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Welcome. Bienvenue.

Hi, my name is Jessica Peterson & I was born and raised in Kansas City and have studied, lived, and traveled all over this crazy world. I have been shooting weddings & portraits for over 5 years professionally in the Kansas City area. I accept 30 weddings per year and there is no travel fee for those living in either KC or AZ.

I studied Fashion Photography in NYC *some* years back at FIT and do my best to keep fresh with fashion trends which I hope reads as the golden threads of beauty throughout my imagery. I am a wife, a friend, an aunt, an animal lover, a vegetarian, an adreanaline junkie and a romantic. I love reading, shopping, eating, dancing, indie rock, trip hop, jeff de bruges chocolates, lip gloss, traveling & meeting new people from different spaces than my own.

I hope in this blog you can find information, inspiration, a laugh, a cry, a wedding photographer ;) & a friend. Please feel free to leave comments as often as you like, its comparable to free icecream on a late summer afternoon to receive comments from my readers!! yummmm, amarena gelato***yes, please!


Thank you for taking the time to learn a little more about me & my work, if you have any questions about my services please feel free to call me anytime; p913.232.3729.

xo*Jessica

Client dedication

I had the privilege of shooting Kate, a Senior, twice within the past 12 months. Her first session was last October and she decided that she also wanted a Spring/Summer session in the sun. I am SO glad we did too- Kate has had an incredible year after being diagnosed with kidney cancer she was sent into surgery just a few weeks later to have her fist-sized tumor removed. She is well on her way to a perfect recovery and she was vibrant and renewed with passion and beauty during our session last week. You can read her entertaining and well-written blog detailing her personal experience with cancer and her life’s journey at www.1kidneykate.blogspot.com.

Because Kate wanted a warm Summer session, we decided to shoot just before sunset to make use of the gorgeous light ‘ole Kansas sun has been producing for us recently. We shot on a property with a small lake and lush grasses. You will see from the last image just how dedicated I am to ‘getting the shot’ for my clients ;) Enjoy the lovely, 1Kidney Kate :

0011002100310051this image below of  La Liberté guidant le peuple or Liberty leading the people from the French Revolution reminds me so much of the following image of Kate.  And somehow represents to me her overcoming cancer victoriously…300px-eugene_delacroix_-_la_liberte_guidant_le_peuple004100610071008100910101011101210131and the final image is not for the faint of heart….

014EEEEEK! Don’t you worry about me, I am fully recovered from my wildlife romp.

Enjoy the wind and the sun today. Feel the warmth from the inside - out.

bisous, jp.

Baby Vivi

Was welcomed into the world just 12 days ago, here are a few shots from my sister’s second daughter’s Birth Day and her 8 day old session :)

Big Brother & Big Sissy were SO excited to meet their new sibling!

001Baby Faces!!

002003004005006I got to stay with my sister’s two other children for a long weekend while she was in the hospital.  We had SO much fun together!  I just adore them~

007008009010and baby Viv at 8 days old :)

011012013Bon Mercredi, amis.  Enjoy your evening,

x, J.

Baby Bridger

says, “happy friday” !!

ouireimchex, jp.

Kiddies

Bring SO much love & joy to life…….(when you can send them home to their parents for grumpy time).  Yes, I am indeed a Superb Auntie J  ;)  My sister is due with her THIRD child in one week!  I am ecstatic excited elated!!  Anywho, these pics make me laugh, and well, I think we all need a little sunshine in our dreary dilapidated dark Kansans days.

pc001pc002Off to a shoot!  Happy Thursday!

x,jp.

Stacy’s Maternity Session

Here are a few images from Stacy’s round 2 baby bump shoot, enjoy!

img_0902img_0954-copyimg_1059-1img_1159img_1171img_1207-1img_1244img_1347img_1365img_1404-2img_1525img_1598img_1604img_16111img_1637-1img_1654-1-copyimg_1676Happy Monday, its gonna be a great week!!

x