Photos: featured portfolio work © Chris Werner Photography (chriswernerphoto.com) — removed on request
Lake Tahoe · Photographers
Documentary-style Tahoe wedding photographer — 15 years of candid, natural work across the lake's venues.
why book them
He already knows your venue: his galleries run from Tahoe Mountain Club to Palisades to Dancing Pines.
Chris Werner shoots weddings the way the lake deserves: documentary-first, candids over poses, editing that keeps the granite grey and the water blue. In business since 2011, he covers weddings, elopements, engagements, and proposals across the Tahoe map — Donner Summit to Incline Village — with venue galleries that read like this directory's own index.
The practical advantage of a photographer this local is light logistics: he knows when alpenglow hits which ridgeline and where the wind comes up on the shore. Clients keep repeating the same review: "superpower level stealth" — the moments get captured without being staged.
| Based in | Lake Tahoe region |
|---|---|
| Style | Documentary, candid, natural editing |
| Since | 2011 — 15+ years of weddings |
| Booking | chriswernerphoto.com/contact |
Verified June 2026 against chriswernerphoto.com — availability and pricing change; confirm directly.
Lake Tahoe
Husband-and-wife team (he's South Lake-born, she's Swedish — "vild" means wild) shooting refined, place-driven weddings.
why book them Photo and video under one roof, with venue experience from High Camp to boat weddings on the water.
Sierra Nevada (Tahoe & Yosemite)
Adventure-wedding pioneer — the photographer behind the viral Everest wedding — shooting Tahoe's peaks and shores.
why book them For couples whose ceremony involves a summit, a ridgeline, or a sunrise: this is the adventure-elopement specialist.
Sacramento (serves Lake Tahoe)
Sacramento-based photographer with a deep Tahoe practice — venue-specific galleries from Valhalla to Edgewood.
why book them His site is practically a Tahoe venue guide: decades of galleries organized by the places you're already touring.
