Jessi Vaughn Photography

Using Jessi as our photographer was the best decision ever. Her photos are absolutely incredible, and she really captured the day so beautifully. I'm so excited to have such amazing photos to look back on. Jessi was so personable and really took the time to get to know my husband and I, as well as our families and bridal party. She was extremely professional and delivered our photos so quickly. I truly can't thank Jessi enough for everything!

Hiring Jessi was without a doubt one of the best decisions I made throughout the wedding process. She was not only professional, but she had a fun and vivacious personality as well. She was so responsive and helped me with the timeline of the wedding! When it came to the day of the wedding, she kept a running list of all of the pictures we wanted and made sure to get all the ones noted. Not only did she capture the portraits beautifully, but she also managed to capture the vibe of the wedding to a T. We love all of our pictures and can't say enough good things about her/our experience. Book her immediately!

Where do I even begin with Jessi? Hiring Jessi was possibly the best decision we made in regards to our wedding. Jessi truly went above and beyond to make our day special and we couldn't be happier with our photos. She is not only so talented, but she is a funny, kind, down to earth person who is easy to work with. She knows exactly what she is doing and knows how to control the group to keep things moving while still keeping the atmosphere fun and light. She listened to our preferences, and we were actually able to get all our photos done before cocktail hour, which was something we were hoping for!! I was very nervous for photos (I am not usually a fan of having my picture taken) but Jessi made it feel so fun and enjoyable!! A tropical storm hit right on our wedding day, and Jessi made what was supposed to be an outdoor ceremony/cocktail hour look absolutely stunning in the tent. She did not miss a beat making the indoor photos GORGEOUS, and worked with us when we pivoted plans multiple times due to the rain in the week or so leading up to the wedding. She made sure we knew she was always just a phone call away whenever we needed her, and she was always very responsive to text, email or call when questions came up. Jessi was so good at calming us down, listening to our needs, and making us feel reassured. Not to mention her 2nd photographer, Kaite, was also incredible to work with! Jessi and Katie both were helping with things beyond their duties as photographers, like working with the venue coordinators to make sure we stayed on schedule, and even bustling my dress! I'm so beyond grateful to Jessi for making what could have felt like a stressful day due to the rain so fun and full of love. And the pictures mean so much to my husband and I and our families. All we can really say is, THANK YOU!!

We cannot recommend Jessi enough. She is absolutely the best. My husband and I never had a formal photo session before and Jessi made us feel so comfortable. She captured our relationship through her photos. From the first call we had with her we knew we made the right choice. She is so easy to talk and was very responsive to any question we had. She also helped us create the perfect timeline for our day. Our wedding photos came out better than we could have imagined.

From start to finish, Jessi was an absolute dream to work with! She is extremely responsive and took the time to answer all my questions throughout the wedding planning process. She helped put together a custom package that would best fit our wedding day plans, and she helped me organize my wedding day timeline. She is so sweet and down to earth and made us feel completely at ease. Obviously, Jessi's photos truly speak for themselves! She did an amazing job capturing all of the typical wedding day photos, but when we received our gallery, we were in awe of how many sweet and funny moments throughout our ceremony and reception she also captured that we didn't even remember happening! Her editing and photography skills are top notch, and she even took time during our reception to take some fun, artsy shots to add a little something special to our gallery. We love, love, love our wedding photos, and we're so happy that we chose to work with Jessi! Brides (and grooms), look no further; book with Jessi, and you absolutely won't regret it!!

Jessi is absolutely amazing to work with and is so talented! She is super responsive to any questions that came up and is very detail oriented. Our wedding photos are absolutely AMAZING. I honestly could not have asked for more! I highly recommend booking Jessi! I know that we will use her for future occasions!

Jessi is AMAZING! From the beginning, she showed her enthusiasm and her passion for photography. She wanted to get to know us and understand how our story to capture it well. During our shoot and wedding day, she knew how to get the best pictures and brought the fun in our sessions. She is the best hype-girl you can ask for!! Besides the pictures, Jessi has always been great with keeping in contact, coming up with some cool ideas for a wedding day plan, answering any questions you may have. She will make sure you are ALL set for your big day. I did not have to worry about anything. Our pictures are GORGEOUS. We cannot thank Jessi enough!!

Jessi is WONDERFUL. She was super communicative and organized, made us feel incredibly comfortable during our engagement shoot and the wedding, and overall was just super fun. I was so stressed about picking a photographer and could not be happier that we chose her!

The bottom line is this: Jessi is amazing to work with, 10/10 professionalism :-), takes beautiful photos, and has an eye for capturing some incredible scenes. We are so glad that she was recommended to us, and we can easily and confidently recommend her. For both our engagement photo session and our wedding day, we dealt with less-than-ideal weather conditions. She was totally unphased. She made it fun, she sought out beautiful backgrounds, and ended up helping us get some gorgeous and unique photographs because of (not in spite of) the poor weather. She even joined us for a dance (at our urging!). Our bridal party and guests also remarked on how awesome she was to work with. We can’t wait to see the rest of the photos.

Jessi is AMAZING! She was super professional and responsive with helping us get ready for our wedding. She has a fun and relaxed personality that makes you just want to smile for all your pictures! She was time conscious and helped create our timeline for our big day. Our engagement pictures and wedding pictures were stunning and we will cherish them forever! Would highly recommend!!

Wow! Jessi was one of the BEST parts of wedding vendor team. She was with us through postponing due to COVID and I cannot recommend her more, I would give 500 stars if I could! Jessi's passion for taking amazing photos is so obvious, she is incredibly creative and it shows! Our engagement photos were perfect and the wedding photos even better. She fully captured the day and was so personable while doing it! So many people came up to me asking where I found her during and after the wedding. Outside the photos Jessi was also extremely organized and I went to her for so much! She even helped me find a replacement make up artist. Hire her now- Jessi is unbelievable, Hire her now!!

Jessi exceeded my expectations in a wedding photographer. She always responded quickly and working with her for the 2 years leading up to my wedding was stress free. We received our photos less than month after our wedding, and they are more than I could have dreamed. They are all so perfect and beautiful shots. Not only are the photos great, Jessi was so much fun on our wedding day. I cannot recommend Jessi enough.

If I could give Jessi more stars I would. I was the MOH, and was so impressed with Jessi. Day of she was so excited, joyful, and in all the right places at all the right times. Looking back at all the pictures today I know the bride made the best choice. While the photographs were beautiful and looked amazing, she did more then capture pictures. You could really feel all the joy, excitement, and happy tears in these photographs. If you want to capture the energy of your day to remember forever, hire Jessi.

Jessi is a delight to work with! We had to reschedule our engagement shots 3 times because of Covid and then the protests in DC . She took care of everything and made it so easy for us. She is a hard worker and was a blast to hang out with on our wedding day. She has a great eye for photos and goes above and beyond to get the best shot. I 100% recommend her for all of your photo needs!

Jessi was amazing and I would hire her again in a heart beat. Being a Covid Bride wasn't in anyone's plans, and Jessi helped us make the best of it. I especially appreciate how responsive, compassionate, understanding and caring she was. Her photos are phenomenal, and both my husband's family and mine loved having her on our board for part 1 of our special day. She was also great with our dogs who we incorporated in the photos as well. She has a true eye for artistic shots, and I'm so glad we trusted her to capture our special day. We can't wait until December 2021 when we get to use her again for our big reception. Jessi was truly there for us every step of the way and we appreciate it so much.

I seriously can't say enough good things about Jessi! I was recommended to her through my best friend, and now my sister and several of our other friends have booked her as well. From beginning to end it was really a great experience. When she tells you that she is there every step of the way she means it, from the engagement photos to the actual wedding day. She brought an assistant barb to my wedding as her second photographer, and they were SO much fun. We have only got back our "preview" of the wedding so far but we are literally on the edge of our seats now waiting for more insanely beautiful pictures. The biggest mistake you will make when planning your wedding would be not hiring Jessi!!!

I cannot recommend Jessi enough! She is fantastic, professional and amazing at what she does. Not only she is a photographer but she knows the ins and out of weddings! She helps you in anyway that she can to help your day go smoothly. My guests , family and I love you!!! Thank you so much for everything !!!

We couldn’t have asked for a better photographer than Jessi. She was extremely kind, patient, and accommodating in all of the stages of our wedding photography. Prior to the day of the wedding, we had a telephone meeting with Jessi to review the timeline of the wedding day. During the meeting, it was evident that she had reviewed the timeline and had put in a lot of consideration to ensure that the timing of the wedding day was appropriate. She even suggested to us different recommendations which allowed for us to fit in all of our photo shoots and not feel too rushed for time during the day. It helped us feel at ease knowing that she was finely tuned into the details of the wedding day. On the morning of the wedding, Jessi was a life saver. She checked in with all members of the wedding party to make sure that we started the photos in time, and even was able to help all of the groomsmen with pinning their boutonnieres. She found multiple background areas throughout the wedding venue, constantly redirecting us to the areas with the best lighting to ensure that we took amazing photos. She helped direct us in all of the poses, assuring us that even though they felt unnatural at the time, they would look perfect in photos (she was right, they turned out great!). Even after the wedding ceremony itself, when Jessi noticed different opportunities for great couple shoots, she very politely inquired our interest in taking additional “special” shots, and we’re so glad that we took her advice to do so! We were able to take additional couple portraits in special afternoon lighting, and we love our pictures. Jessi also took notice that we had a gap in our day for photographing our first dance, yet she kindly stayed and took those photos for us as well! The quality of all our photos were spectacular and we couldn’t have been happier with how they turned out. We don’t know where she was or how she was able to capture all the different angles on the day, but we’re not questioning her magical ability to do so. All of our friends and families have gushed over how beautiful our photos look. It was the perfect cherry on top of her positivity and energy during the day. We definitely will look to Jessi for all of our photography wants and needs in the future, and would highly recommend her to anyone who is in need of both an amazing person and photographer.

Jessi and her partner, Barbara, were so amazing for my wedding day. Choosing the right photographer was a high priority for my wedding day, and I’m so glad I chose Jessi! She was so accommodating with me, as I planned my wedding long-distance, and never actually met her until the wedding day. She and Barb kept all the guests/wedding party laughing while taking pictures in the brutal July heat and they made sure to get the perfect pictures in an efficient amount of time. They were also great about creating “sunset” pictures, even though it had rained! Just the day after the wedding, Jessi had a few sneak peak pictures to show me, and I can’t wait to see the rest!! These two were so fun to work with and truly made my day amazing!!

Our wedding would not have been the same without Jessi. She is so easy to work with and just a big ray of sunshine and positivity at all times. All the pictures we have gotten from her have been absolutely beautiful. We got lots of compliments from our wedding party about how great and un-obtrusive she was throughout the night. She is very open for collaboration and has a great talent for getting amazing photos without them feeling forced or overly posed. We absolutely love Jessi!

I cannot day enough about Jessi and her talent! She is amazing to work with and takes the most beautiful pictures. She is what you want from a photographer, she asks you the right questions and then she does the thinking for you! My family all loved her; she took every shot I asked for and many more I didn’t even think of plus she’s a blast to work with!! I’ll be using her for any and all photo shoots moving forward!!

Jessi is so easy to work with. She makes getting pictures done fun and easy and made sure that we got all the combinations of people we wanted on our special day. She posed us so our pictures would look amazing and is just a pleasure to be around! She is worth every penny!

We LOVED Jessi, so where do I even begin? Jessi was our photographer for our Oct. 1, 2017 wedding, and she is a complete joy to work with. From day one she was professional, organized, ON TIME, friendly, and put us completely at ease. She offers second shooters as part of her packages - we had Virgina who was wonderful. Jessi was up front with her pricing (sometimes a difficult thing to find in the wedding business), which we liked. She has everything laid out for you in writing, including a detailed questionnaire she sends before your wedding so you and your partner can write down all the shots you'd like her to get. This comes in handy more than you'd think since on the day of, it was such a blur we'd have never remembered all the photographs we wanted without having filled out the packet first! We had so much fun with her on our wedding day, it's hard to believe she was technically working! She has a wonderful knack for making you feel at ease while she is shooting you. Natural emotions make for the best photos, and Jessi has a way of making you feel like the best version of yourself. That definitely came out in her photographs, which are absolutely stunning. Jessi has a knack for taking an excellent photo and making it pop just a little bit more than usual - maybe it's the lighting, maybe it's the angle? I'm no photographer, but I recognize next-level photos when I see them. (And now I HAVE next-level photos of my wedding day! <3) We cannot recommend her enough. Book her for your wedding, engagement photos, anything - you will be so glad you did!!