Years ago, I was searching for my passion and a way to tell stories using my camera. I began cultivating visual artistry and soon accepted that I breathed easier with a camera in my hands. Cameras became my confidence and my words when I couldn’t find a voice. Long before I knew how to articulate what I saw, I could photograph what I felt. That discovery changed more than my life—it changed the way I saw people. When I viewed a subject through my camera lens, all the pieces fell into place. I learned that every person carries a story worth preserving, and every wedding is the beginning of a legacy. It’s not a choice, but a responsibility to create timeless images that honor your stories and become lasting works of art.
“ART is the one place we all turn to for solace”
– Carrie Mae Weems
A couple’s first dance still gives me chills. I’ll forever lose my mind during a New Orleans second line and catch my breath as a bride takes her first steps down the aisle. Moments like these remind me why I fell in love with weddings.
More than anything, I hope my couples spend less time chasing the perfect wedding and more time nurturing the love that brought them here. The wedding is a beautiful beginning, but marriage is the lifelong journey that follows. It deserves patience, grace, and celebration long after the last dance.
It is an incredible honor to witness the first chapter of your legacy and preserve it through timeless photographs. Your story is just beginning, and I can’t wait to help you remember how it all began.
I chose the road less traveled. Refusing to draw a distinction between details and portraiture, I discovered they are the Erik B. & Rakim of photography—remarkable on their own, but unforgettable together. One provides the texture, the other the soul. They create a rhythm that transforms a collection of photographs into an immersive story. When details and portraiture exist together, they tell a richer story than either could alone. One reveals where you’ve come from; the other captures where you’re going. One preserves the tangible, the other the emotional. Together, they become the completed story of your entire wedding day. I photograph every wedding with equal reverence for both. I want you to remember how your wedding looked AND how it felt.
Like a Gordon Parks portrait frozen in time, film photography possesses a quiet confidence. With each click of the shutter, it reveals a hidden door that allows us to wander into nostalgia and surrender to the lens of a masterful storyteller. Film transports you to a world of endless creative possibilities. Every frame is created with purpose, inviting both the photographer and the subject to slow down and become fully present. There are no shortcuts, only thoughtful observation and honest craftsmanship. Every frame transforms fleeting moments into enduring works of art. Its subtle imperfections, remarkable depth, and unmistakable character create photographs that feel both timeless and deeply human. Film doesn’t simply preserve how a moment looked; it preserves its soul.
I often compare film to listening to music on vinyl. You don’t choose it because it’s faster or more convenient. You choose it because it asks something of you. It invites you to slow down, to appreciate the craftsmanship, and to experience every note with intention. Film photography offers that same experience. It values quality over quantity, presence over perfection, and emotion over immediacy.
Film is more than a medium—it’s a philosophy. It reminds us that the most meaningful photographs are never rushed. They are carefully seen, intentionally created, and destined to become heirlooms that grow more meaningful with every passing generation.
Taking photography seriously is a reflection of its importance to me. Taking my clients serious is a reflection of THEIR importance to me. My clients deserve to be authentically represented despite heritage and background. My photographs honor the uniqueness of every single person. My photographs represent the beauty of every single couple.
Houston & Ade decided to tell their love story by honing in on Houston’s South Carolina heritage and Ade’s Nigerian background, and pay tribute to their ancestors through symbolism around nature, traditions, and love standing the test of time. Ade’s full name, Adetunji, translates to “return of the crown,” which soon became a theme for the impending nuptials.
A formal, traditional ceremony inside a chapel was also a must for the couple, who both grew up playing an active role in their churches. When guests arrived at Somerset Chapel they were greeted with lush, seasonal arrangements of white florals and a custom chandelier draped in greenery. The ceremony began with a wedding party processional to “The Swan” by Camille Saint-Saëns. The ceremony was officiated by South Carolina congressman and longtime friend of Houston’s family, James Clyburn. “I think what helped the most was that we shared our vows privately before the ceremony,” says Houston. “After we shared our vows, my entire focus was on having the best time with Ade and I forgot about everything else.” Former Presiding Elder Eddie Gadsden provided a brief sermon and prayer, and the Hallelujah singers led the recessional with “Holy, Holy, Holy” and “Oh Happy Day” before the couple was chauffeured away in a Rolls Royce Corniche to the River House for cocktail hour and dinner.
The ability to capture and create is truly a gift. I believe that photography is a creative language that allows me to communicate without words, boundaries, and borders.
The ability to capture and create is truly a gift. I believe that photography is a creative language that allows me to communicate without words, boundaries, and borders.
