Hello, and thank you for stopping by my blogsite! I am Jessica Watson, a photographer based in Portland, OR. I shoot weddings, portraits, families, kids, and the occasional garden tool or dessert. This blog includes not only my professional images, but also images from my personal journey and whatever random thoughts come out of my head. My husband, Spencer, is also an integral part of my business. He is my official second shooter, as well as the studio manager, and will occasionally post Photoshop tutorials on the blog. If you would like to view our portfolio, please click on the galleries tab up top. But, this site isn't only about us, it's also a local community made up of vendors and brides who want to share what they've learned from their own experiences in order to make your wedding planning process and day more organized, unique and fun. Not only will we have regular contributors to the blog, we also have a community page with even more helpful info.

If you see something you like, please feel free to leave a comment (photographers thrive on comments!), and if you're a vendor, please e-mail me to have an article published on the site.

••• Evan and Jessica •••

Evan and Jessica were married at the Old Laurelhurst Church on June 6th.  They were one of the sweetest, most go-with-the-flow couples I’ve ever had.  We didn’t get a chance to do an engagement session, but they were very good in front of the camera and up for anything.  I really enjoyed spending the day with them and their family!

I really liked the outside of this church.

Had to take off my shoes and stand on a pew to get this one.

Guys getting a little too comfortable in front of the camera. lol

Beautiful bride…

People were staring at us because I had them sitting in the grass next to the fire hydrant, but they didn’t care!

The view from the attic.

I’ll post more from their day after session soon!


••• Busy weekend •••

Happy Monday!  I shot a beautiful wedding with a gorgeous couple at the beach on Friday, which I’ll blog later.  Then, I got to spend Saturday afternoon at Nyla’s house.  I fell in love immediately, she was so tiny and adorable!  And, Sunday was all about Spencer.  We had a nice, relaxing day together, then BBQ’d last night.  Here’s a few of the super cute Nyla Breeze.

Details…


••• Featured on Offbeat Bride •••

Travis & Lucy’s wedding was featured on Offbeat Bride!  They said, “But the pee-inducing shoes were just the tip of the iceberg on style from this wedding … the photos from Jessica Watson Photography are like sticking a designer lollipop in your eye-ball. So much color and sweetness and style!”  I think I just found my tag line!  lol  They also posted a slideshow from Lucy’s Flickr photostream if you’d like to see more pics from their wedding.  You should be able to tell when my pictures end and the guest pictures begin.  ;)

If you’ve forgotten…here are the pee inducing shoes…