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