Exciting Announcement

JB Ward Photography has moved!

It has been an exciting, whirl-wind past few months as my husband and I expatriated to Germany. We are enjoying getting settled in here and I look forward to the new and different opportunities this location brings.

Looking to elope in Europe? Know someone getting married abroad? Dreamed of a shoot on Spanish beaches, on the streets of Paris, the coast of Italy?  Don't hesitate to inquire.  I will be taking on limited commissions as I learn a new land, new language and essentially a new way of life.

I'm looking forward to where this adventure takes my photography and the new challenges I'll face. I look forward to completing personal projects and dreaming up styled shoots.

Of course, as US dates become available they will be shared and posted.

So, will you? Journey with me?

-to all things new-

jbw

To follow our personal adventures of moving abroad, visit www.schnitzel-happens.com 

Rawlings Family | Portraits

I can't even begin to talk about how much this sweet friend means to me!  Jen surely is a friend I'll have for life. We can make each other laugh (ugly laugh, until we're crying) and cry (ugly cry until we're laughing).  We can chit-chat and we can talk about the deep stuff.  

Jen has an absolutely beautiful family - they are Christ centered, loving, fun, genuine, and simply a joy to be around. If I have daughters some day, I hope they grow up as sweet and smart as these girls.

I loved, loved, loved getting to photograph this family.  Jen told me that after the shoot, when they would drive by the location their family would all talk about how great a day it was. Talk about the memories they made there. This was before I even delivered the images.

That alone validates why I do what I do, and how I do it. I never look at this job as simply taking pictures. I want every person I encounter as a client to feel like their session is for making memories. That at the end of 2 hours they already walk away with images of love burned on their hearts. I simply want to add the tangible illustration to those memories. 

So, thank you Rawlings family. Thank you for letting me illustrate your memories.

-to the illustration but more importantly, the story-

jbw

Tee & Cee | Model Portfolio

Had the opportunity to photograph these two beautiful twin sisters for their model portfolio. 

Here's a few of my favorites.

-to looking good & feeling good-

Jenn & Chris | St. Louis Wedding

It's always great to attend a wedding as a guest - you see your friends come down the aisle, say vows and enter into covenants, you seem them do first dances and accept toasts, and exit at the end of the night off into their future. There's something special about being there behind the scenes on that day though. As their photographer I get to see so many of the little moments that truly make a wedding day memorable.  I see tender moments between parents and their soon to wed children, I see sentimental gifts being opened, tears shed, & hugs shared. I hear whispers, cheers and high fives, the quiet pre-ceremony prayers.

It really is a treasure for me to see this side of the day and I'll never take that privilege for granted. 

I enjoyed photographing Jenn & Chris' wedding day in St. Louis this spring.  Chris, my husband and I have been friends for over ten years now. It's been a joy seeing Jenn and Chris together, following their adventures and now watching them grow as husband and wife. 

Congratulations again you two, it was truly a lovely day & an honor to be a part of it!

-to friends & love-

jbw