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I'm Jackie and I'm so happy you have found my work! Have a look around and get lost in our world of weddings, portraits, and life.

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Education

How to elevate your brand with portfolio building photoshoots

Last Friday I had a chat with Lucy Munoz Photography on Clubhouse about how to plan your own wedding styled shoot to elevate your brand and attract your dream clients. It was such an amazing conversation full of tactical tips and insight into our process for planning shoots, what we find important, and how to […]

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Personal

Introducing Jacqueline Benét

Wow, I cannot tell you how good it feels to finally be introducing my new brand and business name Jacqueline Benét Photography! My mission is to honor and empower women to preserve their legacy through all of life’s most meaningful moments. I capture kind-hearted women who are cultivating a beautiful life full of love and […]

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Boudoir

Seattle Studio Boudoir Maternity Session

Becoming a mother is absolutely life-changing and maternity sessions are a beautiful way to celebrate the amazing transformation that our bodies undergo to give life to a human. At my natural light studio in Seattle, I capture women in all stages of their lives who want to preserve this snapshot in time. A boudoir session […]

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Personal

My Motherhood Journey

When I was four years old, I announced to my parents that my dream was to have five kids and live in Hawaii. They were taken aback with surprise because they were trying to raise career-ambitious daughters, and they certainly knew that I had no idea what it actually meant to raise five kids. Flash […]

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Wedding

Intimate Lakeside Washington Wedding – Seattle Film Photographer

Abby and Zach opted for an intimate lakeside Washington wedding when they had to abruptly change course after the global pandemic hit. They had been planning a beautiful wedding celebration at Semiahmoo Resort in June of 2020, but in March they quickly realized things may not go as planned, as lockdowns were going into effect […]

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Family

Seattle Studio Family Session

As a Seattle family photographer, we find that 4-6 month old babies are such a fun age to photograph! They have personality with their facial expressions and are generally easy to make laugh and distract. Brandon wanted to gift his wife Lily with a family session for Mother’s day with their little guy Finn. What […]

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Engagements

Washington Park Arboretum – Engagement in Seattle

For this Washington Park Arboretum engagement session in Seattle, we were thrilled to meet our sweet couple Abby and Zach who will be getting married this summer at Semiahmoo Resort. They chose a palette of blue hues and pale yellow to compliment the beautiful greenery that surrounds the park. We were blessed with some beautiful […]

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Family

Discovery Park Family Session – Seattle Film Photographer

This family session in Discovery Park was such a fun one for us because it was for our friends and our wedding photographers. Since our wedding over five years ago, Brittany and Joe have grown their family and have the sweetest kids. It was an honor to be asked to shoot their family, and we […]

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Engagements

Proposal at Coronado Beach – San Diego Engagement Photos

This Coronado Beach proposal was years in the making and it is one of our favorite sessions to date! Scroll down to check out the custom engagement ring from Susie Saltzman. It is so stunning! In 2017, we met Kendall and Marco in the city of love – Paris. Although we were all living in […]

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