Engaged! Drew & Cassy

Drew & Cassy's session was such a dream. We had hoped for some sunshine but it was on the verge of raining the whole time. Which made the sky and the light very pretty. We went to Klondike Park, which was Cassy's idea. I had never heard of the park before but I will definitely be visiting it again. It had an overlook but we spent most of the time in a pretty field and near the water. Overall great session and can't wait to photograph their wedding in September!

Family & Birthday Photo Fun

I love this family! We got together a couple weeks ago for their family photos and for Clayton's birthday photos (he's turning 1). We scheduled for the day before Easter, which turned out to be very rainy.. and chilly. Re-scheduling was not an option so we headed to the Muny, of course everybody's favorite spot for covered pictures. Being a Saturday, we got swarmed with wedding parties and headed to the World's Fair Pavilion. To my surprise, it was empty and we got to complete the entire session there. We tried to keep little Clayton happy with bubbles and a cupcake, but after awhile he was very obviously done so I continued the session the following week at their house on a beautiful no-rain day. Overall everything turned out great and I enjoyed spending time with all of them! Addy and her big sister Keeley are the sweetest girls and Addy told me that I am so much better than the photographer that comes to her school to do the yearbook photos. Ha! I hope so!

















Glitter overload!

















The "woah I'm 1!" face

Mallory, 2013 Senior!

Meet Mallory, an adorable and hip 2013 senior who loves cool shoes and photography (just like me!). She was so much fun to take pictures of - she had 3 perfectly coordinated outfits ready to go, accessories and all. We met up in downtown Kirkwood for the session, an area I really like. Gives a downtown St. Louis kind of feel, but less busy. And safer :) These were taken the day before St. Louis was buried in 12 inches of snow. It was pretty nice out and I'm glad we got the opportunity to do these photos before the storm. We incorporated a camera into the session - a recent hobby of hers which she plans to study in college. And we included her flute, which she has been playing since 6th grade.

Married! Adam & Leah

They had been best friends and partners for 5 years and now they get to build a new life together. I was so happy Leah asked me to photograph her wedding. I photographed her sister's and it was great to see her family again.

I know Leah wanted an outdoor ceremony but things didn't work out exactly according to plan. So in a way, she brought the outdoors inside with the decorated tree branches lining the aisle. And how awesome is the wooden arbor (made by Adam himself)?! It was perfect to hang the dress from.

Ceremony | Messenger Worship Center

Reception | Genesis Banquet Center

Flowers | Jenny Zeman with Floraljaz

Cake | Kristy Burlingame

Videography | Applause Productions



Couldn't decide which ring pic I liked best.. so here's both..



Mom and her daughters



How adorable are these two?



Onto the reception!



Congrats guys! I'm so excited for this next chapter in your lives!