At Common Dove Photography, everything begins with story, atmosphere, and the way a moment feels.
I started my creative journey as a painter and honestly, I still approach imagery that way. I compose with light, color, movement, emotion, and the quiet details that often say the most. Over the last fifteen years, my work has grown from weddings into a wider world of visual storytelling: families, events, brands, products, editorial projects, and creative collaborations designed to feel artful, lived-in, and deeply human.
My work has been featured in print and online publications including Forbes, Southern Bride Magazine, TLC and Me, David’s Bridal, Azazie, Trendy Bride Magazine, The Carolinas Magazine, and Focus on the Coast Weddings. Alongside client work, I’ve also worked within university marketing and communications, helping shape imagery that connects people not just to a product or institution, but to a feeling.
I’m endlessly inspired by honest connection, layered details and personality. Whether I’m photographing a growing family, a creative brand, an intimate gathering, or a product with a story behind it, my goal is always the same: to create imagery that feels alive long after the moment has passed.
Based in Buffalo, serving coastal North Carolina, and always open to wherever the story leads next.
XO-Jess
A few of the wonderful publications, brands, and creative spaces that have featured my work over the years, both online and in print.
TLC & Me
Forbes
Southern Bride
Peerspace
David’s Bridal
Canvas Rebel
Buffalo Spree
Buffalo Weddings
Artfully Wed
Magnolia Rouge
How They Asked- by The Knot
Bridal Musings
Whimsically Wed
Hey Wedding Lady
The Carolinas Magazine
Focus on the Coast Weddings
Utterly Engaged
The Buffalo Child Magazine
Trendy Bride
The Grey Collective
Basic Invite
Azazie
I do, Y’all
Once Wed
Intimate Weddings
100 Layer Cake-let
Knotsvilla
Elizabeth Anne Designs
Coastal Knot Bridal
High Country Wedding Guide
Aisle Society
Wedding Chicks
Coastal Bride
Heart of NC Weddings
Belle Lumiere Magazine