There are so many black and white pictures for this wedding, but when an overcast day combines with an elegant venue and a stylish couple, black and white just fits. What a wonderful day with these two. 🙂
My biggest takeaway from Jessica and Brian’s Chanteclaire Farm wedding is that they were easy to work with. They completely trusted me and just let me do my photography shenanigans however I saw fit. As a result, we took plenty of pictures and were able to use so many of the different photo op locations on the farm. They also never let the threat of rain and the on and off showers affect them. As the reception introductions started, it poured, and we all agreed that with a forecast like we had, it rained when it should have.Â
Enjoy all this goodness from Jessica and Brian’s big day!
I love the corner light of this room in the farmhouse at Chanteclaire…
A gift from Jessica’s mom and dad…
We whipped these socks out for pictures later, too. 🙂
This was our view during the first look…such a beautiful barn!
This reminds me of some of the pictures we took during their engagement session, which also happened at the farm…
Jessica and Brian are the first couple that asked me to take pictures of them downstairs in the cocktail hour space of the barn. It’s a little dark down there, but the directional light coming in from the windows and abundance of eclectic, antique furniture make for some fabulous dark and moody portraits…
A special request from the groom. 🙂
Jessica and I went back over to the farmhouse before the ceremony so she could have a first look with her dad. We grabbed a few bridal portraits first…
Flowers by the always fabulous Farmhouse Fete!
Jessica’s dad is the cutest!
Shot this with my 70-200 2.8 lens and I just love it!
A favorite!
Another favorite! The Lane at Chanteclaire is such a fabulous photo spot!
I told you the socks would come out again! 🙂
And thanks to Kristin Hurley, my second shooter for the day, for snapping these pictures of the guys while I worked with the girls…
They just look so good in black and white!
Cake by Chanteclaire Farm.
And of course the famous Silo Bar at Chanteclaire…
I love this quick natural-light shot I snapped during the reception. 🙂
See, I told you her dad is the cutest!
Well this is quite a way to end the money dance. 🙂
Scenes and thoughts from deep creek
Well hey now! I thought for sure it had been more than seven months since I blogged last! Wish I could do it more…and plan to as soon as the new JFP website comes out.
I’m not sure I’m starting anything consistent here, just sharing some random thoughts and scenes from Deep Creek on this random Wednesday…
- Dani
Jessica is amazing and she made us feel so comfortable! Having her capture our wedding was like having my best friend with me for every moment! Jessica's photos are fun, whimsical, and sophisticated!
We are not a stoic couple and did not want posed (or trying-too-hard) photos! Jessica was able to capture our personalities and the elegance of the day! I can't stop looking at our photos!
- Jessica and brandon
The best decision I could have made for my wedding was hiring Jessica Fike as a photographer! I was in a wedding prior that she was a photographer for and seeing how organized and easy and strategic she was to work with is what convinced me! She makes you feel so comfortable and helps teach you how to pose and smile and look so natural! She keeps you on schedule throughout your day and captures so much emotion in her photos. She is worth every penny plus more!
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So gorgeous!! And what a perfect day!