welcome baby girl...

i'm sorry i didn't blog about our sweet vivie's arrival sooner, but she's here and we adore her. i just knew it would be a girl! we could not love her more and we are all doing well and adjusting to life with three kids and a new home.  we moved into our new house three days before her birth and just got internet this week (hence the late post!). it has been crazy, but miss viv has brought such a spirit of calm into our home. lots of updating to come! but for now, know that we are all healthy, happy, and enjoying some snuggle time. 

also, please understand that during my maternity leave, e-mail may be slow. i'm just not logging lots of time in front of the computer these days. ;)

studio 5 birth story segment. utah birth photographer

Hooray! Here's the clip of my studio 5 segment. Don't laugh at me. Also, do you love that I forgot to mention that i am CURRENTLY 7 months pregnant??! Awesome. Now TV land just thinks I'm reeeeal chubby. HAHA! I hope you enjoy it.

Also, my birth story pricing and the images from the segment are up on MY WEBSITE.

HERE is the link to the video and recap (literally my personal notes/outline from the segment) of the show!

Birth stories! >> Utah birth Photographer

I was so thrilled to have the opportunity today to discuss birth photography on KSL studio 5! Thanks to everyone who tuned in, and for everyone who missed it, I will post the segment on my blog as soon as it's available online. For those of you who are interested in having your birth photographed, I now have package info available on my website www.jessicakettle.com. Please excuse my wonky site- I'm under construction right now! ;)

2011/2012 schedule

 * just a teeny sneak peek from barrett and amy's wedding in st. george earlier this month. swoon!*

Thank you for all of your inquiries regarding winter 2011 and 2012 weddings! A few notes on my upcoming schedule...

*My last day of shooting before my maternity leave will be October 7th. I will resume shooting in February 2012. 


*At this time, I am booking weddings and limited birth stories only. Ultimately, this is what i love the most and feel is my strength as an artist and feel so lucky to focus on wedding photography! I may eventually return to portrait photography, but for now I'm keeping it simple. Please feel free to contact me with unique or exciting projects, who knows, i may just go for it! ;)

* As always, get the basic information and contact me via MY WEBSITE (which although is under construction and in desperate need of attention, at least now has my contact/pricing info) or directly at jesslkettle@yahoo.com.

tanya + eric, engaged

tanya and eric were absolutely a BLAST to photograph. i had so much fun collaborating with them and i can't WAIT to share their bridals and wedding too! i love the "date" shoot with engagements mixed with portraits, such a fun twist. this may have been my favorite e-session of the year...

rayna + dominic

ok, first of all, HELLO! long time, no blog huh? typical. what can i say, i've been insaneeeeely busy this summer. 6 weddings in june, 6 weddings in july and now i'm finally slowing down a leeeeeeetle bit before baby kettle #3 shows up in december! oh yea, i've been busy growing people too. ;)

but really, i hope you're excited for this post! rayna and dominic's wedding was 100% GORGEOUS down to every last detail. be prepared to be blown away! and of course i just loved spending the day with R+D. they are so cute together and make such a striking couple! they were so much fun to photograph. honestly, i could have posted double the amount of photos. it was nearly impossible to narrow down! enjoy!

GETTING READY: HOTEL MONACO

CEREMONY: SALT LAKE TEMPLE

RING CEREMONY & RECEPTION: UTAH MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS

I was SO THRILLED that Rayna and Dominic's wedding was featured in the premier edition of Salt Lake/ Park City Bride & Groom Magazine! What an honor.

I couldn't end the post without giving some MAJOR credit to all of Rayna's amazing vendors!

WEDDING PLANNING & DESIGN: Mara Marian-Harward with EVENTS BY LMG
(umm, seriously, can we get a round of applause here folks? she was AMAZING.)

i couldn't have hand picked a better group of vendors myself. i would HIGHLY recommend all of these people!
VIDEOGRAPHY: Nathan Picket Films
PRINTED ELEMENTS: Pink Piggy Designs
FLOWERS: Orchid Dynasty
CATERING: Culinary Crafts
CAKE: One Sweet Slice
HAIR & MAKEUP: Enizio