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Catalyst Wedding Company highlights weddings by and for game-changers. We seek to amplify and empower voices and viewpoints that are usually missing from the Wedding Industrial Complex. We're a community of badass wedding professionals who love all things funky, fresh, diverse, unique, and personality-driven; we convene twice yearly for (un)convention, a collaborative workshop, styled shoot, and dinner party. We're also the publishers of Catalyst Wedding Mag, a resource for couples looking for inspiration and affirmation that doing things differently in wedding-world is not only ok, it's wonderful!

It was a brisk November day in Columbia, South Carolina, perfected by a little chill in the air and the burst of fall colors throughout the gardens. Donte and Ti Auni invited only their closest family and friends to their wedding, and I just LOVED how small and intimate it was. This wedding day was not about anything but the celebration of the couple’s love. Ti Auni’s son served as Donte’s best man, and after the ceremony the entire family came together for hugs, kisses, and portraits.

The River Road and Jasmine House was in full form with the fall colors surrounding the couple and the ceremony. The reception was a BLAST (I even got on the dance floor for a song or two!), and they ended the night under a shower of sparklers with a kiss!

I hope you enjoy my favorite frames from this recent The River Road and Jasmine Houses and Gardens fall wedding!

Words and Photos by Jessica Hunt

Wedding gown hanging in a tree in the sunshine

fountain in the garden at the river road and jasmine house

bride and bridesmaids bouquets featuring hydrangea and roses

groom's orange bowtie and boutinnere details

Groom seeing the bride for the first time and smiling

Back detail of bride walking down the aisle.

Entire wedding party, with couple kissing

Black bride and groom posing at their wedding arch

two tiered white wedding cake with roses on

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JESSICA HUNT

I’m a big dreamer and a lover of all things coffee, purple, and photography-related. Oh, and I’m a Columbia, South Carolina, wedding photographer serving wedding photography collections in South Carolina and worldwide. I’ve been shooting weddings professionally for seven years, and this job is my DREAM job.

My little family consists of one pup and two cats; I get along better with my furry friends than humans some days! I love to read novels and am always game for a good movie. Oh, and I'm also ALWAYS down for a craft beer from the tap!