Lacey & Jason | Engagement Session



The Wedding Row: How did you and Jason meet?
Lacey: We met at work and I had no interest in him at first. I had affectionately called him “Eyebrow Man” given the thick, bushy unibrow situation he had going on at the time. We were good friends, but eight months after working together, on a snowy February evening, he suggested I come out with the boys for drinks at this total dive bar. After a few hours, the snow was coming down so hard that no cabs could take us home and we were stuck at the bar, chatting endlessly … and eventually kissing. We kept our relationship a secret for six months, but here we are, six years later, with most of our work colleagues attending our wedding! A sloppy start to what would become the most honest and loving friendship I’ve ever had.

TWR: Wow, what a neat story! Now tell us about the proposal.
Lacey: We dated for about five years before he popped the question. We were never in any rush and there was never really a specific timeline. Early on in our relationship, I recall we had a conversation about wanting to spend the rest of our lives together, but it was always sort of unspoken, like, of course it would eventually happen.

TWR: We just love how candid and genuine these photos are. Can you share how you both were able to get so comfortable in front of the camera?
Lacey: It was mostly just me tickling Jas to get him to give us a “real” smile and not the cheesy “SMILE!” smile. It’s something we’re still working on as a team and I’m confident we will get there in time for the wedding.

TWR: Do you have any advice to share with other couples that are planning an engagement session?
Lacey: Listen to everything Aaron and Jillian tell you! [laughs] Seriously though, we thought it would be such an awkward shoot, but they made it so fun for us and we just so enjoyed spending time with each other and perusing the streets of Charleston. We are consistently enchanted by the streets sprawling with greenery and historic homes and A&J totally nailed it.

Location: Downtown Charleston | Images: Aaron and Jillian

The Wedding Row

October 4 2019
Y’all. I almost don’t want to write a thing here because the shots from Folly Beach’s Wiki Wiki Sandbar are so freakin’ amazing they need no explanation, embellishment, or extrapolation. I mean,...

October 3 2019
Psst! Want a sneak peek into how a photographer helps a couple warm up before the lens long before the Big Day? Here’s how it’s done, Charleston-style, by Priscilla Thomas of Priscilla Thomas...

October 2 2019
Inali and Leon met on a college trip to Washington D.C. back in 2012. Inali’s first impression? Leon was the strangest man she had ever met. Six years later, after some solid QT together, she...

October 1 2019
We love how bride Savannah operates. That dress she’s sporting? It was purchased at what was formerly The Gown Collective (and now is Magnolia Bride, an upscale gown consignment shop downtown on...

September 30 2019
The stars aligned for Emily and Meryl not once, not twice, but three times to make sure they ended up a couple. The first time, Emily sidled up to a bar where Meryl was slinging drinks when sparks...

September 27 2019
If you’re craving a love story and the tale of how this wedding at The Gadsden House came together, click here for the original story that ran in summer 2019 Charleston Weddings. If you’re wanting to...

September 26 2019
You know all those paradise weddings you’ve seen? Those where the bride and groom are standing on a windswept beach with palms blowing in the wind and the bride’s veil flutters almost as much as her...

September 20 2019
Sparks flew a few years back on the Fourth of July in Charleston when Michelle was introduced to Patrick. After what we are assuming was one memorable holiday, and after dating for two-ish years,...