Director of Photography
Minnish Wedding Photography
Although Jeffery has worked around the country and the world, he grew up amid the pine trees and tobacco fields of eastern North Carolina. He began his life in photography in the United States Navy. After four years of service, he returned to his roots, working for several publications in central North Carolina. A mentor persuaded him to leave home again, and he journeyed to Bowling Green, Kentucky where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in photojournalism from Western Kentucky University.
After leaving school, a chance encounter along a stretch of isolated highway and a trek across the country led him and his wife, Christina, to a lifetime of love and family. Both events, though separate, happened within months of each other, and Jeffery landed in Columbia, South Carolina where he first met Christina. The two left the newspaper field to pursue a family and personal projects. Together, Jeffery and Christina have four children, Jackson, Lauren, Colin, and Dylan.
In addition to photography, Jeffery enjoys travel, music, art and film, and cooking and photographing food. Jeffery is an award-winning former photojournalist, and his work has been published in numerous publications across the country. He has more than a quarter century of experience in the field and is one of the most versatile photographers working today. He is capable of handling a variety of assignments from the most demanding clients. Jeffery is available for work worldwide.
Jeffery Minnish
Design Director / Associate Photographer
Minnish Wedding Photography
After growing up in Illinois, Christina earned a Bachelor of Journalism with a focus in design and graphics from the top-ranked University of Missouri. She has worked as a writer and visual journalist for newspapers in Missouri, Colorado and South Carolina. After a long writing hiatus, she had a personal piece published in South Magazine out of Savannah, Georgia at the end of 2017. While at the Columbia Missourian, Christina earned first place for sports page design, first place for infographics design and third place for daily designer of the year in the SSND College Design Contest. She met and married Jeffery when they both worked for The State newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina.
Christina joins Jeffery on weddings as an associate photographer. She also works as a documentary birth photographer and freelance graphic designer and writer in North Carolina. She has a passion for babies, motherhood and empowering women. She prefers natural light and documenting lifestyle images of families from maternity to birth and through the years of life. She also creates logos, brands and custom designs for businesses and for other creative types.
In addition to great storytelling, Christina finds joy in art, travel, writing, and cooking and eating great food. Above all, she loves the life she has made with Jeffery and their four children, Jackson, Lauren, Colin, and Dylan.