A shot from Dawn & Brian's wedding

I was just going through my images from Dawn & Brian's Ah-freakin-mazing wedding, and loved this shot. This shot right here is THE reason photographers LOVE to shoot just before sunset. You really can't get better light than this. I'm definitely going to do a full post on their wedding later (get ready for a Chinese tea ceremony AND a traditional Christian ceremony, salsa dancing, as well as their "Day After" session we're going to shoot Monday!).

Click on the image to see it full size...


~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Minnie & Andy's "before I start showing" session

Minnie & Andy have been married for awhile now, and are expecting their first baby! They had a more traditional style photographer shoot their wedding, and never did an engagement session, so before Minnie got too big, she wanted to have a session done. It was on one of our 100 degree days, but they hung in there, and I know when the guy says he had a good time, that I must have done a good job. :) Here's a few from the evening...















Thanks for looking!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Lisa & Jason's Wedding ~ the personal post

One of my very best friends got married on Sunday at my in-laws house in Oregon City. Like I mentioned before, I was the MOH, coordinator, AND photographer! Wow, that was definitely difficult to juggle all three jobs, especially with my kids there, but it turned out great, and I was more than happy to do anything I could for my amazing friend. So, here are a few personal pics from the wedding. I'll have to blog a normal wedding post another time.

Lisa & Jason in my in-laws front yard. My mother-in-law worked so hard to get the fountain area ready in time for the wedding, and it looked beautiful.


Such a beautiful and photogenic bride!



Some strange red-head wanted pics of herself...


I have a pic like this of us at MY wedding :)


Jason took the first decent family photo of us, using our lighting set-up - thanks, Jason!


Me giving my toast. I think that was when I was saying that I told my makeup artist that I wouldn't cry! lol I love Calvin's little eye at the bottom of the frame. He was probably wondering why mommy was crying.




Thanks for looking!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Thank you for your patience!

My knee is healing (slowly), and I'm not as gimpy as I was even a week ago. I appreciate everyone's patience as I heal and take care of my family and business. Turn around times right now for gallery notifications and orders is about 2-3 weeks, and albums are about 3 months. This month is my busiest month of the year, and my knee injury certainly hasn't helped me stay ahead of the game! Thank you also for being so sweet to me. I'm thankful for your e-mails, phone calls, and kindness during each shoot. Everyone has been wonderful to me.

I have some exciting news I can't wait to share soon (no, I'm not pregnant!).

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

My surprise b-day party!

My official birthday is tomorrow (Wednesday, the 20th), but Spencer threw me a surprise party Friday night, which was awesome because I've always wanted a surprise party! I couldn't party too hard, though, because I had to shoot Jason & Aimee's wedding the next day, but I still had a lot of fun with my friends and family.

P.S. pics were taken by multiple people at the party, but I took the last ones of my boys...
P.P.S. I didn't have any makeup on, so no close-ups of me on here! lol

We're STILL eating this cake...it was SO good!



I was totally surprised to see what was in this present...


This lens. :) I knew I wanted it, but I didn't know it would become one of my favorites!




My best friends...



Very busy boys after everyone went home...





Lono is getting so big...


Tomorrow I'm going to Todai's for lunch, then maybe some shopping, and dinner with the fam!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Quick one from Aimee & Jason's wedding

Just a quick one from Aimee & Jason's HOT but fabulous wedding yesterday at Mt. Hood Organic Farms. I'm off to shoot Rebecca & Scotts wedding now!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Another win in an [AG]WPJA contest!

One of my images placed 8th in the engagement portrait section of the [AG]WPJA contest! Everyone likes to win contests, but I feel that the [AG]WPJA has some of the best wedding photographers in the world. The organization is about mixing photojournalism with fine art, which is what I strive to do whenever I shoot, and it's an honor for me even to be a member, let alone place in the top ten. .

This is one of my all time favorite engagement images. Brad and Cassie, who are getting married Sept. 5th, let me have a lot of creative control over the images, and we got some great images that evening.

Here's the winning image...


I'm off to shoot Aimee & Jason's wedding now!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

08.08.08

Here's a quick one from Lula & David's wedding on 08.08.08 in Lincoln City. I took so many pictures at their fabulous wedding, I'm going to wait until I've finished editing all of them to blog, but here's one of my many favorites.


~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Tonight's shoot

Here's an image I pulled from tonight's shoot with Minnie & Andy...I'll be posting more with the beautiful Minnie soon!

I have a lot of work to catch up on and images to post, and there are some exciting things coming this way, so stay tuned!


~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Lisa & Jason's Engagement

One of my best friend's since high school is 4 months pregnant and getting married in less than 2 weeks. So, I'm the matron of honor, photographer AND coordinator! But, Lisa's friendship means so much to me, that I was happy to fill all those roles. She has stuck by my side for many years, and through many ups and downs. Even when I became a mother, and she was a college student, having fun down at U of O, she never let our friendship slip away. She sent me mother's day cards every year, and attended the boys' birthday parties. She even filmed Calvin's birth at 4:03am on a Tuesday! I mean, I really don't need to say anything more to prove how amazing she is, and I'm so happy to finally get to share in motherhood and being married. She's found a great guy, and I can't wait to witness their marriage on the 24th.

Last night, after shopping all day for her wedding jewelry and a dress for me, we went downtown for their engagement session. Spencer was supposed to shoot with me, but he had a bachelor party to attend, so it was the three of us PLUS my two boys. On top of that, it was almost 8pm, and getting dark, but I'm still happy with what we got. Here's a few of my faves, and prepare for LOTS more pics of Lisa & Jason, and eventually the little one!

Oh yeah, the best thing about shooting your friends is that they have to do anything you ask! lol I didn't make them do too many weird things since she's pregnant, though. I'm not that crazy!

P.S. I did her makeup! I think she looks beauuutiful!






There's my Lisa...




Ooh, pretty colors...


We stopped off at her office to use the restroom, and get some water, and I saw this magnet on the fridge...


I loved the lines here...


Thanks for looking!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography

Pretty Amazing Grace ~ 08.09.08

Grace was born to Katie & Roy on Monday, August 4th, and I was super excited all week to meet her. I fell in love with her the instant I saw her because she is just so tiny and beautiful, and luckily Katie was such a laid-back mom that she let me hold her for almost an hour. I think the first days of a baby's life is such an important time to capture, and I'm grateful to Katie and Roy for letting me come over and sharing in their happiness for an evening...their walls are already covered in their wedding pics, and I have a feeling they'll need to make room for Gracie pics!
















Thanks for looking!

~Jessica
Jessica Watson Photography