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There's something really special about these two. I first met Anna and Ian during their engagement shoot in Boston earlier in January of this year, and to all of our surprise, a pandemic started just weeks later. I didn't know when I said goodbye to them that day that we would be meeting on top …
Marissa first messaged me right after she saw Cori and Bank's engagement session from earlier this year, and I had been looking forward to getting together with them ever since!! Tom and Marissa are newlyweds of just over a year, and though they already knew some things from being in front of the camera before, …
Continue reading "Marissa + Tom | A Golden Hour Couple’s Session | Campton, New Hampshire"
Okay so this session reaaaally wasn't at the end of fall! I mean, we are technically I think half way through? But Renae and Logan had their session towards the tail end of my fall season, so we are going to go with it!! Can you believe this session probably would not have looked this …
Continue reading "Renae + Logan | An End of Fall Engagement Session | Campton, New Hampshire"
Fall hung on just long enough for Dave and Kirin's engagement session!! They brought me to the place they first met -- the University of New Hampshire!! I have never actually been to the UNH campus before, but it was absolutely beautiful and I really enjoyed getting to see the place that brought these two …
Continue reading "Kirin + Dave | A Fall Campus Engagement Session | UNH | Durham, New Hampshire"
I feel like I have been talking with Jenna and Josh for years, but it's actually only been almost one!! Jenna found me on Instagram and they are getting married at Owl's Nest Resort which is one of my FAV venues ever to photograph at!! Both of them are heavily involved in the golf world, …
Time is such a weird thing to think about sometimes. Especially when you consider the fact that the last time I saw these two (well, three!) was when they had just found out that they were expecting their now five month old baby boy!! It's only been a year since I last saw Nick and …
I am in LOVE with these two and their sweet pupper, Gracie! Matt and Maria are so laid back and go with the flow, and with the light the way it was at Endicott Park on literally the most gorgeous fall evening... I could have spent HOURS there taking portraits of them!! I love going …
I have been SO so excited to get these portraits of Steve and Jenn up on the blog!! I have found myself doing more beach sessions in 2020 than ever before, and I can't tell you how much I love how beach portraits come out!! It's that time of year where it starts transitioning into …
These five are the sweetest!!!! I've known Stephanie forever, since she is the bestie of my older sister! She's one of the kindest souls I know, and her and Chris are raising a small army of boys and I can't think of two better people for the job!! When I say these three littles have …
10/10/20. The hottest day (and I don’t mean because of the weather, though it did get to be pretty warm that day lol) of the year for photographers, and I am THRILLED I got to spend mine with these two!! Rachel I swear is my long lost sister, which is really coincidental because I really …
These two were just on the blog for their wedding day in September, but now they are on the blog for their family session!! I have so much love for this little family, and being able to see them just a week and a half after their wedding was the best. Jace and Ronan are …
I can’t believe it has already been almost TWO years since I last saw these two at their wedding!! Their wedding will always be one of my very favorites from my first full-time season, and I wish we could go back and do it again! Nearly two years after their incredible event, they asked me …
Continue reading "Eliza + Peter | A Sweet Family Session | Massachusetts"
*** DISCLAIMER: These are edited in a slightly more moodier style than my typical editing style as seen throughout the rest of my portfolio. This style will not be honored if requested. This editing style was strictly for the purpose of having this be a creative session, and to coincide with the time of year …
Everybody listen up!!! These two are living proof that people can have differences in what they like and STILL love one another!! And what I mean by that, is that their favorite football teams on both the pro and college levels are not the same lol!! They met on a dating app, which turned into …
It seems like I just featured these two on the blog, which I did cause we had their AMAZING engagement session at the Maple Hill Gardens!! But today, their wedding day is featured!! Meagan has to be one of the most laid back brides I have ever met. Not only that, but she is incredibly …
Continue reading "Meagan + Jeremy | A Pokemon Inspired Wedding | Nashua, New Hampshire"
I am so ecstatic to be sharing this wedding on the blog today!! Julia and Ken — their poor sweet souls had gone through so many shifts to get to their big day but looking back, I think everything fell into place beautifully and I am so thrilled at how their wedding day turned out!! …
Continue reading "Julia + Ken | An Elegant Fall Wedding | Dell-Lea | Chichester, New Hampshire"
I am over the moon with this blog for so many reasons!! My job goes beyond just showing up, taking pictures, going home and sending them off. For me, it’s about building relationships with the people I serve, and creating an experience that they are comfortable with. Marissa let me know even before they booked …
I've got to say, friends. This session was by far one of the sweeter ones I have ever done to date!! Stan first reached out to me about doing a portrait session with his beautiful wife, Melissa, and their two boys. And of course, I was all for it! The catch was -- they really …
Continue reading "Melissa + Stan | A 25th Anniversary Session | Laudholm Farm | Wells, Maine"
It feels like I was just taking Eddie and Shawna's engagement portraits, and here we are in October posting their WEDDING BLOG!!! Shawna, who I've known since high school, is so down to earth and I knew the second I saw her on her wedding day that she was going to enjoy every minute of …
Continue reading "Shawna + Eddie | A Fall Wedding at Josiah’s Meetinghouse | Epping, New Hampshire"
Cassie and Nate finally did the thing!!! 11 years in the making and they finally said their vows to one another last weekend on one of the most beautiful early fall days I've ever seen. Remembering them dating in high school and then being able to witness their wedding is one of the best gifts …
Let me just start by saying.... I LOVE THESE TWO SO MUCH!! They are two of the most down to earth, laid back humans I have ever met. The last time I saw them was earlier this year for their engagement session, and though September 25th wasn't the day of their original plans, they chose …
It can be really hard to find time to have family portraits taken. As someone who is a photographer, you would think I would be better about scheduling them for myself!! I mean, even I had my first ever professional family portraits taken just this year!! So when Jessica asked me to meet up for …
Continue reading "An Early Fall Family Portrait Session in Sugar Hill, New Hampshire"
Meeting up with Renee and Tony was absolutely wonderful, and to say I am excited for their wedding is a severe understatement!! I first started chatting with them last summer, and it's wild to me to think that we are already a year in on our journey together! Finally getting to meet them in person …
I just can't believe Travis ad Hope's day has already come!! It feels like their family session we did a few weeks ago was just yesterday, and man oh man! I could spend forever taking photos of them with their sweet girl, Elodie!! I had never even heard of Florida, MA (so am I even …
Continue reading "Hope + Travis | An Intimate Fall Inspired Wedding | Florida, Massachusetts"
I am so excited that I got to finally get Nic and Steph in front of my camera last week!!! These two are incredibly sweet and so outgoing, and add their pupper Coop in the mix and I was living for it!!! Nic is the brother of another groom of mine, Tim. And Sharon, who …
Continue reading "Stephanie + Nic | A Fall Engagement Session | Sugar Hill, New Hampshire"
I can't even tell you how happy I am to have done this session with these two!! September 13th was supposed to be the day they had their big wedding. The one they put a lot of thought and detail into, but like so many others, they were forced to make the decision to hold …
It's finally that time of year again where I start seeing fall weddings, and I am not even a little bit sad about it!!! The colors, the decor, the overall feel -- it's one of my favorite seasons for weddings. And, despite it being technically a summer day, the weather was PERFECT and it felt …
Continue reading "Catrina + Nick | A Fall Inspired Backyard Wedding | Whitman, Massachusetts"
I rushed home right after this wedding and started writing this post. After the really wild year it's been, I can't describe to you how much of an absolute relief it is to finally be back in my element consistently. The last time I was at the Dell-Lea, one of my favorite venues, was a …
Getting to see Olivia and Kyle again, and this time with their sweet baby girl, Oaklee, was the absolute best!! The last time I saw them was when Oaklee was still in her momma's belly, when we did their maternity session back in December (You were right Olivia 😜 it was before Christmas!!). And it …
Let me start by saying I am obsessed with these three!!! It feels like Hope and I have been talking forever and a day, and last week I finally got to meet them!!! What was originally supposed to be an engagement session with just Hope and Travis, actually turned into a family session since they …
Summer is starting to come to a close, but it was just the perfect temperature for Jeremy and Meagan's engagement session! They day was suddenly threatened with rain as I was on my way to their session, but by another draw of good luck, we had overcast skies and no rain!! When Meagan first emailed …
Matthew and Kelsey are seriously such a fun time!! Their wedding plans derailed their original wedding plans, but with the turnout they had, you would have never known they re-planned everything!! Kelsey works in the wedding industry and her attention to every little detail was my literals favorite!!! If you know me, you know I …
Brandy and Keith are two of my favorite humans on earth!! They are so sweet, genuine and never fail to create a fun environment! It's always a bittersweet feeling when a wedding day finally comes, because that means I don't know when I will see my couple again. But hopefully, it won't be too far …
Continue reading "Brandy + Keith | A Blush Inspired Summer Wedding | Morrisville, Vermont"
I can't believe Cori and Bank are married!! These two are sweet friends of my sister, and over time, I have grown to adore them so so much!! It feels like we just did their engagement portraits, and then all of a sudden, their wedding day was already here!! It was the absolute perfect summer …
Words can't justify how much I absolutely love these two!! It feels like it's been a long journey with Ryan and Sarah, but not long enough at the same time. I got in my car after this wedding and I felt choked up as I drove away. I nearly B-lined it to the door as …
Continue reading "Sarah + Ryan | A Colorful Summer Wedding | Hellenic Center | Dover, New Hampshire"
When Stephanie and Evan first inquired with me about their wedding, I knew right away I wanted to serve them!! They sent me so many details about their love story, their plans and all the things I LOVE to hear about!! I learned they were super Disney fans!!They had scheduled a trip to Disney in …
Continue reading "Stephanie + Evan | A Perkins Cove Engagement Session | Ogunquit, ME"
I can't begin to tell you how much I absolutely love these two!!! Their intimate wedding day was so perfect! I know, like so many others, their wedding plans had to shift. But their plans were so beautiful and thoughtful, and exactly what I had envisioned for them. I met Dot and Eddy for the …
I am so thrilled by the amount of love my first post in this series has had!! It blows me away that I can inspire people to go for their dreams, because the facts are -- if I can succeed and meet my dreams, literally anyone can! We left my last post talking about how …
It has been a little while since I truly hit golden hour at the right time... you know, when the sun is super golden and just creates the most intense glowy effect? Well, I finally hit it just right, and we were on the water which was perfect!! Stephen and Christine have grown to be …
I can't believe I finally got to meet Nicole and Brett at their intimate wedding hosted at a beautiful home on the ocean in Salem, MA! They asked me to be their photographer last May, but for some reason, it feels like that was so very long ago! I've been looking forward to meeting them, …
Continue reading "Nicole + Brett | An Intimate Oceanfront Wedding | Salem, Massachusetts"
I never really imagined I would be writing a blog post about how I built my business. Over the last few months I have done some mega reflecting into how I’ve been able to sustain a profitable business for six whole years! How the heck did I get to a spot where despite being in …
I am officially in heaven after this engagement session!! Garrett and Elizabeth are two of the sweetest souls ever, and their gentle love is just so dreamy and incredibly romantic!! We had their session at his family lake house on Silver Lake, which was literally so perfect! The original plan was to meet at Cathedral …
Continue reading "Elizabeth + Garrett | A Lakeside Engagement Session | Silver Lake, New Hampshire"
This wedding has made me feel like things are slowly getting back to normal. Though AJ and Taylor's wedding was originally supposed to take place in January of 2021, they decided that it was best to move up the timeline, and though they really made the decision about a month ago, you would have never …
Okay ladies and gents! It's time I put up a blog post that is something more educational than my normal sessions and weddings! If you are a #coralcompasscouple, or you simply have been following me long enough, you know that I looooove me some wedding invitation suites! Beautifully crafted wedding stationary creates the statement for …
Continue reading "Wedding Invitations + Websites | Why I love Basic Invite!"
It's true! I met with Lexi and Steven for their engagement session at a secret location in New Hampshire! They got special access to this property for their photos, and I was sworn to secrecy if I was going to take photos there! 🙂 It was a beautiful location with the most amazing views! We …
One week. Delaney, Trevor and their families planned this wedding in one week. They received some hard news and wanted to make sure that those most closest to them were present to witness these two beautiful people starting their marriage, so in one week's time, they organized a stunning intimate family event and it was …
Continue reading "Delaney + Trevor | An Intimate Family Wedding | Wilmington, Massachusetts"
Summer is here, friends!! It was a hooooooot session. I showed up super early to scout around Maudslay State Park because I knew Craig and Taylor had a specific bridge they wanted to take photos on, and I had never ventured onto the trails to find it before, despite me doing one session here prior! …
Josh and Nina are just the sweetest y'all! I knew leading up to their session that the two of them are gentle souls who care a lot about others, but I was just blown away by how true to life my impression of them really was!! Their personalities are so genuine, and it was expressed …
Salem willows is a beautiful location, but boy oh boy was it jam packed on the day we had Katie and Brian's engagement shoot!! I remember, probably four years ago, I was making my way to Salem during the Halloween season and I briefly drove by this little strip not knowing the area at all! …
I have been truly blessed to be able to work with some of the sweetest couples open earth!! Sarah and Thatcher have been in constant communication with me over the last several weeks with everything going on with the pandemic. We had to cancel their engagement photos because they were originally scheduled during the time …
May 25th was supposed to look a lot different for Ryan and Sarah, but they made the absolute best of it. In their words, they got the best of both worlds! A small intimate elopement on the original day, and they will also be having the bigger celebrations later this year! It's hard during times …
Continue reading "Sarah + Ryan | A Spring Elopement | Opechee Park | Laconia, New Hampshire"
It's been a long two months for Erica and Zach, and let me tell you. For everyone facing a postponement of their wedding... well, the process isn't for the faint heart. The last time I saw Zach and Erica was in November for their engagement session. Since then, I've felt like I've gained two really …
I am so thrilled that these two finally had their engagement session! And sorry guys, but this is a lengthy one! I know Cori and Bank because Cori is one of my sister Rachael's best friends!! Though I hadn't officially met Bank until their engagement session, I knew from hanging around Rachael and her friends …
Continue reading "Cori + Bank | Engagement Session | Wagon Hill Farm | Durham, New Hampshire"
My sweet girl had her first daddy-daughter dance ever the day after Valentine’s day, and I cried like a baby watching them drive away. This is a vulnerable post, one that may not be what you typically see from your neighborhood photographer. But my life at certain points has been complicated and not easy. I’ve …
Through all of the wild things going on in the world, it was SO refreshing to get out and photograph Mike and Anita's engagement session!!! For having been to Boston many times, and being a New England girl almost my entire life, it was weird for me to realize that I have never been to …
It has always been my dream to travel. For most of those who follow me, that may not come to anyone’s surprise. For the longest time before I ever became dedicated to creating my business and having a career as a wedding photographer, I wanted to be a nurse. Specifically, a traveling nurse! It was …
I did it, guys!! I traveled beyond the East Coast for a wedding!!! I've always said.. if I can do just one wedding across country, that would be enough for me by the end of my career as a wedding photographer. But, I am hoping that the opportunity I received to serve Wade and Penny …
Continue reading "Wade + Penny | A Harry Potter & Star Wars Inspired Wedding | Gilbert, Arizona"
I went back to Sugar Hill y'all!!! I first experienced this location with incredible views at the end of last year when I shot another #coralcompasscouples engagement session! Visiting the mountains of New Hampshire is a great reminder as to why I love where I am from. It never fails to take my breath away …
Continue reading "Courtney + Nick | A Mountain View Engagement Session | Sugar Hill, New Hampshire"
You may have seen me post in early January (and here we are in the second half of February-- yikes!!) on my Instagram that I love florals on wedding days. For me... it makes a big statement to the overall look of the day. My eyes are drawn to beautifully crafted bouquets, and maybe that's …
Lately I’ve been thinking... what’s next? What’s next in line for my business? Where am I headed? What is the next thing that will take me to the next level?⠀ I’ve got my workflow down to a T. I have my style exactly how I want it, and it’s really a dream finally come true. …
Can I really call this a Winter engagement session? It was mild compared to the session I shot in this very same location just the week before... the snow was literally 90% gone with just hints of leftovers here and there, and it felt more like Spring than anything. So was it realllllyyy a Winter …
Winter can be challenging when it comes to photos. More so because we don't want to freeze to death while out getting all the angles, and one day it's a mild 40*, the next it's -7* with windchill. We had originally planned to meet on a Friday but I knew as soon as I went …
This winter has been a whirlwind of various weather. And despite the fact just exactly a week prior to this session it was 70* and there was hardly any snow, the skies ended up dumping just a few inches and by the time last Sunday came, it was back to being chilly with just enough …
Continue reading "Anna + Ian | A Downtown Engagement Session |Boston, Massachusetts"
This has been my busiest winter ever for engagement sessions, and though it is January, Stephanie and Joey's session took place on one of the warmest days I think I have ever seen at this time of year in New England! A whopping 70* in certain parts of the state, but the weather this day …
How? How in the world is it already the end of another year?! How is it I celebrated 5 years of being a photographer this year, and the completion of my SECOND FULL TIME WEDDING SEASON?!?! It's so surreal and to be honest and little cliche... it feels like a dream. 26 weddings I completed …
It's been a month filled with so much craziness (the good kind). And while this wedding wasn't part of my normal season, it is probably the most special I have had the opportunity to photograph this year! Vicki is my older sister, and we have both experienced some crazy times throughout life. Many challenges. Many …
Continue reading "Vicki + Ryan | A Family Wedding | Northfield, New Hampshire"
Engagement session season has officially come to a close, and I can't think of a better way to leave my season than to end it with Erica + Zach! I first met them at Panera to talk all about the wedding deets-- what seems like forever ago now.. and just like that, we were already planning their …
I first met Nikki and Meghan at Lacey + Travis' wedding this past summer, and I was so freakin' happy when Nikki reached out to me and asked me about photographing their wedding in January!! Truth be told I have never done a themed shoot before and I was a teeny bit nervous about it …
This session was a lot of fun!! Rachel and Eric are such a laid back couple, and their engagement session was so unique! Eric is an avid runner and showed us some cool spots among some trails he runs, and the views of the mountains of New Hampshire stunned me once again. I don't think …
Tim and Sharon are the cutest!! And then add in their little pup, Smudge, and I was in heaven for their engagement session! I have always heard of Mack's Apples in Londonderry, but have never actually gone until then. I knew it was a hot spot in the photographer's community in New Hampshire, and it …
Though this is the second time these two have been featured on the blog, this is actually session number three with them!! I can't believe how much each session has changed as I've photographed them. The very first session was a family session, where Shawna let me know she was expecting baby number 2! The …
"We are colorful, playful, creative and quirky." "I want our wedding to feel rustic, bohemian and carefree, yet elegant." "I want to have a wedding that reflects our personality more than it follows tradition." These were the three lines that stood out to me in Sarah's initial email when she reached out about my services. …
Continue reading "Sarah + Colin | A Maple Hill Gardens Engagement Session | Hollis, NH"
They are finally getting married!! I have been friends with Vicki since way back in my elementary school days... and I can't believe how much time has already passed! I feel like I've been waiting for her and Jamie's wedding day ever since they first began dating over ten years ago!! I remember when I …
Continue reading "Vicki + Jamie | Canterbury Shaker Village Engagement Session"
Meeting with this adorable little family was so much fun!! They opted for a quick 20 minute session since they needed some easy photos to display for their upcoming wedding, which I am super bummed I won't be photographing, but it's incredibly exciting all the same!! We met at the Concord Conservation Center where I …
So, I’m sure you might be thinking “Jess, it’s your job to talk people into having an engagement session.” Yes…. and no. If you think this post will sweet talk you into paying me more money just because, then you’re wrong, friend! No other way about it. Though engagement sessions support my business financially, that’s …
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