About this vendor
I’m Jessika, your PNW wedding & elopement photographer.
MY VALUES
diversity & inclusivity: Love is love. No one should feel left out of the elopement/wedding industry(or any industry), which is why I happily photograph couples regardless of their skin color, gender identity, cultural traditions, sexual orientation or size.
Environmental sustainability: I’m a Leave No Trace certified photographer. I won't do "anything" for the photo, if it will harm/endanger the environment or animals in our surrounding area. If you're new to the LNP principles, don't worry I'm here to guide you, not judge you!
I'M THE RIGHT PHOTOGRAPHER FOR YOU IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR…
-An experienced wedding/elopement professional to guide you through the planning process
-A person who allows you to be yourself and feel comfortable
-Photos that let you relive, not only the big moments, but all of the little moments on your elopement day
-A dog obsessed photographer who will also document all the cute things your fur baby does!
If you’re gonna do things the non-traditional way, you want to do them right. Let’s make this day about all the things you want it to be about, and none of the things you don’t.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Bridal Portraits
- Day After Session
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Printed Enlargements
- Wedding Albums
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
Wedding Activities
- Getting Engaged
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
3-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2022.2021.2020.
Best of Weddings
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Hiring Jessika to be our wedding photographer was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made!! Neither of us had done professional photography before, and Jessika made it so easy an...
d comfortable to just be ourselves while she captured incredible photos. Her turnaround time on sneak peeks and the full gallery was fast and she was very on top of nailing down all the needed details before the big day! She was even willing to capture a bus ride to our venue, and was calm and confident while directing us where we needed to be for our few posed photos. Perhaps most importantly, she captured exactly what we want to remember from our wedding: all the people we love having fun together! We know we’ll be enjoying these for a long time to come, and we’re so grateful that we have such a fantastic collection of photos to immortalize one of the best days of our lives!!
Jessika is absolutely incredible! She shot our engagement shoot in Mt Rainier as well as our wedding this past weekend! Her work is seriously insane I can’t wait to get our wedding...
pictures back! She is such a kind soul and makes you feel so comfortable! I could not recommend her enough! She absolutely killed it!
This review could be pages long because of how much we LOVE Jessika! To start off, our original wedding was scheduled for November of 2020, but due to Covid, we switched to August ...
of 2021 in order for us to have the wedding we had been hoping for. So, we originally met and hired Jessika when she was living in Kansas City. We did our engagement pictures with her and they were DREAMY! She was planning to move back to her home in San Diego after our original Nov 2020 wedding, so when we changed dates, we were nervous that we were going to miss out having her at our wedding! But of course, she's the best, and worked with us to fly back out to Kansas City to shoot on our new date! Yay! Her vibe and aesthetic is THE coolest, and all of our guests at the wedding commented on how cool she was! Jessika, thank you times a million!! And to all of the couples searching for a photographer--she travels!!!
It was such a pleasure to have Jessika take our engagement photos. From navigating the natural chaparral terrain at our home to climbing on rocks and through weeds to get ‘the shot...
’, Jessika kept calm and cool throughout the session. She was so friendly, helped us relax, told us how to position ourselves, and even hiked to the tip top of our property for the last few shots of the session. After seeing the magic in our first round of photos, I am beyond excited to have her back on our big day!!! 10/10 would recommend!
Jessika is amazing, I cannot recommend her enough! She photographed our elopement and the photos turned out way better than I could have imagined. Not only that, she was incredibly...
easy to work with throughout the entire process. On the day of the wedding, she came early to scope the place out so by the time we were ready to take photos, she already had specific backdrops in mind. She gave great pose direction to my husband and I and made the entire process really fun and creative. I will definitely hit her up again for future photoshoots!
Jessika doesn't just take pictures, she creates magic. My husband and I have now done 2 photoshoots with Jessika, one couples session, and most recently our maternity photos. Jessi...
ka really knows how to make you feel comfortable. She is very professional yet really natural and easy to talk to - we chatted the whole time which made the sessions feel like we were just friends hanging out. She used our babies name during the photos which I thought was so sweet. My husband and I left the photoshoot with the biggest smiles on our faces. Jessika will forever be our friend and photographer!
Jessika was super fun to work with and helped make us comfortable from the start! I would definitely recommend her for all your photo needs...especially if you love the outdoors! S...
he helped us pick a beautiful location for our engagement photos and kept us laughing the whole time. We were so excited to see the photos and were surprised with the quick turnaround. We were able to view our photos the day after our session! It'll be hard to choose which ones to share because they are all so beautiful! Thanks Jessika!!! :)
Jessika and her work are beyond words amazing! We ended up having a small, inexpensive, intimate wedding but we knew the one thing that we would not lose out on was capturing the m...
emories forever. That is why we knew we had to have Jessika be the one to capture our very special day. She exceeded any expectation that I had envisioned and created the most beautiful images that I will cherish forever. Besides her high quality, amazing work, Jessika herself is an incredible person. It is very easy to quickly feel comfortable around her and have a fun (this is why I think she gets the best shots). My husband and I have taken pictures with Jessika two other times besides or wedding and I have also done a boudoir session with her as well. My whole house is filled with Jessika’s work and it makes me so happy! I enjoy working with Jessika so much that I am trying to convince my husband to go to her in San Diego (from KC) for maternity pictures! I am so sad Jessika is leaving Kansas City, but I am also so happy for her at the same time. Pick Jessika! You won’t regret it for a second.
Jessika was a dream throughout the entire process! She helped research the perfect places to make our elopement perfect, she was a huge help the morning of, and of course there was...
no one better to capture our special moments throughout the day. Our gallery reveal was sooner and quicker than I could have ever expected and the prints are lovely! I would fully recommend Jess for any pictures you might want taken; she’ll blow you away with them all!
I wish there was a higher character count for this review. Jessika has been my go-to girl since day one. I stumbled upon her by winning a free boudoir shoot. That very first time s...
he made me feel so absolutely comfortable and beautiful in front of the camera when most usually I am so afraid for pictures to be taken because I feel so insecure. Jessika’s joy throughout her photo shoots are infectious and just make you feel so in the moment, beyond beautiful and beyond confident. Ever since, I have hired Jessika to be my photographer. She’s recently shot my engagement photos and my fiancé has began to love Jessika just as much as I have. He similarly feels uncomfortable in front of the camera but Jessika is always sure to direct us, help us relax and be ourselves, and find the shot we never expected to get. She has become our permanent hype girl and we couldn’t imagine hiring anyone besides Jessika to photograph our elopement and tag along through our life adventure. So much love & appreciation of you, Jess!!! Thank you for doing what you do!
Jessika is incredible. My engagement and wedding pictures were EXACTLY what i had imagined. Was so happy to spend so much time with her on my wedding day, so fun and easy going. CH...
OOSE HER.
Jessika is awesome! We were so happy she was able to do our engagement shoot and wedding. She is great at capturing very authentic and natural moments! she is also very punctual an...
d easy to reach. we would definitely recommend🤍
Jessika has been incredible to work with!! Unfortunately with the events of 2020, we were left to make some tough decisions and Jessika has been so great to us through it all. We h...
ad to postpone our engagement session (twice) and Jessika offered us new location ideas and dates so our changes were a non-issue. We have also had to postpone our wedding to next year, again Jessika didn’t create more stress for us, but worked with us through that. We finally got to meet Jessika in person last week during our engagement shoot and she made us so excited for our wedding. She made us both feel so comfortable and the session flew by! Her turn around time was INCREDIBLE and we LOVE how our photos turned out. Thank you Jessika, we can’t wait to see you again soon!
We recently had our engagement session with Jessika and I cannot say enough good things! She made both my fiancé and I feel comfortable in front of the camera with clear guidance/p...
osing while also allowing our personalities to come through. She delivered the photos incredibly quickly, and they came out beautifully! Her eye for perspective and editing style came together really nicely. We are so excited to have her photograph our wedding next year!
Jessika is truly an artist. I don’t believe just anyone could pick up a camera and learn the art of photography—it can be sharpened, but that kind of creativity is usually built in...
to someone. From the moment of her arrival to our wedding, Jessika gave us clear direction and played with perspective. She is sweet, professional, and one-of-a-kind. If having beautifully captured memories to reminisce over and pass down to future generations is important to you (as it is to us), consider Jessika as your photographer. There’s no one better. 😊
Jessika was super fun to work with throughout the entire wedding. It was clear that she knew exactly what she was doing and helped everyone feel comfortable while getting some amaz...
ing shots. She also got all of the photos back to us within just a few days after the wedding! I would absolutely recommend Jessika!
Jessika was so great to work with! Made us feel comfortable and natural. Would definitely work with her again!
Jessika does not just photograph you, she provides an environment that encourages you, embraces you and elevates each and every part of your body. You leave her studio feeling empo...
wered, beautiful and proud of your body. Jessika produces beautiful photos that show yourself in a new light. I recommend every women have a session with Jessika to feel the sense of empowerment I have felt from seeing my photos!
She does amazing work! If you are on the fence just do it! When I saw my pictures I saw myself as this beautiful vibrant woman who I felt I had lost sight of with being a mother an...
d a wife and Jessika brought it back for me! I don't think I can ever thank her enough for that! Just simply amazing! ❤
Jessika was such a dream to work with. She ensured we were taken care of, that everything ran on time, and we were the number 1 priority. We got our pictures back in record time an...
d it was everything we could have dreamed of. We definitely plan on working with her in the future, no matter where in the world we may be!!
Jessika helped make our day SO SPECIAL!! We originally booked our wedding in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico - where Jessika planned to travel along... After having to cancel due to COVID-1...
9 travel restrictions, we rescheduled our wedding location back home in Iowa. Jessika traveled to my husband's family acherage and made everything look just as beautiful as it would have been on the beaches of Mexico!!
We are so grateful for Jessika's flexibility and her vision! She really knows how to make any setting look perfect... While making us look like our best selves, she also was able to capture the beautiful setting around us. Thank you again for making our day memorable forever!
Jessika is absolutely incredible. She is fun and has such a whimsical way about her that makes you so comfortable! This is our second session with Jessika and we recommend her to e...
veryone we know that needs photography done! Our wedding day was so so special and we would seriously have no other person capture our special moments! Jessika rocks!
We had so much fun with Jessika during our couples shoot! She made us feel super comfortable and gave us great instruction. She is so talented at what she does! We would recommend ...
her to anyone!!
Jessika is so easy to work with - immediately felt comfortable around her on our wedding day! She’s so creative and fun, I’d recommend her to anyone looking for a wedding or couple...
’s photographer! Very professional while still fun and relaxed, she’s as amazing as her pictures 🖤
I knew even before we got engaged that the most important vendor for me was the photographer. Even so, I was nervous about looking awkward in my photos as I’ve never been in front ...
of a camera before. But Jessika was so easy to work with and so personable. She not only made my fiancé and I look beautiful in our engagement photos but she captured our relationship perfectly. Our love, our silliness, our quiet moments, even got some great shots of our misbehaving puppies. We love every photo and not only am I more excited to see how she captures our wedding day, I am genuinely excited to have her be there because she’s such a positive and supportive addition to such a stressful day.
Update from Wedding: Hiring Jessika for our wedding was the best decision we made. She rolled with every change we had to make through the year of planning and helped me with my timeline with multiple location changes which made the day flow wonderfully. Jessika not only captured our day in amazing, unreal photos of all of our details, our family and us as a couple, but she took such great care of me. She always made sure my hair was in place, my dress was presented perfectly and I was well hydrated on the unseasonably warm October day. You can't help but trust her and feel excited by how much she loves what she does. We will cherish these photos forever. I can say without a doubt that this is not the last time we will hire Jessika. We will travel wherever we need to to work with her again.
Jessika was the absolute best to work with! She made us feel so comfortable in front of the camera and had my husband and I laughing the whole time! We had so much fun and I couldn...
’t be happier with our photos!!! Highly, highly recommend!
If I could give Jessika more than 5 stars, I would! First of all, she takes BEAUTIFUL photos and has such a creative style. I am not artistic so I'm not great at explaining what I ...
want or expect, but I have worked with Jessika before and trusted that she would know what I wanted and would like, and again she blew away my expectations. Not only does she have the talent but she also balances showing professionalism and letting her friendly personality come out as well. She arrived at the venue during a super busy time and knew exactly what to do, which kept stress off of me! She makes sure she knows about family situations because she wants everyone comfortable. She directed poses for family photos as well as just photos of my husband and I seamlessly. I honestly believe she will be my photographer for all my future needs - maternity, etc, because of her skill and because of who she is as a person! I love her and could go on forever if I could. HIRE HER, you will regret it if you don't!
10 golden stars across the board. 111% satisfaction rating. I will always reccomend Jessika. This was my second time working with her, and from start through finish and beyond she ...
is truly outstanding. She takes the time to personalize every bit of each session, from the color palette and the flowers to special effects and location. All to make for a unique and incredible experience. While making you feel like you're the star of the show, reminding you how amazing you should feel about yourself. Taking the time to straighten your crown while she documents your confidence. I chose an outdoor boudoir session, figuring early September in the water would be perfect! Well, we ran into a small snag and ended up getting attacked and chased out by the horsefly mafia. Did that stop Jessika? Nope. Not in the slightest! We completed my session the following day in her studio where she went above and beyond to make up for having to cut the session that we had been planning for, short. My point, Jessika's work is worth all the bug bites, all the day after muscle aches and absolutely worth every penny. It wasn't just a photography session, it was memories in the making. She's not just a photographer, she's a friend.
Jessika is seriously one of the most talented photographers! She makes you feel so comfortable and calm all the way through. She’s kind hearted and one of the most genuine people I...
know. She created such a fun and vibrant shoot for us! Absolutely stunning photos! You need to hire this girl! I promise you will not regret it!! 💞
Jessika is amazing! My husband and I got several comments after out wedding on how awesome our photographer was. She asked me before hand what types of photos and poses I liked for...
inspiration and made them even better than I could have imagined. Not to mention she got our wedding photos back to us in under a week!
Jessika was beyond amazing! Her professional yet relaxed and friendly attitude made it super easy to work with her. All throughout our planning she was super quick to respond to me...
which always made me feel confident leading up to our big day! My husband and I aren’t posers but she made it so easy and FUN to position us for some great photos! Super accommodating to all of my ideas even if it meant some down time in between events to capture the right moment! We can’t thank her enough!
Jessika is one of the most talented photographers I have ever worked with. She’s genuine and sweet, her creativity and talent knows no boundaries! We wanted a fun creative sessio...
n and boy did she deliver that and then some. Such amazing photos! Hire this girl!! You will not regret it!! ♥️♥️
My boyfriend and I did our first couple session with Jessika and it was AMAZING!!!! It was so much fun and she made us feel so comfortable. She knows what she’s doing and has such ...
a good vision of shots! The pictures turned out better than I ever could have imagined and we will definitely be shooting with her again! Highly recommend!!
Jessika is amazing! I really appreciated the way she made us feel so comfortable allowing us to just be ourselves. Her work is beyond words beautiful and I feel so honored that I ...
had the chance to be photographed by this creative woman! She is professional, quick to respond and reasonable. I will definitely be having pictures taken by her again! Thank you Jessika :)
Jessika made our wedding portraits especially memorable with her flexible mindset, charismatic attitude and love for adventure! Her work is breathtaking and she is up for any chall...
enges any big day may impose! Loved working with her as an artist, her artistic style adds romance to all of our special moments!
The best photographer on planet Earth. Seriously, you will not regret booking her. I have family and friends from different parts of the world still in awe over our wedding photos....
She will make you feel so comfortable and ease any anxiety you may have about not looking good enough in your photos. I don't know how she does it, but I have never in my multiple sessions with her received a bad photo. She is the most laid back, down to earth photographer I have ever met. I plan on using her to photograph any major life events in my life.
I recently hired Jessica for a project. As someone who hates having her picture taken, I had a lot of anxiety but knew it was time to do this! I quietly stalked many, many photogr...
aphers on Instagram and Facebook before reaching out to Jessika. I loved her style, friendly face and knew she would do a great job. From minute one, Jessika was the most responsive, most engaged. and most personal photographer that I've ever worked with. Upon arrival, she immediately set my mind at ease and we had a great time. Pictures were edited and delivered within 1 week, exceeding my expectations. I highly, highly recommend Jessika & team to anyone looking for photos - I am very happy with the results!
Jessika is absolutely amazing! The pictures of our wedding turned out wonderful and everyone that we have shared them with absolutely loves them. This is the 4th time she has been ...
a photographer for us (2 boudoir, engagement, and now wedding) and I wouldn't ever go with anyone else! I recommend her at every chance I get. She has always been super professional and is a wonderful woman to talk to and understands your visions! I can't laud on her enough!!!
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