That's a great question! 

2024 - Whats to come?

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July 4 our little firecracker miss Wellsy was born! We did a cool little thing where we took the first half of the year off to rest and welcome baby. We didn't offer any wedding photography, but we did come back strong on the fall with family and senior sessions!

2023 - Wells!

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OUR FIRST HOUSE. God perfectly orchestrated the purchase of our first home at just the right time and we love it! A couple of highlights, our very own parking, yard, and walls! Bodin  got his first bedroom and his very own yard. And since then we have dreamed up and planned so many photo shoots and edited so many of your photos within these walls :)

2022 new home base

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2020 was WEIRD! We did some front porch family sessions, did A LOT of walking and running, started and never finished a FRIENDS lego set, and then ended the weirdness of 2020 welcoming our son Bodin! 2021 started off with three blissful months of maternity leave and LOTS of photoshoots with our new favorite model.  We continued with a limited number of family sessions and weddings throughout the year.

 Covid.. and Bodin!

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2016 - MOVE TO WASHINGTON

YAY WE MOVED TO WASHINGTON!!  Hello Tri-Cities, great to be here! We moved into our first apartment here and along with starting to put out feelers in the photography/wedding industry, I started working full time as a Marketing Specialist at the Kenmore Team.

2017 We jumped into wedding photography and family sessions. So thankful to be starting a client base here!

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2016 - OUR WEDDING!

Again, my photography journey wouldn't be nearly the same without my own life experiences! On my 25th Birthday, we got to experience what we had celebrated so many times with our clients. OUR WEDDING DAY! And it was a celebration! A celebration of five years of dating, and the start of a new life together. We were married at Canoe Ridge in Walla Walla surrounded by family and friends with the candle lit reception that I had always dreamed of.

I learned very quickly that having a photographer that you trust completely is paramount. I was nervous and not a huge fan of being the center of attention, and my sweet photographer friend Aanna knew just how to refocus my attention to the meaning of the day.  

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2015 - ENGAGEMENT!

I can't tell the story of this business without infusing my own life into it! In July 2015 on a trip to Chicago, Dodge proposed in the Art Institute of Chicago! And right then and there, I jumped into the understanding and mindset of the brides that I was serving myself. I loved that I was able to chat with them about specific aspects of the wedding planning process that I had never even considered, and I think that built up my process of helping and serving my brides that much more.

My good friend Aanna captured photos of the proposal. It's a beautiful way to remember and begin your engagement and wedding experience, guys I highly recommend hiring a photographer for your proposal!

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THE START OF JORDAN EDENS PHOTOGRAPHY

On 11.12.13 I walked into a Midwest Courthouse and started Jordan Edens Photography! I felt very strongly that if I was going to offer services I had to be as knowledgeable and professional in all aspects of my business from my camera skills to the back end aspects like licensing and insurance.

I was blessed to start my photography business in a small community with an abundance of weddings! I learned quickly, even after vehemently refusing to do them, that weddings were a large part of my future with photography.

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CHICAGO SEMESTER

My final semester of college was spent interning in a Chicago photography studio! The beauty behind interning, you live and experience the work every day, and through repetition and observation, I learned so much. Proper lighting techniques, posing and how to care for clients, and the ins and outs of running a studio.

I was very lucky to have a great studio as well as fellow intern, Aanna! The beauty of sharing the internship, we were able to practice different techniques, bounce ideas off of one another, all while exploring living in the city. 

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TERRACE VIEW EVENT CENTER

One of my design classes lead to a logo project for an event center, and shortly after, I began working there as a banquet manager/assistant manager. These rolls gave me such a positive look into the wedding and event industry and how it's really just an on your toes game of human tetris and problem solving to ensure that each event goes off smoothly. I was able to view photographers in action and learn how to serve clients well in the less glamorous capacities.

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NEW YORK CITY COLLEGE FIELD TRIP

What I loved most about my photography classes in college, we had a small group of students that moved through the classes together. As a class, we convinced our photography professor to take us on a field trip to New York City for spring break. The trip was such a valuable time of discovery, and since we were traveling in a group, we quickly learned to look for our own interpretation and angles. 

Fun facts about this trip: my brother and I both went. My friend Aanna (who photographed my wedding and I photographed hers) also went. We stayed at a hotel that was originally a brothel, then converted by artists to a hotel. Carlton Arms hotel - look it up!

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How did you get into photography?

My first college photography class was a black and white film class and I LOVED it! We spent time learning the mechanics of the camera, processing our own film in the dark room, as well as making our own prints in the dark room.  Our photos from this class will never be considered masterpieces, but I love that the foundations were firmly cemented.

From there I jumped into digital photography and started working on portrait photography.  College was FULL of opportunities. It was also FULL of willing participants as I learned the ins and outs and practiced photographing people and all of the things available in a small midwest town.

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Milestones

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