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

It feels like just yesterday I was photographing Shay’s senior photos.  Well…..she grew up!  Met a handsome young man who swept her off her feet and when he asked, she said yes!!!  I was honored to be a part of her special day.  With as many times as I’ve photographed her and members of her family, I almost felt like family at this wedding.  It was so gorgeous – these two were SOOOOO creative with all of their wedding details.   I had fun following her blog as she got ready for the big day and I was not disappointed at all!   These two were so in love…..in fact there was one moment towards the end of the day where Mike scooped Shay up to give her a kiss, tripped, fell, tackled Shay to the ground and in the process ripped her wedding dress a good 10 inches.  Most brides would have cried at the sight of their ripped dress….Shay burst out laughing and then kissed Mike while laying in the dirt and grass.   It was the cutest thing EVER.  :-)  And I’m not going to lie, both my second shooter Cindy (who did AMAZING btw!) and I both teared up several times during their ceremony.  We looked so funny sniffling and grinning in the back!

And lastly…..my favorite image of the day!  :-)

These two are adorable!  I met up with them early last month for their engagement session in Rainier Oregon.   It was wonderful getting to meet them and I’m super excited to say I will be photographing their wedding next year!  Can’t wait, and thank you for having me as your photographer Kyle and Courtney!

A few weeks back Brian and Allie tied the knot here in town at the Expo Center.   I was so excited for Allie to get married – her and I have been friends from WAY back, we were waitresses together after high school, and she played a big part in my husbands proposal to me over 5 years ago.   You might recognize the two of them from their e-session.

I had SO much fun with them – their wedding was so gorgeous, joyful and full of happy tears throughout the whole day.

I had a blast with you two!   Thank you for having me.  :-)

The details:

The gorgeous bride:

The lovely bridesmaids:

and….handsome groom and groomsmen:

Their adorable little family:

The ceremony:

Husband and wife:

I have to say, this was probably one of my favorite parts – the maid of honor shared a somewhat embarrassing story (it was GREAT!) and Allie’s reactions to it had me cracking up!

Congrats guys!   I’m so happy for you two to start this new chapter of your lives together!!!

Nearly two weeks ago I had the honor of photographing Nick and Samantha’s wedding – this isn’t the first time I’ve photographed either of them, you might remember Sam and Nick from their e-session, or Sam from Trash the Dress – part 1 or part 2.  They have been amazing to work with for sure!

Before I go into details about the wedding though, I have to give a HUGE thank you to Nate Yaro for shooting with me.  My husband has been shooting with me for awhile now, but two days before the wedding he had to be hospitalized.   Nate was amazing and said he would help me with just two days notice…..Nate shot with me all last year.  It was a huge relief to have someone who knew what they were doing and knew my routine, shooting with me that day.  Of course I was worried sick the whole day about my husband, so I have to give an extra special thank you to him for helping me keep my mind on the job which normally is no problem, but with a husband in the hospital it was a little harder than normal.   So thank you Nate – It was a huge, major blessing having you there to help. Also – several of the photos shown below are from him….he did awesome!  :-)

So….on to Nick and Sam – we started out the day at Samantha’s parents home getting ready for the day –

While I was busy taking pictures of the girls, Nate headed over to where the guys were getting ready and grabbed some photos of them.

Then it was on to formals -

We had hoped that the rain would hold up for us so we could do some outdoor photos, but the weather didn’t cooperate.  Fortunately though, the wedding was going to happen at Fathers House in Longview, which my office shares a parking lot with.  The office building I’m located in was built in the 20′s and the current owner of the building has kept with the vintage theme in the building’s decor.  So….we decided to hop across the parking lot and take advantage of the crazy carpet and decor outside of my office suite, and the fun furniture in my office for an indoor shoot.

Then (amazingly!) the rain went away and the sun came out, so we decided to run across the street for a quick shot of the wedding party outdoors -

Then it was time for the ceremony -

Nate captured this one with his wide-angle lens.

And then we headed over to a beautiful reception at the McClelland Arts Center

Of course I have many, MANY more photos, but I could go on with this wedding all day, and this is, after all, a preview so I will stop here and make them wait for  the rest.  :-)

Thank you Samantha and Nick for having me as your photographer!  Congratulations on your new life together!

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…..