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Essence Weddings is a natural-light, storytelling-driven wedding photography brand created to honor what truly matters: connection, emotion, and legacy. With more than 15 years of experience, 30+ international awards, and hundreds of weddings photographed around the world now Based in the San Francisco, All the Bay Area and Napa Valley, our approach is warm, intentional, and rooted in authenticity.
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One shared vision. With over 600 weddings and 30 international awards, Eliana Grelet and her team unite artistry, light, and emotion to create timeless wedding experiences in San Francisco and Napa Valley.
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From the timeless beauty of San Francisco City Hall to sun-drenched wineries and breathtaking coastal venues, The Essence Weddings exists to document love with meaning.
Our work blends candid documentary moments with elegant portraiture, always prioritizing genuine emotion and your posed portraits with perfection. We focus on real stories, real light, and real connection.
At Essence Weddings, we don’t just photograph a wedding. We preserve the beginning of a family legacy.
Warm, easy conversation to learn your story and vision.
Timeline expertise and vendor support for orchestration.
Artistic guidance and calm energy on your wedding day.
Your story unfolds in albums and timeless wall prints.
"Eliana is amazing! Great to work with, very kind, and the photos she took of our wedding were absolutely perfect. Would highly recommend her as a wedding photographer."
"Eliana is simply wonderful!!! She’s very professional, friendly, polite, patient and go above and beyond to meet her clients needs! Our pictures are a mix of classy, fun and romantic!"
"A warm and professional photographer. Eliana will be highly recommended by me to anyone seeking a photographer for special life occasions! She captured my wedding day perfectly."
"Eliana was very professional and patient with our needs and time. She guided us through the right and most photogenic spots inside the SF City Hall. We loved our wedding pictures."
We offer bespoke collections for weddings and elopements. Because every celebration is unique, we invite you to connect with us for a detailed proposal.
We would be honored to tell your story. 2026 bookings are now open.
