Mandy & Colin’s 701 Whaley Wedding With All The Colors, Leather Jackets, & Disco Balls!

“HIRE THEM NOW! I can’t imagine my wedding without Katie and Jay. They are so talented and so fun to be around. I’ve had multiple people tell me they actually looked at every single 1000+ pictures because they were all amazing! Every picture captures a feeling. Every picture captures a moment of happiness and excitement. It’s incredible how they were able to stop time and put it into a memory that will last forever. Thank you both for dealing with my crazy weird hyper wedding party and handling us like a pro! There is no way we would have had as much fun with someone else. Love yall!” – Mandy & Colin

Ahhhhhhh Im just so so excited to share Mandy & Colin’s 701 Whaley Wedding from January!! It was bursting with color, disco balls, the most amazing florals & Mandy had an amazing leather jacket that was custom made and had a disco ball & bottle of champagne painted on it. It was rad.

Getting Ready at 701 Whaley

We love getting able to shoot at brand new to us wedding venues and 701 Whaley in Columbia SC was no exception: it was HUGE…so large that it held several businesses, TWO air bnbs (both of which Mandy & Colin took over as their getting ready space), a space for a ceremony & another space for the reception, and yet ANOTHER space that went unused. It had gorgeous exposed brick & really large windows. I was in heaven.

These two really put so much thought and care into their wedding day details to make sure everything felt like “them”. From Mandy’s pretty but sensible shoes that allowed her to dance her ass off all day to the Disco Balls that were just as quirky as they are.

Jay really loved chilling with the guys – they had these playing cards with fully nude male strippers on them and according to Mandy, they guys had spent all the previous day randomly hiding the cards for other people to find and continued to do so on the actual wedding day so keep your eyes peeled for those as you scroll (-;

1st Look  + Portraits

Mandy & Colin had a really sweet 1st Look but what we didnt know was that the groomsmen were watching from an open window right above and after they had their little moment, the guys started to cheer for them which made the couple laugh! Then they iced Colin by putting the bottle in a bag and lowering it down with some bedsheets!

If you couldnt tell by this point, their wedding party was WILD and we were 110% here for it! They were all a really fun group to work with and everyone was so willing to get goofy in front of the camera – I mean, IDK if I really expected any less of the friends of a couple who happily posed with a 69 house number for me at their engagement session (-;

701 Whaley Wedding Ceremony + Reception

Mandy & Colin’s ceremony took place on the second floor of 701 Whaley & they had a beautiful floral set up & wooden cross as their alter. Mandy’s dad walked her down the aisle and as he was about to take his seat he accidentally tugged her veil out and everyone had a nice little chuckle about it!

Since they had done a first look, Mandy & Colin got to go around during cocktail hour to say hello & hang out with their guests and Im pretty sure they got to have a personal conversation with 99% of their guests! Then they headed for the dance floor where they were showered with not only cheers but dollar bills! At one point, I caught Colin off to the side of the dance floor with some friends and they were rolling dice. It was exactly the type of party I was expecting from these two!