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Justin Brownell
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Hello! Thank you so much for visiting my page. It would be an absolute honor to capture your day.
I strongly believe that your love is one of a kind and should be captured as so. So I approach every wedding with a unique and one-of-a-kind approach. Documenting as a journalist and always searching for those epic and creative images. Mixing art and photojournalism. Documenting those emotional and timeless moments, then switching to creating epic and badass images of art. :)
All the best,
Justin
Justin Brownell is a talented wedding photographer located in San Antonio, TX.
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Destination Weddings
Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
Bridal Portraits
Day After Session
Engagement
Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
Digital Files
Online Proofing
Photo
Printed Enlargements
Second Shooter Available
Social Media Sharing
Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
Artistic
Documentary
Dramatic
Lifestyle
Modern
Wedding Activities
Getting Engaged
Rehearsals & Parties
After Party
Wedding
After Party
Awards and Affiliations
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Justin Brownell
Owner
Hello, I'm Justin.
After years of capturing love stories in Texas, I’m excited to now call Greenville, South Carolina home and bring my passion, experience, and perspective to couples across the Carolinas.
My approach blends editorial storytelling, true-to-life color, and emotion-driven candid moments. I’m drawn to the unscripted, in-between seconds—the quiet hand squeezes, the laughter that breaks the pose, the way two people look at each other when they forget a camera is even there.
I especially love working with eclectic, artsy couples — people who want something a little different than the traditional, heavily posed wedding photography. Couples who appreciate creativity, movement, mood, and imagery that feels alive and personal. If you want photos that reflect your personality, your quirks, and the real energy of your day, we’re probably a perfect fit.
My style is clean, natural, and timeless with a cinematic edge. Whether your wedding is modern, offbeat, romantic, or intimate, I aim to create images that don’t just show the moment, they make you feel it again.
Now photographing weddings throughout Greenville, Asheville, Charlotte, Columbia, and the Southeast.
Let’s create something beautiful and uniquely yours.
Cheers,
Justin
Reviews
4.8
out of 5.028 reviews
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Justin is highly praised by various clients for his photography services, particularly for weddings. Reviewers highlight his professionalism, creativity, and ability to capture special moments. Justin is commended for his communication skills, adaptability, and attention to detail, making clients feel comfortable and satisfied with the final images. Clients express gratitude for his attentive and accommodating nature, recommending his services for weddings and various occasions.Josh Y
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5.0
9/30/2025
We originally hired Justin to shoot our engagement photos, and ended up loving his work so much that we flew him to our destination wedding to shoot our big day! He is an absolute ...
professional and very easy to work with. I would recommend him to anyone and everyone for any occasion!
Elijah S
5.0
1/01/2026
Justin was so helpful in making sure the engagement pictures came out great and that my fiancee and I felt comfortable throughout the experience.
Any questions?
Joseph M
5.0
12/18/2025
In the chaos of our magical day, Justin was a breath of calm fresh air. He was great to work with leading up to our wedding and afterward. The pictures were amazing!! My wife and I...
will have those moments that he captured in our home for the rest of our lives.
Sara C
5.0
12/16/2025
It’s been 18 years since I have taken professional photos with my husband. Justin was highly recommended to take photos of me with my husband and two Jack Russells for a specific t...
heme. Justin had great communication, made us feel comfortable and delivered great images. We would highly recommend his services
Antonio G
5.0
12/12/2025
A wonderful guy. Very nice and adaptable to any situation especially when dealing with photos with kids as he shot some photos for my family’s Christmas photos. Some of the best de...
tailed work I’ve seen in photos in a long time. I would highly recommend Justin Brownell to friends & family as well to strangers & families with children of all ages.
S G
5.0
12/03/2025
i’m so glad i found Justin and that he was free to work with us. i had a vision and he absolutely brought it to life. he’s got a great eye and creativity and will make sure your pe...
rsonality shines in your photos!
David V
5.0
9/21/2025
Justin was great from beginning to end. Very friendly and attentive to all of our ideas. He captured our wedding day authentically along with some artistic portraits.
Kelly G
5.0
9/12/2025
Justin was efficient, communicative and did a great job capturing the vibe of our family. His editing style was exactly what we wanted and he was open to changes on things we wante...
d adjusted afterward. Can’t recommend him enough.
Addison M
5.0
9/10/2025
He was absolutely amazing!! Couldn’t ask for a more attentive photographer! He made us feel comfortable and did what he did best!
Kiley S
5.0
10/10/2021
Justin and Christian were a blast to work with for our Wedding! Fun and easy to talk to, and they do great job at giving direction. They make the experience easy and comfortable. M...
y favorite quality is that they both took a creative approach with their unique individual styles to give us a wide variety of photos. Justin also did our engagement photos and was literally willing to go to great heights for us, on top of enchanted rock in Fredericksburg. We are so grateful to share such memorable experiences with you! Thank you for the great photos and memories!
Briana S
1.0
2/06/2021
Justin was great to work with and took great photos but our wedding was 4.5 years ago and we still don’t have our wedding album. It took years and many reminders to get the canvas ...
prints included in our package and at this point I’ve just given up on our wedding album after asking for it to be mailed to us and/or a refund probably 20 times. So if you’re interested in any actual physical products I wouldn’t recommend.
Nina M
5.0
1/07/2021
Justin was beyond accommodating to our plans as he travelled to Iceland to capture our engagement photos and all over San Antonio for our wedding day. Every photo captured was a pe...
rfect representation of our happiness and love. If you want photos worthy of lifetime love, look no further than Justin.
Clarisa G
5.0
4/22/2020
Justin Brownell is so freaking AWESOME!!!! He truly becomes your friend and you want that in a photographer-trust me. You want to be able to laugh with each other, that's what make...
s everything more comfortable and you should feel comfortable and feel so beautiful/handsome on your wedding day. It's YOUR DAY!!! He captures the big moments, the small moments, and the moments unseen. Having him for our wedding went so smoothly and we simply loved every moment of it!! I personally like to save money so having a wedding in general scared me, especially when it came to shopping around for vendors and things like that. Overall, I wanted beautiful photos and I knew what that meant...but speaking TRUTHFULLY, I looked and I couldn't find anyone better than Justin and it was just too dang hard for me to settle when I know how much these pictures would mean. You won't regret it one bit. He is incredibly talented. You will be stubborn too and you won't find better. Go with Justin!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jennifer P
5.0
10/11/2018
Justin was the bomb dot com! He was timely, professional, cool, calm, and collective in a time where I and none of my bridal party were not. (Like we were a shit show, to say the l...
east)
His photos are top notch and they capture every moment we were looking for. Make sure you choose him for your next wedding cause it's worth every penny!!! Thanks again Justin!!
Daisy T
5.0
5/17/2018
I can’t begin to tell you how AMAZING Justin was on our wedding day. He capture moments that we would have missed and moments that will be cherished forever. I don’t know how he di...
d it but when we received the photos, it was beyond what we imagined. I would highly recommend Justin, he is the most talented and creative photographer in San Antonio. Every dime we spent was worth it for memories that will last forever. Thanks Justin!
Judy W
5.0
10/31/2017
I'm not quite sure how to articulate just how perfect Justin and his team were to document our day. To start, my bridal photos were absolutely incredible! More than I could have...
ever have imagined. Justin's ability to see the art in the frame of a photo is amazing. On the day of the wedding, several people mentioned to me that they couldn't believe how hard the photographers were working. They were in every place at the right time and captured some of the most beautiful moments for us. He even took the time to edit almost all of the photos and has such an eye for detail. Justin will exceed your expectations in every way!
Gloria M
5.0
10/30/2017
Thank you Justin for the superb job photographing my daughter’s wedding. We couldn’t be happier with the amazing work you did capturing the special moments and looking through the ...
pictures is like reliving that beautiful day.
Bonnie M
5.0
10/30/2017
I’m the mother of the groom and was extremely impressed with Justin and the excellent job he did at my son’s wedding. His pictures were absolutely breathtaking and I was in tears w...
hen I saw them. He had such amazing talent and we were so grateful to have him photograph such a special day for our family. Thank you Justin!
Yuri M
5.0
10/30/2017
Justin was really awesome to work with and his pictures were so creative and captured our day beautifully. Most of all they made my wife so happy which makes me happy. Justin was s...
o easy to work with and I highly recommend him.
Jennifer M
5.0
10/30/2017
Justin was amazing and I had a wonderful experience working with him. He was professional, personable and made us so comfortable. He was able to capture our beautiful moments witho...
ut being intrusive. And also so patient with me and my husband who don’t like to take pictures. Not to mention patient with all the amateur family photographers. Most importantly his pictures were so amazingly beautiful they brought me to tears and I will cherish them forever!
Jon W
5.0
10/29/2017
I officiated a wedding that Justin photographed and I have to say he was super professional, is an amazing artist and goes out of his way to get the shots that other photographers ...
wouldn’t get. I met with the couple after the wedding and they showed me some of their pictures Justin took and I was blown away by what he can do with lights and color. Another photographer could pose you in the traditional boring shots, but if you want your wedding day captured by a true artist and have images your friends will be jealous of, give Justin a call and hire him.
Casey P
5.0
10/29/2017
I am so, so glad that we found and booked Justin for our wedding day! Just a bit of relevant background: my (now) husband is also in a creative career field - I'm not. So, I needed...
someone who would respect the hubby's input, but at the same time not be intimidated or swayed by it and still do 'their' thing. We didn't want the typical posed shots ("everybody line up!") but rather someone who could creatively capture the feeling and the overall energy of the day. Justin surpassed all of our expectations. This may sound corny, but I do get a little choked up and teary eyed all over again when I look at what Justin was able to do. Everything from my nerves pre-ceremony, to our 'first look', to our elation and silliness on the dance floor - it's like reliving the day all over again! He was so professional and easy to work with, his assistant was just as amazing. If I could give them more than 5 stars, I absolutely would!
Kayla I
5.0
10/29/2017
Justin was amazing, he made us forget we were being photographed and was so easy to work with. His photos tell true stories and brought me to tears as I was reliving my special day...
. He got photos of places I couldn’t be like of my husband opening his gift before the ceremony and it was so special to be able to see moments like that. Still to this day he posts pictures and my jaw just drops, he never ceases to amaze me with his works. He is not just a top photographer, he’s an artist. We are so glad we chose him to capture our day. Thank you Justin!!
Sarah H
5.0
3/12/2017
Justin is the BEST! He made us look like we knew what we were doing(we are not picture takers;), captured the most amazing shots, but most of all we had so much fun working with hi...
m! He takes wedding photography to the next level, if you are looking for someone to capture moments that most people would miss, put you in places that end up looking amazing this is your guy! Not only that he is easy to work with, very responsive, and your album is available through an online link so you have access to your photos easily, at anytime:) Matt and I both couldn't recommend him more!
Dee M
5.0
1/23/2017
Justin was the photographer for my sister’s wedding in New York City. I cannot say enough about how hard he worked and how much we loved the pictures he delivered.. He was with us ...
the entire day, as we drug the poor guy all over the five boroughs for photos before the wedding, then had the actual ceremony and reception. Justin worked so hard and was incredible throughout the entire experience. And it’s been so fun to see his photos of the wedding published by several huge wedding blogs. Justin is truly an artist.. The entire wedding day was such a beautiful experience, and he perfectly, beautifully captured the magic..
Kamica P
2.0
12/11/2016
Great photographer, just lost half of my photos from the big day and was never able to retrieve them.
Megan H
5.0
9/01/2016
We hired Justin to shoot our engagement photos in San Antonio at two separate locations and he WAY exceeded our expectations!! He started us off with a great ice breaker to get us ...
comfortable with him and with being photographed. We had SO MUCH fun, and ended up with the most beautiful photos! He is very dedicated to getting great shots, even remains flexible with timing in order to get the incredible photos we wanted. He perfectly captured our love and silliness.. so much so that we then decided to hire him to shoot our DC wedding next year!!! Cannot wait to see him capture more magic on our special day!
Tara G
5.0
10/15/2015
My mom, future mother-in-law, and I met Justin at the Bridal Extravaganza in San Antonio in May. It was a very exciting and overwhelming day with so many different photographers an...
d vendors to pick from. When we stopped at Justin's booth, we immediately hit it off. Justin was very friendly, had a wonderful set-up, and a great flyer detailing all of his photography packages. Justin and his wife answered all of our questions and made a lasting impression on us. We were ready to book him that day but were hesitant because the wedding date was not secured yet at a venue. Shortly after the extravaganza we booked our venue and I contacted Justin to book him for our engagement photos and our wedding. Justin has a streamlined process for signing the contract and is great about communicating. My fiancé and I were moving at the end of the summer so we only had a few months to have our engagement photos done and to plan the majority of our wedding. Justin made sure that I had all of the information that I needed in regards to the engagement session and for the wedding day. He has answered my many questions quickly- through email, over the phone, and in person!
For our engagement session, we had it on two separate days so we could have it at two different locations. Justin did an amazing job during both and with the photography package we chose, provided hair and makeup for one of them! Justin made the engagement sessions fun and made my fiancé and I feel comfortable in front of the camera. I had requests for specific pictures that I wanted (like a banner with our date and blowing glitter) and Justin captured those beautifully! Justin has an artistic eye and brings photos to life with his ideas. He gives great tips and instructions (for those of us that are challenged on seeing the bigger picture) and the results are extraordinary!
The turn around time for engagement photos was very quick and they turned out wonderfully- better than we could have imagined! We are looking forward to working with Justin again on our wedding day!
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