Arden and John Wedding, Forest Lake Club, Columbia, S.C.

Arden + John were married at Trenholm Road United Methodist Church in Columbia SC on April 6, 2024.

We started out day out at the Forest Lake Club. Hamilton Events along with Julianne Sojourner had already spent most of the morning getting the space ready for the reception. Not a detail was missed. The floral arrangements were spectacular, especially the floating floral wreath above the bar.

We started with some of the most pale pink details to create out flat lay photos. Honestly, these might be my favorite flat lay photos to date. Since the reception space was mostly complete, I went ahead and took the chance to photograph the entire room.

We then went downstairs to the bridal sweet where we photographed the bride and bridesmaids in their cute blue jammies. We got our beautiful bride into her dress and with a little sewing, fixed a small dress mishap. I bet you didn’t know I could sew. HAHA, well I’m not great but I can fix a problem if I need to!

The bride chose to have a first look with the groom and her father. I love capturing these sweet moments. We grabbed a few portraits on the shaded side of the porch and moved right into bridal party photos. The bridal party consisted of 26 people, so I was thankful to have this time prior to the wedding to knock out all of the wedding party photos. Once we finished portraits, I photographed a few more finished reception space photos and we were off to the church.

Ceremonies at TRUMC are always a favorite. TRUMC does not allow photos during the ceremony unless you are at the back of the church or up on the balcony. I’m always so thankful to move upstairs for photos, so that we do not conflict with the ceremony. Once the ceremony was over, we signed the marriage license, took a few more quick photos and sent everyone on their way to the reception.

TRUMC has one of the prettiest church courtyards in Columbia and its a must for couple portraits. Arden and John were stunning and I am so glad we had another chance to grab some portraits. The veil was epic, so we needed to take advantage, I was just so obsessed.

We finally made our way back to Forest Lake for one of the biggest wedding celebrations EVER. The couple booked the band PUNCH. The bride’s brother booked them for their wedding and loved them so much that they had to have them as well. Let me say if I had to rebook my vendors again, I would have to have them too. We had the best time dancing, singing and sweating the night away. I know that was a party people will be talking about for years to come.

About halfway through the reception, the bride changed dresses. Once she changed dresses, out came all the sunglasses, lights and fun party accessories 🙂

The couple chose to have a colorful streamer exit before getting into their getaway car. The entire day/night was so carefully planned out and I just couldn’t get enough of it. This was one of those days that I would love to relive!