your wedding & elopement photographer
Hi, I’m Jess! (she/her)
I’m a documentary artist from NJ. I have a talent for making people feel comfy enough to be themselves and the ability to turn that into art.
My hope is that these photos make you feel seen, and like your most authentic selves.
Let’s celebrate who you are. You don’t have to be anyone other than yourself to get cool photos of your life and to feel like the total badass you are. (Even if you don’t think you are, I do.)
All gender identities and expressions. All orientations. All bodies. All abilities. All Peoples.
My #1 goal is for you to feel safe and comfy being yourselves.
My guess is that you normally don’t feel comfortable in front of a camera, but that won’t be the case here. I take my time to learn about you and make sure you feel good throughout the whole experience with me. You’ll be posed based on what your needs, comfort levels, and preferences are.
You’ll be in the moment and I’ll be there to capture it all
I’ll help bring out the natural dynamic between you two. I want to photograph your experiences and you being yourselves!
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Most people feel awkward in front of a camera (I’m one of them). I’m here to make you feel as comfy as possible, it’s my goal. I promise this is a safe space for you to be yourselves. You’ll see <3
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Yess I travel often. I’m based in NJ and a lot of my work is done here and throughout the tri-state area. You can also find me in the PNW and North Carolina frequently.
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Your elopement, wedding, engagement, pregnancy. You with your partner, your friends, your family, yourself, your pet. Platonic/romantic— let’s document and celebrate all love.
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I do both digital and film! Mostly digital, but I love using 35mm, medium format, and polaroid film.
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Yes! Video is offered as an add on.
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Yes!! My cameras have two memory card slots and photos are copied to both when I’m shooting. Then when I get home I copy the photos onto two hard drives and I save the full size photos to your gallery for up to a year. (but probably longer because they’re too pretty to delete). That’s 5 back ups put into place.
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Proudly LGBTQ+ owned and celebrated. And anyone who is in this industry and doesn’t support all love, needs to gtfo immediately.
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Yes, in addition to all the candids you’ll get, I still take family/friend group photos. I still photograph you smiling into the camera for a few of them. This all depends on your personal preferences and what we talk about beforehand.
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A 40% retainer is required to secure the date. The retainer goes towards the overall cost and in most cases is non-refundable. Pricing can be seen here.
my reason for all this
I’m no stranger to loss, health issues, or feeling self conscious. So I try to live in the moment the best I can. I love spending most of my free time being silly af with the people I love.
I get pure joy when I’m able to document / romanticize your life or help you to feel good in your skin!
I’ve always created and loved art. So when I picked up a camera at 13, I never looked back. It’s been a part of my identity ever since. I was diagnosed with an eye disease in 2021 and I wasn’t sure if I had a future with photography still. But I’m grateful to say that I’ve gotten past it and I’m able to still live out my dream. Not a day goes by where I take that for granted. I genuinely love the work that I’m doing here.
