What Have I Been Up To? {MD, PA, VA, WV, DC and Beyond Photographer}

I hate to say it, but it's been since March that I've been posted to the blog. Blogging was a hard task for me to conquer from the beginning and then when wedding season hit, it didn't make things much easier. My wedding season officially began on April 17th and I am currently in the thick of it. I am approaching the fifth wedding of my 9-weddings-in-6-weeks streak and things are going quite well! I haven't had much time to do anything else in my business except edit wedding pictures, but it's all good. I am photographing beautiful weddings, meeting super sweet couples and making plans for the future of my business. Oh, and a few other things have been happening, too...

Brian and I found out in April that we're expecting! Our baby is due December 17th (only six days after our birthdays - Brian and I share December 11th) and I am almost 16 weeks along. The baby will conveniently be born in a non-wedding season month, but it's the few months that follow that have me a bit worried. Will I be able to answer emails often? Will I have enough energy to do a few portrait sessions? When will I want to officially return to work in the JFP office? I believe these are all questions that will be answered once the baby arrives, but until then I'll wonder. Our lives and my business are definitely going to change...for the better!

I've also released my new JFP logo! A few months ago, a friend of mine, Steve Hartt, designed and created a new logo for my business. I needed something new, fresh and unique and Steve gave me just that! You can check out my website now: http://www.jessicafikephotography.com/ for a little peek at the new logo and new look of my business. I am currently playing around with color choices and can't seem to put a finger on the perfect combination. I love all colors so it's hard for me to choose. I think yellow is going to stay in the mix, along with a light gray, but I need another splash of color. Something that says "fun" and "fresh", but still professional. Light blue and some other bright colors have been on the brain, and I'd also like to use polka dots in my marketing pieces. Here's some of my recent inspiration...

Wouldn't this yellow "splash" page make a nice splash page for my website??

LOVE the dots and bright, fun colors! Too much color, though??

Polka dots! Fun, yet professional.

Anyways, as I edit through thousands of wedding images, I'll eventually have time to finally decide on colors and start redoing some marketing materials, including this blog! I plan on getting a new blog (Blogger is a little rough sometimes and it's pretty limiting) so be on the lookout! Maybe I'll make it a goal to have the new blog up and running by the end of summer? I have a break or two within wedding season so it may be possible. Cross fingers!!!