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Wedding Photographer & Filmmaker · Boonville, California
Cinematic films and editorial photography for weddings.
Hi. I'm Tex.
I'm a North Coast filmmaker and photographer, voted Humboldt County's Best. Wedding photography and film in Boonville is one of the things this studio does most, full-day photo and film coverage with FAA Part 107 drone aerial, delivered together so couples have one storyteller across every frame of the day.
My job is to make you, your families, and your guests feel completely comfortable so the day stays the day, not a photo shoot. No stiff poses. No staged-looking smiles. Just real, intentional, cinematic coverage of how the day actually unfolds in Boonville and across Mendocino County.
Now booking 2027 weddings in Boonville.
A note from Boonville
Cinematic wedding films and editorial photography in Boonville, California. Anderson Valley vineyard ceremonies, working-estate weddings, and Mendocino wine-country destination cinema.
The Approach
The Boonville venue
Boonville weddings live inside Anderson Valley wine country, working-vineyard ceremonies at small estates, tasting-room receptions, and the redwood-and-orchard Highway 128 corridor that defines AV cinema. Destination couples choose Anderson Valley for the working-vineyard authenticity that Napa and Sonoma can no longer credibly offer.
The Boonville day
In Boonville, the valley runs warm and dry by afternoon, so we shoot portraits in the soft window after the heat breaks. We work the day around the vineyard rows and the tasting room, keeping one camera on the ceremony and one moving. Photo and film are covered together by the same crew, so nothing gets handed off. When the light goes gold over the vines, the drone is already up and the airspace is clear.
The Mendocino County scouting advantage
You can't learn Anderson Valley from a single venue tour. The Highway 128 corridor changes character mile to mile, redwood shade one stretch, open orchard the next, and each one reads differently on camera at a different hour. The cool-climate evenings come on fast once the sun drops behind the western ridge. Knowing which estate rows hold the last light, and when, is what keeps a wine-country day from running short.
2027 Weddings, Boonville
Saturdays in Boonville fill first, venue holds, planner timelines, and golden-hour ceremony windows all stack on the same dates. Couples planning a year+ out get the cleanest weekends and the best honeymoon scheduling. Reserve early.
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Selected Wedding Films
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The Editing Process
A wedding film isn't shot in a day, it's made over months. Hours of raw cinema footage, multi-camera audio, drone aerial, and second-shooter coverage get assembled, color-graded, and scored frame by frame in the edit suite.
Every transition is intentional. Every cut earns its keep. The goal is a film couples actually want to re-watch, not a montage of clips. That kind of editorial discipline is the difference between a wedding film and a wedding highlight reel, and it's why these turnarounds run weeks instead of days.
Venues + Locations
Working-vineyard ceremony locations at small AV estates.
Intimate wine-country reception venues with cool-climate Pinot and sparkling estates.
Redwood-edged country-road portrait sessions linking valley vineyards.
What's Included
Cinematic motion and editorial stills delivered together so you don't sacrifice either side. Solo coverage available for smaller events.
FAA Part 107 certified drone work integrated for outdoor ceremonies and sweeping reveal shots, included on most outdoor wedding packages.
4–6 minute highlight reel cut to your story, broadcast-quality color grade, properly licensed music, broadcast-grade audio.
15–30 minute full feature covering ceremony and reception in long form, for couples who want to relive the entire day.
Full-resolution edited photos delivered in 6–8 weeks. Print-ready files, web-ready exports, and a private online gallery for guests.
Most couples add a pre-wedding engagement session at a meaningful North Coast location, included in upgraded packages.
How It Works
Send a note through the form or call (707) 382-1108. Share your wedding date, venue (or shortlist), and how you envision the day.
30–45 minutes on the phone or at the Eureka studio. We talk through your story, your priorities, and what coverage levels make sense.
Within 24 hours of our call, I send a tailored quote with package options, timeline, and clear deliverables. No hidden fees.
Signed agreement and 25% deposit reserves your date. Remainder due before the wedding day.
Engagement session (if booked), timeline coordination with your planner, vendor introductions, and a final pre-shoot check-in.
Crew arrives 2 hours before ceremony. Full-day coverage from getting-ready through final dance. Drone aerials integrated as the day allows.
Edited photo gallery in 6–8 weeks. Highlight film + feature film delivered as broadcast-quality MP4s plus social-cut versions.
Investment
North Coast wedding packages start in the mid-four-figures and scale with scope (single shooter, full photo and film coverage, multi-day, destination travel). Send your date and venue and Tex will reply within 24 hours with availability and a tailored quote.
Wedding Photographer & Filmmaker in Boonville. FAQs
Nearby weddings cities
Flexible on where you shoot? Many clients book a hometown location + a destination second location in the same day. Below are the other cities where I'm currently booking weddings, same playbook, same editorial eye, different backdrop.
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