Greta: bridals || dallas, tx engagement & wedding photographer

It was like she stepped right out of a storybook fairy tale.  The dress, her hair, the grace and charm that accompanied her everywhere, and her sweet demure smile made me feel as if I was surely taking pictures of the duchess of something or another.
We took Greta's bridals at her grandparents home in East Texas that I'm convinced is actually a little piece of England that they somehow managed to smuggle home in their suitcases.  The house and grounds were exquisite and I don't know that I've ever been more in photographer heaven than I was that day.  Everything, especially the sweet girl, conspired together to make this the most breathtaking session I've ever done.  And I'm not exaggerating in the least little bit when I say that.
Greta, you were beautiful, both this day and your actual wedding day and it was an honor and a pleasure to capture this once in a lifetime occasion for you.
p.s. Princess Kate has nothing on you... ;)
Much Love, Jessica Shae

Double wedding preview || dallas, tx engagement & wedding photographer

JR & Jessica || June 1st, 2012Elmwood Gardens, Palestine, Texas
David & Esther || June 2nd, 2012 Roth Estate, Nevada City, California
You can see a few more pictures from each wedding on Facebook!
Much Love,Jessica Shae

Chloe: senior || tyler, tx portrait & wedding photographer

About one third of my work is done outside of the dallas/ft. worth metroplex, so I've gotten used to having to co-ordinate with my clients to pick out a shoot location in areas that I've never been to or I'm not familiar with.  But I neeever have to worry about researching good shoot locations before heading out to E. Texas for a shoot.  I can't get enough of that place.  Shoot locations abound--they have a never ending supply of trees, beautiful fields, tall grass, wildflowers, pretty little hidden lanes, and big blue Texas sky.  Put that together with this pretty girls face and what more could you possible want?

Chloe and I wandered around on back country roads, climbed over fences, were chased by dogs and narrowly missed stepping in cow pies several times...all in a good days work :)  I adored the outfits that she had picked out and loved the way they seemed to lend a sweet southern air to the shoot.

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation Chloe--hope this new phase of life is full of adventure!















p.s. tomorrow is the last day to enter for the big giveaway!  You can enter until Tuesday night at midnight (cst), and then I'll be announcing the winner Wednesday morning--so check back then to see if you won!
Much Love,Jessica Shae 

Amanda: senior 2012 || dallas, tx portrait & wedding photographer

She's one of the funnest people I have ever met.  Yes, "funnest." Her older sister Whitney has been one of my best friends for about 4 years now, and about one year after meeting Whit I met her younger sister Amanda who I'd already heard so much (craziness) about.  Amanda became good friends with my sister Rachel and then somewhere along the way all four of us became this blob of "best friend-ness."  Amanda and I get asked all the time if we're sisters because of our "matching hair" which is amusing because she's about a foot taller than me.  She likes to tell me that my hair looks like hers, to which I always reply that actually hers looks like mine, because mine came first :)
Everything with Amanda is an adventure.  Literally everyyythiiing.  She will do pretty much anything as long as it's fun and will make people laugh, and can turn routine life into hilarious laugh-so-hard-your-belly-hurts kinds of memories.
We actually we're supposed to take her senior pictures last fall and the night before I was scheduled to head out to E. Texas for the shoot she was admitted to the hospital with severe stomach pain.  That set off a series of hospital stays and endless doctor visits over the next few months.  She had to give up basketball (which she looooves) her senior year because of her health and yet through it all hasn't lost her happy-go-lucky-ness and complete trust that God knows what He's doing and that He only gives good gifts.  She's a dear one.
p.s. she gets told all the time (because of her height and hair) that she looks like Taylor Swift, so I just had to include one of the pictures where she's doing her T-swift hair toss... ;)















Much Love.Jessica Shae