The Blog | Jessica Fike, Deep Creek Lake Wedding Photographer - Part 141

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FINALLY! I have a custom blog that is completely me! I’m proud and excited to welcome you to the latest addition to JFP! It all started about a year ago. I contacted Kristy at Wreckless Photography & Design after seeing the wonderful work she did for one my fave photogs Jamie Delaine. After figuring out a work schedule Continue Reading

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FUN FACT: The colorful blanket is actually a tablecloth I had custom made in 2008 when I was studying Spanish in Cuernavaca, Mexico. I ordered the tablecloth before climbing a pyramid and picked it up after. Who would have ever thought it would be used to bring some fall color and warmth to Kelsey and Mike's portraits!? 🥰

Kelsey and Mike's big day was on October 3rd, but they decided to do something a little different for their wedding photography...

We met two days prior, at their venue @bluemoonrisingdcl and had an extended bride-groom portrait session to capture all the images we may not have time to take on the wedding day. Then, on the wedding day, we only took a few portraits after their ceremony and boom, they were off to their reception.

Pretty cool, right!? I loved it and highly recommend couples give it a consideration. You'll end up with a TON of portraits and a TON of time with your guests at the cocktail hour/reception! So much winning. 🎉 #dothingsdifferently #comegetmarriedhere #deepcreeklake #deepcreeklakemd #garrettcountymd #deepcreekphotographer #marylandwedding #marylandweddingphotographer #marylandgetaway #weddinginthewoods #jessicafikephotography #jessicafikeweddings

Did you know that our little #tundraofmaryland here at Deep Creek and in Garrett County, MD gets fall a little early!? In fact, we get winter early, too. (There’s a chance of snow on Friday, ha!) Our colorful leaves peak a week or two before those surrounding us and we’ve got mostly empty trees now. But wow, what a color season it was! I’m hearing some say it was one of the best! I took these engagement photos during the height of our color and nature was absolutely, positively putting on a show that morning. So were Kelley and Justin. They absolutely, positively nailed it. 💪🏻 #fortheloveoffall #fortheloveofdeepcreek #fortheloveofcolor #yellowismyfavoritecolor #deepcreeklake #deepcreeklakemd #garrettcountymd #jessicafikeengagements #jessicafikephotography #deepcreekphotographer

First of all, let me just say I feel badly putting smiley emojis over our bride and groom's faces, ha! BUT we need to keep their identity a secret until next month. You see, they eloped at Deep Creek Lake last weekend and won't be telling their families until Thanksgiving. And just in case any of those family members might catch a social media post, we need to make sure we're safe!

But that's not really what this post is about. This post is about our bride, groom, and the team efforts that went into making this happen...

Our bride called me in September and had her heart set on eloping at a specific lakefront at Deep Creek. We needed to get permission first, but both her and my contacts didn't work out. So I went to Facebook, posted about that desired lakefront in some Deep Creek groups and found Jessica and Lesli. They offered up their lakefront in a matter of minutes and while it wasn't the exact spot we were looking for, it was close!

Meanwhile, I gave our bride a list of local vendors that could help with some of the other details, and at 7:30am, we gathered with @ladiosadice who performed the ceremony, a bouquet from @clarasgarden and "venue hosting" by our newly found Deep Creek friends, Jessica and Lesli (They were prepared with coffee, breakfast snacks and "security" so our couple could have a truly uninterrupted ceremony...WOW, they're awesome!)

And what a site we saw! The sun filling the sky, the steam coming off the lake, the colorful trees surrounding and lining the shoreline, and not a soul on the water. It was the picture I painted for them back in September when the sunrise elopement conversation started, and we couldn't believe this was our morning!

As Elizabeth started the ceremony, our bride cried. I knew then that what we had created was perfect. But maybe the more perfect thing? After the ceremony as the team gathered to talk, Jessica and Lesli told our couple that that lakefront spot was now also theirs...that they could come back and visit whenever they wanted. That Jessica and Lesli would take them out for boat rides and our bride lit up with delight! (Continued in comments.)

Driving down to Washington, DC today to photograph these two lovebirds and all I can think about is whether or not I'll get to eat Chick-fil-A at some point! 🤩

Okay, just kidding. I'm mostly thinking about the awesome portraits we're going to take on The National Mall, BUT we don't have a Chick-fil-A here in Garrett County, MD so with each travel opportunity there comes the possibility of driving by a Chick-fil-A. 😂

We also don't have a Target or Starbucks in Garrett County and people are always so surprised, and usually sad for us. But hey, we survive and we love it here anyways! 🥰

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While Ally was going through my Instagram filters yesterday, she stopped on the one that asks questions. You know, where there’s a box that appears at your forehead and cycles through questions, randomly picking one for you. Well one question she stumbled upon and asked was “What do you do with your spare time?” HA! I laughed immediately and responded with “What spare time!?” Then just a few hours later my friend Jaclyn and I were talking about our favorite TV shows (yes, I enjoy the lame Bachelor/Bachelorette...anyone else? 🥴) and she mentioned a new show that I should try...and she followed that with “in your spare time.” We both knew she was being funny because we both know I’m pretty crazy busy right now. I don’t have spare time, and when I do have it, I fill it with work because right now there just aren’t enough work hours in a day and I’ve got too many clients waiting on me. But then I realized something! Maybe we don’t need to sit around and wait for spare time, we need to MAKE SPARE TIME! So that’s what I did yesterday. I could have sat in the house for another hour and edited photos. But I decided to stop early and give myself some spare time to do something else. The kids and I went into the woods, collected leaves and Jack played his outdoor drums again. Then we sat at the play set and Ally asked me those randomly selected questions in that one Instagram filter. It was some good spare time. 😊👍🏻 #garrettcountymd #deepcreeklake #makingsparetime #jugglestruggle

Isn’t it hard to believe that summer was just a month ago!? Sunshine and lake times and swimming and playing outside in shorts and a t-shirt! It was just here but it also seems like it was so long ago. I think it’s harder to believe that the Christmas season will be here in about 6 weeks. As we walked around Walmart today picking up external hard drives and jewelry making hardware, the kids were showing me what they want for Christmas. Summer, we love you and miss you, but I guess it’s about that time...☺️ #deepcreeklake #deepcreeklakemd #garrettcountymd #deepcreekphotographer #jessicafikefamilies #jessicafikephotography

I wrote out a few thank you cards recently that had this picture on it. A Deep Creek Lake sunset that I took three, maybe four years ago, during a lakeside wedding. I called it a “cotton candy sky” and held on to it as one of my favorite lake scenes. This morning, my thank you notes went to a few local gals and to a couple who eloped at sunrise at the lake. I can’t share their images yet because they’re going to surprise their family with the news at Thanksgiving, but goodness, it was a great way to start the day! After flying in from Tennessee for an adventurous, whirlwind kind of weekend, their Deep Creek wedding dreams came true because of some of the awesome people we have here in Garrett County. @ladiosadice THANK YOU for conducting the ceremony, making things official for our couple and just being an all-around supportive and calming person. Jessica and Lesli, THANK YOU for hosting us at your lakefront. For making sure the ceremony was uninterrupted and for letting our couple know that your lakefront is now their lakefront, and they’re welcome back whenever they’d like. @ladiosadice said she had a tear in her eye at this offering and I was definitely feeling the same. This is what does it for me! The lake and the power it has to create something special...the power to bring people together and make some darn good memories! THIS gets me excited! 🎉💪🏻 #fortheloveofdeepcreek #deepcreeklake #deepcreeklakemd #garrettcountymd #marylandgetaway #sunsetchasers #cottoncandysky #deepcreekphotographer #jessicafikephotography

After hanging out in the colorful forest for 2.5 hours, this first image is mine and Amy’s favorite. Don’t you just love her dress and the colors!? We hit the fall foliage backdrop for Amy and Phil’s engagement session and I just could not get enough of these two and their sweet ways and the abundance of colorful leaves surrounding us! AH! It was fall magic, indeed. 🥰 The second image is almost my favorite, but I think her dress does it for me in the first one. Ladies, definitely consider wearing long dresses for your portrait sessions! 👍🏻💪🏻 #fortheloveoffall #fortheloveofthegreatoutdoors #fortheloveofgettingoutside #fortheloveofdeepcreek #deepcreekphotographer #deepcreeklake #garrettcountymd #marylandforests #jessicafikeengagements #jessicafikephotography

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