JLS Photo blog

Monica & Robert get married!

2011-12-13T08:43:00.000-08:00

I'm behind on my posting, so I'm planning on catching up this week. I photographed a bunch of great fall weddings and this was one of them. Monica & Robert had a beautiful wedding full of friends, family and love. Congrats to them both!

Copy that Kiss!

2011-11-22T20:10:00.001-08:00

Looking back at some incredibly fun weddings with DJ Mathew Stevens (www.stevensdjservice.com). He does a really unique, exciting event called "Copy That Kiss"....such a great time!

Rebecca & Chris

2011-09-25T22:26:00.000-07:00

Erin & Justin's wedding

2011-09-23T14:54:00.000-07:00

Senior Portrait

2011-08-30T19:53:00.001-07:00

Jake was a lot of fun to photograph. He and his mom had so many good ideas that getting fun, unique shots came easily.

Kaila and Joey

2011-07-19T12:02:00.000-07:00

Kaila and Joey had an early afternoon wedding with a unique, beautiful Victorian theme. I had such a great time photographing their wedding and seeing their themed wedding come to life.

Congrats to Suzanne and Chris!

2011-07-10T12:49:00.000-07:00

This was another beautiful wedding full of smiles, family, and fun.

It has taken me awhile to post, because I've been so busy shooting, meeting people, and getting images back to people that I've neglected my blog. I'm hoping to get my blog caught up this week. I have so many new, wonderful images to share. Congrats to Suzanne and Chris, once again!

Kyson & Brittany

2011-06-08T11:56:00.000-07:00

Such a fun wedding! I feel like I always say that, but this wedding seemed to have an extra kick of fun-might have been the perfect weather, the large, enthusiastic wedding party, or all the details that went into making this wedding truly unforgettable. Congrats to Brittany and Kyson!

A sampling of ceremony photos from Carrie & Kevin's wedding...

2011-05-19T09:44:00.000-07:00

Carrie & Kevin's beautiful spring wedding

2011-05-11T20:26:00.000-07:00

Below are some of the couple portraits from Carrie and Kevin's wedding. I'll be posting more pictures from their wedding soon, so stay tuned.

It was such a lovely spring wedding!

More from Alyssa and Brad's wedding

2011-04-29T15:26:00.000-07:00

When I was at the beauty salon photographing Alyssa getting ready for her wedding, her mom brought out her wedding album and showed me her most favorite wedding photo from their wedding. Since Alyssa and Brad were getting married in the same church as her parents, I thought it would be fun to try and copy the photo. Both are displayed below. Also, I couldn't resist sharing some favorites from their ceremony.

Alyssa and Brad get married!

2011-04-20T14:34:00.000-07:00

Erin & Jeremiah

2011-04-07T17:46:00.000-07:00

It was a chilly spring day and Erin and Jeremiah let their love

and warmth shine through in their photos. Congrats to the both of them!

sneak peek at Alexis and Kyle's wedding

2011-03-20T16:34:00.000-07:00

Hoping to preview more from this beautiful March wedding here in Springfield soon. Until then, here's one to enjoy!

Haylee & Chris

2011-02-16T15:24:00.000-08:00

Another beautiful wedding from last fall...

Alison and Zach are married (mid October 2010)

2011-02-05T13:53:00.000-08:00

Another fabulous October wedding...the couple looked awesome and so did the fall leaves.

Kortney and Earl's October 2010 wedding

2011-02-01T16:08:00.000-08:00

Some more beautiful, fun unposted wedding photos from last fall

Part two of Amanda & Eddie's October Wedding

2011-01-31T17:50:00.000-08:00

Unposted October Wedding

2011-01-30T14:44:00.000-08:00

I'm playing catch-up this week and will be posting a lot of unposted photos from last fall. With all the snow we're supposed to be getting this week here in Springfield, looking back at all our beautiful sunny fall weather will be a treat

These photos are of Amanda and Eddie's wedding. They were a lot of fun and they're church was walking distance to the capital....which gave us lots of shooting possibilities. Congrats to Amanda and Eddie!

'Tis the Season

2010-11-30T20:17:00.001-08:00

It's getting to be that time of year again...here's a sample card that I love.

Melissa & John tie the knot at the Vrooman Mansion (Bloomington)

2010-11-30T11:44:00.000-08:00

Becca & Chris are engaged!

2010-11-28T13:54:00.000-08:00

A lovely October wedding...

2010-11-17T18:37:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed photographing Jenny and Brandon's wedding. It was a day that started out cloudy and ended up sunny (love it when that happens). Not only do I want to share some of my favorite photos from their day, but also a new 'vintage photo template' that I felt paired with their pictures beautifully.

Congrats to Jenny & Brandon!

Jussie & Eric are married!

2010-11-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

I photographed Jussie and Eric's engagement portraits last year and have been excited to photograph their wedding since. Both the engagement and wedding pictures took place at Quail Ridge park in Wentzville, MO. It's such a beautiful setting for portraits and a wedding. They had a lovely outdoor ceremony and an elegant reception to follow. I felt lucky to be a part of it.

Britt & Kyson are engaged!

2010-11-15T08:40:00.000-08:00

Kelli & Bryan are married!

2010-11-02T11:34:00.000-07:00

It was yet another beautiful September wedding. Kelli & Bryan were so much fun to photograph, partly because, their enthusisasm and love could be both seen and felt. It reminded me of this quote: "Get excited and enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire -- you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away."

Gabriela & Matt are married!

2010-10-30T10:18:00.000-07:00

It was a beautiful September day (I'm late with my blogging), perfect for a very unique and fun heartfelt wedding. Matt and Gabby had so many unique, personal touches throughout their day. The ceremony included: a touching slideshow, a duet song by each other, personalized vows, and readers surprising them with halloween masks (they love halloween). There was not a dry eye in the church! To add to the uniqueness, in between the ceremony and reception they snuck out with their wedding party for some quick bowling. It was such a fun event.

Michelle & Josh

2010-10-06T20:18:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful wedding with great photo opportunities.

Congrats Michelle and Josh!

Paige & Jordan

2010-10-05T20:12:00.000-07:00

As you can see I've been so busy shooting that I haven't been keeping up with my blogging. Paige and Jordan were such a lovely couple that I wanted to make sure to share some of their photos with you.

Alyssa & Brad are engaged!

2010-10-04T14:44:00.000-07:00

Jennifer & Nick are married!

2010-09-26T08:18:00.000-07:00

Here are some unposted favorites from a wonderful wedding (I've been so busy shooting and getting images back to people that I haven't kept up on my blogposting). Jennifer and Nick were married on a warm, wet summer day this past July. The rain let up just long enough for them to have a beautiful outdoor ceremony and capture some fun photos. Congrats to Jennifer and Nick!

Erin and Justin are engaged!

2010-09-24T06:25:00.000-07:00

Emily & Adam get married!!! ...and then head to Alaska.

2010-09-13T20:13:00.001-07:00

At the Reception (Party time!)

2010-09-13T20:00:00.000-07:00

More of Kelly & Justin's wedding

2010-09-01T12:35:00.000-07:00

Kelly & Justin

2010-08-28T10:15:00.000-07:00

It was yet again another extremely hot summer day, and it was also another very beautiful, fun wedding!

Wedding Book

2010-08-24T10:36:00.000-07:00

I've been really busy lately and out-of-town, so I'm behind on my blogging.I should have lots of posts within the next couple of weeks so be sure and check back soon.

I recently created a lovely coffee-table style book for Melissa and James of their July wedding. I wanted to share it with all of you because it features my new contemporary templates (I love how it turned out). Melissa and James were both full of smiles on their wedding day which definitely shows. And, I couldn't resist posting one of my favorite candid shots of them from their reception.

Below are small images of their book. The first image is their cover (actually backcover, spine and frontcover in that order). I love showing people my books since they best capture a wedding day in its entirety, and because my books best showcase my shooting style.

Chelsea & Josh

2010-07-27T20:55:00.000-07:00

It was such a beautiful wedding! Unfortunately, it was also one of the hottest days of the year (the heat index was 103). Thankfully, we got some great photos in the few minutes we were able to tolerate the heat and humidity outside (thanks for being tough Chelsea & Josh!:).

Jared

2010-07-23T15:11:00.000-07:00

I had a lot of fun photographing Jared out at his family's farm. They had so much cool stuff to incorporate in the photos that I was almost overwhelmed. Jared was a lot of fun too-full of energy and enthusiasm. There were so many fun photos that I had a hard time narrowing them down!

Allison & Zach are engaged!

2010-07-21T16:56:00.000-07:00

The Ceremony!

2010-07-19T18:28:00.000-07:00

Tameka & Marco are married!

2010-07-15T16:03:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed photographing Tameka & Marco's wedding. Behind my camera, I could feel all the love & support from their family and friends in attendance. It was wonderful to witness. And, of course, Tameka and Marco were full of love and warmth too (which definitely shows in their photos below;).

Pat & Jennifer are married!

2010-07-13T08:51:00.000-07:00

A lovely wedding in the park...

Brittany

2010-07-06T13:32:00.000-07:00

Brittany was so much fun to photograph! She's a runner (like me) and I was thrilled to photograph her running and in her cross-country uniform.

Love is in the Air!

2010-07-04T08:01:00.000-07:00

Kyle and Anna are engaged! Since they're both RN nursing students, we had some fun and shot some pictures in their scrubs. I loved how they turned out.

New Engagement Guest/Reception Books!

2010-06-28T09:04:00.000-07:00

I am really excited about all these coffeetable book possibilites! Click on Emily &Adam's names to see a preview of what my new guest/reception books look like.

Emily & Adam
Guest/Reception book
By Jessica Schnebly
Book Preview

More of Ashley & Justin's wedding

2010-06-27T15:47:00.000-07:00

Here are more images from Ashley & Justin's wedding. It was such a beautiful ceremony!

Hot off the press!

2010-06-25T15:29:00.000-07:00

I have been busy designing this wedding coffeetable-style book for Katherine & Ryan. I have lots of new backgrounds, layouts & fonts for books that I can't wait to use!

Katherine & Ryan

Wedding Day

By Jessica Schnebly

Book Preview

Ashley and Justin are married!

2010-06-22T21:14:00.000-07:00

Jamie & Brandon

2010-06-18T07:01:00.000-07:00

Jenny & Brandon

2010-06-12T22:09:00.000-07:00

An Engagment session in St. Louis

2010-06-12T13:23:00.000-07:00

Amanda and Eddie with their german shephard, Snow.

Another favorite from Katherine & Ryan's wedding

2010-06-04T22:04:00.001-07:00

Getting Ready!

2010-06-04T11:51:00.000-07:00

I love photographing brides while they're getting ready for their big day. It's a fun time full of anticipation, excitement & emotions.

Ryan & Katherine are married!

2010-06-02T08:14:00.000-07:00

Meghan '10

2010-05-14T16:00:00.000-07:00

Jennifer & Nick are engaged!

2010-05-05T17:00:00.000-07:00

Photographing Jennifer & Nick and her twins was a lot of fun....lots of sunshine and smiles.

Rachel '10

2010-05-03T16:00:00.000-07:00

Senior portraits are so much fun! Thankfully, the weather was nice and finding fun places to shoot was easy. Rachel has such an easy-going style and warm smile that getting pretty shots seemed effortless.

Haylee and Chris are engaged!

2010-05-02T10:43:00.000-07:00

Ashley & Shannon

2010-05-01T12:03:00.000-07:00

What a fun wedding Ashley & Shannon had in Quincy, IL. The church was beautiful, and I loved Ashley's dress. Thankfully, it stopped raining for a moment, allowing us to sneak outside for some fun photos.

More of Sheena & Mike...

2010-04-24T18:40:00.000-07:00

Sheena & Mike get married!

2010-04-24T16:00:00.000-07:00

Something old, something new, something borrowed & something blue!

2010-04-24T13:00:00.000-07:00

Sometimes it's all in the details.....(I just love these colors!)

Lauren & Zach are engaged!

2010-04-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

I love incorporating personalities into a shoot. Both Lauren and Zach play golf and are very active, so shooting at a golfcourse was a logical, fun choice. We used Lauren's clubs and Zach's bat, since he also plays baseball, as props...fun, fun.

Abbey & Kyle

2010-04-17T14:00:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful wedding on yet another beautiful spring day! One of the best parts to being a wedding photographer is getting to share such happiness and warmth from everyone in attendance. I get to experience a celebration every weekend!

I love the 'getting ready' pictures.

The girls...

...and the guys.

Jackie & Matt

2010-03-27T12:00:00.000-07:00

Unposted wedding fun!

2010-03-09T14:34:00.000-08:00

Here's looking back at some past weddings...

Some unposted fun photos...hot & cold.

2010-03-08T14:49:00.000-08:00

Kate & Andy

2010-01-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

First wedding of 2010! Kate and Andy tied the knot in Petersburgh and partied in Springfield....a fun, beautiful wedding to photograph!

Alicia & Jamie

2009-11-28T17:00:00.000-08:00

A cold, winter evening was a perfect night for a warm, beautiful wedding. Alicia's grandfather built the charming chuch that hosted her ceremony, so I made sure to feature it in her photos. I fell in love with Alicia's black-and-white wedding cake...so pretty!

Wedding bells on ice!

2009-11-21T15:00:00.000-08:00

Jennifer and Grant are hockey fans, so we decided to get some fun shots on ice.

Jennifer and Grant

2009-11-21T13:00:00.000-08:00

A beautiful, crisp fall day set the stage for Jen and Grant's wedding. It was a wedding full of fun, smiley people, which made for great wedding photos. I took a lot of 'favorites' at this wedding, so I will be posting a bunch!

Bob and Vanessa's reception

2009-11-13T20:00:00.000-08:00

A little fun in Photoshop...

2009-11-13T17:00:00.000-08:00

I decided to play a little with this image in photoshop. I always love mixing black and white with color. Because the color of the original image is so rich, I can't decide which I like better.

Bob and Vanessa are married!

2009-11-13T15:00:00.000-08:00

Getting Ready!

2009-11-13T12:00:00.000-08:00

Below are some shots of Vanessa and her family while she got ready for her big day! Her sisters' did her hair and makeup, and her mom was standing by to help. It was fun to witness all the laughter and hand's around Vanessa.

Michelle and Josh

2009-11-03T16:00:00.000-08:00

Another fun shoot on yet another brisk, fall day. Photographing Michelle and Josh was a lot of fun. We walked around downtown Springfield stopping at scenic spots to create photos. We were even able to find a little bit of country in the city.

Brittany 2010

2009-11-02T16:17:00.000-08:00

I am missing the fall leaves already!

They come and go sooo fast! Brittany's shoot was a lot of fun. We walked around downtown Springfield to find some amazing spots. She was such a natural in front of the camera that it was easy to get great shots quickly.

Jussie and Eric

2009-10-25T15:00:00.000-07:00

A great, damp fall day was spent at Quail Ridge Park in Missouri with Jussie and Eric (and their little one Aiden). I had a really fun time photographing them; they were full of smiles, energy and good ideas. I am so excited that Jussie has also choosen to get married here. The park is so picturesque! It will make for beautiful wedding shots...I can't wait.

Ryan and Katherine

2009-10-24T15:00:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful fall day and another fun couple made

for a great engagement session. Katherine and Ryan were so relaxed, snuggly and full of smiles,
that capturing their love seemed easy.

Engaged: Ashley & Justin!

2009-10-18T05:00:00.000-07:00

The park was so pretty for Ashley and Justin's session...a little brisk but otherwise perfect! They make such a cute couple. And, I loved Ashley's red shoes.

Melissa and James are engaged!

2009-10-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

Fall color is in full bloom, and I have been busy! I photographed Melissa and James on a cold, Friday fall night. We managed to show up at the park while they were setting up a 'jack-o-lantern luminaire' night, so we were able to have pumpkins in the shots (I love Halloween)!
Melissa and James were a lot of fun...both sports fans with a great sense of humor, and both were good sports about the cold (they carried handwarmer's in their pockets!).

More from Kelcee's session

2009-10-14T17:00:00.000-07:00

I have so many favorites from Kelcee's shoot, I couldn't resist sharing more...Her session reminded me of shooting fashion (with a much smaller crew:). These were shot downtown Springfield. Thanks to Kelcee's sister, we were also able to shoot some shots on a rooftop.

Kelcee 2010

2009-10-14T15:00:00.000-07:00

I love photographing Seniors! Kelcee was alot of fun to photograph. Not only did she have great outfits, but she had great ideas...she suggested the graffiti spot! I have lots more from this session to share,

so this is just a sneak preview of what's to come.

Denise & Anthony

2009-10-12T05:02:00.000-07:00

Engagement photos! It was a beautiful fall day spent in Allerton Park in Monticello, IL. Denise and Anthony are young, in love and a lot of fun.

Leslie and Nick

2009-09-19T15:00:00.000-07:00

Leslie and Nick's wedding was a fun, beautiful event. Shooting at the old train station downtown yielded some amazing shots! Lots of love and fun was felt.

Aubrey

2009-09-13T16:30:00.000-07:00

Senior Portraits! I love photographing senior portraits. Aubrey was super fun to photograph and has amazing blue eyes.

Rachael & Mike's reception

2009-09-03T20:00:00.000-07:00

Rachael and Mike

2009-09-03T16:29:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed photographing Rachel and Mike's wedding. The weather was perfect. Everyone looked fabulous. Love was in the air...

Getting Ready!

2009-09-03T12:06:00.000-07:00

Documenting Rachael while she was getting ready for her big day with the help of her two bestfriends and mom. Anticipation and excitement were definitely felt.

Getchell family

2009-08-22T10:00:00.000-07:00

Family fun in the park! I photographed a young family in Washington park. The were full of energy and cheer. It was amazing and inspiring.

They just had twins! Four month old fraternal twin boys.

They're definitely an armful!

Fun with dad.

Vanessa and Bob are engaged!

2009-08-02T18:00:00.000-07:00

An engagement/family portrait session on a beautiful Sunday evening.