Jesse Leake Photography

Jesse is brilliant. I'm assuming if you're reading this you've already taken a look at his work which speaks volumes over anything I could possibly express in words. Put simply, it's the best. Therefore I'm going to focus my review on the non-visual elements of working with Jesse.

Our wedding was a destination wedding in Sonoma, CA (we live in Chicago) and I had narrowed it down to 3 photographers I wanted to interview on our first trip out to plan. I am extremely organized, a business professional and a perfectionist, and I expect my vendors to be the same. Jesse consistently exceeded my expectations. He is very confident, very easy going (but knows exactly what shots he wants and how to get them), prompt in responding, not pushy in the slightest, and really great to work with.

I can't stress enough how important it is to feel comfortable with your wedding photographer as they spend the entire day with you and your guests. Jesse made us feel at ease and comfortable the entire time. And he has this 'cool factor' about him that is, well, just cool. He was non existent in my memory during the ceremony (which is how it should be, nobody wants to see a photographer backing down the aisle before the bride) but produced the most amazing shots and captured our day perfectly.

Our one on one shots were absolutely stunning and our wedding ended up being featured in the knot magazine and the knot website.

Your wedding photographs are one of the few things that will last after that day. The decorations will come down and friends and family will go home. So much work and planning goes into that 1 day /weekend and having Jesse there to capture it so beautifully meant the world and was worth every single penny. With our package we also received a hard copy of 1,000 photos in a beautiful leather box as well as all of our photos on disc in color and b&w.

Jesse if you're reading this, thank you again for sharing your amazing talent with us. It was a pleasure working with you!

Jesse is truly talented! He is so so laid back and cool. I fell in love with his work the first time I met him. We just got our engagement pictures back and i love all of them! We are going to have such a hard time picking out what we want to display at the wedding.
Ladies - if you want a photographer who can capture the natural moments at your wedding and still make you look beautiful, Jesse is the guy!!

Jesse's photographs are breathtaking. He and Emily were so easy to work with - low stress, not intrusive, and they captured everything. Worth every penny.