Sarah Anne Photography

mantic, editorial style is absolutely flawless and every photo feels timeless, intentional, and full of emotion. Beyond her talent, Sarah was such a joy to work with. She has a calm, reassuring presence that instantly put us at ease, allowing us to fully relax and be present on our wedding day. It felt like we had an extra friend at our special day that just happened to be our photographer! She helped with so many little details of the day that I will never forget. She was also incredibly helpful throughout the entire process. She was responsive, organized, and truly invested in making our day special. Everything was handled with professionalism and care, and her turnaround time was impressively prompt. If you’re looking for a photographer who is not only exceptionally skilled but also kind, joyful, and deeply committed to her clients, Sarah is the one. We are so grateful she was part of our day and will cherish these photos forever!

ith little things that popped up on the day, always with a positive spirit. We got SO many compliments from our family and friends with how nice it was to work with her and how amazing the photos were!

the rest was history! I didn't reach out to any other photographers as Sarah checked every box and made me feel so comfortable and confident in what she could deliver. And she delivered that and more! Our engagement photos were magical and our wedding photos looked like they were from a magazine. Not to mention, Sarah is just an absolute sweetheart and so fun to work with! Stop your search now and book with Sarah! She's the best of the best!

ion we truly saw how her vision came to life in the photos she took. My fiance and I were so pleased with how they turned out. For our wedding itself, she contacted us several days prior to go over all the critical shots we wanted and to truly get an idea of the moments we wanted captured. From the moment she arrived at the house for bridesmaids shots she took control of the situation and moved quickly to capture all the shots we wanted. At our first look she absolutely crushed it. This followed throughout our ceremony and reception. She was in the middle of a chaotic dance floor getting awesome shots of the party and all that was going on. If you are looking for a photographer who will go all out for you throughout the process while remaining a constant professional Sarah is your lady. I would recommend her to anyone that asked and her performance will truly knock your socks off.

if you are trying to plan a destination wedding in HHI) and scheduling the flow of the day. Then, when the big day came, she went above and beyond expectations. She was prompt and kept us on time, and had to be fast to do that. We went to multiple locations and Sarah was obviously an expert at everything she did. She was great at handling the wedding party and any unexpected things that popped up. Because of her, I had moments that I couldn’t have even dreamed of. She’s also insanely agile! We got married on a boat and I watched her climb, crouch, and reach without missing a beat. Her eye for a good shot is unbeatable. She is worth every penny!!

(and all of our wedding party) feel comfortable and natural during the entire day! People kept telling us how great our photographer was to work with throughout the day, and they were right! When we got the sneak peak pics back we were beyond excited. They were beautiful! Thank you Sarah!

eative and meaningful moments and really understood the vibe of the day

the camera and the pictures are absolutely beautiful. She captured our day so perfectly and managed to get all of the small details and surprises throughout the day that weren’t necessarily planned to photograph, which makes it even better to look back on our album. Every moment and emotion was captured perfectly. Her job went so much further than just taking pictures. She helped fix my bustle when it broke so I wasn’t stepping on my gown all night. We had so much fun with her we didn’t want her to leave! She also has an amazing relationship with so many other awesome Hilton head vendors. I would recommend her to anyone getting married in the area.

graphy dreams come true. From the very first phone call, she put us at ease, and we knew we had made the right choice. My husband and I aren't particularly photogenic or comfortable in front of a camera, but she coached us through everything, and the results are AMAZING! Her energy and bubbly personality shine, and she is truly a joy to work with. All of our guests LOVED her, too! We've gotten multiple comments from people that our wedding photos belong in a magazine, and I have to agree, all thanks to Sarah!

et Sarah that she does this because she loves it! A few of my friends had used her for their weddings in Hilton Head and told me that she is the first person to book as soon as you pick your date. I'm so happy I did!! She's charismatic, makes you feel comfortable and is great at pulling together large wedding parties. 10000/10 would recommend!!

rah did! We had our engagement shoot with her along with our entire wedding day! She is amazing and so talented! Our entire wedding party and all of our guests LOVED her!!! We recently just got the sneak peek of our wedding day photos and I’m obsessed!!!

vision PERFECTLY. Hiring a good photographer was so important to use to relive the day and Sarah could not have been more on point. Do yourself a favor - hire her. Xx

friend. She makes you feel comfortable and relaxed, which really reflects in her beautiful work. Her photos are amazing, working with her is even better. Sarah goes above and beyond with such an energetic upbeat positive attitude that is truly contagious! Everyone at our wedding has commented about how wonderful she was and even some planning on flying back to HHI just to do family portraits with her :) I couldn't recommend Sarah highly enough, 5 stars doesn't do her justice

th grace and precision. Her pleasant demeanor and fantastic interpersonal skills made working with her a joy for everyone involved. She effortlessly guided us and our guests with great direction for poses, ensuring every photo was both beautiful and natural. Her presence and talent truly contributed to the success of our wedding. We couldn’t be happier with the results and highly recommend her to anyone looking for a remarkable photographer.

etely UNFORGETTABLE!! From the first call I had with Sarah, her expertise and intuition were obvious and I knew without a doubt that I wanted her to be the person to capture our special day! Coordinating with Sarah was a breeze and I went into wedding day feeling completely prepared to get all of the photos that we wanted. I had a feeling for how easy-going and fun Sarah would be from talking over the phone with her, but I never could have imagined how much better she would be in person!! From the moment she arrived at the girl's getting-ready house, I felt at ease and knew that Sarah was a total PRO! She was so friendly and helped everyone involved in any staged photos feel more at ease, directing each of us intentionally to pose without feeling stiff! Due to thunderstorms earlier in the day, our first look location was going to be too muddy for any photos. Sarah and Delane had amazing suggestions for backup spots which helped my fiance and I to get many different photo locations we would have never originally gotten!! After our ceremony, Sarah and Delane drove us around on a golf cart for even more photo locations we did not think we would have time for, which was a blast!!! Honestly the entire day it felt like they were both EVERYWHERE!!! We constantly had guests coming up to us saying that our photographers were incredible and capturing every single moment! The icing on the cake was that once the dance floor opened they were both out there busting some moves with everyone!!! Their energy was so contagious the entire day, and they became the life of the party!! Our wedding day was an absolute dream come true and it would not have been possible without Sarah!!!!

elped so much since I was traveling in from out of town. The photos are beautiful and I couldn't have had a better experience, I cannot recommend her enough!!!

and smooth. She made me feel so comfortable and did an amazing job capturing the moments that were important to us. It felt like such a privilege to have her capturing our wedding, and I couldn't have asked for a better person for the job. The passion she has for her work truly shines in her energy and kindness throughout the entire process. I would not hesitate to work with her again in the future!

start to finish, but she really was the glue that held the day together. Sarah has great energy, is extremely organized, and is of course a super talented photographer. If you're looking for a wedding photographer, look no further!

ant around most of our wedding day! So many guests came up to me telling me how much they loved Sarah and how impressed they were by her (many noticed how on it she was to get the best shot). As far as her photos go, they speak for themselves. She is an INCREDIBLE photographer and I am soo obsessed with each photo! She has captured my HHI wedding in a way that I'll always be so thankful for. Sarah, we are so glad we got to work with you!

iend. She really cares about you and making your wedding perfect. My entire wedding party and family couldn't say enough wonderful things and were so impressed by her. The pictures were absolutely AMAZING, they look like they belong in a magazine! I am beyond happy I chose her and would 10x over recommend her for your wedding!

to can’t believe how amazing they are! We also can’t get over how amazing Sarah’s energy was! She made us feel so comfortable and gave amazing direction!! If you get the chance to work with her, we highly recommend it. We unfortunately don’t live closer or she would be at every one of our events!

to be ourselves and have fun in our photos! Out of the blue, the fire alarm went during the dancing portion of our wedding. We were already running a bit behind schedule and of course I was upset when we were asked to evacuate the hotel. Without Sarah, I think I would've lost it! She somehow managed to get all of our guests together outside for a huge group photo and absolutely turned the night around! I am so thankful Sarah was our photographer! She captured every special moment of our perfect day!

I feel so comfortable and relaxed. She is very professional and extremely responsive. She is so talented, fun, and genuinely cares. She listened to all of my needs and wishes and made my day absolutely perfect! Would highly recommend!

ncellation of our original wedding note being able to workout due to unforeseen circumstances, he readily made himself available to us within less than a month's notice to help give us our wedding. He was more than your average DJ by providing us with day of coordinator services at a last minute notice which SAVED our wedding! He even helped decorate our wedding the day of because there were hiccups happening, this man is incredible!!! He is a genuine and kindhearted human, which we just so happened to have encountered and had the great pleasure of working with. Thank you Chris for helping us with everything and going above and beyond for my husband and I on this special day!

rough her photography and the entire process. We had SO much fun, and her energy cannot be beat. Any questions or concerns, Sarah was there! Highly recommend her for any wedding!

nergy she brings to the table. From our first phone call, we clicked with Sarah right off the bat. She had that special aspect to her that we knew made her right for the day. Her amazing energy, ability to get stuff done, and have fun doing it shined in every aspect of our wedding day. We are SO grateful for Sarah. We had all our guests comment how they loved her too and how fun she was! Kinda felt like we knew her way longer than just our wedding year. Can’t speak highly enough of Sarah and all her talent, but more importantly the person she is! If you’re looking for a 12/10 photographer, Sarah’s your gal!!

g. I read one review and Looked at her website and I just knew she was the perfect photographer for us. We had a phone conversation and I just knew God brought me her for a reason. Not only is she an amazing photographer but a beautiful woman inside and out. I could not wait to meet her! She genuinely cares about you and your wedding. She invest time in getting to know you and your spouse and your love story. She took the time to find out what pictures I really wanted. To be honest she kept our wedding on time and lead us in what was next. We had a small wedding and didn’t have a wedding coordinator. All my family loved her! And she’s AMAZING with children!!! My girls absolutely loved her and talk about her daily! And let me tell you when our wedding album was delivered to us, we got to relive our wedding all over. Every picture was perfect and full of memories! Sara is the best and you will not regret picking her!!!

She asked questions to ensure the photos she captured were exactly what we were hoping for and she sought out a beautiful area near our venue for our first look. Since our wedding was a destination for us, we were reliant on Sarah to scout out our shots and she delivered! I provided a Pinterest vision board of styles of photos I was drawn to and she specifically called out certain shots from my vision and brought them to life! Sarah was incredibly organized and ensured we were on schedule throughout the day. We received several compliments from both our families and our guests about how amazing they all thought Sarah was. She brought great energy and captured our day beautifully. I highly recommend Sarah!

so fast, and we wanted to make sure we had the BEST pictures to look back when we want to relive our big day and cherish the moments. We spent an extensive amount of time researching, combing through photographers portfolios and it always led us back to Sarah Nelson! Her reviews were incredible, photos were timeless and beautiful! We also did our research and read brides reviews anywhere and everywhere we could find them and everyone had nothing but great things to say… Well here I am, sharing the same praises! Sarah is genuinely & truly the most beautiful person inside and out! I cannot imagine having anyone other than her to capture our day or to have spent the day with (you will spend a ton of time with your photographer) haha We are not local, and Sarah was phenomenal in communicating. We never ever felt worried or that the distance was a problem. She was extremely thorough in understanding what we wanted, what pictures were important, our style, etc. Outside of her actual photographs, did I mention how wonderful she is as a person? She came prepared for everrrry single thing! She took the time to coach us all on how to pose so our pictures were natural, she was absolutely amazing with our little ones (flower girl) so she was comfortable, Sarah never missed the opportunity for great lighting (dang some of these pictures are incredible), she was calm when things got stressful (as a bride on wedding day- cannot say how thankful I was for this) and she was just a joy to everyone throughout the day! I cannot tell you how many notes / texts I got from wedding guests saying how great Sarah was! As I reflect back on my wedding day, I can say 100% that choosing Sarah was the second best decision I ever made (only second to choosing my husband 🤪). If you are reading this and deciding if you should choose Sarah, stop immediately, and BOOK HER!! You will not regret it! Sarah- I’ve said it a hundred times, but I’ll say it again, THANK YOU! I have never been more certain that having you as our photographer made our day as special and perfect as it was! I will forever be grateful for YOU!

n wedding that I had on Hilton Head Island. Sarah responded immediately and set up a phone call. Sarah and I talked for a solid hour and when I hung up I knew Sarah would capture my day. Sarah is the photographer I have been searching for. Others had gotten back to me but Sarah has such a fun, outgoing, laid back but professional personality that I knew, she is it. Sarah touched base with us prior to the wedding and was always available for any questions. Before the wedding week we had a solid hour call to ensure we were all on the same page. Sarah had our detailed timeline, went over every single line and ensured this day would be fully captured. On April 30th Sarah was prompt, professional and got right to her set ups. We had everything there that we discussed and she started clicking away. Sarah was friendly but knew exactly what the vision was and stuck to it. At the ceremony Sarah was on schedule , professional and really got into it to ensure she got the perfect shots. Sarah rolled into our family pictures, stuck to her list so nobody was left out and then ensured we got everything we wanted. During the reception Sarah got right in action. Sarah captured her shots but also got with my guest. I would spot Sarah dancing with my guest, capturing candid pictures and working the room. I never once hesitated nor did i ever pick up my personal phone as I was confident that Sarah captured the night. Sarah remembered a very important picture that I wanted right around sunset and she absolutely delivered on it. At the end, Sarah ensured she left enough time to make sure we didnt think about any other shots. She made her last rounds and ensured she said goodbye to us. My guest all commented how Sarah was so personal, professional and everywhere. My wedding was on a Saturday and I got my sneak peek on Wednesday. I am blown away by Sarahs pictures and I was so eager to share them with my family. I cant wait for the full set. Sarah hands down captured my wedding, moments, dancing, ceremony and most important, the love in the room. Sarah, from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. If you made it this far in this review, email her now.

tination it wasn’t quite as I expected (I picked the location without physically seeing it) and Sarah was able to switch the spot around on the fly and the pictures turned out stunning!! She kept it light and fun which is exactly what I wanted on such a special day!

the photographers I was interviewing. I did a lot of research and no one else was able to match her experience level. My maid of honor is a wedding photographer and she said "Sarah is a cut above the rest". Sarah was hilarious and made us laugh naturally with her jokes. She also gave us pointers for how to pose which made the pictures turn out to be stunning. I looked like a model! Normally, I pose really awkwardly, but she would move us around to get the perfect position. She was also excellent at jumping in and taking control of our huge family for the group shots. She made me feel beautiful with her encouraging words! Also, I had given her some Pinterest pictures and some desired shots and she came prepared. She had printed out our requests and was on-top of all of it! Her photos turned out better than Pinterest! She has a degree in photography and does this as her full-time job, so she's as professional as they come. Sarah is masterful at lighting, composition, detail, and also brings along a shining personality! If you are looking for a wedding photographer, I promise (and I did research!), Sarah Nelsen is 100% the way to go. After the wedding my family and friends kept saying "wow, you're photographer, though"!

the best wedding photographer, Sarah is your gal. Highly, highly recommend!!

into our pictures, which came out incredible. Can’t recommend Sarah enough!!

ant parts of any wedding - capturing it! She thinks of everything... I don't know how she does it but there is no detail she missed. Sarah worked well with the party, the quests, the calm ones, the challenging ones, etc. I don't know how she managed to wrangle grown humans that were too excited to function properly and get some of the most beautiful pictures I've seen, but she did! I found her on instagram and was amazed at her previous work and I am so glad that I did. I really could not imagine it any other way. Sarah is responsive, thoughtful and helpful. If you want to elevate your wedding, hands down I would choose Sarah 100x over. I'm sad I don't live close to have an excuse to hire her more often! -Tyler + Jen

tle-fixer, my “what comes next?” answer-er, and aside from how she made me FEEL on our big day - she captured every.single.moment. In the most beautiful way possible!!! Even though we’d been together for 9 years, my husband and I had never had professional pictures taken together (we decided to forgo engagements and separate bridals with COVID/destination wedding)…so we were pretty nervous about the whole situation! Sarah made us feel comfortable during our entire session and was super helpful with giving direction (what do I do with my hands?!). And y’all…our pictures….are STUNNING!! Sarah listened when I told her I’d like to incorporate as much greenery around the resort as possible - which was a switch from my original family pics on the beach idea - but she was flexible and found the PERFECT locations on the property. After group/family pics - which Sarah kept organized the ENTIRE time (thank goodness) - we took pictures on the resort’s bridge over the pond and that’s when the magic kicked in. These shots are absolutely perfect - it is unreal. To top it all off, she walked us down to the beach and we snapped a few shots by the legendary dunes and we were lucky enough to have the moon showing off. I have had soooo many compliments on the photos from our wedding - people are wondering how I found such an amazing photographer planning long distance. I wish I could tell them the secret, but honestly I think it was fate! The hype is REAL - this is your sign - Sarah was authentic, efficient, sweet, comforting, helpful - all the things.

time I spoke with Sarah over the phone I knew we had to hire her as our wedding day photographer. Since we are from out of town and decided to do a destination wedding I was not sure who to hire and we most definitely found the greatest photographer around!! Sarah was very personal yet professional, she really made us feel like we were in the best hands from the start of planning to end of the wedding day. She was very patient holding our new date when we had to reschedule our wedding due to covid. Sarah is very experienced and goes with the flow. I couldn’t have asked for a better wedding photographer!! She really goes above and beyond to make sure your day is absolutely perfect!! Thank yuh very much for making our day an unforgettable experience!! Lauren & Kevin Venczel

ing day. Not only is Sarah extremely talented, she never misses a beat. Sarah was always coming up with ideas for shots to capture whenever she saw something that inspired her - she never just "stuck to the script" of direction we provided and went above and beyond to give us more than we could've asked for. Plus, Sarah has an awesome sense of humor and knack for making everyone feel comfortable, which is super important when you're taking people's pictures. Bottom line - any guest we've seen after the wedding has gone out of their way to tell us how beautiful our wedding pictures are, which is pretty special and lets us know we're not the only ones blown away by her work! Thank you, Sarah!!

her. Definitely recommend her to anyone wanting wedding photos! Would give her 10/10 if I could!

e were looking for. Not only were the photos great, but she has so much positive energy that she was a pleasure to work with. Our guests loved her too- she wasn’t shy about getting onto the dance floor to get the best shots! Highly recommend working with her.

looking for accomplished. I'm so glad she was so organized and had a vision on what shots to take, etc. bc I would've been so lost! Not only is she great at the professional part, she is fun and easy to work with. Call Sarah, you won't regret it!

tely love. She has a fantastic eye and vision. I was pretty easy going and just left everything to her and she did not disappoint. Just from the few conversations we had she knew exactly what I was looking for even when I didn’t. Her and her bum bag are the cutest and she sticks exactly to the timeline which is huge because I’m always running late. She told me where we needed to be at what time and that was a lifesaver. After our ceremony she took us back on the beach for sunset photos that are to die for! She even un bustled my dress and took my shoes off for the shots and then put me all back together. We had no idea what we were doing when we cut the cake and she helped us out. She was like another coordinator the day of and we couldn’t have done it without her. She doesn’t skip a beat! We have gotten so many compliments on our photos and those were just the sneak peaks! She loves what she does and it shows. I cannot recommend her enough! If you don’t choose Sarah you will be highly disappointed! She’s the best of the best!

ther conditions. She was incredibly creative and patient (both with me and the weather), which has only shown through in the most lasting way...our gorgeous wedding photos! I could not recommend her enough for her photographer skills, but also the fact that she is just a very kind person. On a day that is so important, it is necessary to not have only a great photographer but an awesome human being! If you're getting married on Hilton Head Island, she is the photographer to call for natural and stunning photos!