Jessica Eder
Wedding Photography
A warm, storytelling-driven online presence for a Vienna-based wedding photographer. Built on WordPress with Elementor, the site pairs a soft, natural aesthetic with a seamless booking flow — letting couples explore galleries, read heartfelt testimonials, and connect with Jessi in moments.
- Discipline
- WordPress Development
- Role
- Developer
- Year
- 2023
- Client
- jessica-eder.at
- Industry
- Photography · Wedding
- Platform
- WordPress · Elementor · Custom Widgets
01By the numbers
A site built to convert browsers into booking clients — measured in trust, not just traffic.
PageSpeed mobile
Optimised imagery, deferred scripts, and lean DOM on a gallery-heavy site.
Brand & Design
Soft, warm, and unmistakably hers.
A visual language built around Jessi's natural, storytelling approach — warm neutrals, generous whitespace, and typography that breathes. The site lets her photography take centre stage without distraction. Every layout choice — from the editorial gallery grids to the client testimonial carousel — reinforces the same quiet, confident tone.
Platform & Tools
WordPress meets Elementor — with custom heart.
The site runs on WordPress with Elementor, extended by a suite of custom widgets purpose-built for Jessica's workflow. A gallery widget renders her portfolio with lazy-loaded, responsive images. A testimonials widget pulls curated client quotes across the site. The contact form integrates seamlessly, feeding directly into her booking pipeline. All built to be client-editable, no code required.
Booking & UX
From browsing to booking in one seamless journey.
A five-step journey guides couples from first hello to final gallery — Say Hello, Get to Know Each Other, Anticipation, The Big Day, and Your Pictures. Each step maps to a content section, paired with imagery that mirrors the emotional arc. The contact form is simple and fast; the Instagram-integrated footer gallery keeps the site alive between updates. SEO-friendly, multilingual-ready, and built for performance across Austria and the world.
02Across surfaces
One story. Every screen.
Whether a bride scrolls galleries on her phone, a planner reviews the portfolio on a laptop, or the couple relives their day on a tablet — the experience stays warm, cohesive, and fast.
Notes Gallery-heavy pages are built with lazy loading, AVIF/WebP compression, and responsive srcset — the visual richness never comes at the cost of speed.
03In their words
Schon beim ersten Kennenlernen haben wir gemerkt, dass nicht nur ihre Fotos wunderschön sind, sondern sie hat uns auch von Anfang an mit ihrer herzlichen und professionellen Art überzeugt. Vor der Hochzeit konnten wir bereits beim Engagement-Shooting ihre entspannte Arbeitsweise kennenlernen, was uns am Tag der Hochzeit dann viel Sicherheit gegeben hat.
Anne-Sophie & Stefan · Vienna, Austria — 2023
04The toolkit
Tools & technologies
A focused stack that balances editorial flexibility with reliable performance — chosen so the client can manage her own content without a developer.
- WordPress
- Elementor Pro
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Freelance WordPress Developer Photography Website — Case Study
This freelance WordPress developer photography website case study covers how Mosharaf Hossain built a custom portfolio site for Jessica Eder, a wedding and portrait photographer. Building a freelance WordPress developer photography website requires a fundamentally different approach to images than a standard WordPress build — photography portfolios are the product, not decoration, and they must render beautifully at every screen size.
Photography WordPress sites have specific technical demands: large-format image presentation, fast gallery loading, and a contact flow that converts enquiries into bookings. A page-builder approach produces visually acceptable results but with unacceptable performance costs for image-heavy pages.
Mosharaf built the freelance WordPress developer photography website with a custom PHP theme using native WordPress gallery functionality and a responsive image strategy that serves appropriately sized images per viewport. ACF Pro manages portfolio series, styled shoots, and testimonials — giving the photographer full control without requiring code changes.
Stack: WordPress, ACF Pro, custom PHP theme, responsive image strategy, Gravity Forms for booking enquiries.
Need a freelance WordPress developer for a photography portfolio website or creative professional site? Contact Mosharaf Hossain to discuss your project.