From Sunrise to Sunset – A Day in the Life of Us: Joelle & Jake

Joelle & Jake’s shoot was described to me as “intimate, organic and unique” by their photographer Anna Jones and I really couldn’t say it any better. Somewhere between a boudoir, a day in the life and a wedding portrait shoot, these images that took my breath away as soon as I saw them. Perfectly honest and stunningly peaceful. They are just utterly, utterly beautiful and everything a couple shoot should be.

Anna explains, “Joelle contacted me last summer. She was planning a vow renewal ceremony with her husband Jake to celebrate their first year of marriage together. She wanted me to do a shoot for them that would be intimate, organic, and unique. Sometime that would capture them as they really were from sunrise to sunset that day. And that’s what we did.”

“I loved everything about it – them waking up, getting ready, grabbing some lunch, heading to vow renewal location, and then back to their rooftop for hot chocolate and moonrise. We even took some shots of them in their Halloween costumes as the shoot fell on that Saturday. I was thrilled that Joelle & Jake trusted me to capture these moments and even more thrilled with the end result. The photographs only reiterate my belief that people and emotions are the most important thing involved in telling a good & genuine story. Moments in life are fleeting, and I am in love with the story we told of this day.”

Speechless. I just adore these. It’s something I’d love to do with Gareth one day. How about you?

Thank you to Joelle, Jake & Anna for sharing these with us today.

Supporting Cast

Photography: Ingenue boudoir

42 comments

Gala February 25, 2013 at 15:14

So beautiful. Love these!

Nicola February 25, 2013 at 15:23

Wow, wow, wow. Absolutely love these! The morning ones are my favourite!

Lara H February 25, 2013 at 15:26

beautiful photos, but perhaps a little bit too intimate (and by that I don’t mean rude or erotic) for the rest of the world to see

Emma February 25, 2013 at 15:27

Wow,what a beautiful story of their day.

Hannah Webster February 25, 2013 at 15:33

LOVE! What a cute couple. The bed/bath set of images are super cute. I did a shoot like that recently and I love how intimate and lovely the images are from that sort of thing. Then the gorgeous shots from the vow renewal through into the evening too. Fab. Definitely a fan of this type of “day in the life” photography. 🙂

Maria Assia February 25, 2013 at 15:34

Wow! These are fantastic. So intimate and beautiful!

ines 'vidchick' telling February 25, 2013 at 15:34

loved sharing their intimacy – really made me ‘feel’ more than see. which I suppose is the ultimate goal in anything visual – the transition from merely seeing to actually ‘feeling’ it. big fat X

Anna Jones February 25, 2013 at 15:42

Thank you for the share Kat 🙂

Bron- Vanilla Photography February 25, 2013 at 15:45

AMAZING!!!!!!! absolutely breath taking…

Sharalee February 25, 2013 at 16:56

Breathtaking is right!! So fabulous…really beautiful couple and images.

cherrylou February 25, 2013 at 17:21

This is an amazing photoshoot. They are so beautiful and we can litterally feel their love. I love this! (and also i would love being so gorgeous when i wake up)

cath regan February 25, 2013 at 18:33

completely beautiful from beginning to end…

Athena February 25, 2013 at 18:42

Gorgeous!

Joanne February 25, 2013 at 18:55

Wow! Absolutely breathtaking!

Emma February 25, 2013 at 21:25

Jaw on floor… LOVE this way of story telling/documentary photography. Helps that the couple are insanely good looking. Don’t think I’d like my buffalo wings shown so intimately but such a beautiful way to capture a relationship and look back when your wrinkled with fulfilment!

Kylee February 25, 2013 at 23:40

Love this!x

Kate February 26, 2013 at 00:40

Fabulous idea, executed beautifully.

Amy February 26, 2013 at 05:11

So awesome! Great job Anna

Emma February 26, 2013 at 12:31

I love this, I want to do this, now I just need to persuade my husband

Claire - Little Red Briding Hood February 26, 2013 at 13:24

Absolutely stunning….if only I had the balls (and the beauty!)

Sam V. February 26, 2013 at 13:43

F-ME! These are amazing!!! I just want to eat them up I love it so much. Lovely work Anna Jones!

Bobby Earle February 26, 2013 at 20:07

Anna!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You killed it!!!!!

Tamryn Henn February 26, 2013 at 20:26

WOW, I am floored, this is incredible work…great couple!

Wedding Planner London (Soirée de Luxe) February 26, 2013 at 21:33

Such stunning images here – I literally love them all!!!!

Thanks so much to Joelle & Jake for sharing with us and thanks to Anna for capturing their beauty! 🙂

Jessica – Soirée de Luxe xx

Rebecca Douglas February 27, 2013 at 00:28

OH. MY. GOD. These images and the rest on Anna’s site are just beautiful, capturing those behind the scenes moments in such a tender way. Totally inspiring and an honest documentation of love at it’s most intimate! ***LOVE THEM***

Tati February 27, 2013 at 12:07

So beautiful *_*

David Burke March 2, 2013 at 10:16

Stunning work!

Shella March 6, 2013 at 12:13

So awesome!

icy Lazare March 7, 2013 at 19:54

L.O.V.E…

Kristen March 10, 2013 at 03:41

Oh my word! From beginning to end this is amazing. It oozes with love

charlie March 12, 2013 at 11:54

I absolutely love everything about this. The images are gorgeous, I love how soft and atmospheric they are. And the concept is so perfect for an anniversary shoot. Sometimes simple is all you need and what could be more beautifully simple than our daily life… Love love love

Charlie x

Bad Girl Boudoir May 21, 2013 at 07:54

How beautiful and intimate. These are probably some of my favorite couple’s session photos I’ve seen in a long time. I feel like a fly on the wall peeking in on a great love story.