Aurora Meneghello Productions

Absolutely outstanding wedding photos. Aurora invests the time and effort into ensuring that you get the very best. Points in case:
1. Insisted on doing an engagement shoot (was skeptical at first but WOW I’m so glad we did this!) to get to know us, how we photograph from various angles and lights, and what our style was like.
2. When we ran late on the engagement shoot and couldn’t get good shots at Baker Beach, she insisted we come back another day to get the shots, at no additional charge.
3. Went first alone, and then with us, to scope the venues and agree on locations for shooting the wedding party and the family so it was all set up the day of.
4. When the light got JUST RIGHT, dragged us away from the reception to take — hands down — the best shots of all.
Delighted with Aurora’s and her assistant’s professionalism and skill. Not inexpensive, but a very, very good value to capture the best day of your life.
We used almost the whole Locally Grown Weddings team, and were very happy with the results — but even with a great team Aurora was really the standout.

Aurora was fantastic to work with. She shot my daughter’s wedding and took so many beautiful photos. The groom was not too keen on having his picture taken but when things got rolling he felt totally comfortable and actually had a lot of fun with the whole process. He said later that Aurora really put him at ease and he never felt like she was intruding with the camera during the wedding. And actually, I completely forgot she was even there taking pictures!
She and her assistant covered every detail. The photos are beautifully arranged and their attention to composition is excellent. They were professional, nice, fun to be around, and all this during the hottest day of the year when I am sure they just wanted to melt away. I couldn’t recommend Aurora more!

Like others have said below, Aurora is simply amazing! She is passionate about photography and capturing the moment. We found her through a friend of ours who had their engagement photos taken by her, and when I saw the results of their session I was sold!
Most importantly she truly listens to what her clients needs are. For example, my husband and I didn’t want to spend our entire wedding having our picture taken. Aurora understood how important it was that we spend time with our guests and capture the candid moments of the day. These are now my favorite pictures from our wedding.
Due to a recent job change we moved to Wisconsin and had to plan our wedding long distance. Aurora was great to work with and made what could have been a stressful process quite simple & easy. We didn’t actually meet her until the day of our wedding but because of all the upfront planning over Skype it was like we had been in San Francisco all along.
I would recommend her to anyone she is talented, easy going, and a pleasure to work with.

Best pictures ever! Aurora is amazing! It is obvious to see how passionate she is about photography. I was fortunate enough to find out about her from a friend who had used her for a family photo shoot. My friend could not stop talking about how great she was! I set up an appointment to meet Aurora. We clicked right away. She was an excellent listener and seemed to understand what I was looking for with our engagement and wedding pictures. She made multiple visits to where the wedding was to take place to triple check the lighting and setup. She went above and beyond!
My best friend is also a professional photographer and she applauded Aurora’s work. She said if she ever gets married that she is tempted to fly Aurora to Florida to shoot her wedding.
Another friend of mine is a wedding planner and has worked with Mindy Weiss in L.A. planning weddings for the stars. She too was blown away by her work.
What else can I say other than after the event I felt she became my friend. She captured the most important day off my life with elegance and grace and if I ever have children she will be the person I call for all my future photography needs.
You will not go wrong choosing this talented woman to capture your day!
Thank you Aurora!!!

Aurora was absolutely incredible to work with for our engagement and wedding photography! The photos she took are the most beautiful and detail oriented I have ever seen! She captured everything that was important to us as well as other moments that I would have never thought of but I am so happy she did :) Aurora is very talented, creative and personable. She made us feel so comfortable and her enthusiasm and excitement was infectious!
Once you see Aurora’s work, you will know you want her to capture your special moments to make a lifetime of memories.
Thank you so much Aurora!
Renee & Sean

Wow, Aurora was an absolute pleasure to work with, professional, warm, fun and creative! I have to admit, I wasn’t really looking forward to our engagement photo shoot. But Aurora was so excited about our shoot, she put me immediately at ease. Before the shoot she came to our flat and helped us pick the ideal outfits, even encouraging us to plan to bring a change of clothes for a different look. The day of the shoot she was incredibly accommodating, driving with us around SF scouting a new location when our first choice (Bernal Hill) was completely fogged in. Thanks to her we found a great, romantic location with wonderful light. And the actual shoot was so much fun! She gave my fiancé and I lots of fun, creative games to play so we never felt like we were posing. The resulting shots look amazing. I highly recommend her and can’t wait for her to shoot our wedding!

Aurora was the perfect photographer for our first family portrait– super flexible and professional. In fact, the scheduled day of our photo session ended up raining… my husband I were bummed bc we really wanted our photos taken outside, but we knew that we had agreed to do indoor portraits if the weather was poor. Aurora came prepared for the shoot, but when got to us happily volunteered to come back the following day when the weather was better. We ended up with the most gorgeous professional photos done outside!!!
She was so patient with us and our newborn baby, and the prints came out far nicer then I ever could have imagined! And to top it all off (this was done shortly before Christmas) she designed a beauitful holiday card for us and had it printed up at a reasonable cost nearly overnight! We were blown away by her talent, creativity, and efficiency! Thank you for all the hard work, Aurora :)

I don’t have much experience to base my review upon since I can hardly remember the last time I had portraits taken, but in a way that says something about this review, because I thought that Aurora was enjoyable to work with and made the experience better than I expected.
I think one has to feel somewhat relaxed to have good photographs taken, which entails some degree of intimacy and comfort with the photographer, so it’s important to like the person who you work with; on that personal basis I can recommend Aurora. The whole endeavor was my partner’s idea, and while I could easily have gotten grumpy about the whole thing, Aurora’s encouraging and lighthearted approach made it easy, even enjoyable; and her professionalism and creativity made the pictures come out great as well.

My wife’s review for Aurora’s work on our wedding (ditto for me):
«My husband and I were very impressed with the level of personal attention that Aurora gave us. She really showed that our photos were a priority and that this wasn’t just a job for her. She was attentive to the small details, and listened to what we envisioned. We got great photos, and many of our guests commented that they did not even realize she was there. This was really nice, as she documented the day but did not try to control the process or keep us from enjoying time with our guests. We would highly recommend Aurora to any of our friends looking for a professional photographer, and cannot wait to order our prints for displaying in our home.» Andrea

Aurora was a joy to work with for our March 2009 wedding and we couldn’t have been more happy with everything. She was very professional and extremely friendly. She researched the venue and went over details with us prior to the event so we felt very comfortable and didn’t have to worry about a thing.
On the day of, she ran around and seemed to be everywhere while also seamlessly blending in to the event. The pictures and album were fantastic and we have so many great memories that were captured thanks to her. Aurora balanced formal portraits with artistic and photojournalistic styles so that our album really tells the story of the day.
She was a joy and we would recommend her to any bride looking for a great eye and great attitude!