Jess grew up in south Georgia in a small town and didn't see snow until she traveled to Colorado when she was 18 (also her first flight). An avid reader, she found solace in stories of places and people she had never known. This fueled her curiosity and need to understand more than what she had been given, and just three days after graduating high school, she moved 3000 miles away to Alaska, where her life was forever changed in profound ways. She finds it beautiful how the smallest decision or chance encounter can lead to significant alterations of one's life. This truth is evident in many of the love stories she has photographed. Her goal is to implement her appreciation for storytelling into each and every client she photographs, creating something truly meaningful and reflective of them. With a background in horsemanship and art, these also play an influential role in her perspective and eye for wedding imagery.
She currently lives in Minnesota with her husband, 3 children, and their Corgi, Pebbles. They frequently visit both her husband’s family in Washington (where she lived for 7 years and began her business) as well as her own in Georgia and North Carolina.
About Jess
Hello May
Brides
Rangefinder
FEATURED IN
horses
film
nostalgia
movement
the natural world
light leaks
embraces
the feeling of home
Here’s where you can delve further into your favourite things outside of wedding photography – everyone might be able to be a photographer, but there’s little quirks that make you unique – chat about that.
Maybe you can talk about your favourite hobbies, food, art or leisure activities. What you do to wind down when you’re not shooting – pets, your family, your hometown.
You can also use this opportunity to rehash your love for travelling – a great way for you to subtly remind them that you’re open to shooting destination weddings.
Remember to wrap up this section by tying it back into wedding photography. For example, “That’s a little sneak peek into my life and a few of my favourite things. No matter who and where we are, we’re all souls wandering this beautiful earth, with a different story to share. No tale is one and the same. And that’s why I LOVE documenting love stories (and hopefully yours too!)”
Disney Movies still Make me Cry (a one-liner, fun quirk that makes you, you)
MY FAVOURITE THINGS
Uncover your overall approach to the day and an overview of your process. Help them picture what it’s like to have you there on the day and why what you do is so important. Mention how you’ll help them ensure the day flows smoothly, because you’ve had loads of experience at other weddings.
For example, talk about how you’ll arrive at first light to capture the mother-of-the-bride and the bridal squad helping the bride get ready. Or the groomsmen sneaking a few drinks to calm their nerves.
Chat about how you’ll turn up after one too many coffees, buzzing with energy to capture one of the most important, memorable days in their lives, and that you won’t miss a moment.
Write about documenting the getting ready prep through to ceremony, reception and afterparty (if relevant). How you’ll be there in the centre of it all or as a wallflower behind the scenes, photographing moments and details that they might’ve missed (e.g. Aunty Doris getting drunk on the d-floor). Whether you stick to purely candid shots or will pose them for styled shots.
Rain, hail or shine, I won’t miss a beat
BEHIND THE LENS
