LaurMar Photo

05/10/2025

My brother is the coolest...I can't believe he's a senior 😭

04/10/2025

Someone book here for a wedding and hire me!! It's so so dreamy!!

Inquire here: www.laurmarphoto.com/bookme

04/10/2025

Have you ever wanted to feel confident and beautiful in your skin?

What woman doesn’t, right?

Well, I’m teaming up with my good friend Stevie to bring you a bo***ir day at a local new venue in Everett, PA!

It’s an incredible experience! An experience where you’ll walk away feeling beautiful, empowered, confident, and sexy!

But don’t just take my word for it! Here’s what one of my past boud ladies had to say…

“I can’t stop looking at my photos! I did a Bo***ir session with Lauren. I can not recommend having that experience with this photographer enough. She was so relaxed and warm, l felt totally comfortable and had a blast!! I am not a size 2. l am not a model. I never like any picture l take but l can’t stop looking at my photos, I’m so proud of them! Lauren is so talented and understands how to pose and prompt you so that your pictures will be amazing. If you have ever considered a session like this, book with Lauren. You will have a fantastic experience and love your photos.”

So, know that I’ve convinced you…here are the details!

🎀 It will be held on November 22 at the North Spring Ballroom in Everett, PA

🎀 You will receive an online gallery with color and black and white images

🎀 Hair and makeup will be done by Stevie Quarry on site

🎀 You can bring 2 outfits and any props (think shoes, veil, etc)

🎀 Here are the package options 🎀

Packages 1:
Hour bo***ir session
Up to 2 outfits
Online gallery
Color and black/white images
Hair done by Stevie Hess
$375 +tax

Packages 2:
Hour bo***ir session
Up to 2 outfits
Online gallery
Color and black/white images
Makeup done by Stevie Hess
$405 +tax

Packages 3:
Hour bo***ir session
Up to 2 outfits
Online gallery
Color and black/white images
Hair and makeup done by Stevie Hess
$465 +tax

🎀 And here are the available timeslots 🎀
(plan for 2-2.5 hours, but this would be the start time)

9am
10am
11am
Noon
1pm
2pm
3pm

To book and secure your date, just message me! We can’t wait to see you!! 🫶🏼

29/09/2025

“Love costs you something.”

I’ve been thinking about these words that were spoken during Kim and Danny’s ceremony all day today

Powerful little sentence that is

I think in society, we miss the mark on what love actually is. What it looks like.

The Bible says,

Love is patient
Love is kind
It does not envy
It does not boast
It is not proud
It does not dishonor others
It is not self-seeking
It is not easily angered
It keeps no record of wrongs
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres

Each one of those things costs you something

It requires you to surrender yourself for the sake of someone else. It means putting others first. It means truly being patient and kind.

The Bible is a book about the greatest love story of all time that exemplifies each of those characteristics of love.

It’s a story of the Creator fully and completely loving each of us enough to send His son to die for us. Where He is patient, kind, and so so gracious to us.

And during the ceremony, the pastor put Kim and Danny’s names in front of those sentences.

Kim is patient.
Danny is kind.

But it left me asking, is Lauren patient? Is Lauren kind? Is Lauren no easily angered?

So, I guess I leave you with that little food for thought as you look at these beautiful photos and head into the new week. How are you loving the people around you these days??

Because I tell you one thing, I hope I love people with a little ounce of how Kim and Danny love each other and their people! They are truly some of the sweetest people and I’m so thankful I got to be the one to capture chapter one of their story! 🫶🏼

22/09/2025

To sum up this elopement: breathtaking, beautiful, so much fun, absolutely epic, a pinch me dream moment

A true dream come true!

Especially because this year has been a rough year. For many reasons and for different things, but it’s been a hard wedding year over here for LaurMar if I’m being 100% honest.

And in rougher years, it’s easy to fall prey to the comparison game in this industry. It’s easy to think you’re not good enough, or qualified, or that anyone will ever book you ever again. All lies, I know, but they are real things that have rolled through my head.

Then, alongs come Sophie and Dawson…my absolute dream clients! Down for anything, planning an incredible and beautiful elopement, so chill and so fun! And I fall in love with this career of mine all over again!

Like a deep, headover heels, passion for this job

I’m leaving this weekend so proud and so excited about the photos I captured this weekend. The story they tell! The love they show 🫶🏼

I’m truly just so thankful not only for Sophie and Dawson trusting me with their wedding day, but thankful to Jesus for walking with me in this business hand-in-hand and hearing my prayers!

14/09/2025

Friends!! We made it to the final round!! GAHHH! I would be honored if you could take some time to vote this week (can vote daily until the 21st)! Let's bring home the W!!!

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08/09/2025

As I was driving to Jill and Montana’s wedding, I was praying that Heaven would invade earth a little during their wedding day…

Just that there would be sweet glimpses of the Kingdom throughout the day

And there was just that all day long

From this beautiful rainbow (a double one if you look really close) that reminds us of God’s promises
To the eagle flying overhead during the ceremony
To the sweetest tears shared between father and daughter as they walked down the aisle
To Jill and Montana, marrying their dream companions

It was a day that was sweet and simple. It was giving “homesteading mother” as Jill always says 😂

It was beautiful.

Thankful for Jill’s life I’ve gotten to pour into as she’s sat in my home. Thankful she found Montana, who is her absolute dream man!

I’m so excited to see where the future takes these two…but I have a feeling it will involve moving into their new home so so soon!

Book me for your wedding - www.laurmarphoto.com/bookme

28/08/2025

If there’s one thing I’ve come to realize doing this job it’s this…

The most chaotic, full of life sessions are the very best ones

It’s hairs not perfectly in place
It’s deep belly laughs and excessive giggles
It’s kids running around playing tag
It’s adults spinning around like they’re kids again

My clients send my inspo boards all the time about what they what their sessions to look like. Lately it’s been full of romantic, playful moments. Moments that are both intimate and full of joy! And truly, they have been the absolute most fun sessions to shoot!

I’ve left every session lately feeling ALIVE! Full of love for this job and what I get to create!

Side note: I’ve forever peaked because Shiloh asked her mom if she could set up a play date with me 😂 the highest compliment from a 7 year old!

Maybe you’re reading this and wondering, I want photos like that, but I don’t know how.

Well, good news! I’m here to help!

The easiest way to achieve this is to actually play! If you want your photos to look playful and romantic… you actually have to be playful and romantic! From my couples to my families I have different prompts I use during your session to help with this! It creates these moments flawlessly!

Another way to achieve this is to relax and just have fun! Change your mindset from a photo session to a fun date activity! Don’t think of it as something you have to do, but something you GET to do together! Like truly have fun with it!

And don’t worry if you’re not as outgoing and playful! Playful and romantic moments happen naturally. When you’re just yourself!

Side note squared: I will always also get the more formal, looking at the camera photos too. Don’t you worry your little head about that! I call them photos for mom 😂

Anyway, to sum this up it’s this! Let your photo session be fun! Relax and have fun! It is the very best way to achieve the playful and romantic look! 🫶🏼

20/08/2025

I hate to admit it but…

There was a time in my life I swore I would never ever shoot weddings

It was my senior year in college and my professors kept asking me what I was going to do with this photography degree. Most other people who asked me that were skeptical if I could even make a career out of photography, but not them. They were asking truly because they were rooting me on and curious where I was going

Up until my senior year, when my professors asked me this I would say “I don’t know, but not weddings”

But it was my senior year that I shot my very first wedding. It was a small wedding on a Monday, but it lit a fire and changed everything. And it was my senior year that I dove headfirst into wanting this to be my career. I did a complete flip from never wanting to shoot weddings to it becoming my biggest passion

It’s honestly kind of funny I fought it so hard. Especially at this point because…

✨ I’ve been a full-time wedding photographer since 2019
✨ I’ve shot over 115+ weddings
✨ I’ve been hired to photograph weddings in over 15 different states
✨I’ve shot abroad (hoping to add more exciting destinations weddings…Iceland I AM coming for you!)

This year has been really hard for my business. It’s just a slower year than I’m used to and makes you reevaluate everything.

But when I look back and see how far I’ve come and what all I’ve accomplished with this baby of mine, it’s truly beautiful.

And I can say with absolute certainty that my fire for this career is alive! It’s truly the biggest honor of my life to get to capture your story!

Don’t just take my word for it! Here is want one of my past brides said, “Five stars hardly feels like enough recognition for Lauren. Her dedication, her natural talent, and her wonderful personality make her truly an easy choice. Lauren is incredible at her craft, and she knows how to make it all look and feel natural and easy. As a bride who was very uneasy in front of the lens, I can say without a doubt Lauren made me feel so beautiful and confident!”

Let me end this little post by saying, I’M BOOKING 2026!! WOOT WOOT! I would love to be part of telling your story! ❤

READY TO BOOK?? Let's do this thing: https://laurmarphoto.com/bookme

08/08/2025

Senior photos are more fun when you include your favorite things 🏈

27/07/2025

I've been nominated for hometown favorite, and it would mean so much to me if you could vote!! You can vote daily until August 3rd! Let's bring this bad boy home

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24/07/2025

📣 CALLING ALL ENGAGED COUPLES 📣

I'm booking 2026 weddings and elopements! And I want to capture your story!

I am booking all of 2026 except April because that month is already booked to the brim with beautiful love stories I get to document.

❗❗❗ALSO❗❗❗

I will be up in Maine THIS (2025) September from the 16ish-21ish for an elopement! Wahoo! If you want to book an elopement or session while I'm there, there will be no travel fees or additional costs!

Inquire here and let's get this party started: https://laurmarphoto.com/bookme