Here's our "why"

We believe that marriage is a beautiful thing when two people choose to walk through this life together. We believe that when two people choose to enter into this covenant together, they have been given one of the greatest gifts life has to offer. We want to see marriages thrive, and that all begins with your wedding!

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your wedding is the beginning of a beautiful story

We believe the best wedding photography comes from having a GREAT relationship with your photographers, so we want our clients to know us as friends and not just someone holding a camera! We are goofy and down to earth and really just love our couples a ton. Want to see if we’d be a good fit? 

fun facts about us:

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We love The Office, Jacob is a pro at quoting the whole series and sending “It is your birthday.” gifs to friends every year.

when we aren't shooting weddings on weekends, we are usually getting brunch and enjoying downtown columbia!

We have the cutest baby girl in the world, at least we think so :)

We get overly excited for any type of breakfast food (Cafe Strudel is our favorite)

besides exploring columbia, we also love traveling and have been all over the usa together!

when it's more than 90 degrees outside, we’re probably on the water somewhere. We love to spend as much time on Lake Murray as we can!

Jacob is a beekeeper. Like for real. We have six hives that we manage. (follow our insta to get some local honey!)

Rachael lived in the Middle East after college and has a big passion for good falafel and hummus.

We met swing dancing in 2013! While we don’t go dancing as much as we did when we were youngin's, it’s still a big part of our story.

Jacob grew up in Lexington and Rachael grew up in Columbia, SC, and we’re still here :) We love anything local to our city!

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when you hire us as your photographers, you're choosing to work with someone who cares deeply about you and your marriage.

wedding collections start at $3,000. Contact us for our complete investment guide

Jacob and Rachael are incredible, honest, kind, funny, genuine, and wonderful human beings who we can truly call friends after the process of planning our wedding. You are not just getting professional photographers, but part-time wedding planners, counselors, and friends when you hire them. When we got the pictures back, they were beautiful! So many personal shots of things that we absolutely missed because the day just flew by so quickly, and it is such a sweet experience to just look through them and wonder at the memories we will cherish forever that they captured so excellently.

kind words from robert & zoe

Rachel and Jacob did a tremendous job on our wedding pictures. They are true professions with a uncanny attention to detail which makes the whole photo shoot memorable, fun, and at times whimsical. We had a lot of fun traipsing all over the state house grounds. The pictures we received we're nothing short of breath taking. You should definitely give these people a call if you are wanting the best.

kind words from david & sarah

We hired Jacob and Rachael as our wedding photographers and we could not be more happy with our decision! When we first started wedding planning, we were both nervous about our engagement photos and wedding photos - we both aren't a fan of getting our picture taken and feel like we instantly get awkward whenever a camera is around ;) Jacob and Rachael both made us feel super comfortable and both our engagement session and the day of the wedding felt SO natural! We absolutely could not be more happy with how all of our photos turned out. They captured every little detail absolutely perfectly and we will cherish our photos forever! 

kind words from hailey & Jonathan