Newlyweds sharing a kiss on a tree-lined forest road

Based in Chino · Serving Southern California

Photographs that feel like your story.

Refined, heartfelt imagery for weddings, quinceañeras, engagements, corporate events, and milestone celebrations across Los Angeles, Orange County, and the Inland Empire.

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The Alexo experience

Presence over posing. Artistry without losing the feeling.

Every celebration has its own rhythm. Our approach pairs calm, considered direction with an eye for the unscripted moments that make the day entirely yours.

Ways to work together

Stories, celebrations, and everything between.

Newlyweds sharing a kiss in a garden framed by trees and bamboo

Vows & celebrations

Weddings

Emotive wedding coverage shaped by true connection, quiet detail, and an editorial point of view.

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Quinceañera in a royal blue gown holding a bouquet inside a church

Milestone portraits

Quinceañeras

Vibrant, elegant storytelling that honors family, tradition, and a once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

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Engaged couple touching foreheads while seated on a park bench

The beginning

Engagements

Relaxed portrait sessions with thoughtful direction and room for your natural chemistry to lead.

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Speaker addressing guests at a formal event with tables and stage lighting

Gather beautifully

Corporate & Events

Polished coverage for conferences, launches, company celebrations, speakers, networking, and brand moments.

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A little more fun

Photobooth

A refined guest experience designed to create spontaneous portraits and instant keepsakes.

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Selected work

A glimpse of the stories we preserve.

Gloria and Ryan kissing beside a wooden fence and pines on their wedding day

Gloria and Ryan's Wedding at Chateau Big BearExplore the Story

Deidriana and Gustavo celebrating after their outdoor wedding ceremony at Leoness Cellars

Deidriana & Gustavo’s Leoness Cellars Wedding in TemeculaExplore the Story

Stephen and Heather sharing a sunlit portrait with the San Jacinto Mountains behind them

A Modern Desert Wedding at Escena Golf ClubExplore the Story

Jed and Azalea posed beside a blue helicopter on the Fullerton airfield at night

Jed & Azalea’s Hangar 21 South Wedding in FullertonExplore the Story

Guests seated beneath trees facing a white-draped garden ceremony arbor

The Daniels Wedding at Los Angeles Garden WeddingsExplore the Story

Bertha and Xavier holding a white bouquet beside a railing beneath evening string lights

Bertha & Xavier — 25 Years, Celebrated TogetherExplore the Story

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Behind the lens

A thoughtful eye for the moments that matter.

Mario G., owner and lead photographer, has pursued the language of light and human connection since picking up his first camera in 2004. After photographing his first wedding in 2007, he launched Alexo Photography as a full-time studio in 2010.

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From the stories

Recent celebrations and planning inspiration.

Real Weddings · Big Bear Lake

Gloria and Ryan's Wedding at Chateau Big Bear

From quiet preparations and a pine-framed ceremony to wooded portraits and a warm indoor celebration.

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Black-and-white portrait of Gloria and Ryan beneath an arched window

Behind the Lens · Big Bear Lake

Behind the Lens: Photographing a Chateau Big Bear Wedding

Four photographs, four different challenges: layered details, direct sun, forest shade, and an intimate interior portrait.

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Real Weddings · Temecula

Deidriana & Gustavo’s Leoness Cellars Wedding in Temecula

A vibrant Leoness Cellars wedding in Temecula, bringing together Gustavo’s U.S. Navy service, an outdoor vineyard ceremony, portraits among the vines, and a joyful barrel-room reception.

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Black-and-white bridal portrait framed by bright window curtains before a Leoness Cellars wedding

Behind the Lens · Temecula

Behind the Lens: Photographing a Leoness Cellars Wedding

Four photographs reveal how composition, focal length, and exposure changed from a backlit preparation room to bright vineyard sun and movement inside the Leoness Cellars barrel room.

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Real Weddings · Palm Springs

A Modern Desert Wedding at Escena Golf Club

Stephen and Heather’s Palm Springs wedding moved from quiet preparations and an outdoor mountain-view ceremony to sunlit portraits, dancing, and a sparkler farewell at Escena Golf Club.

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Stephen and Heather walking with two guests outside Escena Golf Club beneath a deep blue sky

Behind the Lens · Palm Springs

Behind the Lens: From Palm Springs Sun to a Sparkler Exit

Four photographs from one Palm Springs wedding show how exposure, focal length, composition, and flash decisions changed from bright afternoon sun to a sparkler exit.

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Real Weddings · Fullerton

Jed & Azalea’s Hangar 21 South Wedding in Fullerton

An open-air ceremony, a helicopter arrival, and cinematic portraits made this Hangar 21 South wedding unmistakably Jed and Azalea’s.

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Azalea holding a tropical bouquet in the Hangar 21 South preparation room

Behind the Lens · Fullerton

Behind the Lens: Three Lighting Challenges at Hangar 21 South

A bridal portrait, a moving helicopter exit, and a five-light night scene—three different problems, three different photographic decisions.

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Chino, Los Angeles, Orange County, Temecula, Palm Springs, and the Inland Empire.

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