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  • Wedding Photography for Couples Who Love Being in Love

    I'm Peter Garr, a Los Angeles area photographer specializing in wedding photography throughout California and beyond. I'm based in the City of Santa Clarita, which is about 35 miles north of Downtown Los Angeles. I'm available to shoot weddings and engagement sessions throughout the United States and worldwide.

    I specialize in "hybrid" wedding photography in which I mix candid photojournalistic storytelling with contemporary yet classic portraiture. I've been shooting weddings since 2004 and have experience shooting weddings in all types of settings, from intimate arrangements to grand extravaganzas. Indoors and outdoors. Day and night. On land and at sea.

    About me:
    * I'm a native of Los Angeles. I was born in Hollywood and raised in the San Fernando Valley.
    * I've been married since 2004 and have two young kids that I adore with all my heart. One boy and one girl. Being daddy is the best thing ever!
    * I love all types of music. I'm especially fond of jazz, classic rock, punk rock, indie rock, and metal. My tastes are very eclectic.
    * I'm of Armenian descent. My full name is actually Peter Garabetian. Peter Garr for short.
    * I’m a big fan of NPR and all public radio. My favorite stations are KCRW in Santa Monica and KCSN in Northridge.
    * I use professional Canon DSLR cameras for shooting weddings and engagement sessions, but my favorite point-and-shoot camera is my beloved Apple iPhone.

    Real Wedding Photography for Real People
    All the photographs on this site are of real couples and real weddings. Unlike some other photographers, my photos are not of models from photography workshops or staged model shoots. These are all real photographs from real weddings and engagement sessions. I hope you enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed shooting them. Photography is my passion, and I'd love to share that passion with you by documenting your wedding.

    If you'd like to contact me, 106,117,115,116,32,115,101,110,100,32,109,101,32,97,110,32,101,109,97,105,108liame na em dnes tsuj. I look forward to hearing from you!

Felicia & Greg | Engagement Photography | Paramount Ranch Park & Point Dume State Beach | Malibu, California

Of all the picturesque locations I’ve ever photographed, Malibu, California is one of the most beautiful.  One reason that Malibu is such a well-known city is because of its geographic diversity.  As you can see in Felicia and Greg’s engagement session in Malibu, we started in the rugged Santa Monica Mountains and finished in the surf and sand of Malibu’s famous beaches.

We began our adventure at Paramount Ranch Park in the Santa Monica Mountains.  Paramount Ranch is a movie ranch tucked away amongst the rolling hills and oak trees of the Santa Monica Mountains.  It is still a working movie ranch and on the day we arrived, studio crews were filming scenes at the Park’s old western main street sets.  I was hoping we could do our engagement shoot at the same sets, but they were off limits that day, so we used the natural surroundings of the Park and the results are impressive, as you can see.

After the photo session at Paramount Ranch, we headed to Malibu’s Point Dume State Beach for a magical sunset photo shoot amongst the sand, rocks, and tides of this fantastic beach, which, like Paramount Ranch, is used for many television and film productions also.  I’ve shot several engagement sessions at Point Dume State Beach, and it continues to be one of the best beaches in Southern California for an engagement shoot.  I always looking forward to photographing people at this postcard perfect beach!

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J&M Entertainment - February 21, 2012 - 10:22 am

Beautiful Pictures!! Love your work!

Peter - February 21, 2012 - 4:07 pm

Thanks Tiffany!

Melissa & William | Engagement Photography | The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden | Arcadia, California

Not only is The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden one of the most beautiful locations for a photo shoot in all of Los Angeles County, it is also full of  a ich history and the site of many motion pictures and television shows.  I had a fantastic time with Melissa and Willie  considering how the hot Southern California sun was blazing that day.

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Andrea & Greg | Engagement Photography | The Getty Center | Los Angeles, California

The Getty Center is one of my favorite places to shoot engagement sessions in Los Angeles.  The architecture, the gardens, the views — they’re all perfect settings for couples getting married to have their engagement session.  I had a great time with Andrea and Greg at The Getty.

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