About Casa Montalvo Wedding Studio
Casa Montalvo is a wedding photo and film studio led by Jorge & Mayte, storytellers drawn to emotion, elegance, and the unspoken poetry of each moment. Based in México and traveling worldwide, we document destination weddings with a cinematic and editorial eye, blending natural light, subtle direction, and raw feeling. Our work is deeply personal, always guided by the energy of the couple and the soul of the setting. For those who want their memories to feel timeless, effortless, and true.
Behind The Brand
What draws you to wedding photography?
What draws us to wedding photography is the honest, fleeting beauty of it all. We’re storytellers at heart, moved by emotion and connection between people. Weddings allow us to document real moments that feel cinematic without being staged, elegant without losing their rawness. There’s something sacred about being invited into such a meaningful day and capturing it in a way that feels intimate, and true to each couple’s energy. That’s what inspires us, every time.
How would you describe your photography style?
We describe our style as mix of editorial and documentary, thoughtfully composed, emotionally driven, and always focused on telling the story in the most honest and artful way.
What inspires you creatively?
We’re inspired by real emotion, beautiful light, and the energy of new places. Destination weddings allow us to witness love in its most meaningful settings, and for us, it’s all about the little things: a quiet glance, a shared laugh, the feeling in the air. That’s the kind of magic we never tire of chasing.
What is it that makes an image magical?
For us, an image becomes magical when it makes you feel something, when it captures a moment that’s real, unposed, and full of emotion. It’s less about perfection and more about presence.
What advice would you give couples when selecting their wedding photographer?
Choose someone whose work moves you, but also someone you feel comfortable with. You’ll spend some of the most important moments of your day with your photographer, trust and connection make all the difference. Look for storytelling that feels honest, not just pretty. The right photographer won’t just capture how it looked, but how it felt.
Your dream location to shoot a wedding?
It’s hard to choose just one, there’s so much beauty out there. But if we had to pick, it would be a wedding in an old European castle or a historic palace. Something with stone walls, moody light, and centuries of stories in the air. We’re really drawn to places with soul and texture… the kind of setting that feels straight out of a film.
Editor’s Notes
Why we love them…
Elegant, emotive, and instinctively composed, Casa Montalvo brings a stunning sensibility to wedding photography. Their images are shaped by light, touch, and the subtle charge of real connection. With an editorial eye and a deep feel for story, they document weddings in a way that feels cinematic yet unforced. What emerges is a body of work that is timeless, artful, and unmistakably alive.
For the couple…
For couples drawn to imagery that feels both refined and instinctive, Casa Montalvo crafts a visual narrative that captures atmosphere, emotion, and the nuance of in-betweens. From the texture of place to the movement of time, their work distills the day into something visually mesmerizing.