Erica is a MOPS friend of mine. She’s cool, calm and collected, all of the time…and she has four kids! This woman has patience and I wish I could steal some from her. 🙂
Her cool, calm, collected and patient demeanor was tested during her “Mommy & Me” portrait session…and she did wonderfully! We had cancelled and rescheduled her session twice, so we were both determined to finally make it happen. Thunderstorms were in the forecast, but Erica decided to push through. Minutes before her session was to begin, she texted me from underneath a bridge on the interstate – they had to pull over because the rain and hail was so bad. At the same time, the sky at our house had turned navy blue in the distance. Were we going to have to reschedule again!?
The Smith clan hopped out of the car with smiles and no fear! We made our way down to the woods and began shooting immediately. And we worked quickly. The navy blue skies got closer and rain droplets had started falling. Thankfully, due to Erica’s stellar demeanor and organized, well-behaved kiddos, we were able to bang out a ton of good pictures! Before the rain…
Love these smiles from mama and her boys!
All four kiddos! Check out Colton being all swagger-ish, putting his hand in his pocket. 🙂
Isn’t Erica just beautiful??
We added dad for a few portraits, too!
Look at that sky!! This was lingering over us…until it opened up and poured!
Our final few dry portraits!
And then it poured! The seven of us took shelter under a blanket in the woods. I hopped out for a quick moment to capture this adventure!
We thought the rain was going to stop, stepped out from underneath our shelter and it began pouring again. Erica decided to embrace it and get some pictures in the rain!
What good sports, right!?! Erica and the kiddos happily laughed and screamed back up the hill. They were soaked and the session was over. But they embraced the situation and made me feel so much better about the unfortunate weather.
I know if I would have been the mom in that situation, I would have been flustered. Worrying about the rain, about getting wet and worrying about our pictures being ruined. But Erica didn’t see it that way at all. She saw it as an adventure with her kiddos and a unique way of making memories. Erica, you’re a rockstar! Thanks for coming to Garrett County! 🙂
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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I am the mom that went on this adventure with Jess. I just have to say that Jess is amazing. If you’re booking her for an event you should have no doubt that she will capture the best moments and give you some beautiful imagines rain or shine. 🙂 thanks so much for being on this adventure with us Jess and just going with the flow. You’re amazing!!