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I'm Jessica: wife, mom, photographer, educator
I'm a creative girl boss, obsessed with wedding photography and videography. I have a degree in education and want to bring that into the creative industry by teaching other bosses how to make their dreams come true! When I'm not working, my days are filled with long walks down every aisle of Target while sipping my Pink Drink and listening to my newest playlist. It's the small things!
A MAROON & BLUE WEDDING AT WILLOW CREEK | LEMARS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER the creative team CEREMONY | Rejoice Church RECEPTION | Plymouth County Fairgrounds CATERING | Kelly’s Catering FLORIST | Inspiration Flowers and Designs by Jessica Trobaugh GOWN | Chrysalis Bridal Salon TUXEDOS | Claussen’s HAIR | Head to Toe DJ | Family Friend DECOR […]
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A Grey and Purple Wedding at the Sioux City Country Club | Sioux City Wedding Photographer Can we talk about how long ago this Sioux City Country Club wedding was? FOREVER AGO!! I guess my fourth quarter motto for 2020 is “better late than never, and better done than perfect.” 🙈 I remember last chatting […]
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A CLASSY DUSTY BLUE WEDDING AT TUCKER HILL IN HINTON, IOWA | SIOUX CITY WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Things have gotten BUSY over here and I’m kind of loving it! Dan and Kara’s wedding at Tucker Hill Vineyard was so much fun. We laughed until our faces hurt, we danced on the party bus, and we loved […]
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A CLASSIC AND RUSTIC WEDDING AT PRAIRIE VILLAGE IN MADISON, SOUTH DAKOTA | SIOUX FALLS WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER & VIDEOGRAPHER This wedding at Prairie Village just outside of Sioux Falls was extra special for me! Yes…we were still trudging through pandemic craziness and yes it was still a heat index of 110 last Saturday. But absolutely […]
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A NAVY WEDDING WITH RUSTIC, COUNTRY TOUCHES AT THE AVALON BALLROOM | REMSEN, IOWA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Ryan and Danielle have been rolling with the punches during COVID! They rescheduled from June to July, cut down their guest list, dealt with scheduling conflicts and had a lot of guests opt not to come. Don’t worry though, […]
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An Intimate Covid Wedding at Koffie Knechtion in Sioux City, Iowa | Sioux City Wedding Photographer Guess what – Weddings are officially back in full swing! I was so happy to get to spend the day with Angeline and Trevor this past Saturday for their wedding at Koffie Khonection in Sioux City! We had gorgeous […]
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An Intimate Classic Wedding at Marriott Riverfront in South Sioux City, Iowa | Sioux City Wedding Photographer Friends, I was SO incredibly excited to be back shooting a full wedding day! Ryan and Stephanie’s intimate Marriott Riverfront hotel wedding was the best way I could think of to re-start the 2020 wedding season! It was […]
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A Sunny Winter Engagement at Adams Nature Reserve in Sioux City, Iowa | Sioux City Wedding Photographer Ryan and Sami wanted a winter wonderland for their engagement session. Their wedding day isn’t until the end of November, so they wanted a little bit of snow to get a different look. Even though the snow and […]
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A Winter Engagement Session in the Fareway Grocery in Storm Lake, Iowa | Storm Lake Wedding Photographer When Cassidy mentioned wanting to shoot some of her engagement photos inside the Fareway grocery in Storm Lake, I was hesitant at best! I kept thinking: how will I make a grocer look “light & airy”; how much […]
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A Winter Engagement at Adams Nature Reserve and Downtown Sioux City | Sioux City Wedding Photographer I absolutely loved shooting this winter engagement session in downtown Sioux City and Adams Nature Reserve with Daniel and Kara! They are such genuine and kindhearted people. I could tell right off the bat that they are crazy for […]
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