Couple session in Sacramento and the Bay Area, photographed by Volkanova.photo

Sacramento & Bay Area

The experience, the details,
the booking

Investment & information

Volkanova.photo couples and wedding photography, Sacramento and Bay Area

The Experience

How a shoot
comes together

Five easy steps from hello to gallery

You won't get a template. Every session is planned around the two of you: the place, the light, the pace, the mood. It goes like this:

01. Say hello

02. We plan place, light & outfits

03. An easy, unhurried shoot

04. Sneak peek within days

05. Your full gallery

Inquire about your date

The Service

What I offer

I. Weddings

Honest, cinematic coverage of the whole day: the getting ready, the vows, the dancing, and every in-between moment worth keeping. Six, eight or ten hours.

From $3,600
The full day is $4,500

II. Elopements & small ceremonies

For the ones keeping it small: city hall mornings, backyard vows, a drive to somewhere quiet. Intimate coverage that holds the whole feeling.

From $1,000

III. Engagements & couples

Golden hour walks, city evenings. An easy hour or two for the two of you, with just enough direction to feel like yourselves.

From $450

Availability

Dates are held in the order they come in, and most couples book six to eighteen months ahead. Send me your date and I will tell you honestly whether it is open.

Check your date

Some feelings were written down long before us, and they still fit…

Borrowed words, kept warm between the pages…

On love, in words far older than us

Love letters

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"I almost wish we were butterflies and lived but three summer days. Three such days with you I could fill with more delight than fifty common years could ever contain."

John Keats, from a letter, 1819

"You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. I have loved none but you."

Jane Austen, Persuasion

"How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height my soul can reach."

Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet 43

Good to know

Frequently asked
questions

Where do sessions happen?

All around Sacramento and the Bay Area: foothills, coastline, downtown, or a place that's yours. If you're not sure, I keep a list of favorite spots sorted by light and season.

What should we wear?

Once you book, I send a short style guide and we talk it through together. Comfortable first, timeless second, since you'll be moving, laughing and sitting in the grass.

How many photos, and how soon?

A sneak peek lands within a few days, and the full edited gallery in about three weeks. Weddings take a little longer, and we agree on the date in advance.

We're awkward in front of a camera. Is that a problem?

It's the most common thing couples tell me, and it never shows. You get simple, natural prompts, never stiff poses. Ten minutes in, you'll forget I'm there.

How do we book a date?

Send the form on the inquire page and I'll reply with availability and details. A signed agreement and a retainer hold your date. The rest is due after the shoot.