We are obsessed! Thank you thank you!'
Text message saying: "You are so talented and so kind. I was a bit worried because we didn't have it in our budget to have a videographer but these photos capture the day so well."
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LET'S CHAT
Bride standing in the redwoods with dramatic light behind her during a Northern California elopement.
Editorial-style detail photo of a wedding cocktail with orange tulips, photographed by Kirstin K Photo.

THANK YOU.

I am so glad you are here. It would be an absolute honor to photograph your story.

Editorial wedding portrait of two grooms sitting formally on a vintage couch during their San Francisco celebration.

LET’S CHAT

If you have questions or want to connect on a call, fill out the form below and schedule a call when you’re ready.

If you’re ready to book, just let me know in the form. I’ll send everything over, and a signed contract plus a 30 percent deposit will reserve your date.

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Serving the California coast and destination weddings worldwide.

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