Lauren Ryals Photography

Ratings include Zola and Google reviews

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Prices start at $5,000

Elopement pricing

Prices start at $2,500


About Lauren Ryals Photography

Lauren Ryals

Lead Photographer and Owner

Hey friend, I'm Lauren. I love blue hour, antiquing, a quality documentary, my people, snuggling with my husband, loving our bernedoodle, Junie, and a vanilla oat milk latte at literally any time of the day. My love for photography stems from my desire to capture moments, and my love of color. I have always sought to express emotion through fashion, imagery and creativity. My photography is an overflow of that. I have been professionally photographing wedding for 8 years now, and I have an A.A. degree in arts. I tend to have a more photojournalistic approach to photography, and strive to capture the true emotion of your special day.

I bring a calming presence on often stressful days, and specialize in capturing full wedding weekends from beginning to end. My goal is to make sure your wedding day doesn't feel like one long extended photo shoot, but that you will soak in every moment, and trust that I am capturing every thing.


Services

Services

  • Bride-only session
  • Drone photography
  • Engagement session
  • Extra hours
  • Image editing
  • Printing rights
  • Second photographer

Photo formats

  • Hybrid

Deliverables

  • Digital files
  • Digital rights
  • Online gallery
  • Photo box
  • Printed enlargements
  • Same/next-day sneak-peek images
  • Wedding album

Reviews

Write a review
Rating: 5.0

5.0 out of 5

13 reviews

  • GA

    Grace Andrews

    Rating: 5
    Google
    Jun 3, 2026

    Lauren was so wonderful to work with, and captured the vision for our wedding perfectly! She and her husband helped us feel so comfortable and at ease. We LOVE our wedding photos and are so happy we found her. Couldn’t recommend more!

  • BR

    Brittanie Reeves

    Rating: 5
    Google
    Jun 2, 2026

    I’ve had the privilege of working with Lauren on weddings for years, and she continues to impress me every single time!! Her talent is undeniable, but it’s her personality and presence that make her truly exceptional. She has a way of making couples feel comfortable, confident, and completely themselves in front of the camera. If you’re considering booking Lauren, do it!!! You’ll receive gorgeous photos, an amazing experience, and one of the best people you could have by your side on your wedding day!

    Lauren Ryals PhotographyJun 2, 2026

    Thank you friend!!

  • SM

    Shannon M

    Rating: 5
    Google
    May 7, 2026

    More than just a photographer. Goes the extra mile to capture the details of your special day and more. Amazing work!

  • TS

    Taylor Bradley Stanley

    Rating: 5
    Google
    Mar 11, 2026

    Choosing Lauren as our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we made. My wedding was in SC but I'm based up north so planning a wedding and coordinating from afar was not the easiest task. Lauren made it so much easier. We did the wedding weekend package and I did my bridals, our engagement shoot, rehearsal dinner, and wedding day with her and needless to say it was PERFECT!!!! I remember when we were first reading through her literature she had a line about not only hiring a photographer but an advocate and let me tell y'all she lived up to it. The day of my bridals it POURED rain. Like thunder everywhere, drive 15 mph storm. I walked into the session in tears and Lauren (& her sweet husband Bryce) was so great with it all. We came up with a game plan, got incredible shots, and even got to take a few outside when the rain lightened up. I was so happy. I could go on and on and on about her patience and helpfulness throughout the process she's so great. She even recommended our DJ who kept the dance floor going all now. After a very long wedding day, including herding our very very large families, talkative families for photos, we went to Bucees (she started the day around 9 we were at Bucess around 10 pm) and she came and shot!!!! She's too good. Lastly, our photos came back SO FAST. Rehearsal dinner gallery was delivered night of, wedding previews had over 900 photos, and the engagement / bridal photos were back in less than a week. It was so impressive.

    Lauren Ryals PhotographyMar 11, 2026

    This means the world to me!!!!! Club Stanley forever!!!

  • DH

    Demi Henderson

    Rating: 5
    Google
    Oct 7, 2025

    Lauren just photographed our wedding in Greenville, SC and let me tell you that if I could buy a billboard for her, I would. She was so much more than a photographer throughout this process and captured every single moment of our day perfectly.

    Lauren Ryals PhotographyOct 7, 2025

    You’re the sweetest— all my love for you 💕


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Typically, couples book me about 8-12 months before their wedding date. I encourage you to reach out as soon as possible about my availability, even if you’re planning on a shorter time frame.
Definitely. All final images will be edited for color, saturation, exposure, and sharpness to ensure they look beautiful.
I do! Just let me know if your venue requires a certificate of liability, and I’ll send that over to them.
In my 8 years of experience as a wedding photographer, I’ve never cancelled a booking. In the very rare event that I’m unable to photograph your wedding, I’ll make sure you’re covered by one of my colleagues or my contracted assistant.