Welcome!

Thanks for stopping by my blog! I am Jackie Guidi, a journalistic wedding and lifestyle photographer, based in Northern California. My passion is capturing emotions through fresh, fun imagery, and I love it when people see themselves in a new light through my lens!

Here you'll see all of the fabulous people who've allowed me to do what I love, and occasionally, catch a glimpse into my life with Andrew, our amazing daughter Giuliana, and of course our two furry babies, Sophie and Jack!



Contact:

714-615-2371

jackiegphotog{at}gmail.com

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Baby Shower :: Napton Twins

BEST. BABY. SHOWER. EVAHHHH!! Melissa and Adam are definitely loved, as are their yet-to-arrive twins, a boy, Chase, and a girl, Kara! Without divulging too many details, these 2 little ones are a long time in the making....and already a dream come true for their Mommy and Daddy! Auntie Sarah and Grandma Laura really threw their hearts and souls into this simply charming shower! No detail was left out. Melissa's sister-in-law Bonnie provided some cute games, and Adam's mom and friend Christa baked some tasty sweet treats! Melissa had a wonderful afternoon surrounded by loving friends and family! It was truly my honor to be able to provide photography for such a deserving couple!











Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Baby Shower Sneak Peek!!

Amazing! Adorable! "Cute" just can't even come close to describing this shower for such a deserving couple, Melissa & Adam. It's been a long time in the making, and more to come later, but here's just a quick sneak peek of the wonderfulness that Melissa's sister Sarah and her mom Laura created, along with help from sister-in-law Bonnie and friend Christa!!





Thursday, November 3, 2011

Greer & Eli :: Couple's Shoot

Wow! Long time no post, huh! It's been an amazingly busy summer and only slightly less busy fall for me. I've been doing a ton of second shooting this season, and will post about that soon, as our season is about to come to an end! Speaking of which...I know I shouldn't complain, but this crazy warm SOCAL weather is killin' me! I'm ready for some cooler fall temps, but definitely don't envy our friends in Boston...they were already buried by the first storm of the season!

Anywhoo! Last nite my friend Greer (see her smoking' hot boudoir shots here) and her boyfriend Eli celebrated a special anniversary with a little photoshoot! Everybody deserves to have wonderful pics of themselves, engaged, married or not! Thanks for asking me to shoot these, and I'll be watching my mailbox for a holiday card featuring a picture or two from this shoot!






Friday, July 15, 2011

Boudoir Contest!!

Happy Friday!! It's been a crazy 6 weeks or so, I hope everyone's summer is off to a fantastic start...hard to believe it's already mid-July!! And in exactly one month from today, I will be celebrating my BIG 4-0 birthday!! Hard to believe my mom has a 40-yr old child! But, in true Jackie style, I still put in my age as 39 on the elliptical machine at the gym! Not changing it until AFTER the official day!

So first things first....the blog looks different, huh? I basically just reversed the colors, and changed the font and logo slightly, not a huge difference, but I like the clean fresh look! Much thanks to Alex at Design & Illustration by Alex!

Now the big news....my first BOUDOIR CONTEST! The winner will receive a FREE 1/2 hour mini-boudoir session, including makeup by Tiffany from Make Up Your Event!

Here's what you need to do to enter:
  • leave a comment below on this post, AND
That's it! The lucky winner will be chosen on Monday July 25th, so you can enter anytime before then! Good luck!!

The Fine Print:
  • winner chosen at random, must be available to shoot in Orange County, CA., and will be responsible for booking hotel room or providing other location
  • session will be 30 min, 1 outfit
  • makeup only by Tiffany, you may pay extra if you wish to have your hair done too!
  • winner will receive 5 edited images via email
  • BONUS: winner may also qualify to be upgraded to a full boudoir session, up to 2 hrs and 3 outfits when you refer a friend who books and pays in full for a full session too!
To get you "in the mood" so to speak, here are some of my favorite boudoir images!








Thursday, June 23, 2011

Kate & Kyle :: Wedding

Who says social media is just for looking up old high school friends and playing Mafia Wars or Farmville? It was thru Facebook that I connected with Christine Bentley, probably 3 years ago or so, 2008, when I got my first camera and started following my own wedding photographer on Facebook. Christine was one of her friends, so I friended her too.

I feel honored to have this amazing opportunity to second shoot with Christine, and I know when my time comes, I will be paying it forward in a similar manner!

Now for the goods…as every post is better with pictures! This is from the first wedding I shot with Christine, at Miramonte Resort in Indian Wells. It was blazing hot, and my poor pinky toes paid the price with a total of 3 blisters, but here are a few images from Kate and Kyle’s big day!













(Click here to see Christine’s images and links to vendors)

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Rachel G :: Boudoir

I met Rachel thru a mutual friend and make-up artist, Tiffany Georskey of Make Up Your Event. Rachel was vacationing here from Idaho with her long-time boyfriend, so we took advantage of her hotel for the shoot. Funny how you can hardly tell this was a "family-oriented" hotel in the Disney area! The pictures were supposed to be a surprise for Shane, but he found out! He was a good sport thou, and made himself scarce during the shoot, so the pictures will still be somewhat of a surprise for him! Hope he loves them!



Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Palos Studios Weddings :: My 2nd shooter images

A few months ago, I had the pleasure of meeting the fabulous and awesome Erin and Louis Palos, owners of Palos Studios in Claremont...and was honored to be asked to do some 2nd shooting for them! Erin was the main shooter at both of these weddings, she is truly a sweetheart and an amazing photographer as well! These are just a small handful of images, it was so hard to choose just a few!

Allison & Rick had their wedding ceremony and reception at the beautiful Padua Hills Theatre in Claremont.








Jennifer & Stanley were married in her beautiful back yard in Chino, followed by a traditional Chinese banquet at a seafood restaurant in Arcadia.