From Mother of Bride: New to wedding planning and juggling referrals for multiple vendors, I knew I wanted to secure a top-notch photographer that could capture the emotions of the day. What I didn’t know was how much more a true professional, like Jessi, would offer. I cancelled meetings with other photographers after a lengthy telephone conversation with Jessi where she “walked me through her role as engagement, bridal portrait, and wedding day photographer”. She captured amazing engagement photos in a random city location (because rain ruined our plans for a sunny photo shoot in a park) and even more incredible photos of my daughter on her bridal portrait day. I was hesitant to initially accept her wedding package with the bridal portrait session because I wasn’t sure we needed it, but now will recommend that everyone have this “trial run” before the wedding day! As a result, we learned we needed to tweak the bride’s makeup, re-position her headpiece and hem her slip a tiny bit before the wedding. The best part, of course, were the awesome bridal portraits that were captured in a much more relaxed setting and never would have been captured on the fast-paced wedding day.
On wedding day, Jessi came with an assistant to make sure to capture everything! My son (he has been in 12 weddings) noted how important it is to have a “fun” photographer and one that the wedding party feels comfortable with - Jessi got a big thumb’s up for this too!
With our wedding day schedule in hand, Jessi made sure to capture details of the entire day/evening. Her photos met my high standard for capturing emotions and not just posed photos that document the day. My daughter and I found her so easy and comfortable to work with and highly recommend her. Thanks again Jessi for your incredible talent and professionalism!

Jessi was wonderful to work with! She photographed our wedding and engagement session. She really has a great personality. Our wedding party was quite large and she made it look easy organizing everyone for photos. The turnaround time for receiving the finished product was very quick. We love all of our photos and will cherish them. We can't say enough great things about Jessi and her work!

Jessi did both my engagement photos and my wedding photos. I can't imagine being happier with the results from both shoots! She shot my engagement photos in my hometown of Asheville, NC and traveled with us to Isla Mujeres, Mexico for our destination wedding. Her images are ALL OVER our house now--it has been impossible to choose which ones to frame because almost every picture is a memory that I want to see every day. Jessi's eye is amazing and she is so professional and fun, and I have her to thank for capturing all of the beauty of my wedding day for me and my family to always remember.

Jessi of Jessica Arden Photography is absolutely amazing! She did our engagement photos, my bridal portraits and shot our wedding. She is creative, thoughtful, professional and incredibly talented. There are so many gorgeous shots that she takes that we have trouble narrowing down which ones to print! She has great ideas while you are out shooting that always turn out as wonderful photographs. She makes you feel comfortable and she understands what is important to you. I cant recommend Jessi enough and I feel lucky that we had her at our wedding to capture the day. I've been in lots of friends weddings and felt that the photographers were in the way or taking dated shots. I don't even remember seeing where Jessi was during our ceremony and reception and I never felt like I was taking a silly photo. If you want amazing wedding photos, you cant go wrong with Jessi!

I used Jessi Blakely, or Jessica Arden Photography, as my primary photographer at my wedding in April 2012. I booked Jessi through Tamara Lackey Photography as she was working for them at the time. However, Tamara Lackey is no longer providing wedding photography so Jessi has started her own business as Jessica Arden Photography. I have known Jessi for quite some time, and have watched her develop her craft. She is a beautiful photographer and has worked hard on refining her skill. She is also very familiar with the wedding planning process and was quite useful when planning with the church! For example, when I met with the church coordinators Jessi volunteered to come with me - what a god send! Since Jessi has worked so many weddings she knew exactly which questions to ask when I didn't. She also was able to provide useful insight and tips for how to make things run smoothly. I was so grateful she was there with me. On the day of the wedding Jessi was also wonderful to work with. She remained upbeat and full of energy on what is a very long day. She is so creative and has such great ideas for different shots that we have hundreds upon hundreds of photos to choose from. We are very blessed to have worked with Jessi and would recommend her photography to any couple planning a wedding.

Jessi is an amazing photographer and so great to work with. She is professional, responsive, creative, and makes you feel at ease. We did our engagement session with Jessi and once we saw the photos we knew we had to have her photograph our wedding. I don't like taking photos and Jessi made me feel very comfortable. She had great ideas and the pictures from our engagement session and our wedding are great! We are very happy with the results.

Don't be discouraged from the amount of reviews. She is a gem and I truly recommend her.

Jessi is an amazing and professional photographer who is flexible, creative, passionate, and very easy to work with. Her passion for photography is reflected in her work and she has mastered the art of capturing every detail of your event. As I look through my wedding pictures, I feel the same emotion that I felt on my wedding day, its truly like re-living the moment. I would not recommend anybody else but Jessi to photograph your wedding, and I will use her again for all of my life memories. Truly amazing.