Jessica Lemmons Photography Blog, Longview Washington (Wa.) photographer.

It’s been awhile since I had time to blog about my clients, but I’m working at getting back into the swing of normal life again!

Allie has been a friend of mine for quite a few years, I’m so excited to see her get married!  I’ll be photographing their wedding this June and I couldn’t be happier for these guys.   I seriously can’t wait to be a part of their special day!  Thanks guys!  Enjoy…..

Last month I had the pleasure of photographing Jeremy and Lindsey’s big day.  They had a beautiful wedding in downtown Kelso.  I met them at the Red Lion for getting ready photos and then we headed over to the Kelso Train station for the “formal” photos.  After that we went into the Eagles building which had been totally transformed – I was amazed at how beautiful they had made the place look!   Lindsey made and absolutely gorgeous bride and my husband and I had an amazing time photographing her!  We were both exhausted but totally happy by the end of the day.  Day’s like this make me love my job even more!  Thank you Jeremy and Lindsey for having me as your photographer and I hope you enjoy your preview.

A couple of good friends of mine,  Joe and Andrea,  renewed their  wedding vows a few weeks back.  It was an intimate, beautiful and very emotional day for everyone in attendance.  I was honored to photograph it with my good friend Nate, and my wonderful husband Bryce.   I’m excited to see what the future holds for this precious family.  :-)

Brian and Courtney’s wedding was an absolutely beautiful affair!  I didn’t get to meet Brian and Courtney until just a week before their wedding – they are from San Diego but had their wedding here in Vancouver.  When I pulled up to the church I was amazed, the cathedral was absolutely gorgeous.  The first thing I did was jump out of the car and take a picture of it!  Then I quickly got to work hunting down the bride and groom to get some getting ready photos before we jumped into a busy day.

From friend and fellow photographer Amanda did an amazing job helping out with the photos – we had a lot of fun together.

The day went by so fast!  From photographing Courtney getting ready to dancing photos at the reception….it was fast, and when it was all said and done I couldn’t believe the entire day was over.  Courtney and Brian – you two are an amazing couple!  It was a pleasure getting to meet you guys and be a part of your special day!  Thank you for having me as your photographer and I hope that you enjoy your preview!

St James Cathedral = Stunning!

The guys:

The girls + Brian.  :-)

The ceremony was so beautiful!

I can’t say I would hate to shoot another wedding here!

After the ceremony we met up at Esther Short Park across the street from the Hilton for some  more photos.  The weather cooperated for us, but unfortunately we were almost completely out of light by the time we started shooting.  We still managed to get some fun dramatic low-light shots before heading over to the hotel.

Then we headed over to the Hilton for more photos

The toasts:

Of all the dancer’s Brians Mom was my favorite.   I didn’t get a chance to know her, but I’m guessing she is a fun lady.  :-)

I spent most of the day yesterday photographing an absolutely gorgeous wedding in downtown Vancouver WA.  I’m still in the middle up uploading all of their images to my computer, but as I was uploading this image just jumped out to me and I knew I had to quickly post it before I get caught up in work this week.

She has such a classic beauty…….

Last month I spent a lot of time putting together some wedding slideshows for a few of the bridal fairs I was going to be a part of.  The bridal fairs went AWESOME – I got lots of bookings and some great leads, but my slideshows were just left sitting on my computer afterwards.  So…..I decided I might as well get some use out of these, I was so happy with how they turned out and it just seemed a waste to leave them sitting all lonely on my  hard drive, so here I am sharing one with you!  More to come and feedback is always appreciated!

They are just adorable!  I photographed Judah and Becca a little over six months ago when they said “I do”.   They are such a beautiful couple inside and out  and a joy to photograph!    I used the downtown Kalama area again and I just LOVE it.   The settings were perfect for the look I was going for with these and I am so happy with how they turned out!  The reason they decided to do this session was primarily for Christmas cards, but also “just because.”   “Just because” sessions are a great way for a couple to have some photos of themselves without the hype and stress of a wedding or the expectations of an engagement   – it’s a great way to just show two people, very much in love, and enjoying life.   I love it!  (My hubby and I are going to be having our own “just because” session in Seattle here in a few weeks and I can’t wait!  Be watching the blog for it….)

Thanks Judah and Becca!  You guys are awesome!

Dana booked me a few months back for her September wedding.  When I first met her I couldn’t help but like her!   She was just one of those fun, happy and energetic girls that you just can’t help but enjoy being around.   When I met RJ last Saturday I could totally see why it was they fell in love!  They were both just happy and fun people, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so much during the “formal” section of photographing a wedding.    My abs were more sore than my feet after the wedding.

Their wedding was held at the Lewis and Clark hotel in Centralia.  I loved the venue – it was absolutely beautiful inside, with lots of space for the wedding – they still managed to pack the house with all their family and friends though!

My friend and fellow photographer Cindy did an AMAZING job helping me that day.  She was an absolute joy to work with!

Here’s a few  of Dana at the hotel before we headed over for formals -

The boys

The plan had been for RJ and Dana to not see each other before the wedding, but Dana wanted to do photos ahead of time and also wanted to surprise RJ.  So while I was taking photos of the boys she had one of her bridesmaids give RJ a card. .  While RJ was reading it Dana snuck up behind him with her Dad to surprise him.

The look on his face was priceless!

Then we jumped into the “formals”.

I have to show just one more with the skateboards…..I was laughing so hard when we did this!

Once we finished up with formals we headed back for the ceremony:

The reception was very fun!   Great food, great music and lots of joy!

The cake:

The Rings:

And a few of my final favorites from the day:

RJ and Dana got married last Saturday, it’s going to be a few more days before I get their preview up, but I couldn’t help but post just one.   These two make me smile!

I received an e-mail awhile back from a precious lady in Australia asking me if I would be there to photograph her wedding…and be a witness on her marriage certificate, as there would be no guests!  That was definitely a new one for me, but of course I said “Yes!”  I met up with Bernie and Kerri last Thursday, they are an absolutely ADORABLE couple from Queensland that came to Seattle for a holiday and cruise (gotta use the Aussie terms here!) and then after booking their holiday decided that they wanted to turn it into a honeymoon and so they decided to have a judge perform a wedding ceremony while they were in Seattle.   Kerri had searched for wedding photographer’s online, found me, and booked me (thank you Google!).    It was a great excuse to spend a day in Seattle – I took my friend Jenny (who is also my “nanny” for my kiddos in her spare time) and we headed up to Seattle Thursday morning and had an wonderful afternoon with Bernie and Kerri (Jenny was also a witness for their marriage), and then finished off our evening checking out the sites and eating some yummy Italian food.

Their wedding was very simple – he wore a grey suit, she wore a white dress, and had a simple rose bouquet.   No complications, no busyness, just two people celebrating their love together.   It was the most simple wedding I had ever been too, but yet their apparent love and affection for one another also made it one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever been too.

And the Ceremony: