One of my favorite Pixar movies is Coco, and the heart of that story is remembering. Photographs become part of how we keep the people we love present in our memories.
I think, Dante, the goofy flying dog spirit guide, is the perfect unofficial mascot for Mollie Jane Photography.
He leads the way.
And that's what I want your photographs to do, too, to lead you back to the people you love, how you felt, and the little moments you might otherwise forget.
I photographed my first wedding with a Nikon 35mm film camera in 2003. Since earning my BFA in Photography and starting Mollie Jane Photography in 2008, I’ve photographed more than 500 weddings and countless families and seniors.
Twenty-plus years behind the camera has taught me how to find beautiful light, create natural poses, anticipate the moments that matter, and, most importantly, make people feel comfortable.
From our first conversation to the final heirloom, I’m here to make the experience easy, meaningful, and completely you.
I’m a photographer, a storyteller, a scrapbooker at heart, and a firm believer that the things we love deserve to be remembered.
My journey to photography started when I was 13 years old, with a little film point-and-shoot camera, a stack of Costco prints, and a scrapbooking class. I was hooked.
I loved taking pictures, but I think what I really loved was what happened after, the printing, the photographs, choosing the ones that mattered, putting them on a page, and writing down the little details I knew I would want to remember someday.
I didn't know it then, but that was the beginning of Mollie Jane Photography.
Maybe that's why I still love film so much. There is something nostalgic about slowing down, paying attention, and holding an actual photograph in your hands.
Because in a world where so many of our memories live on phones and in the cloud, I believe the things we love deserve something more tangible.
On your walls. In an album. On your coffee table. In the hands of your children and grandchildren someday.
I Believe Photographs Are Meant to Become Heirlooms.
The photographs you love deserve to be printed and preserved for generations, not because you need more “things,” but because these are the things worth keeping.
Because the experience you have becomes a memory, and those memories become your legacy. The photographs are what allow you to hold onto them, and pass them down.
And maybe that's why this career has always felt so natural to me.
That little 13-year-old girl with her film camera and scrapbook was already doing exactly what I do today.
She was figuring out how to hold onto the things she loved.
I just get to do it for YOU now.
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My Favorite Season is College Football Season!
Forever on the hunt for the perfect chicken taco and green salsa.
Carlos, Leo, Bella and Andre, my whole heart. My partners in everything! The reason WHY.
It's the ONLY way!
Vanilla, Coconut, & Cream. YUM!
Early mornings, scriptures & workout!
Keeps my mind sane and my body strong.
Because of HIM,
I have everything!
I never don't want to be at Disney. I'm either there or planning/scheming a way to get there. My happy place.
Where my soul is at peace. Warm weather, sunny days and palm trees. A total Vitamin D addict.