A Business Owner’s Organization Tips: Wedding Photographer

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Let me start this blog post by saying that I find it a little humorous that I am writing to you about organization tips! I do not think I am particularly great at it but I have come across things that make it a lot easier for me! We are coming to the end of another wedding season and this … Read More

5…4…3…2…JOY!

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I heard several of them shout with excitement, “Jess!” and as they did they waved their hands to usher me over to them. I put my champagne glass down on the table and went into the crowd of the dance floor. As soon as I got to all of them I grabbed Cory’s arm and glanced over at the screen. … Read More

Seasons: A Note to You

  If I could live in a season for the rest of my life, it would be Fall! However, just like seasons continue to change so do our lives, and we aren’t in just one for the entirety of it. Think of it this way, if you are a business owner, with a heart to do what you create for a … Read More

Friday Recap: Wedding Photography Albums

I value holding photographs in my hands. When I think back to my childhood, and the roll of film that you could take twenty-five photographs on before you had to put in a new roll, I get emotional. This is because I have photographs that are one copy of that moment that is otherwise gone. My parents decided to pick … Read More

Home Photography Office: Jessica Ryan Photography

I have an office space located in Virginia Beach, with seven other wedding vendors in the Hampton Roads! That is where I meet with all of my couples over coffee, have the Alabama Shakes radio station playing in the background, and get to know them and all about their wedding day! When I moved a little farther away from my office … Read More

Busch Gardens Williamsburg: All The Rage Formal Gowns

When I think of the day I had with All The Rage, Virginia Beach, at Busch Gardens in Williamsburg the song lyric, “Girls just wanna have fun,” repeats over and over in my head! It was extremely fun and whenever the ladies got stopped and asked what and why they were doing these photographs it was to market the formal … Read More