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O'Ryan Empire Photography

About O'Ryan Empire Photography

O'Ryan Empire Photography

Wedding + Portrait Photographers

Most wedding photos look good. The right ones take you back. O’Ryan Empire is a Southern California-based wedding photography and video studio creating cinematic imagery that feels natural, effortless, and real. We capture everything from the quiet in-between to the moments you’ll never want to forget—so you can stay present and actually experience it all. Built on strong lighting, composition, and storytelling, our work is modern, elevated, and true to you.

Our 4,000-square-foot studio also gives you the option to create intentional, styled sessions before or after the wedding—bringing a clean, modern extension to your story. Our content creation option is for couples who want to see their raw wedding moments within 72 hours through unfiltered, unposed, short-form video.

Services

Bride-only session
Drone photography
Engagement session
Extra hours
Image editing
Printing rights
Second photographer

Photo formats

Digital

Deliverables

Digital files
Online gallery
Video

Reviews

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Rating: 5.0

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3 reviews

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Sharmaine M.
Rating: 5
•Jun 30, 2026
The Best Photo & Video Team
Erik and his entire team were absolutely incredible! From our engagement photo session at Virginia Robinson Gardens to the moment they arrived to Falkner Winery, they made us feel so comfortable and captured every part of our wedding day so naturally. Their teamwork was seamless, and having photography, videography, and behind-the-scenes content all working together made everything feel effortless. They knew exactly where to be without ever making us feel like we were constantly posing. The BTS content was so fun to relive immediately. Thank you, Erik, and your amazing team for making us feel so comfortable and for preserving our wedding day so beautifully. If you're looking for a team that is talented, professional, creative, and genuinely passionate about what they do, we can't recommend Erik and his team enough!
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Lizzie
Rating: 5
•Jun 19, 2026
Erik is the Best in the Business!
Erik and the team at O'Ryan Empire did such an amazing job for our engagement session and wedding! We did our engagement photos at The US Grant Hotel in San Diego and our wedding was at Falkner Winery. Erik was super responsive over text and email and made everything feel so easy and stress-free leading up to the wedding. We had four O'Ryan team members shooting photography and videography on our wedding day and they were all so kind and easy to work with. Erik does a great job of posing you and making it not feel awkward at all (my husband hates photoshoots and he actually enjoyed the photo sessions with Erik!!). We received sneak peeks within days and they are absolutely stunning. Their team is worth every penny and I couldn't recommend them enough!
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Yessica B.
Rating: 5
•Jul 23, 2025
11/10 recommend!
Erik was incredible to work with! From the start, he made us feel so comfortable and guided us through everything. He’s super professional, detail-oriented, and helped us stay relaxed and truly enjoy the day. I looked at over 25 photographers, and the moment I saw his Instagram, I knew he was the one. The photos turned out even better than we imagined, we honestly look like Hollywood model stars (and we’re definitely not, lol). Our friends and family still can’t stop talking about how amazing the pictures are! His team also did our videography and captured every special moment beautifully. Erik and his team worked so hard on our wedding day, they knew exactly where to be and made everything feel effortless. We’re so happy we chose him.