Clover Photo Shoot

Jess - Final, originally uploaded by jessvess.

As I blogged earlier, I won a contest to fly to LA and be in a photoshoot for a new ad campaign for Clover websites. (If your church or ministry is looking for a web solution, by the way, you MUST check them out!) Anyway, here are a few of my photos from the experience. It was an absolute blast to meet such amazing people. Everyone seemed like they had known each other for years. Its truly a miracle how the family of God works. I'm blessed to have met more of my family from across the country and I look forward to keeping up with them and what God is doing in & through them until we meet again.

I'm a winner!

Last week, I submitted a video entry into a contest called The Face of Clover. [Clover is the web company that my church uses. They are planning a new marketing campaign that will include real clients with real stories. And that's what this contest was for.] Anyway, I found out today that I am of the 4 winners that have been selected! Hooray!! What that means is that I am flying out to LA at the end of the month to be in a photo shoot, have a swanky Hollywood dinner, & an overnight stay, as well as a sweet Flip Mino HD video camera (seen below)! [Jeremy & I are especially excited about the camera, because we plan on taking road trips and taping ourselves for a web show! Ha.] I'm so excited for this fun LA experience. As you know, I love to travel. And I definitely plan on bringing my camera and trying to get some fun pics of LA and the surrounding area. YAY for Clover! Read the winner announcement on the Clover blog!

Hallie - 1 year old

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It was an honor to take Hallie's 1 year portraits, almost exactly only year after we did her first family portraits. She is a doll! And again, we got to be in the great outdoors.

Atalie - 1 month

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Sisters are the cutest. (Especially when they're your nieces.) Here are some pics when Atalie was one month old. Boy has she changed!

Happy Mother's Day!

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Since my sisters and I live so far apart from each other, I thought it would be fun to take this series of photos for our mom and create this collage. (And yes, that's my husband on the end.) No matter how far apart we all are, we can love just the same.

Also, on Mother's Day, Jeremy's mom requested a simple family photo to commemorate the new addition to our family. So, here is that image too. Happy Mother's Day, to the moms out there!

Jackie's Bridal Shots

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On April 30th, I had the privilege of shooting the wedding of Jackie & Derric Maddry. These two have such a sweet love story and testimony, I just had to be apart of their special day. (And, since I had never seen Jackie wear a dress before, I knew this was an event not to be missed!) Being such a gorgeous girl, I convinced her to pose for some bridal portraits right before the wedding. So here are some of those images. Enjoy, because you may never see her in a dress again! :-P

Jackie & Derric

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On April 30th, in the mountains of NC, Jackie & Derric tied the knot and I was there to capture the event. Congratulations and blessings!