Spain ~ Ronda & Grazalema

Simon and I took the comfortable train down to an amazing town called Ronda. In our original plans, we were only going to spend one day in Ronda, but once we arrived, we found that the friendly people, good food, beautiful architecture and scenery, and fun shopping avenue would keep us there longer. We ended up staying in Ronda for three nights. As you can see in the photos below, Ronda is an amazing white Andalusian town that is perched on the edge of a beautiful cliff. The old Moorish side of town is connected to the "new" more modern side of town by a spectacular bridge that has a waterfall passing through it. It felt like we had been transported in to an elf land. Simon and I walked all of town and down the cliff taking in the beautiful views.



























From Ronda we took a short bus ride to the town of Grazalema which is nestled in the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park. We staying in such a beautiful bed and breakfast that I wanted to move here and become a writer (lounging by the pool). This tiny white washed town was nestled in the most spectacular limestone peaks. The weather was perfect for us to take a hike up into the mountains. Afterwards we headed down to eat dinner with the locals in front of a warm fire and then it was time to make the long journey home.













As much fun as a trip overseas is, there is nothing like coming back home.

Spain ~ Madrid & Toledo

My husband, Simon, and I went on a trip to Spain over the week of Valentines Day. We called this our "babymoon" as we are expecting our first little one in August. Our first town was Madrid. As we adjusted to European time and Spanish schedules, we wandered around the city taking in the beautiful architecture, gardens and parks. Naturally, we spent a long time a the Museo del Prado where we viewed breathtaking paintings and sculpture. I could spend an entire lifetime wandering the halls of that amazing museum. From Madrid we went to Toledo which is shown in the bottom two photos. I have very few photos of this ancient town since my brand new Canon camera broke on the entrance bridge to the town. As a photographer, I wandered around heartbroken that my camera wasn't working and I couldn't photograph the beautiful town of Toledo. I had to let go though and marvel at the amazing history and beauty of such a unique place. I'll put up another post soon showing the other amazing towns we visited.

Kalynn & Rich ~ Durham Engagement Session

Kalynn, a school teacher, and Rich, a med student, are about as nice as a couple can be. We went out to Duke Gardens for a little picnic and then headed to Downtown Durham to get some beautiful urban scenes for our photos. While waiting for the sun to go down, we warmed up at Tylers Taproom with drinks and fries. A fun photo shoot with a beautiful couple... thanks Kalynn and Rich, I can't wait until your wedding!

The Knot Best of Weddings 2011 Pick!

I am pleased to announce that Jessica Lobdell Photography has be rated by local brides and voted The Knot Best of Weddings 2011 Pick. Thank you to all of my wonderful brides for your kind of reviews. I am very honored and couldn't be happier!

Ginny & Michael's Wedding ~ Slideshow

Ginny and Michael were married in Chapel Hill at the Chapel of the Cross on Franklin St with a reception following at the elegant Carolina Inn. There were so many beautiful photographs from this wedding that I wanted to share, so instead of just posting photos, I made a slideshow to share. This was a wonderful wedding to start the new year with as everything was perfect and lovely. Thank you Ginny and Michael for having me and for being so sweet. Also, thank you Wendy for helping to photograph this beautiful wedding!

A year has passed ...

... and what a beautiful year it was.