Freyday Free-for all - Bakersfield Photographer

Hello, Frey-day! It's been an incredible week for me, and I'd love to use today's post to share all the amazing things that happened!

1) Sunday, June 13th (6 year anniversary): "Be it known that Jessica Frey has experienced the Adrenaline Rush of a Lifetime, by willfully leaving a perfectly good airplane at 13,000 feet, and flying earthward in excess of 120mph, and piloting a high tech ram air parachute to a SAFE touchdown. Thus entitiling them to be included among the elite few who can call themselves SKYKIVERS!!!!!" Yes. I did all of that. With tears and screams and possibly a few choice words :)

2) My brother took the plunge Sunday as well and is now engaged to the wonderful Megan!! I am absolutely thrilled, love them, and cannot wait for their wedding next summer!!

3) My photos from Gabrielle & Jeff's wedding were chosen as a front page feature on The Wedding Chicks Blog--the same wedding inspiration blog that featured my Alice in Wonderland photo shoot! So excited about the exposure. You can view it here: WeddingChicks.com and I ask that if you have a second, please leave a comment! It helps with my rankings ;)

4) National Geographic Traveler/PDN announced that my Mt. Rushmore photo that you guys voted #5 back in May in the popular vote has now been chosen as a FINALIST by the judges to be published in the August edition of PDN where winners and the grand prize photo will be announced! YIKES!!! Thank you to everyone who voted!

5) I viewed a sneek peek at my newest Bakersfield Life cover!! I am beyond humbled and excited to now have 8 covers for them and enjoy working for such a great local magazine. This month I HAD to go to 8 bars and photograph summer drinks :) Not a bad assignment! Look for it out on June 26th in the Californian or online at www.BakersfieldLife.com6) If you've made it this far, congrats! Now for some special news as a reward....This is the end of this blog! Yup, I am in the process of creating a new blog site that is more streamlined, has bigger photos, and just lookes awesome-er. The goal is that on Monday, I'll have the new post...so check back here for the link, or follow me on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/JFreyPhotography

Frey-day Fun! Bakersfield Photographer

So, I just took that photo of the coffee I made (yes...I made the pretty heart with my spoon....so creative! haha) and I'm thinking to myself, "self. May just flew by." Was it that way for anyone else or just me?! I am 99% caught up with all of my May photo shoots and can't believe how many amazing clients I've been fortunate to work with. For those interested here's the breakdown of the past 31 days:

5 Family Sessions

4 Engagement sessions

3 High School senior sessions

1 Bakersfield Life photo shoot

1 Surgeons staff photo shoot

1 Wedding

1 birthday trip to Austin

1 birthday trip to Disneyland

June...I am so excited about you! 5 weddings, 2 babies, 3 families, commercial shoot, and my wedding anniversary! Oh..and big changes come to the website and this blog! Bring on the energy drinks and caffeine :)

Have a wonderful weekend and get ready for some really sweet blog posts next week...including a Bass Lake engagement session!

-Jessica

http://www.jessicafreyphotography.com/

Freyday full of Disneyland!

Happy Freyday! Today's post is all about my trip to a land where wearing sparkly tiaras is acceptable and encouraged :) Ever since I was a little girl, I've been passionate about the magic that is Disney and as long as I can remember, I've been drawn to the pure joy and excitement that you feel when you walk through the gates into the park. It doesn't matter that I've been there 100 times or even worked at Disney World...I still become full of happiness and instantly become full of wonderment as I walk into my happy place. For the past 6 years, I've tried to go in May to celebrate my birthday to the fullest and was excited we were able to make that happen again this year :)

My wonderful husband met me while I was working at WDW, so he knew what he was getting into...and no, Eric, it wasn't a phase ;) He's still my Prince Charming and puts up with a 28 year old wanting (needing?) to walk around with the biggest, sparkliest, coolest tiara ever. Here are a few photos from our trip along with some 'artistic' balloon photos I managed at the end of the day.

***For any of my clients or friends...I am now the PROUD owner of a Southern CA Annual Pass, so let me know if you ever want to head to Anaheim on a weekday!I used to work in ToonTown (at WDW) with all of the characters and it still holds a special place in my heart :)

Up next week: One of the sweetest families I've ever photographed who love to read books and a very cool HS senior shoot with lots of color and more bangles than I've ever seen!

Have a great weekend!

Jessica

http://www.jessicafreyphotography.com/

10 Years Have Flown By! Austin Wedding Photographer

Ya'll, it's Freyday!! In honor of being 'home' in Austin, Texas and my 10 year High School reunion around the corner (sigh...really? 10 years already?!) I wanted to share with you MY senior portraits as a proud member of the Class of 2000! Feel free to laugh...even my own mother didn't recognize me when these prints came back to us. I'd never had my hair done that way and never wore that much makeup...so I guess here are my 'glamour' shots:This is the reason that when I photograph HS Seniors, we make sure to get their true personality in a relaxed and fun atmosphere :) So that when you look back in 2020 (yikes!) you're not laughing too much at what you used to look like!
Have a great weekend...I can't wait to share photos from tomorrow's Austin wedding at the Driskilll Hotel!

Freyday Free-for all - Bakersfield Photographer

It's Freyday!! Hope you're all doing well and have either restful or exciting weekends ahead. I'm gearing up for some LA engagement photos and the Bakersfield Ultimate Bridal Event's Champagne on the Green event over at Riverlakes Ranch! So this week's post I'd love to focus on some of my recent work and give future clients a heads up on how to make their photo sessions even awesomer...and yes, I use words that don't exist. :)

I've gotten a lot of compliments on 2 of my recent shoots, both the Alice in Wonderland shoot and the bridal "yellow" couch shoot. What made these two stand out is the fact that they involved design concepts and planning...and they turned out amazing. Over lunch with Therese from My Sorted Affair (who designed the Alice shoot) we discussed the opportunity for my engaged coules or any other of my stylish clients to use her talents in event design. So get this....

She's offering all Jessica Frey Photography clients the opportunity to work with her in coming up with unique ideas that represent YOU. Her array of props, concepts, and designs can range from vintage to modern and everything in between. You'll have the chance to create a really memorable experience for your photo shoot that will look like it's supposed to be in a magazine.....So, contact me if you're interested in learning more. I am SO excited to be able to offer this to my clients and can't wait to see all the unique ideas that come out of it!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Jessica Jessica@JessicaFreyPhotography.com
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Freyday Free-for all - Bakersfield Photographer

It's Freyday!! Hi everyone...hope this week has gone well for you all. I've been so blessed to be busy with some amazing clients. Lots of engagement shoots to share in the upcoming weeks now that wedding season is upon us (I was also told it's now "fishing season" as well for those of you not into 'wedding season' haha!) . One of the best parts about my job is the fact that I get to combine photography with traveling...and today is one of those days! I'm in the beautiful city of San Francisco visiting family and getting to take more pictures of my cousin's beautiful daughter..... We got to enjoy some family time and take in the views...how stunning is this view?! Have a wonderful weekend everyone and happy Freyday!

Jessica Frey Photography

Alice in Wonderland Freyday - Bakersfield Wedding Photographer

Today's Freyday post is extra special for me because I get to share with everyone my blog post by The Wedding Chicks, a national wedding-inspiration blog. I am so honored to have my photos showcased from a recent photo shoot that I did with My Sorted Affair and Papeterie that featured a tea party for Alice in Wonderland complete with Alice, Toby the Bunny and my brother-in-law James as a fantastic Mad Hatter.


Click here: Alice Blog Post to see their wonderful comments and feel free to post your own comments there!













Hope you enjoyed my little bit of magic, go see the new Disney movie: Alice in Wonderland opening today...have a wonderful weekend!
-Jessica

Freyday Free-for all - Bakersfield Photographer

Another week has flown by for me! I love this time of year in Bakersfield where it feels like spring and all the flowers are starting to blossom on the trees. You'll notice the two posts this week had gorgeous green grass in them and were both here in town! (Spring Bridal and Engagements) It's definately that time of year to take wildflower photos and I've got a ton of them lined up for the next few weeks.

If you live in Bakersfield, make sure to check your newspaper tomorrow for the March issue of Bakersfield Life! I worked very hard on this issue to capture the personalities of 10 amazing business women who help make this city what it is today. Our Cover model is none other than Mary Kay Shell, the 1st female mayor and a pilot back in the day. Here's a sneak peak at the issue:
This was probably one of my favorite assignments and if you've followed this blog the past month, you'll know how much these women have inspired me. I was honored to work on this project and hope you get an opportunity to read it! Feel free to check it out online at www.BakersfieldLife.com

Have a great Freyday, a wonderful weekend and I'll have more to post next week!
-Jessica

Freyday Free-for all - Bakersfield Photographer

Happy Freyday everyone! This week, I wanted to share my thoughts on styling your photo shoots. I worked on a promotional shoot for my photography yesterday and spent time thinking of how I wanted my photos to come out prior to setting up the shoot. What colors did I want to use, how did I want the makeup, what type of background would suit my concept.....

If you get creative and plan out the look you want, we can work together to make your ideas come to life. This goes for family portraits, engagement session, even style up your baby! As a professional photographer, I get excited to know that a professional event desinger has been hired to make weddings look amazing...like what you see in magazines. That doesn't just happen by chance, but by lots of planning and thinking about the details. I've had the opportunity to see My Sorted Affair's designs, and always push for my brides to use a design, to work on a theme, to get creative...it will make for better photos, and doesn't always need to cost a fortune!


Look through magazines, look online...bring me clipings of what you'd like your 'look' to be styled around. It can just be the era of clothing you'd like to go for, it can be a neat prop that you found at an antique store, it can be designed around what you like to do, your hobbies....the more creative the better!

And since I mentioned it, here is a quick sneak peak from yesterday's photo shoot here in Bakersfield....I love spring!

Full post of photos coming next week! Thank you's go out to Jenny of Little White Dress, Sylvia Perez of F.L.Y. makeup, Jolie Chaidez for hair, Ashley for modeling, and Jenn S for being the Jay Manuel to my Nigel Barker :)

Jessica Frey Photography:

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