A fellow Offbeat Bride makes a great vendor: let’s meet LA-based photographer Jessica Schilling

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You might already have heard of LA-based photographer Jessica Schilling from some wicked weddings we've already featured, like this wild hat-wearing Zelda-themed wedding and this dinosaur topiaries and punk rock shoes museum wedding. They are both worth a look, I promise. Our favorite part of partnering with Jessica is that she's JUST LIKE US: a total Offbeat Bride herself.

Let's learn more about Jessica, her wedding, and her photographic style that she'll apply to your future frame-worthy wedding photos. Oh, and you're in for a sweet deal, too.

Jessica describes her wedding in 2007 as a “DIY, indie, feminist, non-traditional, vegetarian, LGBTQ-friendly day of awesomeness,” which we can totally get behind, of course. Jessica designed her dress, all the centerpieces and bouquets, an iPod playlist, the invitations, and most of the decorations.

So when you want to make sure your photographer will capture all your own sweet details, it helps if they totally understand how much work it takes and how much you want to remember them. Jessica will take to your own offbeat wedding ideas like a fish to water.

In terms of style, Jessica is more of a documentarian, with the goal of blending into the background to capture those rare, unplanned moments. Some of her favorite weddings were the hat-themed wedding (one of our faves, too!), a wedding at a silent movie theatre, and a San Francisco courthouse elopement. Oh, she also loves backyard weddings:

• Check out Molly and Caitlyn at their county park and backyard wedding. Swoon-worthy green dress incoming.

• This Beverly Hills courthouse elopement is giving us a hearts eyes emoji wearing a flower crown hardcore.

Jessica loves engagement sessions since they help her get to know your personalities and help you get comfortable with her and the camera before the wedding day, so check out this special promotion she's doing exclusively for Offbeat Bride readers:

Offbeat Promotion:
Jessica is offering a complimentary one-hour engagement session in Los Angeles County for any couple who books a 2015 wedding.

Just mention Offbeat Bride when you contact her!

Are you getting on-board with having a photographer who is just as open to offbeat ideas as you are? Jessica knows exactly what it's like to be on the other side of that camera and the other side of that glue gun, and knows how to make you guys feel SO much better about it all and how your photos will turn out. Get in touch to see if she's your photographer match.

About the Author: Catherine Clark

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Catherine Clark loiters at her local library, makes art, watches movies en masse, plays video and tabletop games, poorly cooks healthy things, cuddles with her feline fur babies, and blogs at BijouxandBits.com.