Jessica Kempen Photography

I know that the internet can be a bit impersonal.  This year if you follow my blog you will see more entries of different sessions, weddings, and fashion.   You will also find something I haven’t really done before- entries on me, my life, and my little corner of the Twin Cities.   If you are interested- it is there for you- and if you aren’t just enjoy the photos. ;)

So anyway on some personal news-ige. (I like making up words or tacking sounds onto words from time to time, please don’t hold it against me :)

One of my best friends since I was probably 3 is getting married on the 1st of May this year. We went to elementary school together all the way through high school. We are pretty close in age- couple months apart- and so we got to enjoy playing in the back of our town hall while our older siblings participated in the local 4-H program. We would join later but of course there is a minimum age so we couldn’t right away. We would also later play sports together like basketball in middle school and then powerlifting and Tennis in High School. She was the best doubles partner ever and we were cheated out of going to state haha ;) Oh memories. Ah it makes me laugh just thinking about it- good old memory lane.

So now I get to be so excited for her and her fiance (who I have known since high school.) They are finally getting married after being together since… junior or sophomore year of high school. Wow that is some time to think about. I am proud to be a bridesmaid for my friends wedding.

All that background to say that I had to go shopping yesterday to purchase my bridesmaid dress- it was last years design so everyone had to go out to their respective David’s Bridals to make sure that they could order the dress in their size. Yay for success! They have it in Rochester and am shipping it to me in Bloomington. Ah what a relief. My poor friend was doing so well avoiding the stresses of the wedding and then she had that little moment of oh no. I want no more oh no’s for her haah :) I am sure everything else will go swimmingly since she is always on top of the ball.  I also know that it will be a lot different being in the wedding than photographing it- oh role reversals how you intrigue me.

And because all posts are better with pictures, an image of me and my dad in Utah’s Bridges National Park:

This fine garment is the work of a local dress designer - PFT Couture.  I always enjoy working with her and seeing the results of her creative endeavors.    You might recognize the name from a previous post where we did a session for her website images and wedding dress consultations.