I still remember the conversation when Rachael was first talking about getting engaged to Jess. She asked me, very gently and very thoughtfully, if I even liked photographing weddings for friends. She worried she’d be putting me in an awkward position, that I should get to be there as a guest instead.

January 1, 2026 Lauren Nicole Imagery began in 2014, when I was a college student with a camera, a growing curiosity about weddings, and absolutely no idea how deeply this work would shape my life. At the time, photography felt like possibility. I was learning constantly, saying yes often, and stepping into wedding days with equal parts excitement and responsibility. I fell in love with the trust people placed in me: the privilege of being invited into moments that would never happen again in...