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Couple at Santa Barbara Courthouse — Zatonsky Moments

Santa Barbara Courthouse wedding photographer · Elopements & intimate ceremonies

Santa Barbara
Courthouse
Weddings.

Photo & video for small weddings, intimate ceremonies and elopements. Weekday Courthouse photography from $900 for two hours. Photo + video from $1,600. No travel fee on these weekday packages.

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5.0 · 70+ Google reviews · Top-rated on Google · 12+ years

From $900 Photo · 2 hours
100+ photos Edited gallery
20 days Turnaround time
No travel fee Weekday Courthouse packages

A romance worth telling

Santa Barbara sets the scene. We capture the feeling.

Your small wedding,
beautifully remembered.

For many small Courthouse weddings, two hours is just right — time for your vows, photos with your guests, and couple portraits around the Courthouse and its gardens.

Every couple comes with a story of their own, yet the wish is always the same: to remember the day as it truly felt. We keep direction calm, the pace unhurried, and the editing timeless — so what remains are photographs that outlive the day.

From intimate vows to grand celebrations — we'd love to tell yours.

Tell us about your day

Recent · Santa Barbara Courthouse

The couples you'll see below.

Real ceremonies, photographed exactly as they felt — relaxed, romantic, refined.

Santa Barbara Courthouse ceremony
Couple in the Courthouse gardens
Romantic portrait at the Courthouse
Ceremony detail in soft Santa Barbara light
Wedding portrait, Courthouse colonnade
Couple, golden hour, Santa Barbara

The complete galleries

Not a highlight reel.
The whole day.

Every Santa Barbara gallery we deliver stays online in full — ceremony, guests, portraits, and the quiet frames in between. Open one and you will see exactly what a day with us looks like, start to finish.

Two-hour weekday Courthouse coverage

Pricing, plainly told.

Two transparent weekday Courthouse options. No travel fee on these packages. Booking is simple — share your date and we'll send the next steps.

No. I · Photography

2-Hour Courthouse Photography

2 Hours · Santa Barbara Courthouse

  • Photo coverage of the ceremony
  • Group photos with guests (if any)
  • Romantic couple portraits around the Courthouse & gardens
  • All edited, high-resolution photos in a private online gallery (100+)
  • Turnaround time: 20 days
  • No additional travel fee for weekday Courthouse coverage

Optional extra hour: $400. Elegant, effortless, and fully guided — we keep it calm so you can enjoy the moment.

Investment $900
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No. II · Photo + Film

2-Hour Courthouse Photo + Video

2 Hours · One taste-aligned team

  • Photo & video coverage of the ceremony
  • Photo & video of group moments with guests
  • Photo & video portraits around the Courthouse & gardens
  • Edited photo gallery in high resolution (100+)
  • 2–5 minute highlight film
  • Turnaround time: 20 days
  • No additional travel fee for weekday Courthouse coverage

Optional extra hour: $700. One team for both photo and film — matched style, seamless direction, a unified story.

Investment $1,600
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Larger Santa Barbara weddings are welcome too — see full wedding collections.

Optional analog add-on

Shoot part of it on Super 8.

Either Courthouse package above can include one cartridge of real Super 8 film, cut into a short Super 8 Teaser of its own.

Super 8

Super 8 Small Session Add-On

One cartridge · a separate Super 8 Teaser, up to 60 seconds · delivered within one month. $500

What you receive

  • Exactly one Super 8 cartridge
  • Professional film processing and archival scanning
  • A separate Super 8 Teaser, up to 60 seconds
  • All original scanned clips, delivered digitally
  • Delivered within one month

Limited availability: coverage must be confirmed for your specific date and session before booking. The one-month turnaround is necessary because film processing and laboratory scanning schedules vary. “Up to 60 seconds” means the finished teaser may be shorter.

Per session · one cartridge $500

How it works with your coverage

The add-on works with photography-only, videography-only, or photo + video coverage, and is eligible for Santa Barbara elopements, courthouse ceremonies, engagement sessions, proposals, and hourly sessions.

When regular videography is booked, we may creatively incorporate selected Super 8 footage into your final session film to add a nostalgic, vintage atmosphere. This is a creative possibility rather than a guaranteed deliverable — the separately contracted Super 8 Teaser remains the defined deliverable.

Additional cartridges are $350 each, available only alongside a booked base Super 8 service. Read the full Super 8 small-session details →

Why couples choose us

Easy to book. Calm to live. Beautiful to keep.

I

Effortless booking.

Online inquiry, a quick conversation about timing, and you're set. Most couples lock in their day within 48 hours.

II

Calm, gentle direction.

No modeling experience needed. We guide you through small, real moments — so the photos feel like you, not posed.

III

A team that knows the venue.

The Courthouse, the colonnade, the gardens, the rooftop view. We know the angles, the light, and where to go for the best portraits.

IV

Photos that outlast trends.

Refined editing, natural color, timeless tone. Photos that still feel right twenty years from now — not just twenty months.

Detail moment, Courthouse gardens
Couple, soft Santa Barbara light
Quiet portrait after the ceremony
Recent Santa Barbara Courthouse ceremonies, 2025
It was so easy — we booked online, answered a few simple questions about timing, and talked through the plan. On the day itself, everything felt effortless and relaxed. Bernadette & Daniel · Santa Barbara Courthouse
Zatonsky Moments studio team

One studio, one standard.

Zatonsky Moments is about real moments, natural emotion, and timeless color. We lead each project as creative directors and bring in a small team of photographers and videographers we work with consistently and truly trust.

Your day will be covered by one of our trusted studio photographers or filmmakers. The style, quality, and final editing stay consistent across the team, and you'll know your assigned photographer before the session. Meet the studio team.

From intimate vows to grand celebrations — we'd love to tell yours.

Selected · in their own light

A closer look at the work.

Eleven frames from recent Santa Barbara Courthouse ceremonies — swipe through, or use the arrows below. Real couples, real light, real moments.

Ceremony portrait, Santa Barbara Courthouse
The vows
Courthouse colonnade portrait
Colonnade light
Couple, gardens of Santa Barbara Courthouse
Garden quiet
First kiss, Courthouse arch
The arch
Bridal portrait in soft afternoon light
Soft afternoon
Couple holding hands, Courthouse gardens
Hand in hand
Detail moment after the ceremony
After the vows
Wedding portrait against Courthouse architecture
Standing still
Bride and groom portrait
A held breath
Couple and guests after the ceremony
Just married
Romantic close portrait, soft light
The last look
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5.0

From 70+ Google reviews by couples we've photographed across Santa Barbara and Los Angeles.

Absolutely blown away — every shot captures the love and joy of our day. We will cherish these photos forever.

Grace & Oscar · Santa Barbara Courthouse

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Quick questions

Helpful to know, before you reach out.

01

How does booking work?

Online, fast, simple.

Share your date through the form below. We'll come back within a day with availability and a clear next step — usually a quick message exchange to confirm timing, then a small online retainer to lock the date.

02

Is there a travel fee?

Not for these two-hour weekday packages.

No travel fee applies to these two-hour Santa Barbara Courthouse packages on weekdays. For full-day weddings, weekend coverage, or larger custom collections outside Los Angeles, travel is quoted separately at $130 per traveling team member.

03

When do we receive our photos?

Within 20 days.

Edited photos arrive in a private online gallery within 20 days. The 2–5 minute highlight film (Photo + Video package) follows the same 20-day turnaround.

04

What if two hours isn't enough?

Add an hour anytime.

Add an extra hour at any point — $400 for photo, $700 for photo + video. Many couples extend by an hour for an after-Courthouse portrait stop nearby.

05

We've never been photographed before.

No experience needed.

Most couples haven't. We guide you gently through every moment — where to stand, where to look, how to hold each other — so the experience feels easy and the photos feel like you, not posed.

06

Who will actually be shooting?

The studio standard, every time.

Your session will be photographed by one of our trusted studio photographers. We work as a production team, not as separate freelancers — direction, color, editing, and delivery follow the same Zatonsky Moments standard. We'll confirm your assigned photographer before the session. You can also meet the studio team.

Inquire

Check availability.

Share your date and ceremony location below. We'll reply shortly with availability and coverage options — usually within a day.

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The final note

Your day in Santa Barbara
can feel this easy.

Santa Barbara brings the light. We bring calm guidance and a careful eye — so your story feels as effortless as it looks.

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