Lauren Renee Photography

phy, but it is hard to find in a digital era! I didn’t really search beyond Lauren. I had followed along with her social media long enough that I knew she was ‘the one’! It also helped that she was a Pittsburgh based photographer and that is where my husband is from. I wanted to incorporate as much of his hometown as possible- even in non-traditional ways! One thing that made Lauren stand out against other photographers was that all her brides looked different. It was important to me that somebody I worked with was comfortable with different body types and styles. Ultimately one of the many reasons we were happy that we chose her was how comfortable she made us feel in front of the camera. We ended up having the engagement shoot the day before the wedding and the timing honestly couldn't have been more perfect. I had been feeling a little bit self-conscious and was worried that it would come across in the photos. In only a few hours Lauren taught us to pose, where to look, and made me feel like I had been in front of the camera my entire life. Lauren exceeded our expectations in every way imaginable. From her recommendation on wedding planners to her choice in assistants 😉, we couldn’t have asked for more. We didn’t think portraits could be so much fun! Lauren captured the intimate details we took so much care in planning as well as special moments we are already reminiscing over! I would absolutely recommend Lauren to anyone looking for a top-tier photographer. We are already looking forward to working with her again! If you’re looking for an intimate and personalized experience with unbelievable results- Lauren is your girl!

of physical, mental and emotional time with every client. It was not only her heart that drew us to her as the ideal wedding photographer, but also her honest and confident outlook on the product she provides. The level of service and quality of photography represent an exceptional return on our investment with LRP. Lauren and her team were the idyllic balance of comforting and authoritative on our wedding day to gather our wedding party and deliver stunning images. We will find any excuse to work with Lauren again in the future! She is an amazing photographer and now friend.

going to have one of the best photographers around. Throughout the entire process Lauren did an incredible job of communicating with us and making sure she did not miss a single detail leading up to the wedding . For those going though the wedding planning process especially during covid, you understand how incredibly challenging the behind the scenes work is for both the couples and vendors. However with Lauren, no matter how challenging times were she was always so organized and spent the time to make sure every single detail was taken care of. She truly cares about each and every one of her clients and cares about building true relationships with each of them. When asked what I was most looking forward to on my wedding day, one of them was working with Lauren. Her work truly blew me away so I felt like the luckiest bride working with her even before the wedding happened. As someone who doesn't necessarily love the camera, I was a little nervous leading up to the big day. Well let me tell you by the end of the night I did not want to stop taking pictures! Who would have thought?!? Lauren is the most genuine, talented, uplifting and professional photographers there is. She has this incredible gift of making you feel a way about yourself that you never thought possible. I never felt more beautiful and comfortable in front of a camera than I did on my wedding day. She made being in front of the camera SO FUN that when I look back at the pictures I am reminded how amazing I felt in that moment. I had SO many friends and family members come up to me saying how much they loved Lauren...and they didn't even see a single photo from the wedding yet! Its been almost 6 months since our wedding, and I am still having conversations with people about how amazing our wedding photos were. My husband and I will forever have the most beautiful photos to look at and remind us of our special day. I know I am bias, but I praise Lauren to everyone I know on how amazing she was. I promise you will feel the same way if you book Lauren and her team! I can't wait to work with Lauren again in the future.

s absolute magic behind the camera, and the photos speak for themselves. From our engagement shoot, to our wedding day, every single image that Lauren took just blew us away. Her talent is truly unparalleled, and we are so lucky to have the most timeless photos to cherish from such a special day. More importantly though, Lauren is one of the most genuine and kind people that I’ve ever met. Due to the pandemic, we had to postpone and reschedule our original wedding date, and Lauren provided us with the utmost flexibility and grace. Throughout the entire process, Lauren went above and beyond her role as a photographer, and it was clear that she was just as invested in our wedding day as we were. Lauren was so detail oriented throughout the process, and this helped our wedding day to flow smoothly without a hitch. Lauren captured the most aesthetically beautiful photos of our wedding day, but she also somehow captured the feelings of love and joy that surrounded us. We are so fortunate that we were able to work with such a talented and creative professional, and are already looking forward to working with Lauren again in the future.

nt of the camera. Our fall mini session was stunning as well. There was literally not one bad picture of us. I was so relaxed on our wedding day because I knew Lauren would get all of the shots I wanted— she didn’t miss a single thing. I can’t wait to see our wedding photos because I know they will be perfect. We can’t wait to use Lauren for all of our future endeavors!

in the weeks leading up to the wedding to help us with creating a timeline for our day, and she was patient throughout all of the changes that occurred due to covid.  We can't say enough good things about Lauren and would highly recommend her if you want amazing pictures and a smooth, stress-free wedding day!

uldn't wait to celebrate with our friends and family back in Pittsburgh. It was very important to me to have intimate photos of our loved ones at our engagement party. I spent days looking for photographers to perfectly capture the event. Before November I have never worked with or met Lauren. My event planner suggested her for the event and I put all my trust into her. After looking through her instagram I knew I had made a great choice. Lauren was able to capture all of the love and emotion that night. It was truly one of the best nights of my life so far and I am so happy she was there to never let me forget the memories. Flash forward to 2020 and I am thrilled that Lauren and her team will be traveling to Italy with my family and I to capture our special day. Unfortunately 2020 wasn't as picture perfect as we had planned. Living through this pandemic has presented many struggles but Lauren was a rock through it all. Nick and I were so upset thinking we would have to find a new photographer for our special day. Again Lauren delivered and moved everything for us without a ounce of despair. I am so thankful for her and especially her willingness to please the client in every regard. There are no second takes when it comes to wedding photos and I am over the moon to have my dreams come to life with Lauren. Since this year didn't go as planned we did a shoot with Lauren to celebrate our love since we couldn't be in Italy this year. The photos speak for themselves. The emotion captured takes my breath away. I truly can't stop looking at the images. She is a dream to work with. As I stated before no detail is left behind. Lauren works with every client to provide vision, moods, outfit and accessory ideas as well as the best locations.

ding. She offered to do an engagement session on what would have been our wedding day, and then she made what could have been a sad day such a wonderful day still worth remembering nevertheless. After postponing our wedding, we were sad. “COVID brides” seemed to have obstacle after obstacle stacked against them, but Lauren made us excited for our wedding again and so optimistic that whatever it ended up looking like would be perfect. She reminded me of that several times over the past months. Lauren was uplifting and considerate during a time when those two characteristics were impossible to find in this world. Lauren is TALENTED. Our engagement photos were PERFECT. I could not even pick a favorite, and more so I could not get over the fact that we had this Wonder Woman of an artist yet to capture our big day. She is professional and extremely detail-oriented. She wants to know how you met. How he proposed. Your family members’ names. The shots you care about. All your vendors. Your style. Lauren traveled the day before my wedding to photograph all my details just because she knew I had obsessed over them for over a year. Who does that!?!?!?! No one does that. Til Lauren. She makes you feel comfortable, confident, and beautiful. If you don’t love the camera, she will make you. If you don’t love yourself, she will show you your most beautiful you. She did that for me, and I would recommend her with every ounce of energy in me so other brides can feel that, too. Please, do not hesitate to book Lauren. You WILL NOT regret it. Her team is also incredible and SO kind. My dress and veil were.... a lot.... and not once did they hesitate to fix it and make sure everything was perfect all day. Your wedding pictures last a lifetime and, while Lauren might think the pleasure of capturing our days is hers, trust me... the pleasure is all ours.

tographers for our wedding, Lauren was immediately the professional my husband and I wanted to work with. Her work just speaks volumes to the passion she possesses and provides for her clients. She has an undeniable ability to tell a story through her imagery - and a raw talent for bringing to light and capturing true expression. We were SO relieved when lauren was available to capture our special day. These photos are something you hold onto forever, so just know you are in good hands with Lauren. My husband and I will be married a year this coming September (sorry for the late review!) and I look at our wedding photos every day. We framed our photos in a gallery wall in our long hallway and I stop and look at them every time I pass. I couldn’t have asked for more perfection, professionalism, attention to detail and just an overall warmth and kind heart working with Lauren. She.Is.The.Best <3

ct was signed, which left a big impact. She was highly organized, kind, intuitive, punctual, and a true master of her craft. After our photos came out my mother texted me and said "Tell your photographer she is brilliant. Truly a master artist." I could not agree more. I recommend her hands down. She was perfection.

ade me feel so comfortable which made everything so much better! She’s incredibly easy to work with, sweet, and genuine! I want her to take pictures of me all the time 😉

ve and beyond for us and exceeded our expectations. She is so talented and knowledgeable and made us feel so comfortable throughout the whole process and behind the camera. She even sent us sneak peak photos and they took our breath away!!We were living out of state during our engagement and Lauren made sure that wasn't an issue in the planning process. It felt like we were working with a friend, which allowed us to open up behind the camera. Lauren and her team were so on top of it throughout our engagement, but also literally blew us away on the wedding day! They were so professional, organized, and prepared and made sure that all of our requests were met- even pictures with our puppies!! Literally all my dreams came true! I honestly can not say thank you enough to Lauren and her team!!! Will definitely be using Lauren again for our future life events :)

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s at ease leading up to and the day of our wedding (and she can really drive a golf cart!) Having done our engagement photos, she helped us relax in front of the camera so that we knew what to expect on our wedding day. Lauren kept everything the day-of running smoothly - making sure she captured all the details and family photos we wanted while getting us to and from the church with time to breathe! She even snuck us out after dinner for sunset photos! 💕 We could not have enjoyed working with Lauren more, and would work with her and her team again in a heartbeat!

a good way) on the wedding day to make sure you get every photo you want and she doesn’t miss those important moments. I have been in my fair share of weddings and Lauren was by far the most professional photographer I’ve seen, she came prepared and ready to capture photos that we will cherish for the rest of our lives and the photos are AMAZING and I love that when I look through them I get to relive the best day of my life! Thank you Lauren for capturing our day and our love for each other so perfectly!

advance! Lauren had the artistic style that we wanted for our wedding - light, airy, romantic, some spontaneous and some posed photos. She was fantastic throughout the whole engagement and wedding process. She was so friendly and outgoing when we first met in person - very easy-going. She made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. She's so knowledgeable and helpful with wedding logistics in terms of photo planning, etc, for the actual day-of that you would think she's been doing this for 30 years! She and her assistants captured our wedding day beautifully and we love to go back and relive all the moments from that special day. Our photos came in a timely manner as well - and they were breathtaking as expected. We are so, so happy that our friends found Lauren and exposed her work to us years ago. She was a gem and we are 100% satisfied. We will absolutely be using her in the future for anniversary/baby/whatever life brings our way! 10/10 hands down!

ddings at our venue. Once we got to her website, we fell even more in love with her photography style! Her talent is truly one of a kind - the way she can capture any lighting to bring out an airy, soft, and romantic style, and how she captures raw emotion between two people, which is what we were looking for. And, to top it off, she is an amazing person in addition to photographer! We felt an instant connection to her when we met for our engagement photos, which turned out BEAUTIFUL, and we were just as blown away with our wedding photographs. An additional note - our engagement photos occurred on a cloudy evening, and a few minutes after we decided to be done for the night, the sun blasted through some clouds for an amazing sunset. Lauren quickly took out her equipment again and took a bonus round of photographs! She was incredibly thoughtful to do that, and it shows just how much she cares about the couples she works with. She is SO fun to work with, and easily makes you feel comfortable during the photoshoots. We cannot recommend Lauren highly enough; she has provided us with beautiful, long lasting memories through her timeless art style. Lauren, we can never thank you enough!

e’s so sweet but on the wedding day gets it done! I could write a novel about how amazing this woman is!! Hire her for beautiful, classic, timeless photos! You’ll be over the moon happy you did!

at the photographer creates. Lauren seems to have the vision to draw out these things that will allow the image to speak to you. We are so excited to get our final proofs. Many thanks for capturing our day.

the photos we wanted fast, efficient, and the sneak peak turned out gorgeous. I can’t wait to see the final photos. I would highly recommend Lauren. She truly knows what she is doing! She makes you feel amazing on your wedding day. Thank you Lauren!

they made an amazing team together.

guide containing answers to every question we had and even ones we did not think of. This made us feel so much more prepared and less stressed on the day of the shoot. Lauren made herself available at a time and place that was both convenient for us and that she knew would provide a beautiful backdrop and optimal lighting. She was energetic, and excited and she immediately put us at ease. Her confidence and easy to follow direction throughout the shoot made it so that we never felt awkward, uncomfortable, or unsure of ourselves. The experience was truly fun and the laughter and happiness she captured in our photos was genuine. It was clear that Lauren knew exactly what she was doing at all stages of the process and her experience was apparent throughout. A couple of days later, Lauren sent us some preview photos from the shoot and we absolutely fell in love with them. Everything about our engagement photos is beautiful. They made us feel even more excited about our upcoming wedding and our future together. Along with our family, we will cherish these photos for the rest of our lives and we will forever remain grateful to Lauren for capturing this special time in our lives and for the wonderful experience we had with her.

ile scrolling through the explore page. I believe it had to be fate! I instantly fell in love and every single picture was everything I had dreamed up for my own pictures! Once contacting Lauren, I had fallen in love with her too! From our first meeting up until the wedding day, we hit the jackpot. Lauren is so genuine, honest, determined, and her professionalism is one that is so hard to find. She was willing to meet at any point throughout the planning process, extremely accessible to contact, and truly was a wealth of knowledge! She provided us with so much information that allowed us to remain at ease! I believe you have to feel comfortable with your vendors, and not only were we comfortable, we were confident. I never once felt that I needed to worry about how the pictures would turn out or how the day would flow. Throughout meeting with Lauren she provided us with plans of how the day would run and even went to our ceremony location days before to become familiar with it! Not only is Lauren an amazing person to be around and work with, her pictures are truly works of art! To this day, I do not believe there is anyone else that could have captured the essence of our wedding day the way Lauren did. She took the time to really get to know and care about us as a couple, which I believe really shined through in the pictures. It felt like she was one of our best friends there with us during the day! Wedding days can become stressful trying to fit everything in, and Lauren was always stress free, calm, and took her time to make sure everything was perfect and she always captured the perfect shot! Everyone that has seen our pictures have said that they are the most beautiful, elegant, and magazine worthy pictures. I even find myself going through them and looking at them day after day. Not only do I love them, but they leave me speechless. The photos are timeless, breathtaking, and something we will be able to cherish for the rest of our lives. Photography was the biggest and most important aspect of the wedding vendors for me, and we could have not have been luckier to have worked with such a talented, creative, and amazing photographer who has now become our friend!

ement photos Lauren went above and beyond. She was more than willing to travel 5 hours out of state so that we could have our session on our alma mater's campus, making it such a meaningful and romantic shoot for us. On top of that, she quickly got us gorgeous proofs to use for our Save the Date and even helped me with outfit advice leading up to our session. In the months before our wedding Lauren was always quick to respond to any questions we had and also provided tons of helpful information so that we felt organized and ready. Everything from extended family shots to the smallest detail shots like the all-important wedding accessories were covered in her provided lists and then captured the day of. Lauren came to my parents' house where the bridal party was getting ready and it truly felt like she was another one of my friends helping me get ready. She was so much more than a photographer but a friend and supporter. She was consistently detail-oriented, making sure that shots I wanted didn't get lost in the shuffle during the pre-ceremony buzz. The ceremony shots Lauren took truly captured everything and are some of the most sentimental shots of the day. Because of a rainy forecast on our wedding day, Lauren had multiple plans prepared to make sure that we got everything we wanted in between our ceremony and reception, regardless of the weather. We took stunning photos in the natural light as well as beautiful shots under the rotunda of our cocktail hour area. The whole day was beautifully captured and really we couldn't have asked for more. Our new home (and offices, and phone screens, and mantels. and refrigerators) has her stunning work everywhere and I am grateful every day that we put our wedding photography in her hands.

short of amazing. On our wedding day Lauren and her assistant were not only professional, but so lovely to be around that we felt as though they were actually guests! They made us smile and laugh and enjoy the entire process. When we received our pictures, they totally took us back to the most magical night of our lives and will help us remember every detail forever. Lauren- you are incredible and so beyond talented, thank you so much!