Digital & Film

Documentary Wedding Photography

San Francisco Bay Area Wedding Photographer

Weddings & elopements photographed on both digital & film, with a candid, documentary approach.

For images that transport you right back to the thick of it.

Intentional Observer

I’m not directing your day.
I’m actively documenting it as it happens.

If you’re building something immersive and personal, I’d love to be a part of it!

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  • We are beyond thrilled with our experience with Cherlyn. From our very first interaction, she exuded warmth and responsiveness, making us feel at ease and confident that we were in good hands. Her photography skills are phenomenal—each photo is intimate and natural, perfectly capturing the small moments we didn’t even know to savor.

    S+C

  • Cherlyn went above and beyond our expectations as our wedding photographer. She was extremely thoughtful, detail-oriented and communicative. She is an experienced photographer and was able to capture the very essence of our day. I highly recommend working with Cherlyn if you are looking for a photographer in the Bay Area.

    E+E

  • What a dream working with Cherlyn was! I am totally going to be using her for any, and all, events in our family moving forward! Thank you Cherlyn for taking such good care of my daughter on her wedding day!

    Mother of a Bride

  • Cherlyn was awesome. Easy communication, extremely organized. She was flexible and kind. And best of all, her photos are spectacular. She really captured the moment. Our group really didn't want a lot of posed photos and we had extremely hot weather and bright sunlight ... Cherlyn was able to roll with all of those constraints. Highly, highly recommend her as a photographer.

    N+T

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A Coastal Engagement Session | Daisy, Eddy & Mika
A Coastal Engagement Session | Daisy, Eddy & Mika

We were in the middle of a Bay Area heatwave, but the coast provided a wonderful respite, some golden light, the cool ocean breeze and one very good dog named Mika.

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San Francisco City Hall Elopement | Olga + Jim
San Francisco City Hall Elopement | Olga + Jim

This San Francisco City Hall elopement started with a forgotten marriage license and ended in North Beach with skyline views, City Lights, and a Rushnyk ceremony woven in. Not the obvious version of San Francisco.

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San Francisco on film
San Francisco on film

Recent film scans from a San Francisco site visit, photographed on Portra 400 and developed locally. A look at how shooting film shapes my work as a San Francisco Bay Area wedding film photographer.

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Portrait of a woman with long dark hair, wearing glasses and a black top, standing in front of a geometric patterned background.

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Cherlyn Wagner
(510) 338-4186 (text me!)
cw@cwagnerphotography(dot)com

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