Jessica Riehl Photography Blog » Wedding

Amy + Mark | Rockin’ Love Baby!

Jessica — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:43:19 +0000

I love photographing my friends and just thinking about it makes me all teary eyed. I was so happy to photography Amy and Mark for their wedding, the room was so full of love and smiles. Amy is the owner of the Bean There Coffee Shop, my all time favorite coffee shop in the entire world. Amy is a big supporter of art, always giving first time artist a place to show their work. Her coffee is single sources, Amy knows her growers. In an ever increasing complicated world, that is amazing!

What I love and I am sure everyone does is Amy’s smile. It is bigger than the room and could light the entire world. Mark, you are unbelievably lucky (I’m sure you know that)! You can just tell they are so incredibly in love and rocking the world!

Ok. So…Amy has the most fabulous dress…ever! It’s amazing! See for yourself!

Happy honeymoon and thank you for having me (I’m pretty lucky too)!

Jess

Katie and Chris | NYC

Jessica — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:47:18 +0000

Sometimes we have experiences in our lives that embrace us, share with us and move us. To photograph a wedding is a truly intimate experience, one where you pop into someone’s life, charged with documenting what could be some of life’s most tender moments. You do this without knowing them, really. I met Katie and Chris for the first time an hour before their wedding. But, I felt like we had known each other much longer. I was moved by the warmth of friendship, music and love that surrounded Katie and Chris.

Dreaming In The Sunlight: Keith and Nicole

Jessica — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:04:50 +0000

All I have ever wanted to do since I met Keith was just get him a new mug shot for his website. It sort of looks like he’s in jail.

Well, we have definitely upgraded! Keith and Nicole are getting married at the Williamsburg Winery in November, so we spent one afternoon a couple of weeks ago romping through the vineyards. Did you know they wrap this black netting around the grapes to protect them? We did not…

While in the vineyard, we only photographed in one particular row…the one where Keith proposed to Nicole. Swoon. Yes, that will be our studio. No other row would be work for them. The sunlight was absolutely gorgeous and we dreamed a little dream of everlasting love.

Keith and Nicole are so much fun; they are fabulously funny and bursting to the seams with joy. November is going to be so much fun.

Floating Softly…Danny and Jaime

Jessica — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:58:24 +0000

One day towards the end of May, I photographed Danny and Jaime’s small intimate wedding at First Landing State Park. We had just an hour of the softest light as the clouds rolled in.

Danny and Jaime joined their two families into a big ole house of love. All the kids were game and room sharing and beds had already been worked out. When Danny wrote their initials in the sand, he about about four more to write.

I don’t Danny and Jaime that well and we had only exchanged a few emails and quick phone calls before the day of the wedding. But I think they have a quiet, strong and powerful love. Their children seemed to float softly around them, smiling.

{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.

{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

{Megan + Eric}

Jessica — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:22:14 +0000

What to say? I am overwhelmed with things to say about Megan and Eric who were married this past weekend in Tahoe. Megan and I met for the second time when she reported onboard my second ship the USS Mt. Whiteny. She was three years behind me at Oregon State, but we didn’t really know each other. She definitely knew who I was, because Jim and I got in trouble for dating , yes, I know! Ask me the story and I will tell you sometime. We soon became fast friends, spent a lot of time together, and found we were kindred spirits. We’ve grown so close over the last six years as she went to San Diego for her second tour, then to Rhode Island and her temp duty to Iraq. Thank goodness for unlimited long distance.

She and Eric started dating in San Diego about four years ago and I don’t know how she would have made it through her stint in Iraq with out him. I was finally able to meet Eric in Newport, Rhode Island. He took a sabatical from his job to be with her until her time in the Navy was over. I can’t tell you how happy I was to meet Eric and know that he really is the one for her. They are perfect together and if they can make it through the last several years, they can make it through anything.

Looking back through the thousands of images from this past weekend, I am struck by what a beautiful spirit Megan is and how much Eric enhances her glow. Friends from all over the country and even from Japan came to celebrate their wedding and all helped to bring it together. The list of credits for this heart felt event was quite long and includes only family and friends.

I was doubly honored by being asked to photograph the event and be a bridesmaid as well! It made things a little tricky at times, but with the help of Gazelle and Amber, we did an amazing job…if I may say so myself! Once I get caught up, I will post a slideshow of images from the wedding and the rest of the weekend’s events.

Megan and Eric, I wish you…everything…light, love, peace, happiness, beauty, friendship, family…

Love,

Jess