Wedding photography + films
Honest moments, artfully composed. We preserve the energy, elegance, and beautiful in-between of your wedding day.
Not just how it looked.
A moving glimpse of celebrations, portraits, and the quiet moments between them. Hover or tap to pause.
Our story
We’re Harjeet and Akem—photographers and filmmakers drawn to the honest, fleeting things: a breath before the ceremony, hands finding each other in a crowded room, the way home feels inside one person.
Our work balances direction with intuition, creating images that feel polished without ever losing their pulse.
Meet Five Rivers ↗The experience
A thoughtful plan gives the day room to breathe. We guide when needed and disappear when the moment asks for it.
We notice the small gestures and shifting energy—the pieces that make your story unmistakably yours.
Clean composition, rich feeling, and true-to-life color create work that gets better with time.
A new kind of wedding film
Cinematic when the moment calls for it. Immediate when the feeling matters most. We bring refined filmmaking and an instinctive, in-the-moment approach into one complete record of your celebration.
Vows, speeches, sound, and intentional imagery shaped into a film with emotional rhythm and lasting meaning.
Quick glances, spontaneous laughter, movement, and everything unfolding just beyond the formal moments.
Short, expressive moments made to revisit and share—while the feeling of the celebration is still close.
The polish of cinematic storytelling, with the intimacy of the moments happening between the moments.
Ways to work together
Every celebration has its own rhythm. Collections are tailored around your events, locations, guest count, coverage hours, and creative team—so you receive exactly what your story calls for.
Custom coverage from $4,500
Multi-day collections from $8,000
Cinema coverage, custom quoted
Recent full-service celebrations have ranged from $8,000 to $19,500 depending on the number of events, scheduled hours, team size, travel, and deliverables. Your proposal will show every inclusion clearly.
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Good to know
Clear expectations make room for a more present, relaxed experience. Here are the essentials before we begin.
Your proposal is shaped by the number of events, coverage hours, locations, guest count, travel, creative team, and finished deliverables. We outline every inclusion before you book—no vague bundles or surprise additions.
Yes. Multi-day celebrations are central to our work. We build one connected coverage plan across ceremonies and events while giving each part of the celebration its own visual character.
Yes. We photograph and film celebrations throughout California and worldwide. Travel requirements are included transparently in your custom proposal.
Absolutely. Our Photo + Film collection is the most cohesive option: one creative team, one shared timeline, and one visual language across stills and motion.
Your date is secured once the agreement is signed and the booking retainer is received. Because every weekend is accepted intentionally, we recommend reaching out as soon as your key dates and venues are taking shape.
Yes. We collaborate with you and your planner to shape coverage around meaningful moments, comfortable portrait time, travel between locations, and enough breathing room for the day to feel natural.
Your photographs are delivered in a private, high-resolution online gallery. Film deliverables and the delivery schedule for every part of your collection are listed clearly in your proposal and agreement.
Yes. Additional events, team members, hours, albums, livestreaming, and other deliverables can be added when they support the story and logistics of your celebration.
“A picture holds the moment.
A film lets it breathe.”
FIVE RIVERS PHOTO
