Jessica Fairchild's blog

Jeff and Veronica are fantastic!!!
Jeff has the ability to make anyone laugh, and Veronica is gorgeous!!!

The first time Veronica and I met up at a coffee shop we giggled like little girls, for almost an hour…so much fun!

We did their engagement shoot at a lovely estate in Montecito (you’re jealous, I know) and walked all around the estate and I even had them sit in the middle of a field of lavender!!! So fun to get to know them better, and I’m so excited for their wedding in April!!

I love these guys!
I’ve known Erin since high school and always been amazed by her beauty and kind heart, and the second I met Niall and heard his brilliant Irish accent I was completely smitten.

In the middle of the shoot, Niall told me that they thought about doing the engagement session where he proposed, but they decided to do Santa Barbara instead….kinda crazy because he proposed in Ireland!!! so fun

I’m so excited for their wedding, and even more excited for all the things the Lord has planned for their future….in Ireland

So, Danielle’s family moved into a new neighborhood and her mother prayed that she would find a new best friend and a few days later she met Darren. Her mother never specified the gender of this new friend. A little while later they starting dating, and as you can see, got engaged. Darren, the answer to a mother’s prayers.

I love this couple, and clearly they love me too, because they drove 8 hours for a 2 hour engagement shoot. Winning!

just a little glimpse of Alex and Sandy’s beautiful Newport Beach wedding!

We couldn’t have asked for a better day. It was gorgeous and sunny and absolutely perfect. I remember when I met Alex and Sandy when they flew out here from Illinois for their engagement pictures…I didn’t know what they looked like but when I found them inside Starbucks I was so excited because they are such a cute couple, and have so much joy that it just oozes out of them.

The wedding venue was awesome (right on the beach) and every single detail was so well thought out…we were even an hour ahead of schedule, so we got to relax for an hour in the middle of the day…that never happens! Clearly Sandy is a p.l.a.n.n.e.r!!!

I went to this wedding only knowing 3 people: the bride, the groom and one bridesmaid, and I left with about a hundred new best friends…I love it when that happens.

Huggetts I wish you the best in this new season in your life, and I was so blessed to be a part of the celebration!

So fun to kick off the first wedding of the season with Greg and Lupe’s beautiful wedding at Glenn Annie!

Greg and Lupe did an amazing job planning the wedding, and their ingenious purchase of freeze-dried rose petals made for some fantastic pictures!!

Inge + Jay are one of a kind and so dear to my heart. I still remember their engagement shoot when they showed up with a tandem bicycle, picnic and a heart shaped balloon…I immediately fell in love with them.

They have such a sweet and beautiful love for each other and I was privileged to be able to capture their amazing wedding day…..and on top of all that the bridal party was absolutely phenomenal and made the day even better than I could have ever expected…and let me tell you, the amazingness of the day and the fun bridal party continued to bring it on dance floor, and it was incredible.

Tagliarenis I wish you the best and pray that this new season is exceedingly abundant to all you could hope of imagine. I love you both so much!

I love this couple! I know I say it about every couple but I mean it…every time!

Brad and Kristin met at Wheaton in Illinois and they were visiting Brad’s family out here for a week and I just happened to squeeze in this shoot while they were in town…so so fun! I had originally planned to photograph when Brad actually proposed to Kristin the day before up in the hills above Santa Barbara-so romantic!! Sadly I couldn’t make the surprise proposal so we did the engagement shoot the next day instead-which as you can see was still fantastic.

I’ve known Brad forever and have been so blessed to watch him grow into an incredible and (I must add) a very attractive man….and it was so great to meet his beautiful fiance Kristin-I know she looks phenomenal in the pictures, but trust me, she is even more incredible in real life! Promise! They are a beautiful couple, but their love for each other is even greater than photos can capture.

Even though I kinda tortured them by making them get up at 5am for the sunrise shoot (eeekk) it was well worth it!!! I am SO excited to shoot their wedding in January!!

Love you both so so much!

I had so much fun at Miles & Autumn’s beautiful intimate wedding in Santa Barbara… I can’t get over how gorgeous the sunset was!

I absolutely adore this couple!
Jay and Inge are so cute together and when they showed up on a tandem bicycle and heart balloon I just about melted!

So cute but also so romantic…they make me excited to truly fall in love one day.

Inge is from South Africa and at one point during the shoot she told me the way I hide in the bushes reminded her of how a tiger looks…quite possibly one of the best compliments I’ve ever received…I got so excited

Such a fun day, such a fun shoot, and I cannot wait for their wedding in a few weeks!! Yay!

I had SO much fun on this shoot, and I still can’t get over how adorable they are!!! I just love these two so so much!

I first met Steph our freshman year at Westmont because we lived in the same section and I still remember they way her face lit up when she talked about Rory…I had yet to meet him, but I knew he was special just by the way she talked about him….once I met Rory, it all made sense

Can’t wait to photograph their wedding this weekend!!!