Photography & Videography

We help you craft your intimate wedding celebration and artfully document your love story.

DOWNEY CA | WORLDWIDE

Intimate Weddings & Adventure Elopements.

THIS DAY IS FOR YOU

You don’t have to go the traditional route. Instead of dealing with the stress of planning a big event and inviting guests you don’t really care for, putting up with family drama, or wasting a ton of resources on things that don’t really matter to you – do something a little off the beaten path. Go do something that the two of you would love and focus on quality and not quantity.

What exactly is an Adventure Elopement?

The meaning behind adventure elopement

What do we consider an intimate wedding celebration? Whether its an “Adventure Elopement,” a “Mini-monies,” or “Microwedding” the size may vary from just two people to a few dozen but at the heart of each of these is the desire to focus in on your love and what you truly care about – a handful of meaningful relationships, seeking a bit of adventure through travel, and intentionally designing a day that is 100% yours.

So why do people elope?

Here are some of the reasons why some our couples decided to have an elopement or intimate wedding.

SOME WORDS OF WISDOM FROM PEOPLE WHO ELOPED

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RIVAS Photo and Film are simply the best! From the first meeting up to the wedding day no detail was left unturned. Randy is detailed ordinated from the start- what is your vision? What is your must? What don’t you want? He walks you through everything when it comes to the photos and film.

– Erick & Lorraine

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Not only did he capture our wedding beautifully, but he was so helpful and went above and beyond our expectations to show up for us and make our vision come to life. I am so excited to have clear, wonderfully edited videos of such a significant life event that I can look back to forever.

– Brianna Levi

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He was easy to work with, friendly, patient, and helpful with any indecisiveness we had. During our wedding, he made us feel comfortable and communicated very well. When we received our video, we were truly blown away! Somehow, Randy was able to capture so much of the love, emotions, magic, and special moments of our day and transform it into a thoughtfully constructed video.

– Kristin & Greg

Meet your elopement photographers

“We are Randy and Lily, the heart and soul behind Rivas Photo and Film. We are your BFFs, your intimate wedding planning experts, artful documentarians, and the people you call who will be down for that crazy idea you have.”

how does it work?

Here’s the 3 simple steps to having the elopement of your dreams…

Let’s connect! Reach out to us and share any inspiration or vision for your wedding day. If you’re not sure what direction to go, we can help give you ideas to build the elopement of your dreams!

Once we have the destination set, we’ll help plan the roadmap. We will take you by the hand in planning the logistics of your dream day including possible locations, recommended vendors, lodging, and great activity ideas, all of which are customized to the factors that are most important to you.

Enjoy your day! Once we have worked with you to plan your dream day, be in the moment and fully experience it! Be present with your loved ones and let us capture the amazing images of the incredible tapestry that is your wedding.

Not sure where to start with planning an elopement?

Here's How We Can Help Every Step Along The Way

Inspiration & Resources

Not sure where to go or what to do? We can provide you with inspiration and resources in the form of blogs, articles, or our ultimate planning elopement guide filled with step by step instructions on how to create a wedding day filled with exciting possibilities.

Document the Real You

You can be yourself! We’ve worked with people of all walks of life and we create an environment where you can feel safe without having to feel like you have to be a certain way in front of the camera. Be authentically you – whether that’s quirky, silly, awkward, serious, a little weird, or totally outrageous.

Finding Permits, Vendors, Lodging and more

The details are what make your day unique! We’ll work with you to find vendors who can help bring your vision to reality – from finding an officiant, hair and make up, to local caterers, florists, or even helicopter pilots. We’ll help you select an all-star team. We’ll help secure any necessary permits and legal papers you’ll need to elope in a specific location.

Co-planning Your Event

We’ll create a custom timeline revolving around the type of day you want to have – whether its chill and laid back or adventure and action packed. Also, we’ll help research the best locations and areas to serve as a backdrop to exchange your vows and have your love story unfold.

You be in the moment

On your wedding day, you can relax and be present with your loved ones. Fully experience all the emotions and all the moments and leave it to us to capture the amazing photos and videos of your day. This day isn’t about a photoshoot – its about having the time of your life with your person.

So how can we start helping you?

We’ll help you find your way

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client's testimonials on our WEDDING AND ELOPMENT photography service

Google Reviews

Incredible camping ⛺️ trip to Death Valley 🏜️ with the top elopement/wedding/engagement photographer and videographer in SoCal! Randy made this experience unforgettable, providing all the details, from the full agenda, places to visit, food, and sunset picnic delight at the dunes while seemingly capturing our love and happiness through his lens. If you are looking for an adventurous elopement experience and unforgettable lifetime memories, then Randy is your guy! 🙌🏼He had a full check-list of the pictures we thought would be most important and he got every one of them and then some. I will recommend Randy to anyone. I had offers from other photographers for similar prices but none of them gave me the right vibes so we decided to go with Randy and honestly I am so happy we did! The photos are beautiful, rich, vibrant and colourful. He got photos we didn't even notice him taking and they are some of the moments that I am so grateful we didn't miss. His pricing was reasonable, and his skills above."

I’ve known Randy for years, and when Tom and I started looking into a photo/video team for our wedding I had no doubt that he’d be a great fit! He’s so easy to work with and incredibly comfortable behind a camera. I loved that he was able to share his vision, make suggestions, and move us around without it feeling forced. Even to my husband, who has not known Randy as long as I have, it felt like just a regular day out with friends who happened to be taking some pretty amazing photos. Everything from day one of planning to the wedding day itself, including the impromptu engagement photo session in Banff National Park, was smooth and an absolutely great time. I’m so glad we have our photos and video to look back on now, Randy and the team did an amazing job capturing the pure joy and fun of our big day!

Initially, my husband and I were going to pass on a videographer, but after coming across Randy's work we decided to pull the trigger and we are so thrilled we did! Randy is a true professional and master of his craft! He was easy to work with, friendly, patient, and helpful with any indecisiveness we had. During our wedding, he made us feel comfortable and communicated very well. When we received our video, we were truly blown away! Somehow, Randy was able to capture so much of the love, emotions, magic, and special moments of our day and transform it into a thoughtfully constructed video. It is high-definition, well-blended, flows seamlessly, and has awesome soundbite and great music. It was, by far, one of our favorite investments of our wedding and left us with something we will be able to look back on and cherish for the rest of our lives! If you are hesitating, don't! Go with Randy, you will not be disappointed!

"I had my wedding photos done by Randy and they are fantastic! He was polite and courteous and made sure to introduce himself to everyone who he'd be photographing. He had a full check-list of the pictures we thought would be most important and he got every one of them and then some. I will recommend Randy to anyone. I had offers from other photographers for similar prices but none of them gave me the right vibes so we decided to go with Randy and honestly I am so happy we did! The photos are beautiful, rich, vibrant and colourful. He got photos we didn't even notice him taking and they are some of the moments that I am so grateful we didn't miss. His pricing was reasonable, and his skills above."