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----Photo by our 8 yr. old daughter, Priya

night out for music. {greg laswell}

November 21, 2008 – 5:24 pm

Brett and I love the voice and lyrics of the amazing Greg Laswell.  If you don’t know who he is, chances are you will.  He is just that amazing.  We traveled to Indy along with my baby sister Ashley last night to see him live for the first time. Brett’s brother Jason who lives in LA is great friends with Greg and his guitarist Brandon, so we we were so happy to get to know friends who are meaningful to Jay.

Our absolute favorite song by Greg is “Embrace Me,” and I have mentioned it on here before, but here is a video to another fav of mine.  You need to hear his voice before looking though the photos to really understand them.  :)



The room was odd and narrow, but the people were so happy to see him.

I love this shot.

It was so narrow that it was nearly impossible to get a good full stage shot, so I put these two photos side by side.

Brett and Ashie.  :)

After the set Greg went around mingling with fans, and then we all hung out for a little bit.  We warned him we like to take pictures.  He didn’t mind.

Trying to get us all.

Greg said he wanted “cute” shots.  Here is Ash doing her, “Greg Laswell -is-nuzzling-me-but-I-could-care -less-face.”   :)  Did I mention my sister is an actress?

He wasn’t hip on all this cold weather….we agree.

This was supposed to be a goofy shot, apparently I am the only one that got that memo.

I said something funny right before this shot.

Um yes.  There is a reason I stay BEHIND the camera.

good times, good times.  Great to meet you Greg and Brandon! Give a big hug to Jay from us.

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  1. wrecklessgirl   -  

    yes. score. i am the first to comment on my favorite post on your blog :)

    you rock and roll, sister. thanks for the email-heads-up.
    so does greg, like in an amazing way.

    i enjoyed your hilarious pictures.

    and, ahem, your sister looks like amy seeley. another amazing musical gem. craziness.

    loves <3k.

  2. wrecklessgirl   -  

    oh, last thing.

    men+beards= <3<3<3

  3. jason   -  

    these photos have me in tears of joy.

  4. Raymond Texel   -  

    I’m in tears ’cause Jason is in tears. Why isn’t Greg in tears???

  5. Myriam Santos   -  

    WOW! Amazing images, truly.

julia + josh {are married!!}

November 18, 2008 – 12:19 pm

Oh my oh my…what a wedding.  Brett and I adore this couple.  Julia found me through a referral, and quickly became my biggest fan.  When we did their engagement session, she was so in love with her photos, and wrote me the sweetest email I’ve ever gotten about our photography.  It made me so happy to be able to work with them again, knowing how meaningful these photos would be to the both of them.  The wedding came quickly and was the perfect way to end our wedding season. (We get a couple months off!) Let me just say first, she looked stunning!!  Looking over the photos it was more like a bridal session/wedding because seriously, I just couldn’t take my eyes off her with all her vintage Hollywood glam.  Secondly, their friends and family are well, AWESOME.  I loved hanging out with those girls!! I could go on and on but enough talking, I’ll let you see for yourself.  ;)

Her Mom and girlies help her get her “poof” on  :)

We went out in her street and I tried to make her laugh.

This reminds me of a magazine ad.

Talk about a contagious smile.  She just lights up the room!!

Josh and Julia decided to see each other before the wedding and this was there first look.  :)  That is Josh’s Mom back by the door.

The boys….

The cutest little man  :)

The ladies…they so rocked out this photo!!! It was about 35 degrees out with the wind blowing FULL BLAST!!  When I saw what was happening with her veil, and the dresses, I started jumping up and down out of excitement (and I was freezing to death!)

Can you say new studio canvas??  I CAN!!!

Love this  :)

Some photos of the two of them.

Julia can work that camera let me tell you.  :)

Such a vintage couture look.

So glad someone came along and painted these windows for us to match her wedding.  :)

Walking back to the car the sky was gorgeous.  They were frozen!

We went to a park after that, and captured some AMAZING fall color!!! ANOTHER FAVORITE!

No touching up of those blue eyes.  BEAUTIFUL.

blingity bling bling.

I just love the way her Dad is looking at her walking down the isle.  By the way, yes Tom you looked AWESOME too.  :)

“Announcing Mr. and Mrs……”

The party began-and did not stop!!  At Josh’s request they walked into the reception with a “Blues Brothers” theme.  Julia started dancing, and basically never stopped.  Did I mention I love this girl??

One of the best reactions to a speech ever.

Their friends loved to dance.  Once the music began, I don’t think ANY of them ever sat down.

Julia and Josh thank you for inviting us to be a part of your special day.  You made us feel so welcome and we appreciated it so much.  We enjoyed getting to know your families and amazing friends, and you are so lucky to have the awesome bonds that you have.    We wish you two all the best and many, many years together!  Much LOVE!

:)  Jess and Brett

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  1. Shannon Selim   -  

    love the ring photo, beautiful colors!

  2. julia   -  

    i can’t stop looking at them! every single one of these pictures is amazing, and you and brett did an absolutely spectacular job in capturing every aspect of our special day. I love the one of dad walking me down the aisle (especially your caption, ha!) and Brett totally rocked the ring shot with the leaves. I’m also quite partial to the one of me, my sister, and aunt walking down the street with my shoe peeking out from under my dress…but who am i kidding, i love them all and could go on for days, but i just want to tell you and brett that not only do we think you are amazing photographers, but you are amazing people too. That day flew by in such a blur, but you guys captured every memory so vividly that we will be able to look back and feel like we are there all over again and again and again. Thank you so much!

  3. Todd Bergmayr   -  

    Fantastic! The “Blue Eyes” photo is stellar!

  4. lucy   -  

    julia looks gorgeous! i also love that shot showcasing her gorgeous blue eyes. fun photos! as always, nice job jess and brett and jess.

  5. rachel brooke   -  

    beautiful and vibrant images! Can’t believe no retouching on the eyes - no fair!

  6. Sara Slaughter   -  

    Absolutely gorgeous photos…. every single one of them. Josh and Juj are going to have terrible time trying to pick favorites. Julia looked absolultely gorgeous. I especiialy love the one with all of us against the wall… that veil looks amazing. You guys were so great all day. We all had a blast.

  7. kathy tracy   -  

    Jessica, you truly captured the emotion of the day. We loved you guys and thank you for being part of it.

  8. KELLY TRACY   -  

    You guys are rockstars! Honestly cannot wait to see the rest of the pictures of Tom and how awesome he looks! Just kidding, but you really made my sister’s day come alive in your photos! Thanks….

  9. Leeka   -  

    Amazing photos!

  10. Alex   -  

    What a wunderfulend of your wedding season!

    Truly awesome!

    All the best
    Alex

  11. wrecklessgirl   -  

    she is a classic beauty!

  12. aunt Michelle   -  

    I love these Pictures!!! I’m at work b/c my computer is on the fritz so I couldn’t view them at home and I showed them to my coworkers and they LOVE them!!!!
    You look blissfully happy!!!!

cuteness overload.

November 14, 2008 – 3:58 pm

Almost every night when I am feeding Gabriel his dinner and he is just about finished, he lays his head down on the table. Doesn’t really matter what is there before him- a plate of food, spilled drink, leftovers scattered around…down his sweet little head goes. That is my signal that it is time for him to head up to bed, and I think it is one of the sweetest little signals he gives to me.

He started hamming it up to the camera, when I said, “You wanna go nite-nite?”

Then he said, “No!”

Those eyelashes about melt my heart into a bazillion pieces….

The next morning…I had been working on the computer and I walked in the kitchen to find this scene.  He got in the cabinet and had his mouth as STUFFED as possible-as well as each hand, with ginger snaps.  I am just so glad he grabbed dairy free cookies because he has a milk allergy.  He still got in trouble though.  :)

His mouth was so full, he had cookie juice dripping down his PJ’s!  YUMMY.

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  1. Amanda   -  

    Oh my gosh, this is the cutest post! Kids of photographers are so lucky, they will have the most amazing pictures of their childhood to look back on someday! =)

  2. kylee   -  

    i looove his eyelashes! and what a funny little guy. :)

  3. lucy   -  

    oh gabe you’re so adorable! i wish i could hold you and talk nonsense with you. i think it would be pretty hard to be mad at such an precious little face.

  4. holly rouse   -  

    gabey is just the sweetest baby.

  5. gina   -  

    jess, these are forever shots!
    my fav ones are the 2/3rd…AMAZING!
    his expressions are priceless!!!!
    what a sweet little guy…makes me miss when mine were that little!

  6. tj   -  

    i love that you captured this little bit of mischief…absolutely precious. nate said he hopes that’s soy milk in that cup…

  7. Alex   -  

    It´s soooooo cool :-)

    in the last he looks like “Kruemelmonster” from the Sesame Street… I think it´s called Crunchy Monster?!?

    Best
    Alex

  8. Maya   -  

    I love those ginger snap cookies! :) I might get caught doing that too! Ha! He is so adorable with his head on the table!!!

  9. esther   -  

    What a honey! I love the one of the box of cookies that is my Violet all the way. Hope you’re all well.

  10. wrecklessgirl   -  

    mmmm, a kid after my own heart: gingersnaps.

  11. jason   -  

    love it!
    and your narrations are great. really adds to the photos.

a beautiful wedding day.

November 13, 2008 – 12:04 pm

I made this slide show a few weeks back for my good friends Jessica and Tony to tide them over until their photos were done.  They loved it, and honestly I loved it too.  :)  It has been sitting here and I thought, why not share it with my blog friends!!

I’d love to hear your thoughts….should we have more slide shows on the blog??

If you want a refresher on these lovely people, here is their engagement session and here is their wedding blog post. :) If you can’t tell, I love them lots.

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  1. Maya   -  

    I love it! Love the song choice!!!

  2. Amanda   -  

    Love it! The music choice is great, my son was jammin’ too. ;) That was a gorgeous wedding.

  3. Alex   -  

    SHOUT:

    SLIDESHOW - SLIDESHOW - SLIDESHOW :-D

    great captures of the wedding. Love that one with the 3 little childs in front of the great ladies!
    The singer of the band looks like Udo Lindenberg, a German rock legend ;)

    Best “meine Freunde”
    Alex

  4. gina   -  

    i definitely love the slide show and the music…nice piece:)
    great shots/great day/beautiful couple.
    glad you shared!

family of three. {a lifestlye session}

November 11, 2008 – 9:37 pm

This little family came from Alabama to visit good friends and have a photo session with us! We had a beautiful fall day to work with, and we had fun running around to different places together. This family of three is composed of Dad Eddy, Mom Wanda, and adorable and bubbly Roxanna.

This photo makes me laugh, because it pretty much sums up this little girls personality- adorable, energetic, confident and happy. :)

After her Dad helped her climb up on a high fence we got some great shots beneath this beautiful, golden fall tree.

Eddy loves photos, and often he can be found taking them all over the place. When we were over in a different location, he looked over and LOVED what he saw: the green grass, blue sky with the tree line in back. This ones for you Eddy!

I love little moments captured when families are interacting together.

We had gorgeous fall color, and the most beautiful sun setting with us that evening. SO BEAUTIFUL!

Look closely…no seat in that chair! :) Isn’t she a cutie?!

One of my favorites of the family. So sweet.

Love her little “mini” shadow in the background.

LEAF FIIIIGGHHHTTT!!!!

One of my favorites.

Love this shot. :)

Roxanna and our daughter Priya are buddies. We shot a couple pictures of them together, even though Priya’s hair looked like a rats nest. Oh-well. :) Still love the shot!

LOOVE these next two…the colors, Roxanna, the whole thing is just beautiful.

Watch out!!! This little gal is a black belt. :)  Brett’s favorite for sure!!

Mom and Dad deserve some shots too! :)

Roxanna had some fun clothes. :)

I loved this shot from the moment I first saw it!!! :)~

Roxanna, you are a doll!!! And sooooo much fun to photograph.

Thanks guys for spending the afternoon with us!! It passed much too quick. :) Come back and visit us again soon please!

Love,
Jess and Brett

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  1. Heather   -  

    Shut Up! So beautiful! I am counting down the days and stressing about the wardrobe :)

  2. lucy   -  

    awwww roxanna is such a cutie and sooo fun! i’m with brett - i love that “karate” shot! love the pic of them holding hands and the same one that you like, of roxanna looking up at them…that’s so precious. great shoot, perfect fall day!

  3. Wanda (the Mom)   -  

    We love these photos! God has blessed you both with a special gift/talent of capturing special moments and expressions that most of us miss seeing each day. Thank you for spending so much time with us during the photo session. You made us feel special and we had a great time!

  4. Leeka   -  

    I absolutely love all of them!!! You guys ROCK!!!! I love your work!

  5. Alex   -  

    Hi Jess, Hi Brett :-)

    Great light, great moments!

    Best
    Alex

  6. tori   -  

    i come to your blog all the time and looovvveee your pictures! beautiful. this one as well!! great session :)

  7. gina w   -  

    hi jess:)
    love how you captured her energy and spirit!
    love love love the sneakers, shadow, tongue sticking out and jumping shots!
    a fun session, no doubt.
    ;)g

  8. Maya   -  

    I love so many of them but the last shot is my favorite! She looks so natural in that one!

  9. Susan Solo   -  

    Each of those shots on the train tracks: love love love them all. Perfect.

  10. Roxanna Duke   -  

    Hi! loved spending time with y’all, had fun doing the photo shoot.
    Y’ALL ROCK!!!!
    R Duke :)

amy + caleb {in love}

November 7, 2008 – 7:59 pm

Chances are if you had a session with us this past summer, Amy was one of our biggest helpers.  She was the one at home with our 4 babies.  Our kiddos loved Amy and were so sad to see her leave to go back to school this past August.  My four year old son that loves to sing always says that Amy would sing to him before bed, and she “sings like a princess.”  :)

Amy has always been a big fan of our work.  She told me a long time ago that we would be her photographer for all the big things that happen in her life….well, right after going back to school, her boyfriend Caleb proposed.  We were thrilled that she asked us to do her wedding this coming February, and we had a total blast hanging out with Amy and Caleb to shoot some fun engagement photos.  Amy wanted to go for a look that was trendy and urban, and I have a feeling these accomplished just that.  :)

Love is grand.

Um, I think your babies are going to be beautiful.  :)

Uh oh….watch out!

Here’s a little duo action.  Brett’s point of view….

….and mine.

This is the photo I said the mom’s would love.

I love how they laugh together….

Yummy sunlight.

Amy you are flippin gorgeous!!

LOVE this shot.

Another one of our double shots.  This time this is Brett….

…and this is mine.

Another FAV!!!

As soon as I saw this sign I knew it had to be mine. I think they thought I was nuts.

Caleb being a little smart*$%.  He had his hand down at his side and I said, “Caleb you need to do something with that arm…”  This is what he did.  :)

Amy and Caleb are both musicians.  Caleb plays the piano, and Amy is an AMAZING singer and guitar player. She will probably be embarrassed but go here and hear a song that she wrote and is singing.  Simply AMAZING!!

Caleb played the song from the movie “Once” and they sang together in a little coffee house.

Amy and Caleb, thank you so much for a great evening together.  :)  We are so excited for your wedding in 3 MONNNTTHHHSS!!!!  :)

love~ Jess and Brett

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  1. Ashy   -  

    OOOOLALA!!! That’s my beautiful best friend! I really like “the one that the mom’s will like”!! haha…I guess that makes me a mom. My absolute fav is the black and white piano one! It reminds me of Walk the Line, and I love love love it! You captured my Amy and Cabster accurately! I love them!

  2. lucy   -  

    awwww they are totally adorable! amy’s hair rocks! i love this shoot because their fun personalities shine through. can’t wait to see their wedding pics! congrats amy and caleb!!!! as always, nice job jess and brett.

  3. holly rouse   -  

    SO freaking awesome.
    you really know how to capture LOVE.

  4. amy   -  

    oh my GOODNESS these are adorable!!! thanks so much jessi and brett! i can’t wait to see the rest!! these are AMAZING! :D you both are so incredibly talented at what you do. thank you for capturing these moments. they mean the world to me…

  5. candice lanning   -  

    these are stunning! ahhh! love your color and lighting.

  6. Leeka   -  

    Guys- again- such a beautiful work!!!! I absolutely LOVE evry image- the background, natural pose and lighting of course!

  7. steve zugelter   -  

    Those were AWESOME! I especially liked the coffee house shots. Thanks for giving me another blog to stalk ;)

  8. Alyssa   -  

    I love these pictures! && I love ya’lls work! I check your blog everyday. =]

  9. gina w   -  

    wow…amazing! it’s always a pleasure to look at your art!

  10. adam   -  

    love the shots of them in the cafe on the piano.

  11. kelly   -  

    trendy + urban = studio3z’s specialty!! I love these so much…way to capture such great emotion :)

  12. Maya   -  

    OMG! The coffeehouse shots are amazing! It looks like something right out of that movie!

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