She is bubbly, smiles all the time, and totally in love with him! I met Sarah and John almost 2 years ago at a Nazareth Hall bridal show, but at that time they weren’t quiet ready with their date to book yet. They showed up again this last winter at the show, armed with a date and ready to book! I remember how sweet Sarah was and just talking with her for a few minutes and hoped I would see them again!

I love when couples try to find something unique to do with their Couples Fun session. Sarah and John both love horses and they found a place that gave lessons and agreed to let us shoot their for the session.

Here are a few of my faves from the day. My friend JASON ROB TIVEY will be posting some on his blog soon so be sure to check those out as well and leave your comments!

Love how their horses leaned into to “kiss” each other! They felt the love!

Sarah and John, thank you so much for coming back to see me at Nazareth Hall and for having faith in me to capture this awesome time in your lives! I am looking forward to your November wedding!!!

Love, JP

YAY!! Julie the pictures are fantastic!!
You are amazing at what you do. You truly have a gift for photography and for working with people. You are so bubbly, fun, and creative! Your positive energy is contagious
Thank you for working hard to make us feel so special on our big day

Thank you so much!! You captured the feelings of everyone one that day with your lens, it was a amazing and beautiful day. We are all so happy that you were part of this, you have such a great art and talent. It was alot of fun. [mother of the bride]

Wow, you did an amazing job at capturing the essence of Jay and Holly and their love for each other! These are some of the best shots of a wedding I have seen. Thanks for sharing a glimpse into their day! Look forward to seeing them all.

Jill Lipinski
Simply Natural Floral Design
smilinj8@sbcglobal.net

Julie,
I love coming back to your website and seeing the new postings ..Honestly, I love coming back to your website and looking at the old postings…over and over and over!!!
I have to say, with this wedding, you OUTDID yourself!! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful…from the expressions on their faces to the colors to the textures! I don’t know how they will ever choose!
I would love to put you in my pocket so you could always be with me when I’m out with my camera!! Kelly

Receiving and reading comments, to me, is like curling up on the couch with a bag of Sixlets, in all their colorful glory, melting chocolate in my mouth, watching the National Treasure, or The Notebook.

Like, seriously, I have the BEST.JOB.EVER. These are just a few of the recent comments I have received on the blog. Why am I posting them here then if you can scroll down and read them under a post?? Because most people won’t click on the comments to either read them or post one themselves. BUT, PLEASE DO! I LOOOOOVE reading your comments! Not because I need a pat on the back, but because I truly care what people think and I just want to know if they are as happy with what I did for them as I was when I was doing what I do! Sometimes I’m just not sure what people are thinking, like especially the parents when they see a not-so-traditional pose their children are in, or the wedding party when they have to hear me “get mean” and try to keep everyone in line. I get so many people- including those in the wedding party and the B&G- coming up to me at the reception thanking me for helping to keep everyone paying attention so they get through pictures and are able to have a great time celebrating with friends. That’s when I breathe a sigh of relief. Only then.

{these are some images  took featuring the work of BLISS salon in Bowling Green.}

As much as I LOVE every aspect of my job (well, maybe not EVERY aspect) but most of it.. I am feeling like I am just not doing my clients the justice they deserve. Yes, everyone is happy with the end product, such as albums, prints, etc, but I feel like my customer service is lacking and there is soooo much more I want to do with JPP with very little time to do it all.

{ARE YOU STILL WITH ME, READING THIS?}

With that being said, I have prayed really hard for quite some time about where I want my business to be in the next few years, what I want people to experience working with me, and what I want to change. I wake up in the middle of the night tapping Brian on the arm “Are you awake?” I am now. “So, I was thinking”. Uh-Oh.

My mind heavy, I ask him to pray with me about all the things that have been happening with JPP, all the blessings, and the not-so-fun-stuff. What have I had laid on my heart?? To focus more on what I love most about what I do…shooting weddings and getting to know couples… and slow down on the other stuff. With that said, this next year I will not be booking seniors, babies, families, etc. My website will reflect these changes, and will show the work I am most wanting to shoot…weddings, couples, and especially more destination weddings and shoots.

The last two weeks I got to spend helping my very good friend Jason Rob Tivey build his portfolio and get his business off the ground out west. I think I found my forever shooting buddy. Like, I want to take him everywhere with me because ‘he gets me’. Everyone commented on how well we worked together and got along. I had an absolute blast with him and as much as he learned from me, I learned alot from him, too. I realized how much I really want to help others even more and “bring it” to each session I take on. Yeah, I can shoot sports, families, children, but that is not where my passion is. I want to travel, I want to learn, I want to teach, I want to give. I want to give more. I want to share what God has given me and hope to encourage others to do the same.

If you still want to call me for a family shoot, pricing will be alot different and I will be happy to try to fit it in, but don’t be disappointed if I give you the name of a few photog friends in the area who would also do a FABULOUS job!

Wow, did I really share all that? Did I really say I wasn’t going to photograph families and babies and such?? Oh my! Yes, to give my VERY BEST to my wedding couples, I must focus on them completely.

I’m scared, really scared. But I know I have God and my family and my awesome friends and uber cool clients and all the understanding in the world. And, if that fails, I have Sixlets.

Love, JP

When I first met Jeremy (A.K.A Jay) I knew I wanted to photograph their wedding. Usually I meet with brides and maybe their mom’s… Jay came alone. He is so into photography and knew he wanted a certain look. I guess I was the lucky one to give him that!

When I met Holly and we photographed their Couples Fun session she was such a peach and I fell in love with her laugh immediately! This has been one of my favorite weddings of the season and you’ll see why when you see the images below.

We started out at Toledo Botanical Gardens where Holly and her friends got ready and we prepared for Holly and Jay’s first look at each other. I LOVE when a couple decides to do a “first look” and see each other before the ceremony. I used to be a traditionalist, thinking NO! Wait til you see her walk down the aisle! but sometimes his view is blocked from seeing her, and they can’t even  speak or hug at that special moment.  When we set up Holly and Jay’s first look the emotions were on high and Holly actually squealed and as Jay’s back was to her she got all giddy and said I see you! as she approached. He was wringing his hands, grinning from ear to ear and asked when he could turn around to see his bride. The tension was building and it was so cute to watch them.

When he finally turned around he gasped at her beauty, held her tight and told her how gorgeous she looked. He couldn’t have done that during the ceremony. They had a few moments between themselves (with us lurking in the bushes capturing it all), then off we went to capture all the pre- ceremony formal and informal pictures of the couple and their families and friends.

Holly, you are stunning!

Beautiful flowers done by Jill Lipinksi

I love Holly’s look here. She was so excited!!

and the bridesmaid looks here…

And the parents watching this moment…

That’s why I like outdoor weddings…I can get all angles without being distracting!

Is this an uber fun wedding party or what??? So cute!

yep. my wedding party made their get away on a boat!

Does this bride have spunk or what?? Holly, you make me smile!

Holly and Jay’s good friends own 1-2-3 CLICK and Ryan brought the FUN to the Thomas celebration at the Navy Bistro. 1-2-3 CLICK is now being offered through JP Photography so if you want to have some fun at your party ask us about this fun photo booth! You  will also be able to do something similar that JPP offers ourselves called the  “JUST SHOOT ME” booth soon.

Seriously, more fun than should be allowed at a wedding! Thanks for choosing me to spend the day with you all!

Love, JP

So, without further delay, meet Ashley and Jonny. Italian families coming together to unite these two crazy kids and what a partaaay it was! Check out some of my faves from their big day!

I have the BEST fun at our weddings! This was a super cool bridal party!

My fave from the day! This needs to be a huge art piece on their wall The old doors and features of the church in the old South End are just gorgeous

I am always super excited to work with these talented guys! Tony and the boys of 56 Daze are the best wedding band based out of Toledo and if you havent heard them play, you need to! Follow them HERE on Facebook to see where they are playing next!

LOVE, JP

ahhh, warm light! Lovin that lil kiss o’ sunshine peeking through!

Ashtyn and her daddy are super close!

I caught this as Jason was playing with Ashtyn to keep her happy in between outfit changes.. I think it worked! Look at the smile on BOTH of them!

I love later evenings when the sun brings long shadows on cozy walks

Love, JP

The girls warmed up quick and by the end of the shoot they were all laughing and having fun (at least I hoped they were having fun!)

I asked if they were tired of being photographed by their mom but they admitted they don’t really let her shoot them! I understand that, cuz my teenagers hate it, but I make them cooperate for family pic every year. Its my ‘growth stick”! Since we just bought a house two years ago I don’t have the door we used to measure them on, so taking portraits is my measuring stick!

So ,check out these 3 gorgeous gals and leave them some comments below!

This first one was a surprise for mom, since she is a photographer, and each of the girls have at least a small interest in the art.

These girls were so fun! Thanks so much Laura, Rachel and Mara!

Love, JP

Today I had the honor of photographing with my good friend Jason Rob Tivey who is here visiting from San Francisco. I was asked by Nikki Wolfe, lead designer and president of Elite Events Event Design & Coordination, LLC. to photograph her and her team for an upcoming feature article in The Knot magazine. Jason accompanied me on the shoot, showing off his crazy-mad photog skilzzzz!

Check out just a couple of my faves from the session here. Jason will post some of his images on his site soon! Much more to come soon!

You can also check out my FACEBOOK PAGE by clicking HERE to view more images soon.

Nikki, you have a great team and I look forward to working with you much more!

Love, JP

Abbie’s adorable son Trent joined us for a few shots. Can’t wait to see you in your tux lil’ man!

Love, JP

Since the know the baby will be a boy, his is already named Trey, which actually stands for “Glenn lll” …three, get it ?? So cute!

I wonder what color hair he will have? hmmmmm..

Love, JP

Sitting across the desk from from this Q T pie couple for their initial consultation I couldn’t help but see how adorable they are with each other! I mean, I wanted to activate my special super hero powers, ya know, the one where I can just blink and take a picture with my eyes as I see things? But I couldn’t show my powers!

They kept putting a hand on each others’ leg, leaning their heads in towards each other til they touched, making cutesy faces to each other, like, the things that make most people want to stick a finger in their throats and pretend vomit. But NOT ME! I loved every minute of it! What can I say? I’m a sucker for couples sickeningly cute with each other!

Anthony says Kalah brings him out of his shell a bit. Although he’s not totally shy, I can tell she definitely completes him, and vice versa. One could just feel as well as see these two have for each other.

We decided to go all out and REALLY show their personalities and have some REAL fun! Scroll down all the way to see just what I am talking about!

First, we started out shaving to reschedule a couple of time due to rain. The first time we got out to the Bay and shot for about 10 minutes before the big storms rolled in.

So, the next time we were actually able to shoot a full session we went all out. Check out the fun we had!

Notice Kalah’s hands in the next shot.. when I asked them to run through the seagulls she let me know of her fear of birds (I am so afraid of them too!) but that she would “take one for the team” with Anthony by her side! What a trooper!

So then, we broke out the BIG GUNS.. kids washable paint! Yep! Guess what happens next??!

Now, that’s what I’m talking about! Thanks for the F.U.N!

Love, JP