Jacob Arthur Photographer

We cannot recommend Jake and his wife, Eva, highly enough. Jake’s photography is stunning, as even a quick visit to his website will show you, and we are so happy with the results from the wedding, rehearsal dinner, and engagement shoot. Our photos are gorgeous – warm, lively, moving, and simply beautifully shot. Jake’s style is photojournalistic, natural, and often candid, which was perfect for us. There’s nothing staged about his photos, even the formal portraits. Moreover, Jake is extremely organized, professional, and thoughtful about how to plan your photos and your wedding day to result in a stress-​free process as well as the best photos possible. From our first conversation throughout the planning process and on the day of the wedding, Jake’s presence was calm, reassuring, and easy-​going, which was so nice to have during what can be a stressful time. We also feel very lucky to have Eva as a second shooter on our engagement shoot and on the wedding day to capture even more great moments and make sure nothing at all was missed. Both Jake and Eva are so friendly and downright cool that we wish we were friends with them in our non-​wedding lives. Finally, Jake was very reasonably priced and incredibly prompt with both the engagement shoot and rehearsal dinner/​wedding photos. Hire Jake!

We had a fantastic experience working with Jake. From the start we felt confident in his abilities and instantly connected with his natural and candid style of photography. From discussing the first details with him over coffee down to the wedding day, he was always professional, flexible, detail oriented and overall a great person to work with. On the wedding day he was able to strike the perfect balance between keeping to our schedule while rolling with the punches. Jake was totally in command and also had a calming presence, two qualities that were absolutely reassuring during what could have been hectic moments.
We are so incredibly thrilled with the photos, Jake perfectly frames his shots, the lighting is gorgeous overall we feel he truly captured the spirit of our wedding. Jake and Eva went above and beyond we would highly recommend them to anyone.

Working with Jake was pretty much a dream experience. Not only was he a professional from the start, but also warm, easygoing, organized, and friendly. From our first meeting till our prompt and amazing receipt of photos, we couldn’t have been happier to work with Jake and his second shooter Jenna. He was able to command our families and friends with ease when needed, and seamlessly blend into the background. He was extremely flexible when we had last minute location changes and additional family portraits. He comfortably rolled with every punch.
Only one and a half weeks after our wedding we got a fantastic selection of first select photos from Jake, and after less than a month we had our full extended gallery. The photos are simply gorgeous — more so than we ever could have hoped. He got the kind of candid shots we hoped for, and created beautifully posed photos as well. His photo-​journalistic style was exactly what we wanted. The end result was a gorgeous selection of timeless beautiful photos, true to the amazing night we experienced.
Simply put, working with Jake was the best, and we would recommend him to anyone in a heartbeat!

Jake shot our wedding a month ago in Brooklyn, NY and we’re absolutely loving the photos from the wedding. Jake had shot my sister’s wedding a number of year’s ago and had done a fantastic job capturing the moments and guests at her wedding. When we got engaged, my first thoughts about the wedding were that I needed to get an email off to Jake to see if he would be available for mine!
Jake was so easy to work with — always on time and on top of everything. It was refreshing to know that photos were one thing I didn’t need to worry about in my wedding planning. He checked in, always responded quickly and made sure we knew what we wanted and that he understood what that was. His wealth of past experience was so appreciated since this was the first time I’d been a bride in a wedding! On the day of the wedding, we were running a bit late in our tight schedule and Jake was wonderful at adapting to the shortened time frame while still making sure to take pauses and check with us that we’d gotten all the images that we’d wanted before the wedding got underway. My brain was too overwhelmed to keep the list in my head, but Jake had printed out our previous correspondences and was there making sure he had it all covered, which was beyond appreciated! His wife also joined to help as a second photographer for the day, and not only did she get amazing photos, but she was sweet enough to lend me her jacket between photo shoots since it was quite chilly outside! What a fantastic team they were and so wonderful to have calming, gathering and directing our large group of family and wedding party through the photos. From the posed shots to those magical action moments during the wedding, the photos are all beautiful and really let the emotions of the evening shine through.
The pictures are fantastic and all the folks that we’ve showed them to keep saying «You had a fantastic photographer!» We couldn’t agree more. We’re very lucky that Jake was available to shoot our wedding this Fall and I’m so thankful that my sister found him years earlier for her wedding! Thank you for everything, Jake!

Jake shot my friend’s wedding about five years ago, and the photos were memorable and gorgeous. When it came to hiring a photographer for my wedding, I didn’t even look anywhere else – I knew I wanted Jake’s unique combination of warmth and reportage.
Jake was easy to reach and so patient with our millions of questions, offering his own ideas and expertise during the months leading up to our wedding.
My husband is camera-​shy, so Jake suggested an engagement shoot to get us accustomed to being photographed. I’m so glad he did. The pictures are sweet and REAL, so unlike the fantastical engagement shoots that have always struck me as silly. He quickly put my husband at ease, and created a connection that made us feel great about sharing our wedding day with Jake.
On our wedding day, we got to have Jake AND his partner Eva. Together, they brought not just talent but also an easygoing, friendly warmth to the day, adding more than just great photographs to our wedding. The photos that resulted are incredible: they match our impressions and memories of the day, while also allowing us to experience moments we missed at the time.
I can’t recommend Jake enough. He’s professional and prompt, but he never just felt like a vendor or a part of the ugly Wedding Industrial Complex. I’m going to dream up some more reasons to work with Jake in the future. Meanwhile, snap him up before he gets booked!

Jake shot our wedding last month and we cannot say enough great things about him. The photos are amazing which is speaks to his professionalism, creativity and personality. He was able to capture the story of the day exactly as I remember it. In addition to taking great photos of the ceremony and reception, he joined us at the hotel before, in the cab, at the fried chicken restaurant the wedding party snuck off to, and at Eataly where we grabbed a quick espresso.
We have received so many compliments on the photos with comments ranging from, «You two look like a spread in GQ» to «This could be in Food & Wine» (we also had an amazing caterer).
Again, we are so lucky to have Jake as our photographer and we give him a heartfelt thanks and an unconditional recommendation.

Jake is an unbelievably talented photographer — my husband and I could not be more thrilled with our wedding photos! He actually shot two separate occasions for us — our civil wedding with a small group of family and friends and our religious ceremony and reception with 125 guests — and in each case he captured the spirit of the day impeccably. His work is very refined, but since he shoots in a documentary style the photos have a more spontaneous, artistic character than traditional posed wedding photos. Which suits my husband and I perfectly.
I am not accustomed to being the center of attention, so it was important to me to find a photographer I felt comfortable with. Jake put my husband and I both at ease with being photographed, and he interacted well with all of our family members and friends… all the while getting amazing shots of them!
Since we got our photos back the compliments have been rolling in, and two of our family friends have asked for referrals to Jake for their own special events. We are so happy to have made the decision to have him document our special day!