Origin of Jillijay Photography

It started with my daughter and son... siblings growing up and discovering the world together... learning about themselves and what makes them who they are. What a wonderful journey so far! I'm honored to be their mother and thankful they let me capture all their moments. 

The origin of Jillijay comes from my kids. When they were still so small, not yet able to fully enunciate their names, my daughter Julie would pronounce her name as "Jilly" and my son Jonathan would pronounce his name as "Jay-Jay". They were so adorable! When I decided to start my business, instead of using my name, I decided to combine their adorable names to create a name that reminds me of them and how they helped me grow to be the photographer I am today. I am forever thankful and so very proud of them.  

Everything I do with my photography is with passion and understanding of the precious moments that are happening now... I want to make the world more beautiful, one photo at a time.