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Adventure Wedding Photographer. Charleton Churchill is an award-winning Destination and Adventure Wedding Photographer based in northern California who is the photographer behind the trending Mt. Everest Wedding that has gone viral nationally and internationally. He made the 2016 Top 100 Wedding Photographers in the USA and Canada by SLR Lounge, and was voted Best Wedding Photographer of northern California Sacramento by the KCRA A-List, has received multiple brides choice awards from Wedding Wire and The Knot, JuneBug Wedding’s Best of the Best Destination Weddings Award, graced the pages, blogs, and covers of wedding publications including the Knot, Destination Weddings magazine, Real Weddings, Sacramento Bride & Groom, Our Wedding, Style Me Pretty, to name a few. He has also written for and been featured in the top photography industry magazines. He was recently awarded the honorable 2016 Sony Impact Award for his contribution in Nepal. While Charleton has won honorable awards, he consistently pushes himself to deliver only the best, producing epic signature masterpiece work for his couples
Charleton’s likability has made him an easy choice among couples to work with for their day, and it’s no wonder he continues to receive exemplary ratings and referrals from couples, vendors and venues. As an adventure wedding photographer, Charleton even travels to the highest mountains. He recently made his ascent towards Mount Everest base camp in 2015 to document the first wedding couple in a wedding dress and suit when the Nepal earthquake struck killing thousands and turning everyone off the mountain, including his team. But that didn’t stop him from returning and pursuing his dream. In March 2017, he took his second attempt and executed what he originally set out to accomplish, and became the first wedding photographer to capture a wedding hiking up to base camp, with the first couple wearing a wedding gown and tux in below freezing temperatures. While Charleton travels, he spends much of his time photographing near his small town home in northern California with his wife of eighteen years and three daughters. Charleton photographs a maximum of forty weddings a year and is available for travel. He recently was invited to speak for Nikon at WPPI in the Las Vegas Convention Center, and also speaks at photography conferences and conventions across the U.S.
For Bookings, speaking engagements and media requests, please contact Charleton via the “contact” link of this page.
Mt. Everest Wedding Photographer up to base camp.
Charleton Churchill is available to photograph Adventure Weddings up to Mt. Everest Base camp. This is a rare opportunity to capture your wedding vows in the beautiful Himalayas by an experienced mountaineer and photographer who was the photographer behind the trending national and international viral wedding. Trekking up from the Lukla airport into the Mt. Everest National Park, you will gain majestic views and epic wedding photographs. If not Everest base camp, there are a multitude of mountains around the world to photograph. Hire me to document your adventure wedding.
Lake Tahoe, South Lake and North Shore in California and Nevada.
Charleton travels often to Lake Tahoe for weddings and Engagement sessions in the mountains and around the lake. Numerous locations provide beautiful backdrops such as north Lake, south Lake, the Ritz Carlton, the Tahoe Rim Trail, downtown, along the beaches, and other special locations where I have photographed. Whether it’s a Winter wedding, a Summer ceremony, or anything in between, you will surely be amazed.
Yosemite and National Park photography.
One of the best destinations California provides for elopements, engagement shoots, and weddings. Whether it’s hiking into the wilderness to elope at the top of Half-Dome, joining your family at the Majestic Yosemite Hotel for your ceremony, or planning your event at the cabins of Evergreen Lodge, you will experience the outdoor rustic photography you were seeking. Engagement sessions around Yosemite are a popular and Charleton has experience all around the park. He has climbed half dome over thirty-five times and continues to explore.
Sacramento and Engagement Photography
Since Charleton is based in northern California, many of his bookings are in and around Sacramento. Engagement shoots around the Capital and downtown are popular. For the most of the year, Charleton is photographing in locations such as Auburn, Grass Valley, Folsom, Lodi, El Dorado Hills, Granite Bay, Winters, Roseville, Lincoln, and Loomis to name a few.
Carmel, Napa, Sonoma, and San Francisco bay area Photography.
No doubt, Carmel and Napa are most popular and Charleton photographs many weddings there every year. In 2014, he photographed five Carmel weddings alone. The Carmel Hyatt Highlands is a popular wedding venue and enjoys documenting weddings there.
Destination Weddings, Hawaii, and Beyond.
Charleton enjoys traveling to unique destinations around the world with his couples. Most of his travel is within the United States and he enjoys documenting weddings in Colorado, New York, Washington, Texas, Oregon, and of course Hawaii. Last year, Charleton won an International Award for an image he photographed on Kauai at Na Aina Kai. He often travels to Los Angeles, Laguna Beach, Santa Barbara, and Orange County.
Popular Destinations.
The top wedding destinations Charleton prefers to photograph include adventurous locations in New Zealand, Iceland, Australia, Mexico, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Africa, South America, Alaska, Antarctica, Norway, Chile, Argentina, to name a few.