Free Wedding Photography!


Sometimes people ask me why I became a wedding photographer. The truth is, I kind of fell into it accidentally and never intended to keep doing it. I originally wanted to go to law school--am I ever glad I didn't go that route! When I started shooting weddings for a studio back in Raleigh, it turned out that I started getting good at it, and I started also to really love it. It's so interesting--being a part of someone's life on such an important day, being backstage for all the little things that happen, getting to know people, families, and the reasons why people get married in the first place.

I think that wedding photos are important for a lot of reasons, but one that stands out is that I often look back on photos from certain times in my life and all I can remember is the moment the photo captures. I have a handful of photos from college, and while I know that I lived hundreds of other days and times, the ones that really stick in my head are the ones I can look at in a photo and it's just as real as if it were yesterday. Weddings go by so fast, every time I click the shutter I think--this might be one of the only things this couple can remember about today.

I shot a wedding for a very special couple last month, Norah & Stephen. You can read their story ***HERE*** , and see the part about how Stephen had someone in his life who did something without strings that bettered his life. I don't know that this entry is going to better someone's life as significantly as his was, but I hope that I can give someone the gift of remembering something important to them in a beautiful way.

This is the reason I am going to be shooting a wedding for free next year! That's right--the travel (if applicable), shooting, online posting, and album for the couple on my own dime. Here are the rules:

1. Couples must be getting married sometime in 2007 and have a set date and location
2. You must send me your story about why you deserve for me to shoot your wedding for free along with a recent photo of you and your fiancee
3. The final three couples and stories will be posted here December 15th for people to vote
4. The winner will be announced on December 31st
5. Email your story and photo to: CONTEST@JCSPHOTO.COM

There are no strings attached--you won't be charged tax, forced to buy anything else if you don't want to, or anything like that. This is solely an opportunity for me to give a deserving couple something that I hope they will treasure. Feel free to send this entry to your deserving friends--I hope to find one really special couple to do this for.

To enter: Send an email with the following information to contest@jcsphoto.com

**subject to dates I am available**

jessica claire, wedding photography contest

Posted: Wed - November 15, 2006 at 09:40 AM          

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