Wedding & Lifestyle Photographer
based in Columbus, OH
Wedding & Lifestyle Photographer
based in Columbus, OH
I'm so thankful for a job & life I love.
My name is Lauren, and I am a full-time wedding, portrait & family photographer based in the Columbus, OH area. My husband and I are in—what I like to call—our "pursuing our passions era" as he is currently doing music in full-time ministry at a church in Columbus, and I'm living my "edit photos from a coffee shop" dream life.
Your story is my passion. (I swear, I'm literally smiling the whole time I'm shooting and editing!)
I'm here for the real moments, your biggest laughs, and your true love.
Let's tell your story.
A peek into who I am.
when I don't have a camera in my hand
I believe in romanticizing everything. Making dinner is better with the Ratatouille soundtrack on in the background and any task is better with an iced latte.
I'm in a hardcore reading phase! Catch me flying through a novel on my back deck or snuggled up with tea at night.
I spend the most around of my time with my bestie and husband, Cody. We love finding great food experiences, car chats, and getting out in nature whenever possible.
Now, back to photography...
Once upon a time, a girl named Lauren (oh hey, that's me!) studied graphic design for the sake of pursuing something artistic (we’ll come back to that) and got her first big girl job at a church. Through that church, girl met boy, and boy married girl.
Our new marriage, though sweet and exciting, was full of hard moments and lots of transition too. We moved 3 hours away from family for a job opportunity for my husband. It was that year, in 2021, that (against my veryyy frugal tendencies lol) my husband bought me a camera.
Now back to that graphic designer girl going through the motions… That camera that I had literally no idea how to use, became my obsession. I volunteered on the camera team at our new church and started getting a couple portrait clients.
One month into my “lil photo biz,” a friend at church was about to propose to his girlfriend and asked if I did wedding photography. I said OH HECK NO. And he said “Please?? My girlfriend really wants you.” And so I vowed to learn everything I possibly could to not let them down.
When it came time to shoot my first wedding, I felt ready. And the simple, sweet, holy moments of that day gave me a feeling I hadn’t felt in so long—passion.
I’m so thankful for that first couple who trusted me with their story. And now I can't believe that telling the unique stories of so many couples, their love, their romance, their tears, and their laughs is now my full time job.
