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Samantha Jay Photography is a wedding photography company based in Media, Philadelphia. Samantha’s photography style is organic, timeless, and romantic. She loves the joy and excitement that weddings bring, working with each couple to create a timeless series of snapshots of their special day. From stylish portraits to joyful candids, she captures each moment naturally with an editorial approach.

Services Offered

Samantha Jay Photography offers many services for capturing your timeless wedding memories. For additional coverage, she can be joined by a secondary photographer to help her faithfully preserve each moment of your event. Along with capturing your wedding day, Samantha can also host an engagement session for you and your partner. Additional services include:

  • Heirloom Wedding Albums
  • Additional hours
  • Glam Photo booth
  • Engagement Sessions
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

2nd Shooter
High-Res Images
Digital Files

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Add'l Hours
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Albums
Digital Files

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Film
Natural
Photojournalism

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Matted Prints
Prints
Thank You Cards

Reviews of Samantha Jay Photography

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Reviewers were overwhelmingly impressed with Samantha's photography for their weddings and engagement sessions, praising her talent, professionalism, and ability to capture authentic, beautiful moments. They highlighted her responsiveness, helpfulness in planning, and the stunning quality of the photos delivered. Samantha was commended for making couples feel comfortable in front of the camera, providing a positive and supportive experience throughout the process. Her light, colorful, and heirloom-quality photography style was a consistent source of joy and gratitude for many customers who highly recommended her services for future photo sessions.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

Reviewers were overwhelmingly impressed with Samantha's photography for their weddings and engagement sessions, praising her talent, professionalism, and ability to capture authentic, beautiful moments. They highlighted her responsiveness, helpfulness in planning, and the stunning quality of the photos delivered. Samantha was commended for making couples feel comfortable in front of the camera, providing a positive and supportive experience throughout the process. Her light, colorful, and heirloom-quality photography style was a consistent source of joy and gratitude for many customers who highly recommended her services for future photo sessions.

Julie
Julie Sent on 09/28/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Photos even more stunning than I could have imagined!

I cannot even begin to tell you how happy I am that we were able to use Samantha as our wedding photographer! We have only seen our sneak peek so far as our wedding was only a few weeks ago, but the photos I have seen have truly been even more beautiful than i could have ever imagined! Samantha was extremely easy to work with, responsive, and helpful throughout the planning process! My husband is not a huge photo guy but Samantha and her team made the photo process so smooth and easy the day of! We didn't want our photos to feel too "posed" and Samantha really delivered, capturing authentic moments throughout our day and making out posed pictures look as natural as possible! We are so happy we went with Samantha and cannot wait to see the rest of the photographs from our wedding day!
Hope
Hope Sent on 01/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Dreamiest Wedding Photos captured by the sweetest photographer!

Samantha came recommended by a college friend who photographed her wedding. SHE IS A GEM!! Very responsive to email and so friendly and genuine. We loved how she captures pictures like you are watching the moment unfold right in front of you. She made the day so special for my husband and I. She even sent a preview album quickly after our wedding. It is so hard to chose which pictures are our favorites since they are all so beautiful. We are excited to look through the wedding pictures she took for days to come!!
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Katie Sent on 11/23/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Samantha perfectly captured our day and was a joy to work with

My husband and I had the best experience with Samantha for our June 2024 wedding and April 2023 engagement session! Samantha is not only an incredibly talented photographer, but also so kind, patient, and fun to work with! Planning with Samantha was so easy, she responded in such a timely manner, made us feel comfortable taking photos, kept us on time during the wedding day and delivered our incredible photos in a timely manner. we are so happy we went with Samantha and would recommend her to anyone and will be back for future photo sessions. I think its pretty telling when you can't pick just a few photos for this review because they are all good. Samantha captured it all - candids, formals, details, guests, the emotion, the beauty, its all perfect. thank you Samantha!
Margaret
Margaret Sent on 01/24/2024
5 out of 5 rating

stunning pics, wonderful to work with

It was a joy working with Samantha Jay. Samantha was helpful in planning the day beyond what I’d expect for a photographer. She gave useful input on timeline and bridesmaid dress colors (recommending the adorable mismatch). We actually had Nicole and her husband as the day of photographers. Their photography was every bit as beautiful as what’s on Samantha’s website. Our band even commented that Nicole’s eye was uniquely beautiful, and he’s seen many photographs! Samantha did a gorgeous job editing our photographs. Our friends and family frequently comment how stunning the pictures were. They’re true heirlooms that will help us remember our wedding forever. Could not recommend booking her enough!
Katelyn
Katelyn Sent on 06/25/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous Photos of the Best Memories

Samantha's photography is absolutely stunning and she is a joy to work with! We are so grateful our wedding planner directed us to her.

We were instantly drawn to her light but colorful photography style, and our initial phone call really sealed the deal when we realized how sweet, friendly, and supportive Samantha was. We felt like she was genuinely interested in getting to know us (as opposed to other teams that made us feel like just another paycheck). She was consistently responsive and professional throughout our wedding planning process.

During our engagement session and our wedding, Samantha (and her second shooter, Jess at the wedding!) made these two camera-shy people feel comfortable and fairly natural in front of the camera. Though our engagement photo location wound up being used by countless high schoolers for prom photos the same evening, she calmly navigated to other areas in the garden such that they were barely a disruption. Her prompts kept us laughing, and her positivity and energy brightened our day.

Our photos themselves will be treasured for a lifetime. She expertly captured such beautiful memories for us. We're really struggling to decide which photos to display in our house because we love all of them so much. Samantha is just absolutely incredible all-around.
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Nicole Sent on 01/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible!!!

Do yourself a favor and book Samantha Jay Photography for your wedding NOW!! Samantha was incredible to work with from the start. She was super responsive during the entire wedding planning process and answered all of my questions along the way. We had such a fun time shooting our engagement pictures with her and she really made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera. That carried into our wedding day and Samantha and her team couldn't have been better to work with. They were so kind and nice and the entire day felt so seamless. Samantha creates such beautiful work that you'll be grateful you booked her!! 10/10 recommend SJP for your wedding day!!!
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Taylor Sent on 01/07/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Samantha is the best! 10/10 Recommend!

Booking Samantha was one of the absolute best decisions we made for our wedding! Samantha was the backbone of our wedding and made sure that the day ran smoothly and every single precious moment was captured. From the moment I saw Samantha on our wedding day, I was calm and knew that we were in the best hands. Samantha was so patient, especially with my younger sister who has Down Syndrome and the pictures that she captured of the two of us are priceless. Samantha’s work is incredible and speaks for itself. Her images are realistic (captured the colors of the day perfectly) but also incredibly dreamy. I was blown away when we received our gallery!! The details and portraits were stunning but the candid shots that Samantha captured took my breath away. It has been so much fun to relive the emotions of our wedding day by looking through her incredible work. Samantha was amazing to work with - always responsive, organized, detailed and so kind. I cannot recommend Samantha enough!! I can’t wait to work with her again one day when we have a family of our own.
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Victoria Sent on 08/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Samantha is such a gem!

We ADORE Samantha and had the best time working with her for our wedding. We did an engagement shoot prior to the wedding which was a great way to get acclimated to being photographed. Samantha and her 2nd shooter Jess brought such great energy/enthusiasm to our engagement shoot and had fun little games to help make the photos less posey which was one of the criteria we were looking for when hiring a photographer (ability to capture natural movement, emotions, etc). The photos turned out beautifully. The whole experience made us so excited to see them again for the wedding and we can’t wait to see how the photos turned out! My husband is not a big fan of pictures of himself and even he enjoyed the process and I’m certain that is thanks to Samantha.
Marissa
Marissa Sent on 05/26/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Samantha's work incredible and beautiful!

Samantha was incredible to work with!! She is such a genuine and kind person, and so easy to communicate with. She made the planning process so easy and as stress-free as possible. Samantha and Jess captured absolute photography magic at our wedding!! We are completely obsessed with all of the photos we got back from our special day and we could not be happier to have chosen Samantha to shoot our special day!!
Kimberly
Kimberly Sent on 01/31/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The absolute best and most perfect choice

Samantha is an absolutely amazing photographer who once I found, I knew I needed to have her photograph our engagement and wedding photos (and family photos someday!) Her style perfectly fit how I wanted our wedding to be captured. Samantha is super professional, kind and fun! She did an incredible job with our photos!
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2020 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2018 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2017 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2016 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Risher Van Horn Florist Risher Van Horn Florist Wedding Florists

A bride was gracious enough to send us the photographs from her wedding taken by Samatha Jay Photography. We were happy to use them on our Wedding Wire site - Absoulutely stunning!

StoryTellers StoryTellers Wedding Videographers

Samantha was a pleasure to work with. We did a wedding at the Maas building a couple years ago in Philadelphia, PA. We do event video... It was a lot of fun and her work was amazing. It even got featured on a respectable wedding blog. Kudos, BTW Samantha! She's a pro with a keen eye! Book her now before someone else does!

Shimmer and Spice Shimmer and Spice Wedding Hair & Makeup

Samantha Jay Photography is amazing. Literally all her photos are beautiful, she can't take a bad photo. On top of that she's a gem. :)

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Samantha Jay Photography frequently asked questions

Samantha Jay Photography includes the following photography services in the starting price:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • High-Res Images
  • Digital Files
Samantha Jay Photography includes the following photography services in their most popular wedding package:
  • 2nd Shooter
  • Add'l Hours
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Albums
  • Digital Files
Samantha Jay Photography offers the following photography styles:
  • Film
  • Natural
  • Photojournalism
Samantha Jay Photography offers the following photography services for weddings:
  • Additional Hours
  • Destination / Travel
  • Engagement Shoot
  • High-Res Images
  • Second Shooter
  • Wedding Portraits
Samantha Jay Photography offers the following photography materials for weddings:
  • Albums
  • Canvas
  • Digital Files
  • Matted Prints
  • Prints
  • Thank You Cards
Samantha Jay Photography is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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