Kelly and Dan - Destination Wedding in Nantucket

I am just returning from Kelly and Dan's wedding in Nantucket!

It was SO great to work with Lisa Light and Katie O'Malley from DestinationBride.com - they are a dream team and the best planners and designers for destination weddings!

The reception was held at A Taste of Nantucket , which was the perfect place for this thursday lobster bake wedding!



Stay tuned for photos and a slideshow of this perfect Nantucket wedding!

Vacation!

Hello friends! FYI, I will be on vacation until August 17th!

I have limited phone and email access, so I wont be checking either!

Looking forward to catching up next week!

Jess

Taryn and Mike!

While in Keene for Sean and Jessica's wedding, I attended (yes as a GUEST!) the wedding of my friends Mike and Taryn!

As much as I enjoyed being a guest, there is something in my brain (and heart) that makes it impossible for me to trust any other photographer with any of my friend's wedding moments!

So much to Chris's dismay, I snuck my camera (and 85 1.2!) in to the reception hall and snagged just a few... here they are.. and I think theyre so sweet!






I loved their favors! they were little boxes filled with chocolate!



and I was SO happy to see my friends, Rachel and Leigh, whose wedding I also photographed! Stay tuned for photos of their new son!



Mike and some of his friends!



and I loved these photos of Mike and Taryn dancing among their guests...





Thank you Mike and Taryn for inviting me to share your special day! Its about time you guys tied the knot!

Jessica and Sean!

Memorial day weekend was beautiful this year in my hometown of Keene, NH.
I had the honor and privilege of photographing the wedding of my longtime friend Sean!

Their outdoor ceremony took place and the legendary Robin Hood Park! (which I would like to add is where I won several fishing trophies as a kid!)


I have always adored Sean's mom Jolene! It was such a special day for her to see her youngest son exchange vows...




Robin Hood park is the perfect place for some outdoors formals.....





and some fun Candids!



And since I am always going for the "WOW" Image from each event that I do, how could I pass up the classic New England white congregational church in downtown Keene for the backdrop to this photo... Sean, Jess and I stopped the traffic for this sensational image!



You may even recognize this spot from the movie Jumanji, which was filmed in Keene in the early 1990's.

Sean and Jessica hosted their reception at the Best Western Hotel in Keene, and everything was elegantly coordinated by their very own fabulous Michelle Clark!

Jess and Sean, Thank you so much for having me be a part of your wedding day... Having known Sean for so long, not only as my friend, but more as a younger brother I was filled with emotion as I watched him promise his lifelong love for Jessica...





I'm still not sure what Dustin had in mind during his performance....... :)

To see Dustin, and other photographs from Jessica and Sean's wedding in Keene, NH click here!

The Celtics win!

So just to give you an idea on how busy I've been, I am now just reporting that the Boston Celtics are the 2008 NBA Champions!

I attended the parade with my friend and financial advisor Wes Pearson!

I hope that whoever is reading this already knows about this major news!

New Year, New Home, New Jess!

2007 was a year that marked the creation of my most exciting project of all time..... JessPhoto!

While 2007 was a year to grow and think and be creative, 2008 so far has been my defining year!

There is SO much to catch you up on... new brides, new babies and all kinds of great celebrations that I have been blessed to be a part of!

So enjoy the next few days as I am gluing my feet to the floor and posting a new blog every day until I am completely caught up on all of the new images I want to share with you!

I hope you are taking the time to go enjoy the season with someone you love!

Best
*Jess*

Moving day

Moving to a new location is such hard work... I have spent the last two weeks, packing, boxing, cleaning and moving to my new home, which is huge, gorgeous and SO sunny.

So as I stood in my old apartment for the last time today, i walked through each room, reminiscing on some of my favorite moments that happened over the past two years.

My old apartment was a soft place to land for me after my grandma died... It has also been a place to escape to for many of my friends.. it has seen the beginning of great relationships, the end less than amazing relationships and many tears and a lot of laughs..

I will never forget the life I had while living in that adorable third floor apartment... But I am excited about living in what i can only hope my life will always be like- a big, bright, sunny place with lots of room for friends..

off to unpack....