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LJ Woelfel Photography

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ENGAGEMENT & wedding photographer based in burlington, WI

Capturing your Love Story Journey

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Family, maternity, newborn, and senior photographer

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Hello I'm Jessica, the face behind the camera for LJ Woelfel Photography! I am a wife and momma to three beautiful boys. Besides photography, I enjoy spending time with my husband Zach and sons Lucas, Marcus, and Bennett. I love all things Disney, shopping at TJ Maxx, and binge watching reality tv shows. I am really excited to capture all of life's best moments. Please contact me with any questions!

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Kristi + Shane

After seeing the quality of work she shot for a few dear friends, I knew Jessica needed to be the one to capture our big day. Not only does she truly capture the moment beautifully, but she handles all of the wedding chaos with grace. It's one thing to have skill and talent as a photographer (which she absolutely does), but to be able to direct groups of people, and be the calm in some otherwise very hectic moments, I can't say enough about her. 100/10 recommend Jess.

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White Family

Jess is an incredible photographer. She has a gift of capturing the beautiful candid moments as well as getting the kids to pose in such a natural way. I’ve never been disappointed in a session. And I’m so glad I have these keepsakes every year-ish.

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Ketterhagen Family

Jess is the sweetest and easiest to work with, especially with small children!! Love our photos everytime ❤️

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Flores Family

Jess was absolutely amazing to work with! I’d heard such wonderful things about her, and her work truly speaks for itself. My girls felt so comfortable with her right away, which instantly put me at ease. She handled everything with such kindness and grace — from our chickens making an appearance to uncooperative kiddos — and still managed to capture our family so beautifully. I’m so grateful for these memories she created for us!

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Fuhrer Family

Jess was the absolute best when working with our kids (2 years old and 7mo). Our two year old was very fussy the day of pictures and Jess still captured the beauty of it! You would not be able to tell she was crying while being there, and tried to help us make her laugh and smile. We are beyond happy with how the pictures turned out and cannot wait for many more sessions to come.

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Swiatko Family

What an amazing experience for our family. This was our first time doing any sort of family pictures and Jessica made us feel like we have known her for years! My daughter grabbed her hand instantly and they were besties. I can not say enough great things. Thank you so much for capturing our family just as we are in all of our chaotic glory.

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Vara Family

Jessica is truly the best, I have found our family photographer! She is adored by my toddler son and she captures the biggest little smiles out of him. She is someone I also feel safe with to capture flattering shots as well as catch all of the fine details that showcase this stage of life in our families story!

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C + C

Jessica did such a wonderful job with our wedding and engagement photos. She is so easy to work with!

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Hetzel Family

We cannot thank Jessica enough for our maternity shoot and newborn shoot. Our little girl is such a blessing, and Jessica captured our pregnancy and our precious girl so perfectly. She made both of us feel so comfortable in our home, with our dog in some of the pictures, and handing our baby’s fussiness as if she were her own. We are forever grateful for the beautiful photos and memories created!

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Jennifer

Jess was absolutely amazing for our maternity photos! She responded quickly to every message, was so great with my 5-year-old, and made us feel completely comfortable throughout the entire shoot. She even gave helpful advice on clothing colors when we asked for her professional opinion. Jess arrived early, was fully prepared, and gave us a sneak peek of our photos the same day—which was such a fun surprise! She’s incredibly friendly and really cares about making the experience enjoyable. Highly recommend!

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Birkholz Family

Jessica is the best! We had our son’s first birthday pictures done and already have two more sessions booked. I would 100% recommend her she is so friendly and super accommodating. Not to mention her work is amazing!!

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Gallagher Family

Jess is the BEST to work with! She is patient, kind, and just the sweetest! She manages to capture the absolute best pictures of my 3 crazy girls with ease! I can't thank her enough for the pictures we will cherish forever!

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T + S

Jessica made us feel so comfortable and had so many great ideas on how to pose! She also made it very easy to communicate. As well as help you think of where you might want your pictures. In other words, she brings your vision to life, which will leave people in awe. We absolutely love all of our pictures and are excited to work with her in the future!

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Shroat Family

Will 10000000% use LJ Woelfel again in the future! I accidentally mixed up my family's time slot and she was so understanding and still got us in after her last session. Also, we are a family with two small boys, 2 and 4 years old and they LOVED her. She made it fun for them, they were so smiley and giggly the whole session which made for amazing candid photos!

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Melissa

Cannot recommend her enough! She is SO good with the kid and QUICK! I am all about the candids and my kids only last so long with photos. She has captured some of the sweetest moments of my little family. Planning to do yearly, if not twice a year because she is AMAZING!

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Kylee Senior Photos

Jessica did a fantastic job with my daughter's senior picture mini session. She was flexible with her schedule, picking a day, and willing to travel to come towards us. We had a cold, rainy day yet she was able to capture some beautiful pictures. I would definitely recommend Jessica to anyone! -Sondra

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Williams Family

Jessica did a wonderful job with Monty and us for our maternity and newborn session. I highly reccomnd her for any photography needs. She kept us (brand new parents) at such a high level of ease and handled our newborn like her own. You could tell that she had kids of her own and truly enjoys working with the littles. She helped pick out all the right accents for our shoot and came completely prepared with different outfits and swaddles. 100% recommend to all new moms looking to have these precious moments!

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Benavides Family

Jessica was able to capture our 6 month old’s personality in just 20 minutes! Her personality and charisma with children is unmatched! - Shannon

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Reynolds Family

Jessica did such an amazing job! From dealing with an active toddler to posing an infant, she did great!! She made us feel very comfortable and laid back while taking photos. Cannot recommend her enough! Can't wait for our next photo shoot! - Samantha

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J + C

Jessica was great to work with. She really helped capture the current season of life we are in, she shared her thoughts at the location but was also open to ideas we had. She was so energetic and made us completely comfortable! Her art teacher side comes out throughout the session and she has an excellent eye for the right angle! It was so fun to be able to bounce ideas around and let the creative energy flow! We wanted fun pictures of us and she delivered! Will continue to go to her in the future!

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