Smile Peace Love Creative is a team of wedding photographers who deliver award-winning wedding photography, led by Jill Nobles. We specialize in a documentary style of capturing your moments. Photojournalism is our preference but we love the classic traditional photography and poses as well.
When shooting, we love to focus on emotions and interactions. Some of the qualities that set us apart are our use of light, traveling to amazing locations, and spotlighting interactions, expressions and emotions. Our primary goal is to always exceed your expectations and give you customer service that you can’t help talking about.
We have two primary studio locations based out of the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania and the Finger Lakes of New York, but we happily travel to any destination. We frequently travel to NYC, Philly, the Lehigh Valley, the Poconos, the Finger Lakes, & all of NJ, NY, & PA.
We mix it up with a combination of lifestyle portraiture and traditional wedding photography. We provide an array of images that are a lovely mix of candids, stylized, editorial, detail shots & classic formal portraiture.
Our portrait sessions are fun and unique to each client. We specialize in figuring out the best way to tell your story. Portrait sessions run 60 minutes long and include high resolution files with printing and sharing privileges.
Weddings are unique and whimsical by nature, which is why we love to capture every unforgettable little element and moment. Quotes can be created for potential clients to maximize and customize their collection if our packages do not fit their needs..
FROM JILL
My mother is my inspiration. She guides me and pushes me to be the best person I can be. In 1987 my mother began the fight of her life. She was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. She struggled through years of Chemotherapy and radiation treatments and was an amazing mother. She was always there to lift your spirits and to offer her "words of wisdom". My mother never wanted to talk about death or her future, she lived every day as if it were her last. In 2005, after 18 long and wonderful years, my mother lost her battle. She did not lose her life, she lost the battle. Her life continues in everyone that loves her and this is where the phrase "Smile Peace Love" comes in.
As my father, brother & I were in the funeral home, trying desperately to decide on the arrangements and wondering what mom would have wanted, we got a call. We were literally minutes from signing the paperwork when my Aunt called and said she found a journal of my mother's. She brought the journal to us at the funeral home and there in the pages of her memories were instructions for her funeral service. She kept it simple and graceful and her only real request was that 3 simple words be put on her headstone. Smile Peace Love
Since my mother's passing, this phrase has graced my life in so many ways. All of her family uses it as a goodbye & hello. It is hung in homes on walls, stenciled on furniture, painted on murals, it is repeated daily by someone who loved her dearly. My mother, my guardian angel has inspired me to follow my dreams. Her words, and her grandson, that she never had the chance to meet, have inspired me to move forward in my life. With her passion for life prominent in my memory, I strive to push myself and follow my dreams. I am an independent, strong-willed, passionate, artist & mother.
Because my business is named with my mother's favorite words, and because friends and family were very important to her, I consider all of my clients to be friends & family. You become a part of my life and because of you, I grow as a person. No matter how small our interaction, I welcome you to my life, my art & my family. Welcome to Smile Peace Love!
Since day 1, Smile Peace Love has been committed to the environment through what we call our “ECO initiative”. We implemented the ECO initiative as a framework for identifying opportunities to create & maintain a sustainable, ECO-friendly business and lifestyle. ECO represents three core components required to live and work more sustainably—Education, Consciousness and Optimization.
We are committed to educating all who we come into contact with about what sustainability means, why it matters and why it is a priority in our company.
Consciously incorporating sustainable practices into our business will positively affect the communities where we live and work.
Embracing sustainable practices is a natural fit. Sustainable approaches to business provide immediate and long-term physical, environmental, and economic benefits.
We use only rechargeable batteries.
We use CFL compact flourescent light bulbs.
Most contracts are executed electronically.
We print documents as little as possible, and what paper we do use is recycled.
We work out of a home office, which saves energy (and time).
We provide the digital files and an online gallery instead of paper proofs.
When we create wedding albums and books, we use highly-regarded eco-conscious printers
I've shot a lot of weddings, in a lot of locations. Some of my absolute favorite venues for weddings and events are linked below to galleries of photos shot at those venues.
3rd Street Gallery
Philly Wedding Photographer
45 N. 2nd St.
Philadelphia, PA, 19106
Mountain Spring Lake Resort
Pocono Wedding Photographer
1246 Mountain Springs Dr.
Reeders, PA, 18352
The Barn at Glistening Pond Falls, PA Wedding Photographer
421 Pine Hill Road
Falls, PA, 18615
Bally Spring Inn
Barto Wedding Photographer
90 Airport Rd.
Barto, PA, 19504
Race St. Pier
Philadelphia Wedding Photographer
Race Street / N. Columbus Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA, 19106
The Barn on Bridge
Collegeville Wedding Photographer
385 Bridge Street
Collegeville, PA, 19426
Friedman Farms
Dallas, PA Wedding Photographer
138 Wyoming Rd.
Dallas, PA, 18612
Mauch Chunk Ballroom
Jim Thorpe Wedding Photographer
41 W. Broadway
Jim Thorpe, PA, 18229
Normandy Farms
Blue Bell Wedding Photographer
1401 Morris Rd.
Blue Bell, PA, 19422
Pen Ryn Estate
Bensalem Wedding Photographer
1601 Slate Rd.
Bensalem, PA, 19020
The Tall Timber Barn
Canadensis Wedding Photographer
5160 PA-447
Canadensis, PA, 18325
The UPENN Morris Arboretum
University of Pennsylvania Wedding Photographer
100 E. Northwestern Ave.
Philadelphia, PA, 19118
Silver Birches Resort
Hawley Wedding Photographer
205 PA-507
Hawley, PA, 18428
Woodloch Resort
Lake Wallenpaupak Wedding Photographer
731 Welcome Lake Road
Hawley, PA, 18428
The Ledges Hotel
Hawley Wedding Photographer
120 Falls Ave.
Hawley, PA, 18428
Great Bear Golf Club
East Stroudsburg Wedding Photographer
1 Great Bear Way
East Stroudsburg, PA, 18302
Stroudsmoor Country Inn
Stroudsburg Wedding Photographer
231 Stroudsmoor Rd.
Stroudsburg, PA, 18360
The Barn at Boones Dam
Bloomsburg Wedding Photographer
737 W. Fort McClure Blvd.
Bloomsburg, PA, 17815
Gratitude and Grace
Ithaca Wedding Photographer
235 Harvey Hill
Ithaca, NY, 14850
Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel
Watkins Glen Wedding Photographer
16 North Franklin Street
Watkins Glen, NY, 14891
Glenora Winery
Seneca Lake Wedding Photographer
5435 NY-14
Dundee, NY, 14837
Elmira Country Club
Elmira Wedding Photographer
1538 W. Church Street
Elmira, NY 14905,
Anthony's Pier 9
New Windsor Wedding Photographer
2975 U.S. 9W
New Windsor, NY, 12553
The Boscobel House and Gardens
Garrison Wedding Photographer
1601 NY-9D
Garrison, NY, 10524
Tappan Hill Mansion
Tarrytown Wedding Photographer
200 Gunpowder Lane
Tarrytown, NY, 10591
The Full Moon Resort
Catskills Wedding Photographer
12 Valley View Road
Big Indian, NY, 12410
The Binghamton Club
Binghamton Wedding Photographer
83 Front Street
Binghamton, NY, 13905
The Manor
West Orange Wedding Photographer
111 Prospect Ave.
West Orange, NJ, 07052
The Brielle River House
Brielle Wedding Photographer
One Ocean Avenue
Brielle, NJ, 08730
Stony Hill Inn
Hackensack Wedding Photographer
231 Plify Road
Hackensack, NJ, 07601
Prallsville Mills
Stockton Wedding Photographer
33 Risler Street
Stockton, NJ, 08559
Woodholme Country Club
Pikesville Wedding Photographer
300 Woodholme Ave
Pikesville, MD, 21208
The Braehead Manor
Fredericksburg Wedding Photographer
123 Lee Dr.
Fredericksburg, VA, 22401