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Washington DC and Virginia Wedding Photographer

Timeless Stories

Warmly told 

capturing authentic moments that

last a lifetime.

Guests dine at a long banquet table decorated with colorful floral centerpieces, tall white taper candles, and gold glassware.
A radiant plus-size bride in a pearl-embellished strapless white ballgown with a pearl-dotted veil and layered necklace.
Black and white photo of a bride in a flowing wedding gown twirling outdoors as her sheer veil billows around her.
A joyful black and white wedding photo series showing a couple walking and laughing together outdoors.

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Smiling bride in a white satin gown with a high slit holds hands with a groom in a black tuxedo and bow tie under a glass-roofed pavilion.
Bride in a white ball gown and sheer veil walks across a sunlit grassy field with a groom in a dark tuxedo at golden hour.
Black and white bridal portrait of a bride in a strapless gown with a flowing veil and pearl necklace.
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Hotel Washington Wedding Photography

What Couples are Saying

"Jenna is the best decision that we made on our wedding day.

When showing our final photos to our friends and family, all they could say was "WOW! these are amazing". I would very much recommend Jenna!


~ Ali and Carl

Herrington On the Bay Wedding Photography taken by Jenna Leigh Photography

What Couples are saying

"We loved working with Jenna...


She was incredibly helpful, responsive, and available throughout the planning process, and on the day of she was an absolute dream to work with..."


~ Stefanie and Warren

Rose Hill Manor Wedding Photography by Jenna Leigh Photography

What Couples are Saying

"Jenna is absolutely amazing!!!

Our wedding day was a dream all thanks to her and her team. They captured our day perfectly so we can relive it whenever we look back at our photos. ..."


~ Taylor and Danny

Blue Valley Vineyard Wedding Photography by Jenna Leigh Photography

What Couples are Saying

"Jenna is AMAZING!

...Every second of the formal photos was fun and exciting......The biggest issue we have is deciding which photos we like best! "


~ Monica and Beau

Bride and groom share a tender moment close together beneath a sheer wedding veil, smiling softly in an intimate outdoor portrait.
Northern Virginia Wedding photography at Goodstone Inn in Middleburg, Virginia

Real Color. Real Moments.

Why Jenna Leigh


The most common thing I hear from couples? "We don't want to feel like we're posing." After 16 years and 350+ weddings across Washington DC, Maryland, Virginia, and destinations worldwide, I've learned that the photographs couples treasure most are not the ones where everyone looked perfect — they're the ones where everyone forgot I was there.

For most of your day, I move quietly through the celebration, watching and anticipating, positioned where the moment is about to happen before it does. During portraits, I'm less director and more co-conspirator — I'll get you moving, laughing, and out of your own head until the camera disappears from your awareness entirely.

Recognized by Fearless Photographers, Washingtonian Magazine, and The Knot's Hall of Fame, and with 50+ DMV venues under my belt, I've built my reputation on one thing: images that still stop you cold twenty years from now, when you're showing them to your kids.


Herrington on the Bay Wedding Photography
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Meet Jenna

 

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I'm Jenna — a Washington DC wedding photographer with 16 years and 350+ weddings across the DMV, Hawaii, and destinations worldwide. My signature is simple: vibrant, true-to-life color and genuine emotion, documented exactly as it happened. Just your colors, your energy, and your story.

 

 

 

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Based in New Market, Maryland · Photographing weddings throughout Washington DC · Northern Virginia · Maryland · Annapolis · Loudoun County · and the broader DMV