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I'm Comin' Japan! (December 2022)

I’m thrilled to say that I will be shooting Cailin & Lucas’ wedding in Fukuoka, Japan in December 2022.

2020 A Practical Wedding (APW) Blog Feature!

A Practical Wedding wrote such a great article about me on their blog last month!

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Allie & Naoki’s Prehistoric Forest Ceremony & Speakeasy Gathering, Los Angeles

Allie & Naoki planned a small ceremony with only family in attendance at the Los Angeles County Arboretum (@laarboretum) in Arcadia.

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USC Arts in Action: Jails & Justice Project

This project brought together USC students, Black Lives Matter (@blmlosangeles), and the Institute of Theatre and Social Change (@uscsda) — all who are committed to reimagining policing, incarceration and public safety.

Alison & John’s Intimate Backyard Wedding, Ojai

It makes total sense to me that you’d get married and celebrate in a place that feels like home.

Enjie & Andy’s Courthouse Wedding, Beverly Hills

The end of 2018 brought me a few last minute Beverly Hills courthouse weddings that I was happy to document.

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Marissa & Josh's Mexican-American / Los Angeles-Lovin’ / Joint-Birthday Wedding!

Instead of one cake, they had two, and blew out their candles at midnight while holding hands, as their family and friends wore party hats and sang Feliz Cumpleaños.

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Favorite Of 2018! — A Practical Wedding (APW) Year-End Wrap Up!

I’m happy that A Practical Wedding (APW) picked a wedding I shot this year (Marissa & Josh’s July wedding) as one of their favorite weddings of 2018!

Sarah & Eric's Grow Dat Youth Farm Wedding, New Orleans, Louisiana

Sarah & Eric’s wedding brought a sudden and crazy hurricane-esque storm and had us all on our toes on the day-of and wondering if the wedding would be postponed until the storm had safely passed.

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Offbeat Bride Wedding Blog Feature!

I’m happy to announce that Christy & Stuart’s Prom wedding was featured on Offbeat Bride wedding blog today!

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Lauren & Jason's City Hall Elopement, San Francisco

This past June, Lauren and Jason flew me up to San Francisco to photograph their city hall elopement.

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Rachel & Chris' Fig House Wedding, Highland Park

I love this wedding from April of last year at The Fig House.

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Christy & Stuart's Prom Wedding, Santa Monica

Are you ready for this prom wedding that I shot last August?!

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Cindy & Eric's Joshua Tree National Park Elopement

We're coming up on the 2 year anniversary of these two, and since this elopement has always been a favorite of mine, I thought I'd share it on the blog today.

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Nikki & Rohit’s Wedding: India (Day 2, Pt 2)

Namaste! As promised, here is the final installment of Nikki & Rohit’s two-day Indian wedding celebration featuring the wedding ceremony photos I shot.

Nikki & Rohit’s Wedding: India (Day 2, Pt 1)

I’m back to share with you Part 1 of Day 2 of Nikki & Rohit’s Indian Wedding! The first half of the the day we spent taking formal portraits.

Nikki & Rohit’s Wedding: India (Day 1)

I feel so honored to be let into such an intimate inner circle to document a vibrant two-day celebration, almost 9,000 miles away from home.

Shaena & Gabriel’s Downtown Los Angeles Portraits

We met up on a Saturday afternoon and strolled around Downtown Los Angeles to shoot some portraits and get to know each other before their wedding day!

☀︎ GINA CLYNE is a Los Angeles-based photojournalistic, traveling photographer who shoots documentary-style digital & analog film (35mm & 120 film) photographs for weddings + arts & cultural events throughout California & destination weddings around the world. ☀︎

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