los angeles elopements, weddings, and engagement photographer
Morgan Pirkle - Kept Record
LOS ANGELES ENGAGEMENT SESSIONS
Will + Laurel’s DTLA Rooftop Edgy All-Black Engagement Session
Mia + Jeremy’s Franklin Canyon Engagement Shoot
Nicole + Justin’s Hermosa Beach Engagement Shoot
Adventurous Wildflower Engagement Shoot with Michelle + Jacob in Bronson Canyon, Hollywood
Nick + Nicole’s Griffith Observatory Engagement Shoot
Hillary + Ethan’s Engagement Shoot at El Matador Beach in Malibu
Izzy + Joe’s San Pedro Engagement Shoot
Emma + Luke’s Downtown LA Arts District Engagement Shoot
Lauren + Jeremiah’s Vasquez Rocks Engagement Shoot
Fun Engagement Shoot in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park with Christina + Mike
Post-Elopement Session with Liz + Edgar at the Venice Canals
To inquire about an engagement session, contact me here!
LOS ANGELES ELOPEMENTS + WEDDINGS
Franciscan Gardens Wedding - Nicole + Justin
Long Beach Elopement - Lance + Abi (and their wolfdog, Luna!)
Ready to get started planning your Los Angeles wedding or elopement? Contact me today to get started!
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Hey y’all! I’m Morgan, the hands + the heart behind kept record.
I’m a wedding photographer, a desert elopement bride, a coffee addict through and through, and a dog mama to two sweet husky rescues named Lucy and Pepper. I mainly photograph weddings in Southern California, but my bags are always packed + I’ve always got a full tank of gas in my Jeep! In January 2018, my husband Krisztian and I eloped in Joshua Tree National Park (see above). It was an absolutely incredible experience, and one I love sharing with many of the couples who book me for their Joshua Tree weddings and elopements. The landscape of this desert is breathtaking and it never fails to totally blow me away (it even SNOWED the day after we exchanged vows). You can read more about it here!
I describe my style as wedding photojournalism with soul. The balance I’m aiming for in every wedding is a documentary-driven approach with a few moments throughout the day of styled creative wedding portraits. This means that not only do you LOOK GOOD when you’re reminiscing through your photo album years later, but you actually FEEL GOOD about them too. I want you to remember exactly how you felt that day - surrounded by and filled to the brim with love. My style is inspired by my great-grandparent’s wedding albums, which I describe as warm, emotional, nostalgic, and documentary-driven. My approach on a wedding day is to let it unfold as naturally as possible before me; I try to be as unobtrusive as possible, while still making sure to get all the good angles as I go!
IF YOU’RE GETTING MARRIED IN los angeles, I’D LOVE TO BE YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER!
Morgan Pirkle loves pineapple on pizza, has never seen an episode of Stranger Things, and spends her free time hiking or cuddling with her two husky puppies, Lucy + Pepper. She’s a wedding + elopement photographer specializing in documenting emotional, candid moments and making her clients feel good in front of the camera (dad jokes + corny puns included with every collection). When clients work with her, they can relive their wedding day over and over through warm, nostalgic, documentary-driven images full of connection + authenticity.
Five stars aren't enough. STOP your search for a photographer because you've found her.
If you want to look back at your day and remember how you felt, see what other people were seeing that maybe you weren't, and instantly be transported back to a particular moment, hire Morgan. If you want a friend and a hype woman who happens to be amazing with a camera, hire Morgan! We were given Morgan's name from another photographer way back in 2019. Photography was one of the top priorities for my wedding day, and we were instantly drawn to the natural, candid nature of her photos. We met for the first time in Malibu for our engagement photos, which we absolutely adored. Morgan knows how to make anyone feel comfortable in front of a camera, even when doing silly walking photos or kissing in front of random passerby's. Our "big" wedding got postponed due to COVID, but we chose to get legally married on our original date in August 2020. Even though only a handful of people were going to be there, we knew we wanted Morgan to capture the day. Luckily, Morgan is an expert on elopements herself and not only agreed to take our photos, but essentially became our mini planner as well! Once we established our location, Morgan drove up to Santa Barbara wine country, took amazing photos, then packed up and moved to Utah THE NEXT DAY! Not to mention, she sent us our sneak peeks by 9am the morning after our elopement!!! We were absolutely blown away by her support and dedication in making our elopement feel romantic and special. We finally had our long-awaited "big" wedding in October 2021. With two full galleries and hundreds of emails exchanged over two years, we couldn't wait to work with Morgan again. As with the two times before, she made us feel incredibly comfortable on our wedding day and captured so many beautiful moments. Our family and bridal party were so complimentary of working with Morgan on the wedding day and of her photos. We haven't even gotten the full gallery yet but based on the sneak peeks, I know that I'm going to cry!! Thank you, Morgan, for preserving countless memories through your beautiful photos.