The Weekend Matinee · Orange County · 2026
Twenty minutes. That's the whole picture show.
A short showing at one of four spots I already know the light in.
You arrive five minutes early, I run the whole thing, and you're back in the car before anyone asks for a snack. You pick 25 edited photos from a gallery of 40, ready in about a week.
Want the whole picture show? Keep all 40 edited images for $75 more ($370 total).
Twenty minutes. Everybody survived.
I · The 2026 Dates
Four spots, six showings
dates only here. showtimes are on the booking page.
Tap any card to open the booking page, then pick your date and showtime on that next screen.
Carbon Canyon Redwoods
Brea
Sun Oct 11 Open
A redwood grove, in Brea, somehow. No fall color, on purpose.
Admit up to six
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Jeffrey Open Space Trail
Irvine
Sun Oct 18 Sold Out
Sat Dec 5 · last showing Open
A wide open trail, tall grass, and a whole lot of sky.
Admit up to six
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Huntington Beach Pier
Huntington Beach
Sun Oct 25 Open
Under the pier, right before sunset. Some sand is coming home with you.
Admit up to six
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Yorba Regional Park
Anaheim
Sun Nov 8 Open
Sun Nov 22 · a morning Open
Lake, trees, ducks. The ducks are not in the package.
Admit up to six
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Every session is 20 minutes for $295, and you pick 25 edited images from a gallery of 40. Keep all 40 for $75 more ($370 total). Please arrive five minutes early so we can start right on time.
$100 holds your spot, and it's non-refundable, since holding a time takes it off the calendar for everyone else. If the weather turns, you'll never lose your session to it. We move to another showing.
II · The Running Order
Runtime · 20 min
Things I'll actually say out loud.
This is my most organized session by a mile. There's a running order, I stick to it, and the fun ones come at the end once everybody's loose.
The list is only there so nobody gets missed. Inside each stop I'm getting you close enough that something real happens between you, and none of it involves looking at me. Proof that everybody showed up on the same day is easy to make, and it ends up on the fridge. These are meant for a wall.
min 0
Everybody, all at once
“Get closer than feels normal. Now closer than that.”
the one your mom is going to ask for. ninety seconds and we're free.
min 4
Mom and the kids
“Tell her the worst thing you did this week. Quietly.”
min 8
Dad and the kids
“On three, all of you go get him. One, two…”
somebody usually ends up briefly airborne.
min 12
Just the kids
“Whoever smiles first is doing the dishes tonight.”
min 16
Just the two of you
“Tell them about the day you two met. They've heard it. Tell them anyway.”
then the goofy ones, if the clock allows.
Noodles, Editor in Chief, says they're fast like the post litter box Zoomies.
A Note From Daniel Wesley
Twenty minutes sounds fast. It is. Kids give you about that long before the wheels come off, so I don't waste a second of it getting anyone to look at me.
Look at each other. Stay close, keep touching, and look at them like everything they do is amazing, even when they're being a menace. That kid is usually adorable in the frame. I'll find the rest.
Samantha from Accounting has opinions. Her note: "Twenty minutes. That's a full nap. Approved."
Pick your date. I'll handle the light.
Six showings, October through December. Showtimes and booking are one tap away, and the styling guide comes with your confirmation.
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