An Eagle Oaks CC Wedding with Kara & Dan

September 7, 2017 Jessa

What a classic, stunning wedding day this was! With pops of cornflower blue and the bride wearing Vera Wang, seriously how can you go wrong? I love the incorporated ginger vases and our little trip to the water before heading to K&D's reception. Kara was glowing the entire day and I just loved seeing these two on the dance floor all night long! Congrats you two! xx, Jessa

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Jessa of Love & Light Photographs

VENUE: Eagle Oaks Golf Course & Country Club

FLORAL DESIGN: Foggia Florist

PLANNER: Socialife Events

H&MU: Beauty on Location

CINEMATOGRAPHER: between sleep and awake

CALLIGRAPHY: @aggianetti

BAND: Hank Lane Music

A Ryland Inn Wedding with Tara & Tim

August 30, 2017 Jessa

I fell in love with Tara & Tim's color scheme the second I laid eyes on all of the details Tara had laid out for me at The Ryland Inn. Especially the invitation - even the envelope liner brings so much inspiration for myself, Dana of between sleep and awake and for Amanda of Twisted Willow Flowers. We spent the whole day through having so much fun with color! I also discovered I have a complete love affair with olive branches. Amanda included them in Tara's bouquet and they photograph beautifully - the more olive leaves the better! I hope you enjoy scrolling through this one, a true favorite from this year! xx, Jessa

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PHOTOGRAPHY: Jessa of Love & Light Photographs

VENUE: The Ryland Inn

FLORAL DESIGN: Twisted Willow Flowers

CINEMATOGRAPHER: between sleep and awake

CAKE: Palermo's Bakery

INVITATIONS: Paper Source

CALLIGRAPHY: Anchors & Ampersands

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Jessa is a lifestyle photographer specializing in weddings for the chic & carefree bride & groom. She believes in beach days, finding the perfect t-shirt, and champagne 'just because'. She lives by the water in New Jersey with her pups, Moose & Penny, and her husband, Brian.

"I am completely inspired by the modern wedding day. From photographing editorial-worthy details to being silly with the flower girls, I believe weddings are where my strengths truly shine. It is my mission to capture the love and light in every photograph for all of my couples. This is what keeps me inspired every day, and why Love & Light Photographs was born."

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our beautiful, wild-eyed penny girl passed away in our arms early Friday morning surrounded by her “pack” of people. while listening to calm music she simply drifted off to sleep. penny came into our lives four years ago and taught us how to love fiercely and laugh at her quirky personality. two years ago she developed aggressive tendencies when she was scared, and she is scared of her own shadow so this behavior was hard to predict and left everyone we love at risk. we happily molded our lives around her and gave her the best care and treatment out there because she brought us so much joy. the only place she truly had no fear was on this little sand bar we discovered while boating where she sprinted and barked and played happily without being nervous of any humans, dogs, or everyday noises. Brian and I took Penny to “Penny Island” every chance we could and we know she is on her own version of her island in heaven now. She will forever be a part of our family and has changed us for the better forever. THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for the sweet notes and stories - it has helped us more than you could ever know. See you again on Penny Island, little girl. I will hear your happy howl in my dreams, always. #alldogsgotoheaven

doing a happy dance after delivering these pretties among all their wedding photos over to J&J last night.💃🏼it’s so much fun styling scenes that embody the rest of the wedding day. scroll to see these tiny florals used to tell a story of the time of year and to match the color scheme just perfectly! @Stephaniealyssa_hair @aimee2815 @addymakeup @looksbyluann

finding her light... ✨
today was a day filled with backing up this weekend’s wedding, a trip to Whole Foods, made a chicken pot pie because my 9 months preggo sees-in-law Katelyn came over and we packaged up FOUR albums and clearly she needed pie. (Run on sentences are the best!) of course, I forgot to insta story 99% of my day - I did manage to capture Wes discovering the amazement that is bubble wrap so go check that out 😂. hope you all had a greet Monday, which for wedding photographers it always acts as our Sunday! #mondaysarethenewsundays #gettingreadywithjessa

sometimes i get the vibe from other naysayers that engagement sessions are weird or pointless. what i think? i think that when you are old and gray, you’re going to want to show your grandkids how gosh darn good-looking you were! and in your normal clothes, not your wedding day best👌🏻 melissa and bryan took a stroll on the asbury boardwalk and i tagged along to capture some moments for them. very much in love with that glowing light in Melissa’s hair and her dress, my fave color 🤗 #contax645 #fuji400h #photovision #njweddingphotographer #loveandlightphotographs

oh mrs parks, HOW was this a year ago? i saw you over on your insta popping a bottle of champagne toasting one year of marriage and it made me remember how beautiful your wedding day was. my favorite part? while the first look was unfolding under the trees at @lordthompsonmanor , the most perfect love song started playing out of nowhere over a magical hidden speaker... i wish I remembered the name of it but it was perfect, not corny at all. i was crying, obviously, and the day was just a dream. #gettingreadywithjessa #cornballforlife #ctweddingphotographer

just hit send on a beautiful wedding gallery from @parkchateau at roughly 4 am - don’t worry I slept a little even though Wes somehow managed to score a spot in bed with us for most of the night. I tiptoed around making my way out the door at 5 am to catch the seastreak to a sunrise engagement session in manhattan. should be a great morning once the sun decides to get up so I can see the view we are sailing towards! ☀️#contax645

coming back home to my little crew after an early morning flight was kinda like this but more like yoga pants, a quick kiss, and straight into bottles and bath times. feels good to be home for sure in this jersey beach town. now, catching up on this is us and burning my apple cider @ellerymaecandleco ... if only it wasn’t 80 degrees when I got off the plane so I can really embrace my inner fall basic-ness ... #whycantiwearsweatersyet

reflecting on my time in Utah at the @thehybridco and already thinking about what my biggest takeaways were and how i can apply these nuggets of knowledge to serve my L&L couples and to create moments authentically. it has made me dig deep to the photographs that inspire me and i am going to make the biggest effort ever to share more of that with you! for instance, is this gown by @mark_zunino not incredible? and with a skirt to add for ceremony?! I’ll take one of each, please. #stylemepretty #smpbloggerbride #gettingreadywithjessa #loveandlightphotographs #frenchblue

email is off, learning is on. feeling inspired and refreshed already after hearing @ktmerry speak on 10 years in business at @thehybridco ... needed this breath of fresh air big time 🌬and looking forward to bringing this knowledge back to my L&L family

it was somewhat strange having a wedding free weekend, but was happy to spend it with family and celebrating Katelyn (my sis-in-law and L&L superhero) at her baby shower! But I wanted to take a second to say that September was the biggest month for L&L yet! 7 beautiful weddings (including this one of Kim & Neil’s wedding at @theparksavoy) shot by myself and my sweet team, along with 6 engagements. I am blown away by my favorite month of the year...now the editing begins! @makemeup_eva

wes is 8 months old and on the go! he loves fueling his batteries with naps and then crawling around the house for hours exploring everything from dog water bowls to toilet bowls... he's not picky. he gives hugs, has 5 teeth and loves his drums, feeding the dogs when we aren't looking, and standing in his crib and chewing on the rails. (he is sounding more and more like a puppy 😂) we love you bud, as you see from the excessive photos he is a ton of fun these days! #watchingwesgrow #weseverest #nahjustwes #8months

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