Delaware Wedding Photographer

Serving Philadelphia, PA and all over Delaware.

My Delaware wedding photography is inspired by film photography, old-world romance, and the creation of enduring images that will be the heirlooms your family passes down for generations.  In selecting your wedding photographer, you are choosing the artist whose visions and point of view will provide all of your most cherished memories.  Couples who work with me value their love story, the family and friends that will surround them and they value the life they are building together going forward.  In 5, 25, 50 years, I want you to look back at your wedding images and see exactly who you were on that day. 

The Samantha Jay style is deeply inspired by old world romance, soft hues, delicate textures, nostalgia, classic film and focused on delivering a collection of images beautifully bound for you to enjoy in your home for years to come.

It was clear immediately that Samantha has a true passion for wedding photography. That showed in the way that she captured our wedding. She was professional, quick to respond, flexible, and organized.

"Samantha was really a joy to work with from start to finish."

Even the posed photos came out looking natural and indicative of the love and enjoyment we all felt on that day. We are so grateful that Samantha played such a important role in our wedding!

"We were blown away by Samantha's ability to capture the intricacies of each special moment."

I truly feel like she brought out the best in us as a couple throughout the day and we can hold on to those moments forever. We couldn’t be more pleased with Samantha and we even continue to meet up for dinners! Besides our decision to get married, she was the next best decision we made.

"I would consider yourself truly lucky to be able to work with such a talented and thoughtful photographer."

 Overall we were so pleased with the photos we received back. They are classic pictures and she mixed in great candids with the formal shots we hoped for.

"There were so many moments captured that I didn't even realize."

- 9 Hours Wedding Day Coverage with Samantha
- Second Photographer
- Golden Hour Engagement Session
- Heirloom Wedding Album


the heirloom lover

POPULAR COLLECTIONS

$7500

OUR MOST POPULAR COLLECTION

The Investment

- 8 Hours Wedding Day Coverage with Samantha
- Second Photographer
- Golden Hour Engagement Session

the sweet and simple

POPULAR COLLECTIONS

$5750

The Tried and True Collection

The Investment

- 10 Hours Wedding Day Coverage with Samantha
- Second Photographer
- 5-8 rolls of 35mm film shot throughout the event

the film lover

POPULAR COLLECTIONS

$6900

The New Collection

The Investment

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all of our collections include
-2 photographers
-your high resolution images delivered in an online gallery
-print release 
-wedding planning guide and timeline creation 

ARTWORK OPTIONS WE LOVE

A gallery wall is a beautiful way to enjoy your images within your home and is truly to start of your family story.  A gallery wall can be built upon over the years and throughout all the amazing milestones of life.

Our flush mount wedding albums are built to last a lifetime.  These lay flat style albums are true photographic paper adhered to thick archival pages.  We offer a beautiful line of linen and leather cover options with custom debossing options.

GALLERY WALL

FLUSH MOUNT ALBUM

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My aim in my photography is always to create heirloom images that will stand the test of time. In 5, 25, 50 years, I want you to look back at your wedding images and see exactly who you were on that day. You should remember how you felt and the love that surrounded you. That is what I hope to capture with my photography. So I would say my style is organic, timeless, joyful and romantic.

Wedding days are filled with so many incredible moments and having a second photographer allows me to capture even more of those once in a lifetime kind of moments. I like to say that it basically allows me to be in two places at once on your wedding day! So basically second photographer = magic.

Yes! We have liability insurance that can be provided to your venue if requested.

Engagement sessions are a great time for us to get to know each other better prior to the wedding day. Most couples prior to getting engaged have not had a professional photography session together so it can feel a little funny at first! The engagement session is a great way to get those nerves out prior to the wedding day!

Choosing your location for your engagement session is part of the fun! You want to choose a location that you feel comfortable with and perhaps means something to you as a couple. Think about your first date, a hobby you share or even just a pretty place you love! This is the time to express yourself as a couple!

The engagement session should occur at least 5 weeks before you plan to use your images.  Some of our couples use them for save the dates and their wedding websites. We do schedule these Monday-Thursday about 2 hours prior to sunset to catch the beautiful golden hour. {Friday, Saturday and Sunday are reserved for wedding commissions.}

The number of images in your final gallery will vary based on a number of circumstances: location, weather, personality, number of people, did we shoot film and hours of coverage/session. On average I deliver between 50-100 pictures per hour of coverage.  So a typical gallery is about 1000 images.

YES! Travel is one of the things I love about my job! In the past my couples have taken me to Iceland, New Orleans, Hawaii, Vermont, Rhode Island, West Virginia, New York City, Cape May and all around the Tri-State Area! I am always willing to travel! Get in touch to see our current travel collections and check out our travel bucket list!

SEE MY TRAVEL BUCKET LIST

Travel pricing is determined on a case by case basis.  The travel fee is a rate determined by your location and given as a stipend.  From there we will book the plane ticket and accommodations.

Yes! You will never receive any images straight out of camera. I take a lot of images on a wedding day and my editing processing begins with culling through all of those images to rid the collection of duplicates. I then digitally process all photos with my personal photographic aesthetic before you see them!

Yes! I love seeing my couples again in their married life.  I offer maternity, newborn and family portraiture in my natural light studio in Aston, PA.  You can check out more about my portraits HERE.

We live in the digital age but future generations in your family are not going to stumble across a folder of your wedding photography files on your ancient laptop. Preserving your wedding photos in a tangible way is so incredibly important because those will be the lasting memories from your wedding day. Our heirloom wedding albums are of the highest quality that will truly stand the test of time. You can check out our physical albums HERE.

Turnaround time will vary depending on my schedule but usually portrait sessions are delivered in 3-5 weeks and weddings are delivered in 8-10 weeks.

We do!  Photographing people on film began as a passion project to expand my creativity within my work.  It quickly turned into a favorite medium for preserving memories and creating images that will stand the test of time.  Film has a timeless quality that we strive for in our work and even our digital images are inspired by the look and feel of film.

Charleston, SC
Key West, FL
Savannah, GA
Colorado
Monterey/Big Sur, CA
The Pacific Northwest
The UK & Beyond!

Whether you’re in need of a Pennsylvania or Delaware wedding photographer (or beyond!), we would love to be considered for your wedding photography. 

If you’re interested in working with us, the best way to reach us is by filling out the contact form linked here or sending an e-mail to samanthajayphoto@gmail.com with your wedding date and location. If you would like to email us directly please reach out to samanthajayphoto@gmail.com

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