to look like it’s straight out of the pages of a magazine. In this case, Elisa Cicinelli Photography is a perfect choice. With a style that can only be described as “editorial,” Elisa Cicinelli takes more than just award-winning photos (she’s won multiple competitions across the country throughout her industry).

“I guess you could say I am an artist first,” said Cicinelli. “My work is very fine art. It has a very romantic, soft mood and elegant style.”  Using only a shallow depth of field and other techniques, Cicinelli achieves a feeling for each photo that is artful and fitting of the day.

Perhaps it’s her photojournalism background, shooting in locales such as India and Nepal that have helped her to hone her craft. Maybe it is her long education in the field (Cicinelli secured her MFA in photography and serves as an adjunct professor at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco). Or perhaps it is just her impeccable eye for detail and movement that allows her to so thoughtfully capture each bride.

“As an observer and documentarian of our American culture as it is today with the melding of traditions, I look at my work and the work of all us wedding photographers as something very important,” said Cicinelli. “I can’t wait for a retrospective of our work… I just might be the curator.”
This conscientious approach to her subjects keeps Cicinelli in tune with her couple, be it their wedding, rehearsal dinner, engagement photos, pregnancy images or family shoots (she does them all, of course).

Servicing the greater Bay Area region, surrounding wine country and down through Carmel, Cicinelli is looking to expand and will travel for any opportunity.

Her specialty, however, lies in shots that allow nature to hold a place.
“I love the romance, the feelings I capture in a moment,” she said. “I also love weddings that are in gardens. Nature just adds to my style. I don’t know what it is, but that’s when the magic happens.”
No matter your intimate moment, if elegance is what you seek, Elisa Cicinelli Photography is a worthy and artful option.

By Amanda Peabody