San Antonio Native &  behind the camera at Under the Sun Photography 

meet the photographer

I have a passion for connecting people to their portraits.

Hi friends, I am pleased to meet you! I’m Jessica and I am the owner & photographer here at Under the Sun Photography. I have been photographing weddings for the past 10 years here in the San Antonio area.. and I love it.

 I love San Antonio for so many reasons from grabbing a Bloody Mary at Ida Claire, strolling the Pearl, taking my 2 kiddos to the Witte Museum, the annual SA Rodeo, and don’t even get me started on the Mexican cuisine…. it’s delightful everywhere. 

And just as the experiences are delightful, so are the weddings… to be more specific, the people.

One thing I love about weddings is getting to know the people. Your people.  It’s also by being personable, I am able to get so much more out of your portraits.

With years of experience, I can say it is a true finesse to beautifully capture and manage a wedding day. It's a balance between capturing art, a sweet moment, managing time, and making decisions on the go. I have been there for our past couples and I cannot wait to be there for you in the future!

- Jess

photographer | wife | mother | artist

What makes me, Jess...

More about me?

I love photographing weddings & traveling, but my heart is at home with my husband & lil' family on our farm.

My Home

What I love 

I. love my daughter's confidence and sass, and how in her closet of dresses..... cowboy boots and hair bows are always part of her attire.     
I love how my son is so laid back, nothing shakes this kid... he loves hard and I am so proud to be his mama. 
I love how my husband loves our family.  Even though he takes his role of dad seriously, he acts like the biggest kid. And ensures to keep me always on my toes.
I love the sound of grain on an old vintage vinyl record, if you love 80s country I highly recommend giving Ronnie Milsap a listen... it's gold.
I have romantically and hopelessly fallen in love with film photography.  It just captures every color and brings it to life, it's truly art.

I love the nostalgia of antiques, and even more so, the history embedded into them. Every year I go to Round Top and just soak it all in. Old Farmhouse tables tell so many stories. I often think about what those stories could have been and the family those meals were shared with.

With that being said contrary... I also love old passed down recipes. I like to think when I make something from my childhood, or even when my grandmother was alive it brings back so many wonderful memories. And so often times, so many wonderful stories and memories for me. are associated with wonderful recipes. 

Story-telling takes on so many forms and for me photography is where I can share it best. 




35 year old Film camera and my grandfather's legacy 

This past year, I was sparked and it hit hard. I had a trip planned to NYC for a surprise engagement session. I began to research NYC, then I began to think of my late grandfather, Eddie. 

He was the "family photographer" he was always taking pictures all the time! When he passed, there were so many shoeboxes full of photographs. Ironically so, he & my grandmother were also from New York. 

When thinking of this trip, I remembered I had his 35mm camera in my closet. I cried, I couldn't believe it. I had forgotten about this camera. I got it to work and it's first roll of film was taken in New York City. Magical? Yes. 

This film camera has led me to more film equipment and the love and nostalgia of everything film. 



The roll of film that started everything...

"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever... it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything."


-Aaron Siskind

I love to capture little moments like this. These little moments are what dreams are made of and that is no small detail. I can't wait to meet you both and make this process not only fun, but truly create images you are going to cherish a lifetime.