New Blog! New Website! New Logo!

The day has come! I've grown up from blogspot (love you lots) and have moved on to a newer and better blog/website. You can find it directly at www.jillianleephotography.com! I will be posting there from now on. Feel free to check back through my past posts on here until I eventually update them there. The new site is where my newest work and life happenings will be posted though. I'll miss this little blogspot, but I'm so happy to be moving on to newer things in my business!!

and here is my beautiful new logo! 

Recently.

I certainly have been MIA, haven't I? It's been a busy month and there are some exciting things happening in my life currently. One of them being, I GOT A JOB! Like, a full-time, wear professional attire kind of job. I'll be the Sales Manager of The Quincy hotel in DC. It's a lovely hotel in a great location downtown and you should most definitely stop in for a stay! I'm so excited about this new adventure and it all starts on Monday! Not to worry though, I will still be booking weddings and other photo sessions in addition to working full-time. Speaking of this little business, there are some changes coming in the next few weeks, keep checking back for what's in store... it won't disappoint! Until then, here are some pictures of the day of Thanksgiving spent in the lovely little town of Shepherdstown, WV (where there's a miniature house!) Enjoy.

Emily and Andrew. A Courthouse Wedding.

This was the sweetest day. It was full of walking, and love, and the marriage of Emily and Andrew. They were married at the DC Courthouse at 3pm and the delight in their faces could not be hidden. It was truly such a joy to document these happy and intimate moments in their life. 

Thankful.

I'm not sure if there's a word limit on blogs but I think if I began to list all of the things I was thankful for I would most definitely exceed that limit. And so I won't. But if I did make such a list, I think that the lesser things I'm thankful for (ie. Pilot Precision Pens that make my handwriting look awesome, or hair straighteners for helping to minimize the train wreck that is my hair in the morning) the important ones might get lost amongst them. So, to not leave you wondering what exactly it is I'm thankful for during this season of thankfulness, I will tell you the ones on the top of my list. 

The fact that I am engaged to a man who I love so much and who laughs with me always.

My parents (and roommates!) who love me and care for me so well. 

My sister and Sam that are the greatest and most fun friends.

The six ladies who will stand beside me at my wedding. 

The people who trusted me to photograph their weddings this year.

And food. Because I seriously love it so much. Especially at Thanksgiving.

And now that I'm done with my Oscar's speech, you can see a glimpse into our Thanksgiving with a few pre-dinner portraits to start it off right! 

From where I sit.

If you're in Rockville, Maryland and you want to feel like you're in Denver, Colorado, make a visit to your local Caribou Coffee shop. You will immediately be transported and there will be much happiness in your heart. If you're me, you'll bring a book you love, wear a cozy yellow sweater, and the people around you will look at you and wonder as you take 20 pictures of the table from where you sit.

The Soon-to-be-Wisharts.

We dressed up and took some pictures too! I can't wait to get the one of us kissing under the tree made into a canvas. It's so fun that we'll soon get to decorate our own little place, and perhaps we'll be vain and have a picture or two of us around. I can't wait!