Joel & Jessica: married {niagara falls, ontario wedding photographer}

Wednesday, May 25, 2011


"Perhaps, after all, romance did not come into one’s life with pomp and blare, like a gay knight riding down;
perhaps it crept to one’s side like an old friend through quiet ways; perhaps it revealed itself in seeming prose,
until some sudden shaft of illumination flung athwart its pages betrayed the rhythm and the music;
perhaps . . . perhaps . . . love unfolded naturally out of a beautiful friendship,
as a golden-hearted rose slipping from its green sheath." 
|| anne of green gables

Jessica was caught off guard when Joel first expressed interest in her.  They were friends, good friends, but she didn't realize he was interested in something more.  And as they walked around the lake up in northern Michigan that day, she told him she'd pray about it, because she just wasn't sure.  Joel could wait, he was ready to do whatever it took to win the tiny blonde girl with the big green eyes.

And there definitely was alot of waiting involved, their relationship spanning hundreds of miles and several years, from just friends, to more than friends, to courting, to engagement.  They took time to pray and seek God's guidance in the relationship, to work through fears and dreams + goals for the future, and somewhere along the way, they fell completely in love with each other.

So after months of flying back and forth between Minnesota and Canada, countless long late-night phone calls, and daily texts, Joel and Jessica got married on a rainy Monday afternoon in Niagara Falls, Canada.  With their circle of closest friends around them they said their "I do's" and officially became one of the cutest couples I've ever had the privilege of shooting.  They braved the pouring rain (and I'm not exaggerating when I say pouring. All. Day. Long.) with me all day to get what have turned out to be some of my faaaavorite pictures ever.

Joel and Jessica, I love you two, and it really was an honor to shoot your classy + beautiful and Christ honoring day.  Thank you for including me!
















































Much Love.
Jessica Shae

Pin It

22 comments:

  1. Love these... so many great memories.
    B~

    ReplyDelete
  2. you were right -- they are seriously one of the cutest couples ever. love these photos, Jessica! so gorgeous.

    ReplyDelete
  3. fanTAStico, Jessica!!! truuuuleeee amazing :D

    ReplyDelete
  4. These are gorgeous, Jessica! Love 'em!

    ReplyDelete
  5. every single image is beautiful! Loveee it. (Especially because she's a tiny thing...and he's tall...and that's just the cutest. ;) )

    ReplyDelete
  6. So beautiful! I'd have to say those would be some of my favorites too. Ahh, they were gorgeous!! can't get over them. :) I loved all of them, but I'd have to say when I saw those of him twirling her (dancing) they took my breath away.

    ReplyDelete
  7. Oh my.

    These are incredibly beautiful. Classically gorgeous. I'm literally speechless. They're the sweetest couple and their day was documented delightfully. (I'm a homeschooler, so I use alliterations. ;) This may be my favorite wedding that you've done yet, Jessica. So serene and peaceful, and oh my goodness -- just oozing love. Sooooooo sweet. Love it. The second and fourth from the bottom took my breath away.

    Aaaahmazing job. LOVE all of them! ♥

    ReplyDelete
  8. p.s. that's one of my favorite quotes. I love Anne of Green Gables. ♥

    ReplyDelete
  9. Ah-may-zing. LOVE them all Jess. =D

    ReplyDelete
  10. Oh, my WORD - I LOOOOOOVE these!!!! =) Especially that one with the umbrellas - I love how it moves. Call me a geek, but I think it's adorable. =)

    Plus I love Anne... and that quote is amazingly cute.

    ReplyDelete
  11. Those are sooo cute! What an adorable couple! WONDERFUL job on the pictures!
    -Emmy

    ReplyDelete
  12. These are gorgeous pictures and they are such a cute couple! And I especially love the rain boot pictures! :)

    ReplyDelete
  13. you scored hiiiigh here. OMG, these are i think the best you have EVVERRR done, Jessica....and im not joking. wow. You go

    ReplyDelete
  14. Great Job, Jessica! Way to rock that rainy weather! Good job!

    ReplyDelete
  15. Oh they are booootiful!

    I was hanging out for these ever since the teaser. =)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Can anyone say GORGEOUS?? And incredible? Wow.

    *feels all gooshy after seeing such beautiful pics* ;)

    ReplyDelete
  17. This is some of the most beautiful wedding photos I've ever seen!!! Such beautiful memories!!! =D

    ReplyDelete
  18. wow, these are AMAZING!
    they're all so happy and gooshy ♥

    ReplyDelete
  19. These are amazing!! Where were you shooting? The architecture is just stunning. And those trees... wow. Absolutely beautiful.

    ReplyDelete

Oh hey!
Thanks for taking the time to say hello, it makes my day everytime! :)

Jessica Shae