I miss you all way too much…………….. Wayfaring WandererMy name is Jessica and I’m a wedding, engagement and lifestyle photographer based in Boone, NC. I’m known for capturing the spirit of the folks I photograph–the expressions, gestures, and details that are outward expressions of our innermost selves. I love working with couples, individuals and families […]

When you look at yourself from a universal standpoint, something inside always reminds or informs you that there are bigger and better things to worry about. Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) *Little do we realize while bouncing about our busy lives that in the grand scheme of things we really are a minuscule part of […]

The greatness comes not when things always go good for you. But the greatness comes when you’re really tested, when you take some knocks, some disappointments, when sadness comes. Because only if you’ve been in the deepest valley can you ever know how magnificent it is to be on the highest mountain. Richard M. Nixon […]

I found out about this Photography Contest that is being held here in the High Country & I’m seriously considering entering some of my photos. This means that I need to do a major overhaul of what I have to offer from what has been taken in the past year or so with my new […]

Autumn Omission The acoustics of the season tend to change as the month wears on, most of the trees are, for lack of a better term, naked now. I can’t help but gawk at the branches and how beautiful they look against the sky. What lies beneath is just as interesting to me as they […]

In no way am I advocating war, I am merely an advocate of people. This video was sent as one of those office emails that I couldn’t help but share. Tears began to fill my eyes when I watched this video; it is so sad to think of ALL the men and women who are […]

In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. Thomas Jefferson (1743 – 1826) Wayfaring WandererMy name is Jessica and I’m a wedding, engagement and lifestyle photographer based in Boone, NC. I’m known for capturing the spirit of the folks I photograph–the expressions, gestures, and details that are […]

You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, ‘I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.’ You must do the thing you think you cannot do. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt […]

Only 507 biospheres exist worldwide and Grandfather Mountain is the only one that is privately owned. To meet biosphere criteria, properties must have global ecological significance. They must also be legally protected from development, have a history of scientific study, and provide for public education. At 5,634 feet above sea level it is the highest […]

My New Purse:I’ve gone to some great lengths to find a new purse that is big but not too big, and a purse that has enough pockets so that everything isn’t scattered about in the depths so no one can possibly find what they are looking for when they need it. This purse fits that […]