//// JILL DEVRIES PHOTOGRAPHY //// http://www.jilldevries.net/blog Wed, 22 May 2013 01:46:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 melissa + todd http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1458 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1458#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 15:46:52 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1458 melissa has the kindest heart. it is not hard to tell when you see her brilliant, genuine, ever-present smile. todd loves her deeply and seeing the way they laugh together could melt the coldest heart. their milwaukee wedding was overflowing with joy, and i still can’t believe i got to be a part of it.
























































































may 2013 / milwaukee, wi / grace lutheran church + wauwatosa woman’s club

]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1458 0 lexi / expecting http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1449 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1449#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 14:29:47 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1449 it’s easy to forget what a miracle it all is. lexi’s beauty, her pure joy… they were a perfect reminder.















]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1449 1 amsterdam. http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1445 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1445#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:15:45 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1445 two days wandering this beautiful city wasn’t nearly enough time. dreamy little streets and lovely canals, world class design, bikes bikes everywhere, oh and how about those stroopwafel? yeah… i think i need to go back.



























































february 2013

]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1445 5 amity + niraj http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1437 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1437#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 03:40:51 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1437 just can’t wait to be a part of their celebration next month.











]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1437 2 venice. http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1431 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1431#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:21:54 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1431 venezia. i don’t know quite how to describe this city. so rich in history, so mysterious. unlike any place i’ve ever been before. my two days there with mary last spring reminded me what i love about travel: the journey. the unknown. we didn’t have a map, we didn’t have a plan. we wandered, we got lost, we found our way. we hopped on a water bus with no idea where it was going, no destination in mind. by letting go of control, by opening ourselves up to whatever might happen, we ended up having a more delightful day than we could have hoped to dream up by planning it in advance. oh venice… what a magical little cluster of islands she is.













































































]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1431 10 ali + gabe http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1427 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1427#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:00:01 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1427 i love love loved photographing ali and gabe’s wedding… beautiful sun, beautiful snow. lovely details, perfect style. a treat for the eyes, all of it. oh and some pretty amazing people too. wood fired pizza for dinner – brilliant. and the dance party? it was next level. i’m so lucky. so so lucky.













































































the colonial clock building / holland, mi / january 2012

]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1427 3 carla + joel http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1423 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1423#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:36:52 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1423 a festive day with awesome people, gorgeous details, and lots of laughs. carla and joel are wonderful and i am so glad we got to celebrate with them.












































































cheney place / grand rapids, mi / december 2012

]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1423 1 carolyn + bennett http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1418 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1418#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 21:19:23 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1418 overflowing joy and gratefulness and culture and family and snow and food and dancing and LOVE. the best day.







































































grand rapids, mi / december 2012

]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1418 3 laura + kevin. http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1413 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1413#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:27:35 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1413 those big, beaming smiles never left their faces once. laura & kevin’s wedding day made me step back, breathe deep, and let the gratefulness rush over me. love is beautiful.









































































]]> http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1413 3 roma. http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1407 http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1407#comments Thu, 10 Jan 2013 04:24:29 +0000 jill http://www.jilldevries.net/blog/?p=1407 i am inspired by the regal self-assurance of this city, so grounded and rounded, so amused and monumental, knowing she is held securely in the palm of history. i would like to be like rome when i am an old lady. / elizabeth gilbert














































































rome, italy. may 2012. 3 days of vino, basil, gelato, and golden sunshine with the lovely mary.

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