I got a call late one night a couple evenings before this day! It was my best friend Nicole’s boyfriend, Tyler on the phone! He called me late because he was driving back from coaching hockey and it would be the only chance to ask me something in secret. Two days from then he wanted to propose to Nicole and … Read More
Obici House Wedding: Samantha & Hayley
Samantha and Hayley are two best friends, in every sense of the word. As best friends during college, they found themselves completely in love with each other! Once they both realized this they swept each other off the other’s feet and never looked back! They went through college with the same group of best friends, sorority sisters, and enjoyed making … Read More
Frinally: First Friday Recap
Today is the first Friday Recap on the new Jessica Ryan Photography website! I was planning on writing this post about the new launch, the Google stats from yesterday and all of my Thank-You’s! I even took the time to photograph this flat-lay design and everything! As my website launched yesterday I enjoyed spending some quality time with my friend, … Read More
How I See Love
I have been doing a lot of work behind the scenes getting photographs & writing together for my new website. I have been making a conscious effort to stop & ask, “What does this photograph say? What is my photography saying? Am I continuously coming across correctly with my heart, with my style & with my choice of photograph? How … Read More
The Sharpie Covered Wall- New Year
I could trace my hand delicately across every surface in my childhood home and as I would walk through I could tell you a story about each surface. There is a sharpee-covered wall in the laundry room. Graffitied in my dad’s handwriting this wall in the laundry room is one of those surfaces that is dearest to me. It is made … Read More
Engagement Photography 2015
Engagement sessions during 2015 were exciting, fresh, and all over Virginia! I loved traveling and getting to know my couples that were either getting married in 2015 or are getting married in 2016. I photographed in some beautiful locations in the Hampton Roads area as well as traveled to Longwood University, Hamden-Sydney College and Virginia Tech to photograph engagement sessions! … Read More