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Wedding Photography

Intimate Historic Polegreen Church, VA Wedding

December 19, 2018

I was told before this intimate Historic Polegreen Church wedding that the ceremony will be outside RAIN or SHINE!! It was like music to my photographer ears! That was then that I knew this wedding day was going to be special and one for the books.

So it had been raining ALL day prior to the ceremony. Like I’m talking downpour rain. But did that stop Dana and Jacob from enjoying their wedding day….NOT ONE BIT! I brought all of my clear umbrellas for them (and myself) to use, the coordinator had white tents set up for the guests and we made it work!!! And guess what?? As soon as Dana gets up to Jacob, grabs his hand and the pastor begins speaking…the rain literally STOPS. It was like magic. I swear it was a God moment. He gave them 10 minutes of dryness as their wedding gift. Because right when they finished walking back down the aisle as husband and wife and we began family portraits, it literally started pouring again!. Y’all I can’t make this up. It was so crazy haha! 

And then we had some FUN! The guests/family left for dinner while Dana, Jacob and I went frolicking around in the rain. We got drenched (my camera was covered don’t worry!), they had a blast and it was amazing. They were my kind of people. Anyone who can dance and run around in the rain is MY kind of people. 

Side note: this is the venue that Jason Mraz got married. So of course I had them dance to his songs during the portrait time! <3

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MEET Jessie

Photographer, creative, wifey, boy mama - inspired by music, good light, and you.

Hi! I’m Jessie Walker Drudy, and I’m so glad you’re here!

I specialize in weddings, couples, families, maternity and now offering boudoir. I am currently based in Virginia Beach, VA but I Serve All of Virginia and willing to travel! 

When I’m not photographing weddings, you’ll usually find me a local coffee shop with a mom friend aka running after our wild kiddos or watching some sort of sporting event with my husband! Our two dogs are considered a part of our family and I truly enjoy when my clients bring their own dogs (or cats because we don't discriminate) to their sessions or incorporate them in details at weddings!

I've been doing this for more than a decade and I'm still obsessed with the joy I witness on my clients’ biggest days. 

My clients don't leave with a stack of posed portraits. They leave with little slices of real life — the looks, the laughs, the moments nobody else noticed because they were too busy celebrating or fully taking it all in.

That’s the mission, and it starts well before your session or wedding day. I’m not here to be a stranger behind a lens, I’m here to help capture the story you’ll be telling for years to come!



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