Jessica has been recognized as a preferred vendor to work with by her industry peers, earned TheKnot.com’s Best of Weddings award 9 times, and been inducted into TheKnot.com Hall of Fame. Jessica is a multi-award-winning photographer, a leader in her industry, and an educator to up-and-coming photographers through her Embark Retreat.

Hey guys! I know I’ve bombarded the blog this past week with my photo shoots during United 2013, but hopefully you’ve enjoyed them! I had such an incredible time being around fellow Showiteers and am so happy to be a part of a group of photographers genuinely excited to change this industry…where we help one another, support one another and elevate one another. We’re all small business owners who have similar issues of sitting at home on our computers running a full time business alone…and it gets lonely (Kayla still won’t talk to me! haha!) so seeing online friends and catching up was just what I needed to start off this 2013 season.
I’ve developed a few very special relationships through this group and am so thankful for their ears to listen, hugs and advice. Having the opportunity to visit a beautiful location and spend quality time practicing my craft while being around other like minded photographers was such a blessing! Thank you to all who shared their thoughts, ideas and expertise…and their hearts. David Jay and the Showit guys, thank you for serving us – for showing us what it’s like to be served and for your hearts for this industry!
Here are a few behind the scene shots I did get during the week….I actually had my camera hidden away in my room 80% of the time in order to focus, take notes and soak it all in!
Thanks to my two AMAZING friends and helpers for the princess shoot….Jaime & Liz. You know how I feel about you, LOVE YOU!!!!!!!

Thanks to fellow photographers, Shannon and Kristen for helping this vision come to life!
I LOVED getting to listen to Katelyn James during her ‘Flo-Po’ talk…and to Ashley & Jeremy, thanks for modeling yet again – you guys are fierce!
I had Jaime take a few head shots of me outside of our room and I love them! Here’s a peek at just a few. Gotta show off the longer hairstyle this season 😉


The last day, I got to attend Mike Larson’s wedding shoot…and captured a few behind the scenes! Check out Wednesday’s blog (previous one) for all the images from it.
Jaime, you are gorgeous!
Love you!



I’m so thankful to have seen so many of my photographer friends here, we got to catch up and will continue to encourage each other for sure! Is there a United 2013 Part 2 anyone?!?!
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Jessica Frey is an award-winning, Austin-based international wedding and event photographer committed to delivering a high-quality experience complete with stunning and joyful images.