Sand Rock Farm Wedding Photography

Photography Wedding
December 12, 2025

This gallery of my Sand Rock Farm wedding photography is from the sweet nuptials of Josh and Itzel, who fell in love with the venue for its natural beauty and the warm hospitality of proprietors, Jennifer and Derek Hagglof. Sand Rock Farm is an absolutely lovely setting for the quintessential woodland wedding. Nestled among towering redwoods in the Santa Cruz Mountains, just a few miles from the Monterey Bay, this beautiful bed and breakfast inn is the home of one of Santa Cruz County’s finest forest wedding venues. The historic property is a former ranch and winery, dating back to the 1880’s. The former barrel room is now an open-air space for cocktail hour and other festivities and ceremonies are held in a majestic grove in the woods.

As for the wedding itself, this late Spring wedding day could not have been more beautiful, with perfect Coastal California weather and so many real moments of heartfelt love and emotion. The couple and their guests were an awesome bunch of people to work with and yet another reason why I love my job. I can barely wait for my next opportunity to come out and create more Sand Rock Farm wedding photography! [flo_instagram_follow label=”Expressive Photographics on Instagram” instagram_url=”https://www.instagram.com/expressivephotographics/” ]

Bride in the gardens of Sand Rock Farm.
Groom and groomsmen at the pool table, Sand Rock Farm.

Catering for this event was provided by Five Star Catering. Florals provided by Amanda Connors/Designs in Bloom. For a look at a wide-ranging collection of my other California wedding photography please click here. If you would like to learn more about Sand Rock Farm, I highly recommend reading this recent article on the Jennifer Ferland Blog, by clicking here.

Naomi Ehrich 14:31 June 12, 2026 Reply
Wow Mark, I am endlessly impressed by your photos. You have such a fantastic eye! And I LOVE this venue. One of my favorites locally. Plus they have such a great, warm and welcoming staff!
    Mark 17:10 June 13, 2026 Reply
    Thanks so much for your kind words, Naomi. Sand Rock Farm is definitely a local favorite of mine as well!