Sun and Life Photography

Hiring Jeff and Dori was one of the best decisions we made for our wedding. Not only are the photos AMAZING. But they are also a joy to work with. They made us and our guests feel very comfortable and at ease. The style of the photos is exactly what we were looking for. They are pieces of art that we will get to treasure forever!

I read the other reviews. They’re all right. Not sure what else there is to say. Just hire them. Do it now.
Ok, if you really need some more convincing, check them out on Instagram:

This review is long overdue! Jeff and Dori photographed our wedding in July and we were pretty obsessed with the results! Their style is so beautiful, modern, and natural. They clearly love their work and they have such a positive energy. We also did an engagement shoot and it was a great opportunity to get some more nature-​y and artistic photos, plus get to know Jeff and Dori. I highly, highly recommend them — there are a lot of wedding photographers out there, but if you like the photos on their blog you will not regret choosing Sun and Life!

As a wedding planner for You’re Welcome Events, it’s important for me to work with people I can rely on. I had the pleasure of working with Doriana and Jeff for a client’s wedding last weekend. They are pros with an eye for creative and unique imagery. Doriana is so sweet and personable. I will definitely recommend for all your photography needs.

My wife and I own a photo booth company and we’ve worked along side Sun & Life photography at a wedding. We work with many photographers but Jeff and Dori stand out amongst the crowd. They’re pleasant, friendly, easy-​going, and very professional. The images they capture are beautiful. They’re very talented photographers and go the extra mile the nail shot! We highly recommend them to anyone gettting married.

Is it weird to want to be BFFs with your wedding photographers? Not only are Jeff and Doriana exceptional photographers, they’re also the kind of people you just want to hang out with. They are so cool and laid back, they make what can be an awkward process of having your photo taken so fun and easy.
They’re super adventurous photographers and encouraged us to climb mountains (literally, not figuratively) during our first look and our engagement session. (BTW, I highly recommend the engagement shoot/​guest book — you won’t regret it). I was in heels both times… they’re so open and fun that you just want to do whatever they suggest because you know it’s going to be an awesome shot. In fact, our favorite shots are the ones we never would have thought of ourselves, but they took a risk, we trusted them, and it totally paid off.
And as far as wedding vendors go, they’re just a dream. Their lad back demeanor makes them SO easy on the wedding day. Doriana had to play stylist when my flower crown showed up late, and she didn’t even bat an eye. I was genuinely sad when they left our wedding!
Also, if you have an opportunity to meet them at their studio, do it — it’s gorgeous.

Jeff and Dori are AMAZING!
Selecting wedding vendors is a difficult process, and the photographers are no exception, but after reviewing some of their work and meeting them in person my wife and I knew we HAD to have them there to help capture our special day.
From day one they were an absolute pleasure to work with. Attentive, responsive, professional and fun. Simply put — Jeff and Dori rock. They made us feel completely at ease on our big day and made sure to get all the important shots in a short amount of time. We even had several guests comment on how great they were to work with.
And to cap it off the finished product (which arrived recently) exceeded all our expectations. We’re still having trouble deciding which of the many great photos to frame!
We will, without hesitation, recommend them to everyone we know.

Brilliant.
Wonderful people.
Fabulous personalities.
Amazing in every way.
I can’t say enough about Dori and Jeff. Seriously, people. Every guest at my wedding commented — your photographers are so great! Where did you find them?
I feel so lucky that we did! They were recommended by our venue manager and we met them and were like, boom. We’re in.
100% stress free. They are so nice, you just want to kick it with them. And their work — come on! Look at it. Are you kidding me! It’s just fabulous.

I cannot thank Doriana and Jeff enough for their good humor, skill and general wonderfulness on our wedding day. The entire process — from meeting them the first time to responsive email manner and enthusiastic phone check-​ins — was easy and great. We felt totally at ease in their extremely professional and thoughtful hands — not only because we trust their gorgeous photography work, but because they are both incredibly easy to work with, kind and personally skillful on what can be an emotionally charged and logistically challenging day. The fact that we got to work with such trustworthy and amazing people made it possible for my husband and I to completely drop in to the wedding, be deeply present and take in the unbelievable community, love and joy of that day.

My husband and I had our 1^st baby last September and wanted to have some maternity photos taken to capture this special and exciting time before the little one’s arrival, to remember that before baby Owen, there was US. Jeff + Dori did exactly that and more… they are absolutely brilliant artists and genuinely nice people.
Even at nearly 8 months pregnant and huge, any insecurities and self-​consciousness were abandoned very quickly — it felt like friends taking some candid photos (albeit awesome) of us.
Looking through their portfolio, it’s obvious to anyone they know how to take breathtaking photos filled with light, love, texture, variety… What sets them apart, however, is their ability to make you feel totally at ease and naturally beautiful. We’re both fairly shy and don’t publicly display too much affection, but they actually made it easy to showcase our deep love for one another.
Life is exquisitely different now with our son here, but it’s nice to occasionally look back and remember that chapter before him and we have Jeff & Dori to thank for the beautiful reminders.

As photographers, these guys are tops! The photos speak for themselves as the perfect combination of classic and modern. We loved that they totally became part of the celebration. We are not generally super comfortable in front of the camera and these guys put us right at ease!
Highly recommended, these guys are the BEST!

Best photographers ever! We could not have been happier with our wedding and engagement photos. It was by far the best money we spent on our weddings. Jeff and Dori are amazing, the have a great vision and you can see it through their work. My wife and I did an engagement session in San Francisco with Jeff and Dori, we were nervous at first since we are not used to cameras being in our faces but they made us feel super comfortable and pretty soon we forgot they were even taking pictures of us. We didn’t think it would be possible but we were even happier with our wedding pictures. They captured everything!
Great people that take great photos!!!

Selecting our photographer was possibly the most challenging aspect when booking our vendors. This portion especially as we strongly felt that it would set the overall tone to our wedding. We were so lucky to have come across Sun & Life Photography! After stumbling across their work, we knew this was exactly what we were looking for!
Jeff and Dori are brilliant and it definitely shows through their work! It’s amazing what lengths they will go through to capture some beautiful shots. The overall feel and vibe of our wedding was portrayed perfectly through their photography style. They make such a great team and are so genuine in all interactions. Throughout the whole adventure, these two made themselves a part of our party! It was comforting to see them interact with our guests which allowed for some great candid shots. Plus they were so easy to work with that it made posing for photos actually fun and natural opposed to stuffy and awkward.
We are so happy with the end result and final presentation of our photos! Their attention to detail surrounding frames to package delivery was well thought out and very much appreciated.

If I could give these guys more stars, I would! We were lucky enough to stumble upon Jeff and Dori when we first got engaged. They are so super talented and the cutest couple. We had a lot of fun shooting our engagements photos and got to know them better. By the time our wedding came they really felt like our friends and we felt really comfortable with them. Their photographs are by far the best I have ever seen. They captured our day so perfectly and I love to go back through the photos and relive our special day. Finding a photographer for your wedding can be tricky and I think it’s one of the most important aspects of your big day because the pictures last forever! These guys are easy to work with, make you feel really comfortable, obviously love what they do, and are great at it. We love Dori and Jeff and their amazing photos. I can’t wait until we have another occasion to be able to hire them for… baby photos, I hope!

Dori and Jeff are the perfect duo of creativity, passion, and fun!
Many of the images taken adorn our walls and every one that visits comments on how beautiful they are.
Both Dori and Jeff have a creative eye for angles and the quickness to capture everything from the most important moments to the general feel of the party.
I am blessed to have my wedding archived by way of beautiful images that will last a lifetime. Many of them have a vintage finish to them that makes them even more special – check out my photos to see what I mean.
I recommend using this dynamic team for any occasion!

A photographer was by far the hardest decision for us to make when planning our wedding, and Sun & Life are, hands-​down, our favorite «vendors» from the whole wedding schmarmelade.
There are a lot of folks out there doing plug-​and-​play wedding photography, and every set of photos looks the same — the same lighting, the same poses, the same awkward embraces. Your photographer, more than anything else, should reflect your personal style. We wanted something that was modern and casual, but not so photo-​journalistic that you couldn’t tell what you are looking at. Check out their website for a good selection of their work.
Sun & Life includes an engagement shoot, which we said we didn’t need, and they were like, «No, you need to do this.» They were totally right! They don’t have a specific set of hours that you have to stick to, so you’re not trying to cram all your wedding photographs into the number of hours you can afford, and you’re also getting two experienced photographers who are used to working together and totally have it nailed. They’re also just plain nice folks to have around. With all the wedding day stress, they made us laugh, helped us enjoy ourselves and took some truly amazing photographs.
The one thing you will probably still have in 50 years from the day of the wedding is the photos. No one is going to remember what flavor the middle layer of cake was, but you’ll still have those photos, and chances are that you’ll see those more than you’ll see anything else from that day… besides the rings, I guess!