Freyday – San Diego Adventures
May 18, 2012
Hey everyone! Whew – it’s been a crazy hectic 10 days for me that included 3 magazine shoots, eating radioactive eggs for an endocrinology exam, having 2 dermatology surgeries, photographing an amazing couple’s wedding day, and putting on my first wedding workshop & styled shoot! And the last few days? At the Naval Hospital in San Diego getting the hubby fixed with his doctor’s appointments. It’s weeks like these that I’m thankful for my flexible schedule, wonderful friends and amazing clients! And thankful that everything is good health-wise and our adventure continues!
Since I typically use these “Freyday” posts to get to know the girl behind the camera I had 2 things I wanted to share today while we’re still getting the behind the scenes images from the workshop ready. The first – some iPhone hipstimatic shots I got at Balboa Park’s Botanical building….and the second – 99 Things I’ve done 
So keep scrolling & enjoy getting to know more about me!! Have a great weekend!! - Jessica
After surfing Pinterest & the internet, I found this list & it intrigued me to do the same:
Here is a list of 99 things. BOLD the ones that you have done!
1. Started your own blog – you’re looking at it!
2. Slept under the stars
3. Played in a band
4. Visited Hawaii – Maui in ’07
5. Watched a meteor shower
6. Given more than you can afford to charity
7. Been to Disneyland (and Disney World!!)
8. Climbed a mountain
9. Held a praying mantis
10. Sang a solo
11. Bungee jumped – never!
12. Visited Paris
13. Watched a lightening storm
14. Taught yourself an art from scratch
15. Adopted a child
16. Had food poisoning
17. Walked to the top of the Statue of Liberty
18. Grown your own vegetable
19. Seen the Mona Lisa in France
20. Slept on an overnight train – Moscow to Voronezh
21. Had a pillow fight
22. Hitch hiked
23. Taken a sick day when you’re not ill
24. Built a snow fort
25. Held a lamb
26. Gone skinny dipping
27. Run a Marathon
28. Ridden in a gondola in Venice (does Vegas- Venetian count?)
29. Seen a total eclipse
30. Watched a sunrise or sunset
31. Hit a home run
32. Been on a cruise – Mexican Riviera, Bahamas
33. Seen Niagara Falls in person
34. Been on Television – was interviewed by Kate Larson
35. Seen an Amish community – in Michigan!
36. Taught yourself a new language
37. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
38. Seen the Leaning Tower of Pisa in person
39. Gone rock climbing - indoor
40. Seen Michelangelo’s David
41. Sung karaoke – Salt ‘n Peppa is my go to
42. Seen Old Faithful geyser erupt
43. Bought a stranger a meal at a restaurant
44. Visited Africa – Egypt! Floated the Nile!
45. Walked on a beach by moonlight
46. Been transported in an ambulance – passenger with Eric?
47. Had your portrait painted – characature?
48. Gone deep sea fishing
49. Seen the Sistine Chapel in person
50. Been to the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
51. Gone scuba diving or snorkeling
52. Kissed in the rain
53. Played in the mud
54. Gone to a drive-in theater
55. Been in a movie – The Rookie with Dennis Quaid as an extra
56. Visited the Great Wall of China
57. Started a business – whoohoo Jessica Frey Photography!
58. Taken a martial arts class
59. Visited Russia – as exchange student!!
60. Served at a soup kitchen
61. Sold Girl Scout Cookies
62. Gone whale watching – I will in July!
63. Got flowers for no reason
64. Donated blood, platelets or plasma
65. Gone sky diving
66. Visited a Nazi Concentration Camp
67. Bounced a check
68. Flown in a helicopter
69. Saved a favorite childhood toy – my Popple!!!
70. Visited the Lincoln Memorial
71. Eaten Caviar
72. Pieced a quilt
73. Stood in Times Square
74. Eaten Boudin
75. Been fired from a job
76. Seen the Changing of the Guards in London
77. Broken a bone – my right arm in 5th grade. ug.
78. Been a passenger on a motorcycle
79. Seen the Grand Canyon in person
80. Published a book
81. Visited the Vatican
82. Bought a brand new car
83. Walked in Jerusalem
84. Had your picture in the newspaper – Marine Corps Times & The Californian
85. Kissed a stranger at midnight on New Year’s Eve
86. Visited the White House
87. Killed and prepared an animal for eating -ewww
88. Had chickenpox
89. Saved someone’s life
90. Sat on a jury
91. Met someone famous
92. Joined a book club
93. Got a tattoo
94. Had a baby
95. Seen the Alamo in person
96. Swam in the Great Salt Lake – more like float, you can’t swim it’s too thick with salt!
97. Been involved in a law suit (16th birthday!)
98. Seen the Parthenon
99. Been stung by a bee
57 out of 99 – not bad! I’m looking forward to ‘bolding’ more of these items this year!
Which one surprises your more to see bold? Which ones do you want to bold yourself this year?
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I cannot begin to tell you how thrilled I am about the wedding styled shoot + workshop that I organized this past Sunday along with the help of my hubby and some pretty stellar industry friends and vendors! To the amazing attendees, vendors and speakers – you all made this such an amazing experience and I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart for a pretty epic afternoon of learning and investing in your craft! The concept of this workshop was to help share the knowledge I’ve gained and utilize my creativity and love of bringing amazing vendors together to see a vision come to life! I hope you all enjoy this peek into our day – come back on Freyday for some behind the scenes photos! Also, a MAJOR Thank you to Mr. G for hanging out with us all day & allowing us to use the space and your beautiful plane! And to our fabulous couples – Lindsey & Jonah and Jenny & Adam for modeling, you were wonderful (and to your mom’s for sharing you with us on Mother’s Day!!)
For those of you interested in joining us next time – I have already started planning another very similar workshop + styled shoot for this coming September 2012 so stay tuned for information!
VENDORS:
Photography: Jessica Frey Photography
Event Coordination/Website/Styling: Jessica Frey www.workshop.jessicafreyphotography.com
Speakers: Jennifer Williams Photography & FabYouBliss.com owner Stephanie Saul
Stationary: Matinae Design Studio
Cake: Gimmee Some Sugar
Florals: House of Flowers
Location + Airplane: Personal Airplane Hanger – Minter Field & the amazing Mr. G
Chairs + Silverware – Walker Lewis Rents
Props, Attire, Jewelry – Personal collections, Target
Thank you specificaly to Eric, Kevin, Tim & all the G Family ladies for your help!!!
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Saturday was a dream come true for these high school sweethearts….and a long time coming for two who were so sweetly in LOVE and excited to start their lives together as husband and wife! Amanda was a wonderful detail-oriented bride who spoke my language – her beautiful gown is part of the Disney Wedding’s collection by Alfred Angelo – the “Belle” and her color scheme used the same beautiful blue hue from the fairytale! And then there were the shoes. Future brides, it’s not a requirement but I get soooo excited when I’m presented with shoes like these….beautiful colors and sparkles!!! Enjoy this Part 1 of Amanda & Matt’s beautiful wedding at Seven Oaks Country Club – I may have gone over board with a TON of photos – so enjoy! To the families, wedding party, and Matt & Amanda – thank you so much for an amazing wedding day and for being so wonderful to work with!!!
Matt gifted to his groom men unique cufflinks that fit each guy’s personality – soooooo cool!
Mr. GQ Pose…..way to work it Matt!
Smizing + Zoolander all in one. Get it.
I love that I got to photograph this moment of all the Legro men together as grandpa gave Matt some wonderful marriage advice and a sweet toast 
Then it was grandma’s turn to provide Matt a blessing….such a wonderful moment!
And now for the ladies!!
A beautiful princess bride!!
Amanda….you are stunning!
I absolutely adore that Amanda wanted to give her dad a special “First Look” at her all dressed up and ready to be a bride! 
This smile was on Amanda’s face all day – absolutely gorgeous 
The shoes. Oh…..love!!!
You ladies are all gorgeous – and that blue, just perfect for photos!!
Amand and her beautiful mom! Absolutely LOVED this mother of the bride gown!
House of Flowers – absolutely gorgeous bouquets and pom ball!
Amanda’s bouquet – gotta love when I convince the groom it’s sexy to hold his wife’s bouquet ;)
And…the cufflinks!!
Guys – you rock…had to share your non-traditional poses Thanks for having fun with me!
Best brother photo ever! 
The gorgeous Legro family mere moments before they got a new daughter to add to the family!
Wedding Party – one of my all time favorite images – you guys rocked the light beautifully!
The stunning Mrs. Legro!
Congratulations Matt & Amanda!!!!!!! Wishing you two a lifetime of happiness!
Thank you again for trusting your special day to me, I’m so honored!
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Vendors
Location: Seven Oaks Country Club
Photography: Jessica Frey Photography
2nd Shooter: Jennifer Williams Photography
Flowers: House of Flowers
Cake: Cakes by Karen
Wedding Dress: Alfred Angelo Walt Disney Collection “Belle”
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Freyday – Shutter Clique Shootout
May 11, 2012
Hi everyone!! I hope you’ve all had an awesome Freyday so far (remember, same pronunciation as Friday!). I wanted to share some quick images today that I got at yesterday’s Shutter Clique monthly meet-up. It’s been a few years since Jennifer Williams and I first became friends because she had tweeted about this group she wanted to start here in Bakersfield where photographers could get together and meet one another and just shoot for fun! We started with 4, then quickly became 10 and holy cow – last night, there were at least 50 photographers and about 8 models! I was excited to see how large our group has grown (Facebook says we have 700 likes!) and how many friendships and 2nd shooters/assistants have formed through this group!
So if you’re a Bakersfield/local Central CA photographer (all levels welcome), check us out on facebook for up to date information and monthly gathering information:
https://www.facebook.com/theshutterclique
Here are a few of the shots I got after getting there late after my own photo shoot – with my settings, so fellow photographers see what you think! Thanks Tim Chong for letting me test out the new Nikon D800 too!!
Thank you models and shout out again to Jennifer Williams and Patrick Ang for continuing to provide a fun gathering each month for all of us to enjoy!!
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/500 ISO200
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/500 ISO200
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/500 ISO200
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/800 ISO200
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/1250 ISO200
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/500 ISO200
D700 85mm f/1.4 1/800 ISO200
D800 85mm f/1.4 1/160 ISO400
D800 85mm f/1.4 1/160 ISO360
D800 85mm f/2.8 1/160 ISO1250
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Have a great weekend!! I’m SOOOO excited to shoot Amanda & Matt’s wedding tomorrow and work with our workshop attendees at Sunday’s Wedding Workshop & Styled Photo Shoot!! ( We still have room if you’d like to join us – www.workshop.JessicaFreyPhotography.com)
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Cute shots! Love the mustard
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Steven & Hannah – Noriega House Wedding Part 2
May 7, 2012
Hannah & Steven – I’ll say it again, you two are wonderful! I’m so excited to show some of my favorites from your ceremony & reception at the beautiful Noriega House in Bakersfield, CA. If you missed part 1, you can view that post here: Steven & Hannah
Congratulations again on such a sweet wedding and I wish you a lifetime of happiness and gazing into each other’s eyes just like you did this day! - Jessica
Loving their Gimmee Some Sugar cupcakes!
I’m so thankful to George & Tabitha, one of my all-time favorite couples from 2009 who recommended me to their cousin Hannah! We had to get a group photo 
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Location: Noriega House
Cupcakes: Gimmee Some Sugar
Dress: David’s Bridal Tux: Men’s Warehouse
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I’m dying to know where they got those string lights!!!
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Hi Pamela! They’re a permanent structure at the Noriega House in Bakersfield, so maybe they can help you? They’re gorgeous! http://www.noriegahouse.com
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Freyday – In front of the camera
May 4, 2012
Hi everyone!! Ok, so 30 doesn’t feel any different than 29. I’m good As my first Freyday post after 6 days of birthday celebrations I wanted to leave you with this sneak peek of yesterday’s adventures!
I asked my good friend and fabulous photographer Katherine Harris to photograph Eric and I (and mom and I) as my gift to myself….we had a wonderful time and I really enjoyed being in front of the camera for a change! Here’s a fun iPhone shot mom got of us shooting on the beach! And yes. I’m rocking my wedding dress!!!!!
Have a great weekend, and Happy Cinco de Mayo tomorrow!
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Aw!!!! I can’t wait to see!!!! I had no idea you were getting Kat to photograph you two! Extra excited! xo
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Turning 30!
May 2, 2012
Today is my birthday.
YEA!!!! I’m one of those girls that gets really excited about celebrating birthdays and typically make a big deal about it – and yes, typically rock a tiara for that extra sparkle on a special day. However today, I’m hitting the ‘BIG 3-0″. I’m enjoying a quiet week away to relax and celebrate with my husband, mom and best friend….and it’s wonderful. Nothing splashy, a quiet dinner and some of the most important people in my life singing Happy Birthday to me (miss you dad & Jason/Megan/Moe/Andria/Aub/Jen – wish you could be here too!)
So, we’re off to celebrate ‘Jessica -style’ and head to my happy place, Disneyland! I hope you all have a wonderful day & thank you so much for following my blog and my adventures!
(BIG Thank you to the Stephanie & Courtney at Gimmee Some Sugar for my beautiful birthday cake!!!! You ladies are wonderful!)
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Did I just get a shout out?! I’m never quite sure… I’m on of a million you know.
One of these days – I would love to go to Disneyland with you on your birthday. Not mine.. but yours. I bet it’s like a thousand times more magical on Princess Jessica’s birthday. Hope your day is awesome!
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Steven & Hannah – Noriega House Wedding
April 30, 2012
I’m so excited to finally show Hannah & Steven (and family and friends) their sneak peek from their wedding a week ago! Since these two love birds hopped a cruise ship and would be gone all week we held off until today Their wedding at the beautiful Noriega House was so sweet and a joy to capture. The love these two have for one another was radiating all day, and the smiles the put on each other’s faces made my job sooooo easy Here are some of my favorite detail shots along with their First Look and couple photos. A big shout out thank you to Casey Hardy for second shooting and to Tim Chong, my fellow Nikon buddy for letting me test drive his amazing Nikon tilt shift lens!
Hannah & Steven – life works in mysterious ways and I’m so blessed that I was able to be your photographer and capture your special day for you. Thank you for going with your ‘original plan’ & to Tabby for the recommendation! I wish you guys many many many years of happiness together and a big congratulations!!! – Jessica
Girl……gotta LOVE my brides who rock sparkly shoes on their wedding day. Makes my glitter-obsessed heart smile 
I absolutely adore when my couples choose to do a “First Look’ – where we set them up in a private area for them to see each other for the first time before the ceremony. It’s always a great emotional moment that I enjoy capturing and this one was no exception! The anticipation and joyful excitement Steven had anticipating his bride’s arrival was adorable – and their reactions were priceless…..
True Vogue-style. Work it Hannah!!
I’ll have Part 2 up next Monday so come back for the ceremony/wedding party/reception!
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Pretty, pretty, pretty my friend! I love how the wall color coordinates with her colors. And that shoe shot…FAB!!! Great job as usual
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Hey! I just had to leave a comment after looking at these pictures. The reactions to this couple doing a ‘first look’ touched me so I actually started crying. Your work is spot on! I found a behind the scenes video of your work on YouTube & then your blog. I’m a stay at home mom & I do my photography on the side. It’s my passion & I’ve turned it into my hobby. You’ve inspired me! I look forward to seeing more.
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Freyday
April 27, 2012
I attended our annual Bakersfield’s Women’s Business Conference yesterday – and our main speaker was Tyra Banks! She did a great job, taught us all how to smize correctly, and posed for a few quick photos in the VIP room. I was able to grab a shot of friend and owner of Details Party Rental Denette with Tyra – and consider this a moment Tyra was looking into MY camera, so check off that one! Thank you to all the amazing women I’ve worked with and got to see at the conference – Ida, you rock!
I love that my own Fairy Godmother was hosting Tyra during the day and I caught this look that we all give to Colleen for being such an amazing woman!
And here are 2 sneak peeks of Steven & Hannah’s wedding day at the beautiful Noriega House! Come back on Monday to view their first post!
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Kelsie – Bakersfield High School Senior Portraits
April 23, 2012
Congratulations Kelsie!! You are absolutely gorgeous and I’m so excited to share some of my favorites from her HS Senior session last week. I met Kelsie 2 years ago during her family photo session & her brother’s HS Senior photos and was so excited to realize it’s her turn! Good luck with all of your upcoming adventures and congratulations on graduation next month! Thank you for a fantastic photo shoot, I had a wonderful time with you and your mom!! Enjoy
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Gorgeous and stylish! You sure captured the light around this beautiful girl. (literally and figuratively)
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I love reading your freyday post! Just thought I’d let you know that you bring excitement to my day off:)
Such an awesome post! Let’s see, I’m not really surprised by any of them because of the outgoing person you are, I’m surprised I knew that you did so many of them. As I was reading I was like, “Oh yeah…I remember her telling me that and that and that”. A testament to our true friendship!
I was a little surprise about the Salt Lake “Floating” ewww
For me…I counted up 56 have dones, pretty close! Many are the same as yours and some are different. I think one of the ones I would love to do is buy a stranger a meal…that would be cool! And visit the White House
Happy weekend my friend!!!