Wade Snider Photography
Film-inspired storytelling for couples who want real moments and a real good time.
Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer ·
Film-Inspired Storytelling ·
real moments | Easy Posing ·
Santa cruz | Bay Area | Maui | Lake Tahoe Lake Tahoe Wedding Photographer
Wade Snider is a Lake Tahoe wedding photographer shooting bold, film inspired stories across the Sierra Nevada, Santa Cruz, the Redwoods, and beyond. Based between Lake Tahoe and the California Coast, available from Jamaica to Maui, and everywhere else beautiful weddings need amazing photographs.
Most weekends you will find him at Palisades Tahoe, the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe, Skylandia in Tahoe City, or somewhere in the Sierra Nevada chasing light. He has photographed weddings from Maui to Yosemite, Santa Rosa to South Lake Tahoe, and a few places in between that did not have names.
Every wedding is different. The approach never changes. Show up early, stay out of the way, and make photographs that actually look like the day felt.
RYAN AND CHLOE
High Camp · Palisades Tahoe · 8,200 ft
Venue Spotlight
Client Review
“Wade was fantastic and we HIGHLY recommend booking him. We live in San Francisco, and had ideas about the Lake Tahoe photos we wanted, but Wade’s knowledge of the area made all of our visions come true.”
-Allie H. Lake Tahoe Wedding Olympic village event center
Beyond Tahoe
From the redwood forests of Santa Cruz to the alpine peaks of Lake Tahoe. The light changes. The venues change. The approach never does.
For the Adventurous Couple
and engagements
No guest list. No timeline. Just you, your lover,, somewhere real, and a photographer who’s been in scarier places than a wedding ceremony. Lake Tahoe, Santa Cruz, the Redwoods, Maui. wherever.
Real Wedding Days
Dancing Pines · Sierraville
Bree & Jason
wailea beach resort · maui
Teagan & Mike
clair tappaan lodge · norden
jess & Parker
skylandia · tahoe city
Katie & drew
The hideout · kirkwood
Natalie & Johnny
gold hill gardens · newcastle
Kayla & aaron
Commercial and Brand Photography
From product launches to brand campaigns, interior spaces to lifestyle content, I bring the same editorial eye to commercial work across the Bay Area, Lake Tahoe, and Santa Cruz.
The Photographer
A Lake Tahoe wedding photographer who’s always backpacking, always surfing, always somewhere. From the Sierra Nevada to Santa Cruz, through the Redwoods, out to Maui.
Film-inspired. Documentary first. No weird posing. A genuinely good time on one of the biggest days of your life.
Lake Tahoe, Santa Cruz, Maui.
Or somewhere we haven’t been yet.
Check availability · No pressure
From Real Couples
“He pulled us away for some golden hour and did so in a way that felt like he stopped time. It was like no one realized we were missing.”
— Allie H.
Palisades Tahoe Wedding
North Lake Tahoe
“I could never imagine such moments could be captured on film. Your presence went so unnoticed. It was as if you were a firefly with a camera.”
— Monique R.
Brindare Napa Wedding
Formally Tre Posti
“When you hire Wade you’re not just hiring a photographer — you’re hiring a friend. So incredible at what he does. I’d give 10 stars.”
— Jeremy C.
The Landing Resort Wedding
South Lake Tahoe