JESS MCDOLE WEDDINGSWEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY AND SUPER8
for the analog, candid obsessed lovers.
Jess McDole | Analog Film Documentary Wedding Photographer
Jess is a documentary wedding photographer based in the Midwest of the United States. Mainly using analog film formats, she documents with a focus on color and emotion.
So much happens at a wedding — laughter, tears, hugs, quiet moments, loud dance floors — and she aims to approach preserving those memories in a documentary way, showcasing the wedding story as it happened, with a flair of creative editorial perspective.
Jess believes that weddings shouldn’t be about the photography, but for photography to be about weddings.
In her downtime, Jess is either guzzling espresso double shots, snuggling her 2 crusty senior dogs, excessively binging television (probably X-Files or Gilmore Girls), staring at her houseplants, or admiring her husband's art studio.
Jess McDole Weddings welcomes all races, cultures, gender identities, and sexual orientations with open arms.
“Jess is absolutely wonderful! From our first correspondence, we immediately hit it off. Due to not living in Louisville, we hadn’t met Jess till the day of our wedding but that didn’t matter! When she arrived at the house, I ran out in pajamas and hair curlers to give her a big hug hello. Not only was I excited to have her join the festivities but I was so excited to finally meet her. As a photographer she will be your number one throughout the whole wedding process. Not only did she help work through the details of our wedding day schedule but also the questions Jess asked helped us prioritize what was most important. When both of us look back on our wedding we can honestly say one of the highlights of that day was biking around with Jess and hanging out! Jess goes above and beyond to make you feel comfortable and get the shot. She not only was biking with us but she was capturing us on film and Super8, she can do it all! Both of us were nervous about being photographed, there Jess was behind the camera hyping us up, making sure we remembered to take in the moment, calming us down, and keeping us on schedule. She made sure to capture the fast moving moments of our day with detail and care. If I could do it every year I would just to have another photo shoot with Jess and collection of beautiful photos to look back upon. I wouldn’t want anyone else to be with us and I can’t recommend her more!”
“As a wedding planner and florist I have worked with many photographers, and Jess is truly so special. She captures raw and beautiful moments that could easily be overlooked. She is kind and driven and so uniquely herself, and it comes out through her art. Every time I receive a gallery from Jess I am blown away and feel all the same feelings I experienced that day. Both her digital and film is actually INSANE and I can't recommend her enough!!”
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