Gigi + Hayden | a backyard wedding!
I know 2020 was the year of backyard weddings, but I’ve loved backyard weddings for a whole lot longer than that :) Trendsetter. (thought enters brain to go through all my work and share more backyard weddings, yes? a thing I should do?)
Gigi + Hayden contacted me just 5 days before their wedding thinking they might want to have professional photos captured, and I’m so very glad they did. They were married at Gigi’s parent’s house, and it was just absolutely perfect! So green + lush.
The biggest take away from backyard weddings I’d like to make sure anyone considering to get married in a smaller scale like theirs: you don’t have to skimp on your photos. Photos with each other / family / bridal party or close friends. We can always find a sweet spot to go and spend some time alone!
Adrienne + Jacob | married at Jorgensen Farms Historic Barn
I really can’t describe how happy the flower field in November makes me, enjoy some photos from this 2019 wedding (it’s funny to feel like there has to be a disclaimer: THIS WAS PRE PANDEMIC! on anything that looks “normal”) Shot on (A LOT!) of film, and can I just say, I JUST got notification that my two weddings are ON for March. And, guys, I cannot wait. I am so happy to share your wedding days with you, I’m prematurely sorry for my unbridled enthusiasm.
Laura + Lillian | married before it all went to hell
Laura + Lillian were married in Feb 2020 at the Franklin Park Conservatory, and it’s just crazy to think that less than a month later, well, you know. I look back on these with a mix of fondness of how things were and hope that they’ll be like this again. Shot on film + digital.
Shanda + Kayla | married at Brewdog USA!
same sex wedding at Brewdog usa by Jessica love photography in columbus ohio
K I have to just touch on having a safe wedding during a pandemic, because like, if you’re getting married? There should be some level of gratefulness + sense of respect to the fact that there are a great great deal of people in the USA who have lost their lives, and many more who have lost someone they love. So, showing up for your love, for me, for MANY vendors I know, is absolutely an honor. I’m grateful that I have work right now. Glad our economy can support workers in many fields on many levels when it comes to weddings….but, I just have to take a single moment to remind the couples + bridal parties that this is a privilege. No doubt to see it any other way. Your wedding is my workplace. Your guests are the people I am so happy to serve. stepping off soapbox
As you’ll see, Kayla + Shanda were lovely, graceful, and beyond caring about being respectful to those family + friends + vendors around them, they absolutely shone on their wedding day. Thanks for having me, ladies! I’m glad to have witnessed your love.
Sara + Cameron || married at Via Vecchia
via vecchia wedding in Columbus Ohio by Jessica love. design by aisle and co.
I … could make this all about how it’s safe to have a wedding during COVID, blah blah blah, but sometimes it’s just nice to look at some images without the focus being on how weird everything is right now, despite being as “normal” as it can be. SO! Enjoy these images, because I know I do!
venue: Via Vecchia Winery
flowers: Madison House
planning: Aisle + Co.
Band: Conspiracy Band
Catering: Milo’s Catering
Beauty + Hair: Angie Warren + Sarah Whittaker