Our love story.

We met when we were 21. We fell in love. We spent a summer together making plans.

Then Matt left to travel the world, Jess went back to the Midwest to finish her degree, and our relationship couldn’t weather the distance between us.

We parted ways. We didn’t speak for over 5 years, and life took us in opposite directions. Sometime during those 5 years, Matt would journal about wanting “a love like Jess.” He’d tell friends about the one who got away.

Then, one balmy night in 2012, the universe reconnected us. We talked until the sun came up and fell in love for the second time.

That phone call was over 14 years ago. We’ve been married for 10 years and are now parents to two new loves of our lives - Otis and Peach.

We live in Ojai, California with two cats, a pittie, a frenchie, 5 chickens and our 200 pound “mini” pig, Fiona. Our favorite place in the world is home. Some of our great loves include the ocean, astrology + the Enneagram, reading, traveling, music and the outdoors.

I (Jess) have been shooting for over 20 years, and Matt has been shooting with me for the last 12. We truly feel so incredibly grateful to call storytelling our job. One of our favorite things in life is when our clients become our friends - and lucky for us, it happens often.

Thank you for taking a little time to read our love story. We’re so honored you’re here + would consider it a privilege to capture yours.

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IG: @wearemattandjess