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    Iliana y.

    IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT ELOPING THIS IS THE PLACE TO DO IT. My husband and I, 10/10 recommend everything Elope Long Beach. After 12 years together, my husband and I decided we wanted to tie the knot sooner than later, but we also wanted it to be special. Elope Long Beach did more than what we expected. We wanted a private, intimate, whimsical, enchanted, stress free wedding moment with our immediate family...Elope Long Beach did just that! They were able to set up our dream elopement in a month. Joshua was beyond exceptional with his customer service, communication, and support before the event. He was extremely flexible with our meetings to discuss what we wanted for that day and everything that was asked for was not only accomplished but was turned into a dream of a day! The before day coordination was stress free, seamless, and more than what we could have asked for. Joshua was also our officiant that day and he truly took the time to get to know us and walk us through the process to make our ceremony unique and special. The day off our wedding we did not have to worry about ANYTHING!!! We brought a couple decorations of our own such as photos and memoranda, they set up everything. From flowers to an enchanted, whimsical theme and set up, they did it all without us having to worry about a thing!!! AND LETS ALSO TALK ABOUT OUR PHOTOS AND VIDEO. THEY ARE BREATHTAKING. 100/100 would recommend F/8 studios, Michael, for any of your special events. He seamlessly and perfectly captured the most important moments of our lives, surrounded by our family. He made us feel comfortable and went above and beyond with the photos and videos taken. He went as far as to give us a sneak peak of photos the same day (picture below). We received all photos and video the next day. They are all IMMACULATE. We were all speechless after seeing the photos. Such a delight and honor to have Michael capture this moment. After hearing several horror stories of wedding days and months of planning we were so happy we made the choice of eloping, but most importantly choosing Elope Long Beach for our special day. We could have not asked for and ever more PERFECT day. THANK YOU ALL SOO MUCH. -Juan and Iliana Bustos Wedding Ceremony 10/26/2022

    Ceremony

    We had a lot of fun at our ceremony with the Farmers. They make a great team and we were able to get all of the necessities done with a few guests for our wedding, which was perfect. It was quick, we got great photos, and the Farmers were great hosts.

    Ceremony location with included alter and chairs, the flowers were mine.
    Moon V.

    If I could sum it up, "you get what you paid for" and as for photography, go over EVERYTHING and leave nothing out or you'll regret it My husband and I decided to do the ceremony only elopement package which included the 1 hour photography, the officiant, backyard area, and wedding coordinator. It also included water for guests, chairs with some decor for alter but no flowers, and speakers for music. So yes, it seems a lot packed into one flat price. You could bring extra decor which I did since it was rather plain. I chose this place 1 month before my wedding date, so it was definitely last minute booking and what I feel is normal for a quick "elopement". They said they would take care of everything; as in reach out and it would be stress-free. It was quite the opposite. Pros: 1. Everyone is nice and friendly 2. The team is 3 people: coordinator, photographer, officiant/florist 3. They will help hang extra decor that you may have and gather them all back for you before you leave 4. Photos given were nice, clear, and beautiful for what was shot on the day 5. Response for questions by email were timely 6. Everything went well Cons: 1. Punctuality & Followups: link given with all info was not working for 2-3 days and I had to call to find out my coordinator was on vacation. Note: she still emailed me on her first day of her vacation trying to help but I had to call the studio and get someone else to help me on my own. Per their contract, my initial consultation needed to be done ASAP (it was done after a week), my timeline and info to be given 2 weeks out (it was done days before). I kept worrying if I had to reach out to them rather them notifying me. 2. Photography: this was the biggest factor of my whole review & the photos on their website looked amazing and the reason why I chose this location in the first place. I thought it would be simple understanding for certain photos to be taken but in this case it was not, my outcome was disappointing. a) my first name is spelled incorrectly on their photo link site they gave me, so embarrassing to have friends and family members point that out to me b) my 3rd groomsmen was cut off on EVERY photo taken, not one photo I had with all 3 groomsmen with groom or even just the 3 standing up at the alter beside the groom- they rather give me photos of the officiant, groom and 2 groomsmen rather than include all 3 groomsmen - it's like my 3rd groomsmen didn't exist unless requested in group photos which luckily I did! c) my ONLY photo of my bridesmaids and groomsmen has 2 people looking away from camera or eyes blinked, only 1 photo was taken and this was it, not even multiple photos to avoid this - I even ask photographer several times to make sure we weren't blinking and he lied or just didn't care d) photos turnaround time was 2 days - this can be a good or a bad thing but most of my photos were based on regular outdoor lighting with a couple black & white pics and little touch ups I really wanted some photos of the audience and their reactions but didn't get any. I was told to make a list of what people I wanted photos with and they only went by this list- who knew you have to literally write down in details what additional photos you want. You'd think the whole groomsmen party and not partial photo be taken, or even photos of the audience, but no I didn't get any. I also had to ask for a photo of my dress before worn so you literally had to ask for what photos you want or you get what they give you - but from ceremony alone I did get photos of each groomsmen/bridesmaid pair down the aisle, the whole side of my bridal party at standing at alter, my father walking me down, and group photos I listed Again, I didn't expect much since this was more than what I initially planned but gosh.. It was however a nice quick ceremony (25 min) with some great shots and friendly service. Overall the most disappointing was the photography since I got partial group members and people looking away, it's clear that its just photo taking and not moments captured. That was my wedding ceremony. Luckily my reception photographer got all the photos I wanted and more without me having to say anything at all, hence my critical review and comparison. Thank you for your time.

    Ariza P.

    Truly a hidden gem on the border of California Heights and Bixby Knolls! The studio is beautiful, the process from our inquiry to our big day was easy, and the team we worked with was so professional and nice! Plus, the photos and video they put together for us (an add on to our package) was truly amazing!

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    Elope Long Beach - wedding_planning - Updated October 2026

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