Expressions by Jessen

07/15/2026

ron & zita celebrated 50 years of marriage last month and it was really hard to not get emotional thinking about all of my upcoming brides & grooms🥹

my hope for you on your wedding day (aside from all the obvious things) is that you give yourself a moment to look further than the best day of your life. hot take? maybe…

your wedding isn’t just about the pretty dress, extravagant decorations or even the big celebration, although the wedding industry can make it feel like that… it’s just the first of an every single day commitment to a long life ahead with the person you love most🤍

how about even more of a hot take? your wedding isn’t the best day of your life, every day after it just keeps getting better in its own way❤️‍🔥

one of my favorite parts of wedding dances is the anniversary dance & all of the above is exactly why!!!! 😭

07/02/2026

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06/23/2026

smooth sailing ahead 💍✨⛵️🌊

had so much fun with the future hauffs on the river for a second round of engagement photos a few weeks back!!!! I thought I had my set list of favorite locations, but on a boat, csi miami style has got to be at the top of that list now👀

06/07/2026

here’s your sign to switch up your family photos!!!! 🎡🎠🍿🍭🎪

don’t get me wrong, I love a good ND field during golden hour… But that’s just not for everyone and that’s totally fine, if you need a little nudge to step outside the box - I’m here to push ya! 🙋🏽‍♀️

crazy to think the first time I photographed this family was just matt & jenni pregnant with olive who’s now days away from turning TWO!!!! 🩷

this time last year, the wind completely ruined our chances & on the last possible day… so this session last sunday was as beautiful + redemptive as it gets🥹

05/25/2026

may we not think of freedom as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right🇺🇸

the land of the free, because of the brave.

today we honor over 1.3 million american service members who have given their lives in the last 250 years.

more than just numbers, more than a concept.
sons and daughters, husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, all who never got to come back home.

they lived, they laughed, they loved and they gave everything so we could keep doing the same.

and to every single active service member who made the choice to serve with the chance of making the ultimate sacrifice, THANK YOU❤️

enjoy some of the coolest photos i’ve had the pleasure of editing, shot my incredible husband at his annual training at the mountain warfare training center in bridgeport, california with D. co 1/112th aviation medevac unit 🫡

05/18/2026

no matter how awkward you *think* you are, connection never will be💫

05/10/2026

a beautiful ode to motherhood🕊️

loving so deeply that even exhaustion feels worth it.

giving pieces of herself over and over, and somehow finding more to give.

happy mother’s day to all of the new moms, soon-to-be, empty nesters, angel moms, biological, in-law, step, half, bonus, spiritual and mother-like figures who shaped us all.

remind her how loved & appreciated she is, make sure she’s in the pictures (this is where I can help!) and repeat on a regular basis💘

05/01/2026

cannot wait to celebrate with the Hauffs in just 3 months!!! 🥂💍

& 3 more months until jenna’s legal name matches the one it’s been in my phone for 5 months already😂

consider this my petition for “hold the elevator” to be the new “shut the front door” because that was the only thing going thru my head after getting this shot !!!!

if you get the song + elevator reference we should probabaly be friends, and then i’ll be your photographer 🤗

04/28/2026

had the honor + privilege to come back for round 2 of brand photos with the queens & they KILLED it👯‍♀️🪩🖤

enjoy a few of my favs in b&w 🫶🏼

bylori kyleigh

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