Sayulita Wedding Photography with Joann Arruda

I have known Joann for 23 years. Joann has photographed 6 of our most precious family events, three weddings including my own, and all three of my children's Mitzvahs. She also shot our engagement pictures and she recently did an editorial shoot in my home. There is absolutely no one else I would rather have taking pictures of our family! Joann's eye for detail, understanding of lighting both inside and out as well as her ability to work with all of our family's personalities reaches beyond excellence. Bottom line, I trust her! Hire her, you will not have one regret.

Joann is an expert-level photographer with decades of experience spanning genres and media. Her experience shines in not only her timeless, beautiful images and storytelling, but also in her ease behind the camera, her rapport with her clients and subjects, and her consummate professionalism thoughout the process - from pre-production planning to shooting and editing your wedding day photos. Invest in a true professional for your wedding memories!

I recently had the pleasure of working with Joann as she shot my wedding in Sayulita, Mexico.

From the very beginning, Joann was very attentive and had a great understanding of what we wanted for our special day. She listened carefully to our vision and provided insights on how to capture the best shots. On the day of the wedding, Joann was an absolute delight to work with. She was always at the right place at the right time, and she had a great eye for detail. Joann worked tirelessly to capture every moment of the day, from the preparations to the ceremony, and the reception.
In addition to her photography skills, Joann was also very professional, friendly, fun and personable! She made us feel very comfortable in front of the camera and was always willing to go the extra mile to capture the perfect shot. Overall, I would highly recommend Joann to anyone looking for a wedding photographer. She is a talented photographer with a great personality and a passion for her work. If you want beautiful, emotional, and timeless photos of your special day, then Joann is the perfect photographer for you and I can't recommend her enough!!

Joann is such an amazing photographer. She captures all the emotions and important moments magically.
When she does her magic, it seems like she's invisible and you don't feel self conscious about you getting photographed.
Everything moves so smoothly and natural. She's very easy to work with and she's so dedicated at her work.
During our wedding, She was non -stop taking photos and we even had to tell her to stop and take a break . She was on her own zone and doesn't want to break that moment. When we saw the final photos, we were so moved about her shots..it was magical,full of life,love and laughter. We would recommend her over and over again. She's a gem and genuinely a nice person. Would love to work with her again in the near future. Her work is impeccable and so professional. Truly something that you will treasure forever. Thank you again Joann for what you did to make our wedding memorable.

Hope to see you in Puerto Vallarta soon!

From my very first experience with Joann twenty years ago, I have appreciated her whimsical ability to capture the true nature of the people and milestones most important to me. Since that first encounter, I happily invite Joann to share her gifts and talents with us for every major milestone in our family's lives - from our engagement, to magical beach wedding, to our urban NYC newlywed bliss, to the birth of our first treasured son, the birth of our fiercely loveable second son, to celebrating our first home, and the capturing of our chaotic, exuberant, loving family throughout the years. She is wildly creative. She makes us feel so comfortable and authentically us. What sticks with me the most is the way she makes us feel - both during the shoots and when we see the amazing results. She is exceptionally talented and I feel so grateful to be able to cherish the memories she has captured for us throughout the years. Thank you Joann!

The family photos that Joann has taken are my most prized possessions. I've been thrilled with her photography for over two decades, from our engagement and wedding photos, to portraits of our kids as babies and throughout their childhoods, to their high school and college graduations. We still get compliments from wedding guests on how brilliantly she captured the joyfulness of that day! I'm extremely camera shy, but getting my photos taken by Joann is always a pleasure--she has an innate ability to make everyone feel at ease in front of the camera

We have known Joann since she photographed our wedding (in France) in 2010. It was a small destination wedding and she captured the people, the moment and the surroundings perfectly! Over the last decade, she has helped us document yearly our growing family, children and dogs included! On two occasions, we've had an extended family photo shoot. She has incredible talent. After a short, fun, relaxed photo shoot in a local park, we have a large collection of priceless photos that help us remember that stage of our lives. Her photos are so perfect that we've used them more than once for holiday cards over the years. Despite her move to the East Coast, she still manages to come back to Seattle and fit us in to her busy schedule. Joann is a 5 star photographer! We feel so lucky to know her.

If I could give 10 stars here, I would! Joann agreed to photograph our wedding during holiday season (mid December) on very short notice in Sayulita, Mexico. We are beyond grateful that we found her!

From the minute met Joann for our first consultation and run down of what we wanted, we knew we lucked out. Joann was friendly, detail-oriented and beyond helpful with our short time line planning process! She knew all the great spots around town to get some really cool shots and worked with us to create a schedule so we didn't waste any time the day of the wedding. She knew how to make us feel comfortable being photographed (which can be so awkward at times - and she got some real laughs out of us!), AND she had great suggestions for timing/time of day to get the best light for our pictures. We made some last minute changes to our wedding day agenda to do first-look photos after meeting with Joann and we are SO GLAD that we made the changes based on her suggestions! Some of my favorite pictures came from the first-look session and it allowed us to have more time to get group family shots later -- all thanks to Joann!

Not only is Joann a pleasure to work with, she's also a fantastic human being and is a very talented photographer. She captured every detail and every group shot or individual shot that we wanted and so much more! We couldn't be happier with the turn out of our wedding photos and feel truly blessed that we stumbled across her website in our last minute search and that she was available and willing to travel for us. She helped us capture so many memories that we will cherish forever and she captured them beautifully.

I loved every photo she took! What I loved most is how hard she worked to get my "vision" shots. She didn't quit until she got them just right.

She also worked with me and created a package based on what I needed and what I could afford. Highly recommended.

Mark and I are so grateful for our memories being captured so beautifully by Joann Arruda. She was so much fun to work with and made us feel very comfortable. A true artist. She and her wonderful assistant were able to bring the love, magic, and romance of our wedding to film.