Our love story.

We met when we were 21. We fell in love. We spent a summer together by the ocean. We made 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. 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 love of his life who slipped away.

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

That phone call was over 12 years ago. We’ve been married for 9 years and are now parents to two beautiful kids - Otis and Peach.

We live in a beachy little bungalow in Ojai, California with three cats, our pitbull Cookie 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 15 years, and Matt has been shooting with me for the last 8. 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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Connect with us on Instagram and follow our journey.

Business: @wearemattandjess
Jess Personal: @jess_purps
Matt Personal: @mrmeyer