To my soon-to-be-wed couples,

Tomorrow is the day. Right now, you might be lying in bed with your mind spinning like a hamster wheel, mentally rehearsing your vows for the 847th time and wondering if your future mother-in-law actually meant it when she said she “loved” your centerpiece choices. (She did, by the way. That weird pause was just her processing how gorgeous they are.)

I’m here to tell you something important: none of that hamster wheel stuff matters.

What matters is this: tomorrow, you’re marrying the person who knows you put ketchup on scrambled eggs and somehow still thinks you’re perfect. The one who’s seen you with food poisoning and bed head and still chose to put a ring on it. Tomorrow, you’re making it official in front of everyone who’s been rooting for you two since day one.

I’ve been photographing weddings across Massachusetts for years now, and honey, I have STORIES. I’ve seen a groom accidentally put his boutonniere on upside down and rock it confidently all day (it looked intentionally artistic, trust me). I’ve watched a bride’s grandmother sneak cake frosting with her finger during cocktail hour like a sweet little rebel. I’ve documented flower girls who decided mid-aisle that they were done with this whole walking thing and just sat down in protest. And you know what? Every single one of those moments was absolutely magical because they were beautifully, perfectly human.

Here’s your game plan for tomorrow: wake up, stretch like a cat in the sunshine, and remember that today you get to marry your favorite weirdo. Find them early and stick to them like glue. Hold their sweaty, nervous hand during cocktail hour. Whisper inside jokes during the serious parts. Steal bites of each other’s dinner. Dance like you’re alone in your kitchen at 2am to that song that came on the radio.

Your wedding day is going to feel like someone hit the fast-forward button on life. One minute you’ll be crying over how beautiful your best friend looks in her bridesmaid dress, and the next minute you’ll be wondering how you got cake in your hair during the last dance. That’s exactly why I’m here, not just to make you look like the gorgeous humans you are (though we’re definitely doing that), but to make sure you actually get to experience your own party.

When your great-aunt Mildred corners you during cocktail hour to tell you the seventeen-minute story about her own wedding in 1967, I’ll swoop in with a perfectly timed “emergency” photo need. When you realize at 3pm that you forgot to eat lunch because you were too excited, I’ll appear with snacks like some kind of wedding fairy godmother. When your partner gets emotional during your first look and their mascara starts running, I’ll have tissues ready before they even know they need them.

I need you to trust me with something: I’m going to capture your day exactly as it unfolds, complete with all the perfectly imperfect moments that make it yours. The way your partner’s face crumples when they see you walking down the aisle. Your dad trying not to cry during his speech and failing spectacularly. Your college friends attempting that choreographed dance they learned on TikTok and absolutely nailing it (or not, and it being even better that way). I’ll catch all of it while staying invisible enough that you forget I’m even there.

But here’s the secret sauce: just be yourselves. Laugh until you snort if something’s funny. Ugly cry during the vows if they hit you right in the feelings. Hug your people so hard you wrinkle your dress. Sing along terribly to your favorite song during the reception. The camera loves authenticity, and authentic you is always the most beautiful you.

I became a wedding photographer because there’s something incredible about being trusted with someone’s biggest, happiest, most love-drunk day. Tomorrow, I’m not just the person hiding behind the camera. I’m your wing-woman, your problem-solver, your tissues-and-snacks supplier, and the keeper of all your favorite moments. It’s an honor I don’t take lightly, and I promise you this: I will move heaven, earth, and stubborn relatives to make sure you get to be fully present for your own love story.

Twenty years from now, when you’re looking through your wedding album and probably laughing at how young you both look, I want you to remember exactly how it felt to be this happy, this excited, this absolutely certain that you picked the right person to do life with. I want you to see in those photos not just how you looked, but how completely over-the-moon in love you were.

So tomorrow morning, put on that gorgeous outfit, take the deepest breath of your life, and get ready to have the most ridiculously wonderful day. Trust me, trust your people, and trust that even if everything goes sideways, it’s going to be perfectly, beautifully yours.

I’ll be there capturing every laugh, every happy tear, every spontaneous dance move, and every moment of pure joy. And honestly? I can’t wait.

Sweet dreams, lovebirds. Tomorrow, we make some serious magic.

All my love and ridiculous excitement,

Jess

P.S. If you’re lying there right now making a mental list of everything you might have forgotten, stop. I promise you, whatever it is, we’ll figure it out together, tomorrow.

P.P.S. For the sake of getting excited, I’m sharing some of my fave pics from a wedding I photographed Summer 2025. Can’t wait to tell the story of your day next!