Stop searching and book Jessica Frey! She was hands down the BEST investment we chose with our wedding. At this point, you've read reviews, you've been recommended a cousin, neighbor, co-worker that "can do it.", just say 'thank you' and book... Jessica!
I initially met Jessica at the Driskill Wedding showcase, which is sort of this 'crem de la crem' wedding vendor event. Her portfolio had a classic, traditional slant with high contrast and crystal clear focus. She is absolutely brilliant with lighting. If you are doing any kind of an evening or inside event, it's absolutely imperative you choose a photographer of her caliber.
Then, I looked at over 30 portfolios of photographers on The Knot, including hers. She stood out as a true professional. We were searching for a timeless photographer. Her high contrast with highly saturated colors really makes her work beautiful and compelling. Her attention to detail and her ability to put us at ease was priceless. Remember, these photos are going to follow you around for life! Your grandchildren will be looking at them! On top of the fact that after planning our grand wedding for a year, I wanted it documented perfectly!
She included our engagement photos in our package. She's a master at her craft and put us at ease immediately. My new husband and I are just normal people that don't take a lot of pictures. We're pretty awkward and yet she made us look so good!! She danced in front of us to loosen us up- It was so fun! We took those pictures outside in a fairly urban and then garden environment. Those engagement pics were so good we projected them onto screens during the wedding. She also printed those pics out onto small business cards with our engagement photos on the front and her contact info on the back so that our guests could reach out to her to see the wedding photos. A nice touch! We also used the engagement photos to make our guest book, a book of our pics that the guests could sign directly over. It looked so good!!!
During the wedding, she brought 2 other photographers to help her out because our wedding was so large. She was all over the place! She was completely in tune with our time-line and worked seamlessly with my wedding planner to organize and make the wedding flawless. She was in all the right places at all the right times. Jessica showed up early around 3pm to photograph all of us getting ready and then stayed until midnight. She sent us questionnaires so that I could specify which formal photos we'd like and with whom. I was also able to specify which people I wanted candid photos of. When guests showed up early, she made a command decision to have the hotel keep the guests out of the ceremony space (just briefly) so that we could continue with our formal pre-pictures (just the bridal party). I literally did not worry about a thing. Nothing. She was a true professional with an incredible amount of experience. And back to her knowledge of lighting, we had a ballroom wedding with a massive number of "uplights" and "gobo starry night" lights across the ceiling and even a monogramed lighted dance floor. All this 'created' lighting in a darkened room could make for awkward photos. Not with her. They are stunning! We had a Confetti Canon Last Dance, so the air was filled with confetti and all the magical lights and the pics are still flawless. Then we did a Sparkler send off at midnight and again, flawless with the lighting!
Captured memories for life!!