Jess Hopkins Photography

02/11/2026

Jane needed new website photos and I needed a good winter backdrop challenge. Who doesn’t love a good boulder, am I right? 🪨

Truly though, as a newly enthusiastic gardener, winter forces us to be patient for all the green lushness to take its rest. Even with the brown and grey hues of winter, it does grant the much needed space for unseen places to get their spotlight.

01/31/2026

This is the most snow we’ve ever experienced here. It’s beautiful, sparkly, and as cold as it looks. ❄️

Well, maybe colder than it looks. My phone says it feels like -3 outside with possible windchills in the -20s.
Stay warm everyone. 🤍

01/25/2026

The worst part of any impending doom is, Anticipation.

Ice, sleet, snow, rain and more ice. Then lots of wind and it drops to 5-8 degrees?
Yeah, my mind is like welp. We are here and it’s happening.

We gathered what we could on our “we can get through this” list.
Which was:
stocking up human food, dog food, cat food,
and wildlife food. (the cats and birds that live outside)
Getting an indoor heater that is safe for breathing.
Closing up all the holes and cracks in our s**t house, which you know we gave it our best shot.

Crossing our fingers we don’t lose power for too long, but hey, what can you do?

Even with the impending doom, we are going to make the best of it in our s**t house. So here’s a photo of a monarch in the backyard of our s**t house when it was hot outside.

Going to put my phone on the charger now, ttyl 🤍

Oh, and just so you know, I friggin love our s**t house.
K bye.

12/10/2025

I was asked to stay behind the scenes to capture the natural moments of this intimate, soft, and beautiful ceremony.
People came from all over to witness these two get married after a decade of loving one another.
It was so special to see the scenes from afar. I feel like I not only got to capture lovely moments, but I actually got to watch and listen. Some of the things you all say to each other and the way you look at one another deepens my understanding of love.
I am so lucky to experience these things as often as I do.

Keep loving deeply.

Venue:

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10/21/2025

Still in love with their engagement session, and will share these forever. but my gosh, wait until you see their wedding photos!

I will show you soon. 😎🤍

10/18/2025

Longish but shortened story:
Allena and I have had a lot of interesting synchronicities within our worlds while being so far apart. She lives in Florida but planned to get married in WNC which lead to her finding me.
We both have been through a humbling natural disaster.
She and my husband have mutual friends on Facebook.
We both take our time writing meaningful emails with sprinkles of humor. (Hopefully, on my end. 😅)
We both experienced a loved one passing during her wedding planning.
And we both love ferns. 🌿

She hyped me up from the get go with compliments and even had me make her wedding bouquet. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt a “stranger” see me so clearly and just get me. She reminded me that it’s never too late to make new friends.

Meeting her in person felt like seeing an old soul. She was so gracious and the love her and nick had was undeniably pure. Watching them dance (which they choreographed) had me in a love spell. It was hard to not picture them practicing after a glass of wine together in their kitchen. It was romantic as heck, okay?

Much shorter story:
I’m in love with their love, but mostly her light and kindness.

10/05/2025

I have waaaay too many photos I haven’t shared with you all.

Trying to get back on here. *swallows.* 😅🥹

09/29/2025

When your friends visit from Sarasota, Florida and you snap a few pics in your backyard. 🖤

09/24/2025

09/24/2025

Seeing these two again after photographing their wedding back in 2023 was quite meaningful. When Yana reached out to me to ask about my schedule, my heart lit up!
I mean, they are having a baby y’all.
LOOK AT HER GLOW.