5 out of 5 stars and 29 reviews Best of Weddings (2x).
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(29)San Diego, Temecula, Orange County, LA, Palm Springs
About this vendor
Based in San Diego, Jessica Jaccarino Photography is a timeless natural light wedding photographer. Inspired by creative details, stunning bouquets & telling stories through a lens. My style is a mix of timeless and modern photography with a candid approach.
Servicing: Southern California including; San Diego, OC, LA, Temecula, Palm Springs, Santa Barbara
Will Travel.
Let's Connect: @jessicajaccarinophoto
Details
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Bridal Portraits
- Engagement
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Second Shooter Available
- Social Media Sharing
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Modern
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Rehearsals & Parties
- After Party
- Wedding
- After Party
Awards and Affiliations
2-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2020.
Best of Weddings
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Reviews
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We were so pleased to have Jessica as our photographer for our wedding! The pictures were better than we could have ever imagined. She really knew how to bring out our most photoge...
nic selves, as well as with our guests! She gave us such helpful tips on how to pose and had amazing unique ideas for our photos. Jessica is professional, trustworthy, friendly and incredibly talented . We would absolutely recommend Jessica 100 times over!
Jess was amazing to work with! I loved that she included an engagement shoot in her package to get to know us. I also loved that she gave us over 100 photos the very next day after...
our wedding! I have never heard of another photographer who does that and it was so fun to look through a bunch of pictures the morning after!
Jessica was everything and more that I could have asked for in a wedding photographer. She has an amazing eye for capturing the special moments. She is meticulous on her attention ...
to detail and timelines which are crucial on the big day. This resulted is an incredible variety of content with all of our guests. I have worked with Jessica for several years and could not imagine trusting anyone else. Her work on our wedding far exceeded my expectations and I will cherish these moments forever.
We chose Jessica initially because her work displayed on Instagram fit very well into our vision for how our engagement photo shoot should look. It was beautiful coloring/lighting,...
the settings were gorgeous, and she has a way to really make the couple stand out.
We just received our photo gallery, and Jess absolutely stayed true to that brand. We are overjoyed with how they look!
Jess was really great to work with, giving us good instruction for poses and making great use of our 2 hour shoot across 2 locations. Jess had a great eye at each setting instructing us to move with different lighting that she preferred that totally came through in the final product. My partner and I left feeling like we had a lot of fun that day.
I would have no hesitation recommending Jess to others. Thank you Jess for capturing such a special time in our lives. We truly wouldn't change a thing.
Jessica did such an amazing job with our wedding photos! She was very professional and knew exactly what kind of shots we wanted. She was very good at communicating with us about ...
our needs and helped us with a day of timeline that was organized to help us get the most out of our photos! The wedding day ran so smoothly and wasn't stressful because Jessica knew just what to do to make sure all our needs were met. Would highly recommend Jessica to shoot your engagement, wedding, or any special event!
Jess is AMAZING! We hired her as our photographer for our wedding day. From the moment we spoke on the phone with her, we knew she was the one! She is so kind, down to earth, and j...
ust GETS IT. We were able to do an engagement shoot with her prior to the big day. Right away, we were reminded that Jess was the right decision to capture our special day. She made us feel comfortable in front of the camera and gave guidance as needed through the shots....and let's be honest...my husband and I needed that bad!!!!!! We got our engagement photos SO QUICK and they were perfection. Fast forward to the wedding day...Jess was still as amazing as ever! She captured every moment of our special day. She was quick, efficient, professional, and got through our extensive shot list with ease. She really made our wedding day special and we cannot thank her enough! She got us 100+ AMAZINGLY STUNNING sneak peak photos the very next day after our wedding which was huge and so special. I highly recommend Jess as your photographer. She has become more like a friend to us and we will definitely be using her in our future!! Thank you so much, Jess!
Working with Jess was a wonderful experience! She made time to meet with us before the wedding - as a couple coming from out of town, this was super helpful! I have very sensitive ...
skin and informed Jess I'd really appreciate not being in direct sunlight for too long and she really took that to heart, going above and beyond to make sure I was shaded, while still getting the perfect shots! Her work speaks for itself - truly STUNNING photographs that perfectly capture the southern California vibe. She had great direction for us so that our poses were natural and romantic. She provided us tons of sneak preview images the next day - a perfect way to cap off our wedding weekend. I definitely recommend Jess for any wedding or other photo needs!
We would book Jessica again and again if we could and highly recommend her. Our wedding planning started in 2019, we spent weeks searching for the right photographer, and then we f...
inally came across Jessica. Jessica's photography ascetics are absolutely beautiful and aligned with how we wanted our engagement and wedding photos to look. From the moment of reaching out to Jessica, she has been absolutely helpful throughout this whole process and provided us with options that worked for what we wanted and needed for our wedding.
We finally had our wedding in September 2021 (we had to push it out a year) and appreciate Jessica's professionalism pre-wedding, day-of, and post-wedding. She was communicative throughout the process. We don't particularly consider ourselves photogenic and we can be quite awkward when it comes to photos so appreciated Jessica guiding us with poses that worked for us and capturing moments that we will cherish for a lifetime.
We hired Jess for our wedding in October and she was absolutely FANTASTIC throughout every aspect of the day! I would absolutely recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding photo...
grapher. We definitely plan to work with her again.
We got to know Jess during the engagement shoot which was not only enjoyable but also helpful for us to all build a rapport prior to the actual wedding day. My wife and I had never taken professional photos together so Jess’s instructions/suggestions were super helpful to get us comfortable. She is so knowledgeable about the little things that really make the difference between a good photo and a GREAT photo - she could tell us down the minute whether certain locations at our venue would be too bright or have funky shadows that would throw things off. Jess is very thoughtful about every aspect of her sessions, and it shows.
My wife and I absolutely love how our photos turned out. Did I mention that she turned around 100 sneak peek photos within 24 hours of our wedding? I don’t know how she does it all… Also, she really takes the time to get to know you and what you like and want. By the end of our wedding, we felt like Jess was more of a friend than a wedding vendor.
Jess is a straight shooter which is incredibly invaluable when you have only 45 minutes to get photos of 10-15 different groups with the bride and groom. I laud her for her ability to manage a timeline, a whole host of different people, and still focus on getting the perfect shot.
We can’t possibly thank Jess enough for her contribution to making our wedding as perfect as it was. If I could give her 10 stars here, I would. We are so happy with every part of her contribution to our wedding day!
We are SO happy we went with Jess as our wedding photographer! Not only are our photos amazing, but she was exactly what we needed in a photographer, especially on a wedding day th...
at did not go as planned due to rain. She is organized, detail-oriented, friendly, and was able to stay calm under pressure. She was so easy to work with and a great communicator. We can’t recommend her enough and hope to come back for more with our future fam :)
Jess was a highlight of my wedding day. From even before the actual day, we enjoyed every moment we had with her. She makes what would normally be a painful experience for us (pict...
ures) to be a great time. Our engagement shoot was so fun and the pictures turned out incredible. Our expectations were then set for our wedding day photos and she did not disappoint. She was so calm throughout the day, while keeping to the schedule and ensuring I, as the bride, was being looked out for all day. She was efficient and always aware of her surroundings. She is so committed to building good relationships with her clients and understanding the way you are as a person and as a couple. She knows how to work effectively with you and with your partner. She sets and executes goals with photography for herself and her clients. Her style is light and natural. She does beautiful work. Not only is she a great photographer, but anything and everything you need her to be on your wedding day. My family loved her. My husband’s family loved her. I had both sisters in law tell me they wished she was their photographer. Seriously, look no further. She is the best of the best. I highly recommend Jess for your wedding and/or any other photographer needs you may have.
Wow, I cannot even begin to describe how incredible Jess is! From our very first conversation, I knew she'd be amazing. She provided wonderful vendor recommendations that helped bu...
ild our incredible team and helped our planner with the timeline. She met with us multiple times leading up to the wedding and having shot at the venue before, already had great photo spots in mind. On the wedding day Jess was professional, prompt, and actually made the day so fun (we took LOTS of photos so this was important)!! She knew how to corral our rowdy wedding party and gather together our families who speak 2 different languages. Not only a perfect day, but my husband and I were BLOWN AWAY by the sneak peeks we received so quickly after and have been asked multiple times since sharing the photos, "who was your photographer?!" - they were elegant, romantic, bright and beautiful. Cannot recommend Jess enough!!!
I wish Jess would follow me around with her camera all the time - seriously. She is amazing/fun/funny, takes the best pictures, and ALWAYS makes sure you look flawless in your pho...
tos. She shot our proposal, engagement pics, small COVID ceremony, and our big wedding. She'll do all of our future family photos, too, because I can't imagine using anyone else for professional photos.
For our main wedding day, she helped with the timeline before the ceremony to make sure we got all of the shots we wanted and took us off-site for some beach photos during cocktail hour. She took every family photo I wanted and got some amazing shots of guests and all the details we wanted to capture. I couldn't possibly give her a higher recommendation!!
I can not say enough good things about Jessica!!! After searching for ages on wedding websites, blogs and Instagram for the perfect photographer, I fell in love with Jessica's beau...
tiful photography & ability to capture the true colors and feelings of every couple and day. When we first met for our engagement shoot, I was immediately impressed with her professionalism and also down-to-earth and approachable nature that made her so easy to connect with and made us comfortable in front of the camera. Jessica takes pride in her work and it shows - she HUSTLES to get the most incredible shot angles, knows how to make you move naturally in front of the camera and has an eye for capturing shots that capture your most beautiful selves. On top of that, she turned around sneak peak shots from our engagement shoot and wedding in days time - fastest turnaround ever and made us so excited! We loved having Jessica by our side on our big day - wouldn't have trusted anyone else with the task of capturing all those special moments and we are going to be cherishing every image she captured for all our years to come!
Jessica was absolutely amazing! She is professional, fun and easy to work with and we love our photos! She captured so many amazing moments from start to finish. We highly reco...
mmend her!!!
Where do I even begin… Jessica was there every step of the way, she was more than a photographer she was instrumental in helping us create the most beautiful day of our lives. She ...
captured the excitement, the love, everything great about our day; we get to look back and relive it whenever we want. She also took our engagement photos. That was the first time she captured my husband and I and I didn’t even know the pictures could turn out so well. A photographer who makes my husband want to pose for pictures is something special lol and very far and few!! She knows how to capture the best in you and your relationship. She doesn’t cut any corners she spent ample time with me before the wedding making sure that we would get all the shots that I want to get (locations on the venue and who I wanted photos with). She makes you feel so comfortable that you truly look like your best self in the photos she takes. She’s also very honest she gets to know her clients, she understands what they would like to see of themselves and what they wouldn’t. I have now done multiple photo shoots with Jessica and I can’t wait to call her again for the next memorable moment I want to capture. I highly recommend Jessica’s services because she puts her heart and soul into her work and it is shown, you won’t be disappointed!!
Jess does beautiful light and bright photographs and is a lot of fun to be around. Highly recommend :)
Jess is amazing & professional! We had to reschedule our family photo shoot three times due to COVID but I’m glad we finally got to take them and I love all the pictures she captur...
ed. I highly recommend her if you’re looking for a photographer.
Jessica was amazing throughout the entire wedding process. She captured our engagement photos as well as our wedding day. She was on top of things and made things very smooth for u...
s. The pictures turned out amazing and she was able to grab many different types shots. We definitely recommend her and would for sure work with her again.
Jess is by far one of the best decisions we made for our wedding! I first found her photography aimlessly scrolling through Instagram and fell in love with her light and modern pho...
tography style. We reached out to her and we loved her straightforward personality and wedding photography knowledge during our consult. My now husband and I are not artistic and we knew we really needed help with posing for photos; and Jess delivered! She is an organized, hard worker who harmoniously balances her attention to detail with being an true artist. Her love for photography shines in her work. We are grateful that Jess traveled to Los Angeles to meet us for our engagement shoot just a couple months after having her second child. Our family and friends still rave about those shots; as well as now our beautiful wedding photos (which we can't stop looking at!) I am super impressed at how quickly Jess got sneak peak photos out to us. In the weeks leading up to our wedding, she also worked with us (and our coordinator) to make sure our wedding timeline and photography timeline matched up for a seamless day. I really appreciate the extra time she spent collaborating with vendors and walking through the venue with us to go over shots. I hope someday to find a reason to work with Jess again and to all other potential brides/couples - you should absolutely hire her to capture your day.
When we first spoke with Jessica on the phone, she answered all of our questions and walked us through picking the right package for our big day. She is also extremely flexible and...
willing to accommodate to your schedule. My husband and I were doing long distance at the time and she was willing to do our engagement shoot two days before Christmas because he was only going to be in town for a week. This meant soooo much to us because the holidays can be super busy for everyone but she made it happen!
Having never had professional photos taken of us, naturally, we felt super awkward but Jessica posed us and walked us through the shoots and the pictures came out AMAZING. She’s also super quick! She sent us mini sneak peaks in less than 24 hours. For our wedding last week, she sent us an even bigger sneak peak in 2 days! To give you a little perspective, the sneak peak she sent us came in before our friends who were married two weeks before us. This allowed my husband and I to relive our wedding throughout our honeymoon and kept us on a high. We look at the pictures almost every day!
You can tell Jessica really cares about you and what she does. She makes you feel comfortable and beautiful and that’s exactly what you need for you big day. Bottom line - she was one of the best investments we made for our wedding!
Jessica Jaccarino = Miracle Worker. End of review.
Although if you'd like details, you can read more here... My husband and I are awkward and non-photogenic to say the least. We k...
new (or had been told) how important a role your wedding photographer plays in the wedding day and in helping you forge long-lasting memories of every little detail so we took this decision seriously. Off the bat, our wedding planner recommended Jess without reservations - she had nothing but amazing things to say. It took only one phone call to understand why. As it turns out, Jess is not only EXTREMELY TALENTED with an incredible eye for detail (as anyone who pulls up her portfolio can see) but she is also kind, down-to-earth, outgoing, funny, and knowledgable. We were nervous about having professional photos taken (did I mention that we're awkward?). We didn't know how to act, what would look good, etc. etc. etc. Jess took the time to explain EVERYTHING right up front which put our minds at ease. Our engagement photos far exceeded our expectations so I was really really anticipating the wedding day photos and man, Jess did not disappoint. We got access to our sneak peek photos almost two weeks ago and I have logged in no less than 5,000,000 times to swoon over them. Jess turned our somewhat average-looking wedding (look, I think our wedding was gorgeous but we paid for our guests to have a good time, not for crystal stemware, copper flatware, hand calligraphy, flowing table runners, extravagant florals, or most other things Pinterest tried to convince us was important) and somehow Jessica produced photos that are worthy of the most gorgeous and enviable wedding blog. I cannot wait to see the rest of our photos and to start treasuring them forever. Seriously, Jess is so good that I would plan another wedding just to have more of her photos. If you're on the fence about a photographer, you should review Jess's portfolio, follow her on instagram and believe me that your photos will be every bit as beautiful as what you're seeing. Then contact her immediately and lock her down for your wedding date!
Working with Jessica was great. She was punctual and professional and helped keep things moving which was very helpful with a large family and lots of pictures! Her attention to de...
tail is perfect and I am in love with our pictures. We got our sneak peak back very quickly and I was super impressed with how fast the entire deck came back especially since we "combined" our engagement and wedding shots into one.
When it came to our wedding, one of the most important vendors for us was the photographer. We had heard from other couples that the day goes by incredibly fast, and we wanted some...
one to capture all the special moments. We searched for photographers all over San Diego and Los Angeles, but we weren’t quite satisfied until we found Jess! We fell in love with her airy and soft, yet elegant style of shooting, as well as her presentation of flat lays and attention to detail. She was accommodating from the very start, and allowed us to create our own custom wedding packages in a price range that was within our budget. Jess was extremely organized and efficient when it came to our timeline for our wedding day, and we were able to get in all the photos with our family and bridal party before our ceremony effortlessly! She snuck us away to La Jolla Shores during cocktail hour for beach photos (which turned out to be our favorite wedding photos) and back in time to capture more details before the reception.
And it doesn’t just end there- Jess even sent us a sneak peak collection of the best shots the day immediately after the wedding, which was the perfect way to start off our honeymoon! Jess and her second photographer Julie were both SO down to earth, welcoming, and fun to work with!! We are incredibly happy with her work and absolutely LOVE all of our photos.
I am not sure where to begin, so I will start with this. Two very un-photogenic people meet and fall in love, they bumble through 6 years of dating with a total of 5 solid pictures...
they actually look good in. Along comes Jess.
The first time we met at a coffee shop, Jess was so friendly and down to earth, I found myself sharing our tale of awkward photog memories right out of the gate. Might as well get it out there early - she was going to have to earn her paycheck with this duo! Immediately I felt at ease, we were new to the area and she didn't make us feel like prospective clients she talked to us like friends. This made us both feel so comfortable and excited, Jess was what we were hoping for in a photographer, someone to truly capture the most important day of our lives together.
Our engagement shoot was a complete show thanks to my fiance and I- we decided it was logical to take photo's on a Friday night during a food truck rally in the middle of Balboa park. Jess handled the entire situation like a boss, she somehow found a way to make it look like we were the only two people in the entire park even after shooting at maybe 5 or 6 locations. The results of our pictures were amazing. They were beautiful, she helped us incorporate our dog (our son) into the pictures and they are all we had hoped for. She researched the area and helped us decide on locations with different styles and moods, it looks like we shot over the course of days in different locales!
Months later and time for the big day, Jess was so professional and on top of things. We met ahead of time, walked through details came up with a game plan I had no worries about the big day. I felt so comfortable with Jess as a part of our experience that even with just our sneak peaks I can see that she captures the emotion and happiness of the day. I was so floored to see the first few pictures, they were GORGEOUS I am getting compliments left and right about how beautiful the pictures turned out.
I mean it when I say, Jess is incredible and she is not only an awesome photographer she is an awesome person. Your photographer is with you for some of the rawest, most emotional moments of your life and you will want someone to connect with to feel comfortable being yourself.
I would give 6 stars if i was able. Jess's work speaks for itself, she is talented, professional and above all great to work with. I would recommend Jess again and again. Thank you for making these two goofballs look pretty :)
xo
Sarah
Finding a good wedding photographer is one of the most important vendors of your wedding day I would say. We anticipated our wedding day for so long and planned so much and then ba...
m! It came and went so fast! We got married on Saturday 2/23 in Oceanside, CA and it was truly the most magical day of our lives! Jessica and her 2nd shooter Alyssa were able to capture all of the natural beauty of the day and I really feel that she captured our love. The colors that she brought out in each photo are so vibrant and beautiful. There are SO MANY amazing photos that we don't know how to pick our favorites. Jessica is so sweet and extremely talented. She juggled the many different requests we had from a million family photos, to honoring the strict rules of the church we got married in. We truly appreciate her hard work, dedication, and passion for her work. And we are so excited to have so many amazing photos that capture our wonderful wedding day and help us remember all of the special moments forever. Thank you!!
Jessica was such a wonderful photographer, we could not be happier with our decision to go forward with her. Initially we were very nervous about photography in general as we felt ...
very awkward behind a camera, but Jessica made us feel insanely comfortable and captured the real moments between us. Our wedding day was fast-paced and stressful but Jessica handled it like a champ, kept us on track, and on top of her amazing poses and candid snaps, still managed to get all the photos on my insane photo-request list. Our engagement photos were breathtaking, and so far our wedding photos have blown me away. She is a true professional who really knows how to utilize scenery and light, wrangle difficult extended families, and capture the love between us even when we felt nervous or stressed out. What is extremely important in a photographer is someone who can capture the essence of the couple during a crazy day, and Jessica surely can do that! I am so happy with her and our photos that we will treasure forever.
Jess did our wedding along with an engagement shoot and the rehearsal dinner. I told her I wanted her to “coach” me through the process, give feedback and provide instruction to m...
ake the pictures look good. She handled that with ease while still making us feel comfortable. Her attention to detail and eye for design is stunning. Our staged and styled accessories turned out so cool! She captured some amazing moments and I’ll be forever grateful.
Thank you Jess!
Shay and William
Jessica is a rockstar. We found her work on Instagram (@jessicajaccarinophoto) and loved what we saw! When we met her, we knew we had to use her for our special day. Let’s just say...
, it was the best wedding decision we made. Jessica is punctual, dependable, hard working, and an excellent communicator. In addition to that, she’s super creative, has a great eye, and gets those perfect shots that make you gasp when you see them. She’s also super friendly and easy to get along with. On our wedding day, she made us feel extremely comfortable. She gave us just enough direction and still allowed us to be our silly selves. Jessica sent us a sneak peak of photos shortly after our wedding. I, the bride, squealed at EVERY photo I saw. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE. She’s seriously amazing, and we could not recommend her enough. If you’re looking for a photographer, Jessica is your girl! Seriously... stop looking. She’s it.
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