Our Story: Why This Means More to Us Than Just a Photo Booth

We’ve shared small pieces of who we are over the years. A quick introduction here. A short “about us” there.

But as we approach 12 years of Ohh Snap, we felt it was time to share something deeper.

Not just what we do… but why we do it the way we do.

A few weeks ago, we heard a story that stuck with us.

A man was talking about his father, who started an organization. In the early days, things were uncertain. Risky. Heavy. At one point, his father mortgaged their home—putting everything on the line to move forward with the vision he believed in.

Years later, the organization had grown far beyond what anyone could have imagined. New people came in. New staff. New perspectives.

And some would ask:

Why does he care so much about the little things?
Why is he so passionate about every detail?

The son, now older and involved, answered with a new understanding:

Because his sacrifice was greater.

Every detail mattered because everything had been risked to build it.

That story resonated deeply with us… because that’s how we feel about this business.

We didn’t start Ohh Snap as a side hustle.
It wasn’t extra money.
It wasn’t to give us cushion.

For us… this was a Hail Mary.

This was pushing every chip to the center of the table and saying:

If this doesn’t work… we’re in a worse situation than we are right now.

Months before we started, we were standing in a store with $10 in our checking account.

Ashley was pregnant… very sick… and we were walking up to the register praying that our card would go through just one more time.

We were a single-income household.
We were on government assistance.
We had no savings.

And truthfully—we weren’t financially prepared for the season we were in.

Just months before that, we had poured everything we had into a business.

So Ashley had quit her job.
We bought a car.
We invested everything we had.

And it fell through.

We were left with nothing.

With nothing left but a rocky belief in ourselves, we made a decision.

We maxed out three credit cards.
We emptied every account.
And we started over.

That decision became Ohh Snap.

And like that story… our sacrifice was different.

That’s why we care about the details.
That’s why we protect what we’ve built.
That’s why we show up the way we do for every event.

Because this isn’t just a job to us.

Every wedding.
Every event.
Every moment we’re trusted with…

It carries weight.

What started as a leap of faith has turned into something we never could have imagined.

📸 Thousands of weddings celebrated across Louisiana and beyond
🎉 Hundreds of thousands of moments captured
🖨️ More prints than we can count
💪 A pandemic we made it through—stronger than before

We’ve learned.
We’ve grown.
We’ve evolved.

And we’re still just getting started.

This industry has its challenges—but we genuinely love what we do, and we wouldn’t change a thing.

We’ll continue to take chances.
We’ll continue to push the standard.
And we’ll continue to bring the same care and intention that started this business into every event we’re part of.

To every team member who has poured into this business—thank you.
To every vendor who has trusted us—thank you.
And to every client who invited us into your story—thank you.

And if you’ve ever felt the pull to build something of your own—don’t ignore it.

Seek wisdom.
Get counsel.
Maybe don’t do it exactly like we did…but don’t sleep on it.

We’re here if you ever want to talk.