Jessica Strickland, International Fine Art and Wedding Photojournalist | » Engagement http://www.jessicarstrickland.com Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:30:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 HEATHER+CHAD http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/heatherchad/ http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/heatherchad/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 23:38:21 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/?p=1486 I effectively laughed my entire way through this shoot with Heather & Chad! We had SUCH a fun time and I loved photographing them!! They were soo natural and fun…just totally loving their time together and allowing me to simply observe and capture their raw happiness! Oh yea…and they worked it out for some of their serious shots too!! I can’t wait for their wedding in November (when we will NOT be sweating it out through our shoot!)!! THANK YOU for such a fun time and for making the trip to Indy for the shoot, H+C….you two are simply fantastic and I’m soo honored to be your photographer! Hope the family reunion was a blast!!! If you guys need a new family member for that rockin party disguised as a family reunion, i’m available! ;) hehe!


The bench where Chad waited for Heather for their first official date! And then onto the chocolate shop where they went for dessert! We didn’t plan this for our shoot….I just thought they might like shooting in this area based on the style we discussed and while we were there, they told me the story! Love it! :)

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What a FUN shoot I had with Adrienne & Colt! They are such a terrific couple…so truly happy and fun!! They completely embraced the shoot and really just made the most of our time, it was awesome!! We laughed our butts off in this shoot, if you can’t tell and just had a blast! Thank you, Adrienne & Colt for coming in from Cincy for such a fun shoot!! Can’t wait for the wedding!! YAY!!

]]> http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/adrienne-colt/feed/ 7 AMY + MATT http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/amy-matt/ http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/amy-matt/#comments Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:37:05 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/?p=1401 I ADORE this couple and this shoot…if I do say so myself!! Amy & Matt are such wonderful, special people!! When we met, they greeted me with a beautiful gift for Sophie, after they graciously allowed me to reschedule our shoot during the time of Sophie’s MCADD discovery and specialist visits. They were soo kind about the whole thing! Thank you again, Amy & Matt! They were both soo cool about this shoot, too…they had lots of awesome ideas for the overall concept of the shoot and I LOVED it!! it’s soo fun to work towards a creative goal and I soo appreciated that Amy & Matt had such care about their images, my work and the overall shoot!! I’m letting out a secret here (sorry Matt, it’s too sweet not to share)…but Matt even emailed me ahead of time sharing how they were really excited for the shoot….and how he just hoped Amy felt as beautiful in the shoot as he truly felt she was! Are you kidding me, I just about melted…and then I made my husband read the email! ;) But as you will see…there was no need to worry about that, Amy and Matt were STUNNING! I mean, can’t help but stare kind of stunning….and they ROCKED this shoot! I was soo proud that they really embraced it…I love when couples let all inhibition go and just be IN the moment, enjoying the chance to be together and be real…while allowing me to capture it! It was an AWESOME shoot! Amy & Matt…you two are the BEST….thank you for being soo special and wonderful!! I love working with you guys!! :)

I had a LOT of favorites from this shoot….good things it’s my blog and I can put up as many as I want! ;) hehe!!!


I’ve been in a film kind of mood lately and been craving some old darkroom techniques like split toning and cyanotyping…and this shoot was a perfect fit for my craving!

Cyanotypes are a little different, I know…but I just felt like it fit….

Did I mention that these two are HOT!?!?! And I love that they still flirt with each other! I think couples should flirt forever…. ;)

And then we headed outside! I love their style…Amy had some rockin dresses!! You looked good too, Matt! ;)

Amy & Matt endured some steamy hot temps for this shoot…but the light was DELISH!!

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]]> http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/carisse-joe/feed/ 6 KIM + JASON http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/kim-jason/ http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/kim-jason/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 21:02:13 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/?p=778 I’m soo sorry for being soo behind on blog posts…you know it’s bad when it takes shoots getting canceled due to rain for me to just get a few blog posts done! Thank you all for your patience with me!! :)

This shoot was such fun!! Kim and Jason are just awesome, soo happy and fun…I loved spending my afternoon with them in Bloomington, hanging out and having a blast!! You guys rock…thanks for such a fun time and for working the poses…Can’t wait for August! :)

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First the famous Vegas sign…

Then on to Red Rock Canyon…

And back to the strip later with a quick stop at the Four Seasons….

And off to the Vegas strip…

And we finished up at the Foundation Room atop the Mandalay Bay…at the exact spot where Kevin proposed to Jillian…it was the perfect ending to an awesome day!

]]> http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/jillian-kevin/feed/ 6 ATTN PORTRAIT & ENGAGMENT CLIENTS http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/personal/attn-portrait-engagment-clients/ http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/personal/attn-portrait-engagment-clients/#comments Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:13:34 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/?p=760 Attention portrait & engagement clients:

I’m 100% full for summer portraits & engagements, with a wait list going!!

My first open sessions are in September and November. Those dates are filling FAST so please do contact me ASAP if you wish to arrange a shoot!!

October is also full!!

THANK YOU!! :) As always, I sincerely appreciate your business!! :)

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I’m 100% full for summer portraits & engagements, with a wait list going!!

My first open sessions are in September and November. Those dates are filling FAST so please do contact me ASAP if you wish to arrange a shoot!!

October is also full!!

THANK YOU!! :) As always, I sincerely appreciate your business!! :)

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]]> http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/sarah-danny/feed/ 5 TIFFANY + SPENCER http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/tiffany-spencer/ http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/tiffany-spencer/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2008 05:50:26 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/?p=713 These two are soo incredibly adorable!! They were soo sweet and wonderful together…it was a blast shooting them!! They also OOOZE with style…they practically walked straight off the pages of Jcrew! LOVE IT!! Tiffany and Spencer…you are too wonderful!! Thank you for your patience with the shoot (we’ll do your first family portrait in CHICAGO to make up for it!!) and the blog post!! Can’t WAIT for your wedding!! :)

]]> http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/tiffany-spencer/feed/ 5 LAURA + ADAM http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/laura-adam/ http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/engagement/laura-adam/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:06:55 +0000 Jessica http://www.jessicarstrickland.com/blog/?p=676 This was such a fun engagement shoot…on such an incredible fall day! Laura and Adam are soo terrific, sweet, fun and completely genuine! We had a blast together and I can’t wait for their wedding day! Thanks for a great shoot, you two! You guys are just awesome!!

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