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I'm Jackie

Based on the Oregon Coast, I am an adventurous & candid wedding & elopement photographer in the Pacific Northwest traveling worldwide.

Absolutely mesmerized by the way two people love each other, each so uniquely.  I always leave room for dessert. Believe swear words are just sentence embellishers. Think indulgences are necessary in this life. 

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Parties with all the best people in their lives.

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Love stories in all forms without the white dress... or maybe they wore white, it happens.

Just my little thoughts on different topics of planning your wedding day big party or just you two.

Stories of two lovers making it all about them, as they should.

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Questions you may currently be pondering as a growing wedding photographer – How do I book more destination weddings? How do I transition into being a traveling destination wedding photographer?

There are variations of these questions that I get asked all the time. How do I book more destination weddings? How do I transition into traveling for work? There are so many ways to pivot in the photography business

Tips to become a destination wedding photographer

How to Become a Traveling Wedding Photographer

October 6, 2020

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I’ve noticed this change in attitude towards New Years Resolutions over the last couple years but it really took a turn this year. Lots of screw it don’t do em. You never keep em anyway. Waste of your time. Um… bullshit. Ok probably not bukkshit to the ‘you never keep them anyway.’ Thus the change […]

Why We Don’t Keep New Years Resolutions and How to Change That

January 21, 2016

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After an awesome summer that constantly had me on the go photographing the best clients in the world I’m headed back to Canada!! I’m so excited to spend a couple weeks back in my favorite city, Vancouver. It’s been a while VanCity, I miss you! And I get to experience my very first Canadian Thanksgiving!!!! […]

Canadian Thanksgiving and Going Mobile!!

October 6, 2014

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One of the most common questions I get asked is how do you balance everything? How do you have time for everything in business and in life. Truthfully, I don’t have enough time for EVERYTHING. So I don’t do everything 😉 But I get you. I hear what you’re saying. I’m a single mom and […]

The truth about balance

June 2, 2014

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A couple months ago I attended WPPI. While there I was on a panel along with my great friends, Meg Courtney & Jeremy Kester, discussing the Shoot & Share model of business. If you’re unfamiliar with Shoot & Share I wrote a blog post a while back about it, as well as check out the […]

Featured | Photo Professional Magazine

April 21, 2014

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Family photos are chaotic. I love chaos 🙂  I often encourage chaos. But on a wedding day, on a timeline, with hungry people we need to keep things rolling, especially during family photos. <- Is that a run-on sentence? I was never good at english. Let me help you organize this chaos and keep everyone […]

Organizing the Chaos of Family Photos

April 16, 2014

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Yesterday I had to drive out of town for a photo shoot. I love getting on the road. Traveling. My mind runs wild. It’s where I “think” best. And yesterday I started thinking about our human nature to want to be loved by everyone. We do. We want people to love us. And how we […]

Saying YES to myself.

April 8, 2014

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I choose to live in a world of possibilities, not probabilities. A few days ago I had the privilege of hosting Shoot & Share Live Chat. It was AMAZING!!! I had some incredible viewers with lots of great questions. But during the discussion I started to notice a serious trend. The fear of hearing ‘No.’  […]

Living in a world of possibilities

January 17, 2014

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In this digital age brides go to the internet to find a photographer. Be it through google or asking their 500 friends on Facebook for recommendations. Even if their best friend had a killer photographer they still want to make sure they’ve looked through everyone and that killer photographer is still the best. They spend […]

3 Ways to Stand Out to Potential Clients

January 3, 2014

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About a year and a half ago my business coach introduced me to this video. Starting with Why. My mind was blown. I had spent 2 years in business working from the outside in and not the inside out. Working from the inside out inspires others. It helps us attract people who believe what we […]

From the Inside Out

December 31, 2013

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Whether it's a big wedding, small intimate gathering or your eloping these are my 3 top tips to consider while planning your day.

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