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September Hampton Roads Sessions :: Book Now!!!

Jessica — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 18:31:27 +0000

JRP is hitting the road the first week or so of September and bringing the camera magic to Hampton Roads. If you are ready to update your family or children’s portraits, just let me know! I will be offering mini sessions and full sessions.

The mini sessions will include a 35-45 minute session, with 12 images on CD. The cost will be $550.

Full sessions will include a 1.5-2.0 hour session, with 40-50 images on CD. The cost will be $1150.

Headshot/Identity sessions will include a 30 minute session with 3 high resolution images. The cost will be $175. If you need something special, please email me.

Active duty military will receive 15% off on their session.

Recommended session locations: Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, Chesapeake Arboretum, First Landing State Park, Downtown Norfolk or Portsmouth, and the Virginia Beach Boardwalk.

Please email me at hello@jessicariehl.com to reserve your session today. Sessions are available September 6th – 13th.

Note: A down payment of $125 will be due to reserve your session. If for some reason a crazy random “weather” event disrupts our fabulous plans, I will refund your session fee. However, if you cancel and I am unable to fill your reserved spot or reschedule you immediately, your down payment is nonrefundable.

Jaime From VA

Jessica — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 16:16:36 +0000

My dear friend Jaime came up this past weekend to enjoy the delights of Saratoga County in the summer. As a trained ballerina, coming to Saratoga was like taking a pilgrimage. We went to the National Museum of Dance and two ballets at SPAC by the NYC ballet. I learned all about ballet; the people, the steps, different choreographers, the costumes, and schools. Jaime was a wealth of knowledge and she teaches ballet in Virginia Beach. I have a whole new appreciation for ballet now.

This photo was taken at the City Tavern after our trip to the top for a beer.

Play Date With JRP

Jessica — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 18:32:50 +0000

These wonderful kiddos came over to the studio for a play date with me. We had so much fun! Their mom even signed up for private photography lessons and she’s on her way….

{Liz and John}

Jessica — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 16:49:53 +0000

I photographed Liz and John back in December on honest to goodness the coldest day ever!!!! John is in the Navy, so this was a wonderful and special session. Photographs of my hubby have helped me cope so much when he is away. Liz is the manager at Bean There Cafe, my all time favorite coffee shop ever!!! Liz is is a wiz at latte art and can tell you all sorts of fabulous stuff about coffee.

Liz and John are the cutest married couple ever. Don’t you agree?

Cheers,
Jessica

{Thrift Store Fashion Show}

Jessica — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:34:53 +0000

I recently did a piece for Alt Daily called Thrift Store Fashion Show to promote the environmentally friendly shopping and using the area thrift stores. I was inspired to do this piece after seeing ie and Hannah’s post of their recent thrift store adventure on Alt Daily. My models were Jason and Lacy Kuller who own Signs By Tomorrow in Greenbrier and Jaime Krapf owner of JSK Interiors in Virginia Beach. Jason, Jaime and I are partners in art crime. We have shown our art together at aLoft and have donated pieces together to the Southwest Area Red Cross. We all also donated to Love For Haiti fundraiser at the Granby Theater. In April Jaime and I will be featured on the art wall at aLoft.

If you would like to read more about the clothes, check the story on Alt Daily.

So the rules:

#1: Top spending limit: $30
#2: Must shop at a thrift store
#3: Bring your own shoes, underthings, and bling-bling

Thrift Store Fashion Show will be a regular feature on Alt Daily, so stand by for our next great adventure. If you are interested in throwing your own banging Thrift Store Fashion Show, just let me know!

Cheers,

Jessica

{Catching Up…Happy Love Day}

Jessica — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:53:55 +0000

It’s been a while since I have posted! I’ve been super busy since the beginning of the year figuring out what I want to be when I grow up, reworking pricing, a new business venture, doing photography work for Alt Daily.com, a shoot for a national magazine and enjoying the refresh of a new year. I am just going to update everyone all at once! My February resolution is to blog at least once a week and keep you updated on my fabulous clients.

This Valentine’s Day I hit the concrete. Well, my concrete anyway. My hubby was out to sea, so I decided to entertain myself and explore some graffiti art. I even hit my next door neighbor’s sidewalk. I hope you enjoy it. The FedEx man gave me a big huge smile yesterday, must be all the love.

Have a Fabulous Year Of Love,

Jessica

For My Mom and Dad...

My self portrait, which I sent to my hubby.

{Jess and Hawley :: The Wedding}

Jessica — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 01:36:58 +0000

Jess and Hawley are hitched! I had a fabulous experience photographing their wedding in Williamsburg. The wedding was beautiful, but what I loved most was Jess and Hawley’s desire to share this special day with everyone who has made their lives special. From their 30 attendants (I know…they get the award) to their 4 ring bearers and 4 flower girls. It wasn’t about the details or the decorations or the flowers. It was about hugging, catching up, dancing and sharing. They were surrounded by the most wonderful people in their lives. In photographing everyone, I felt all there had a special connection to the bride and groom. It is overwhelming to be in a barn with 400 people who genuinely love and cherish their hosts.

I am little at a loss for words as how to tell you more about their wedding. I guess I will let the photographs do the talking for me. If you would like to take a look at the guest album I designed for them, visit this link. The words on the pages are from the journal that Hawley kept from the time he decided to marry Jess until he proposed.

I need to give a huge shout out to my assistant, Seth. Seth is a senior and photo editor at the JMU newspaper (James Madison University) and together I think we made an amazing team! It was truly a pleasure to work with him and I can’t wait to see what greatness he will get into!

Cheers,

Jessica

Jess's Dad and Grandfather waiting to escort her down the aisle.

Getting the stink eye from one of the ring bearers!

If you are curious about my weddings…I am by referral only at this time.

{Katy and Adam}

Jessica — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 22:03:42 +0000

I had a fabulous time photographing Adam and Katy! Katy and Adam called me because they wanted to celebrate their anniversary this year with photography. They haven’t been photographed professionally since their wedding and it was time for a little update! After much discussion and many weather cancellations, we met in Williamsburg at the Legacy of Williamsburg Tavern Inn (and B and B). This is where Katy and Adam honey mooned, when like my husband and I, circumstance prevented them from going too far. Every year on their anniversary, they have celebrated by going back to the Inn.

We had such a beautiful day to celebrate their love story and capture what is special about this wonderful couple. After doing much kissing and cuddling in front of the camera, we had dinner at the Green Leaf. They love good food, we love good food, they love photography, we love photography…a perfect ending! I feel like we are old friends now.

Cheers,

Jessica

P.S. My little plug? If you’ve been married for five years or more and the last time you were photographed was your wedding…it’s time to do a photography session. It doesn’t matter whether you have children or not. We all change every year, grow into our relationships and continually write our story.

{Jess and Hawley}

Jessica — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:27:40 +0000

I am really excited to be photographing the wedding of Jess and Hawley. I flew to Snowmass, Co a month ago to photograph their engagement session! I know I am way behind. It was amazing, we drove all over Snowmass and Aspen, photographing any where and every where. There are so many photos to choose from since we spent 2 1/2 days together. Jess and Hawley were amazing to photograph, they were always ready for the next thing and didn’t get tired of being in front of the camera. A photographer’s dream.

These photographs will be extra special because I am designing a guest book with them for their wedding. The uber romantic part…I get to use the journals Hawley kept once he decided he loved Jess and wanted to marry her. Swoon! It is a rare gift to be able to photograph a love and then read about how it came to be. I will post the book design once we are done with it.

Enjoy,

Jess

{Adrian and Christina}

Jessica — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:30:34 +0000

I am so behind in my blogging! So now it is my sworn duty to catch up. I am trying out a new slideshow format, so you have to let me know if you like it or not. It’s a little crazy, but very cool at the same time.

This was an amazing session. Adrian and Christina flew me up to New York City to photograph their engagement session and their engagement party. We were lucky enough to be able to shoot in the Metropolitan Opera House, since Christina works special events for the Met. We had the entire lobby to ourselves and I have to say, what a perfect match! My favorite part of the session was watching them dance on the balcony…there was a crowd down below waiting for the open air HD projection to start up. I just know everyone was dying to know who this amazingly special couple was and what they were celebrating. On Sunday, Adrian and Christina had a special ceremony to give thanks for their relationship and bless their engagement. It was so simple and beautiful…I loved it.

Adrian is a dear friend and it was such an honor to be asked to be a part of his family for the weekend to experience all of this with them. As I was standing in the church listening I got all teary eyed because I have been able to experience so many amazing and intimate moments in my friend’s lives…through the camera. For me, this makes my experiences all the richer and deeper. Watching Adrian and Christina stand together in the church was one of those moments that takes my breath away. It makes me thankful for this life, all I have experienced with my friends and all the experiences we have yet to enjoy together.

I am so happy you found each other and may you have the most amazing life filled with peace, love, light and joy.

Simply,

Jess

P.S. I apologize to those of you, who like me, like to have things centered and lined up. I don’t know how to get my video centered! Working on it!