• I know I’m a day late, but Happy Veteran’s day to all our Veterans💙❤️ So much love for those who serve and their families that serve with them too💕Loved reliving this military(Navy) couple’s wedding💙 . . . . #missouriweddingphotographer #stlweddingphotographer #stlouisweddingphotographer #veteransday
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    I know I’m a day late, but Happy Veteran’s day to all our Veterans💙❤️ So much love for those who serve and their families that serve with them too💕Loved reliving this military(Navy) couple’s wedding💙 . . . . #missouriweddingphotographer #stlweddingphotographer #stlouisweddingphotographer #veteransday
  • This little man! He stole my heart the moment I knew about him! 10 months old! I don’t document his life enough. It’s been a while since I’ve done a monthly update. Basically, little man discovered cars, and it is the cutest! 🚗 he also took his first steps this last month, but he’s made it clear he’d rather crawl a while longer :) His smile and giggle melt my heart and even though he doesn’t love snuggling, I make sure I savor every second he gives me! 💗
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    This little man! He stole my heart the moment I knew about him! 10 months old! I don’t document his life enough. It’s been a while since I’ve done a monthly update. Basically, little man discovered cars, and it is the cutest! 🚗 he also took his first steps this last month, but he’s made it clear he’d rather crawl a while longer :) His smile and giggle melt my heart and even though he doesn’t love snuggling, I make sure I savor every second he gives me! 💗
  • “Any day spent with you is my favorite day.” 💛 Loved sneaking a few photos of Sarah & Tyler during their family session. . . . . . #stlphotographer #stlweddingphotographer #forrestparkstl
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    “Any day spent with you is my favorite day.” 💛 Loved sneaking a few photos of Sarah & Tyler during their family session. . . . . . #stlphotographer #stlweddingphotographer #forrestparkstl
  • Ya’ll, raise your hand if you’re really struggling to get over the fact that Halloween is over? Or, tell me if you’re on the side of “so glad it’s over, my tree is already up”🤣 I’m just really struggling to let it go! Had to get one last bit of Halloween out of my system before i move on this year :) K, oh my gosh, these girls!! We randomly threw together this shoot for fun! We already had the dresses, hats, and smoke bombs (gender reveal leftovers🙌🏻), and someone just grabbed a cheap cauldron from the store! It was so fun! And they were so cute! And crazy! I’m so glad i thought to take a pic of them before we lit the smoke bomb and all the chaos hit! When we lit the smoke bombs, there was no getting these girls to focus! And yes, that is my child “warming” her backside over the pot to be funny🙈🤣 (also the one making all the creepy faces...she was really feeling it 🤣) . Also, side note on the editing: 1. I am a very low key photo editor. I usually never open photo shop! I mostly just use Lightroom and Color/exposure correct photos from all my shoots and that’s it! The rest is all in camera! So, because i never photoshop, you can deffffffinetly tell that the smoke on the first pic is photoshopped in. Still fun :) still probably going to print it out, frame it, and put it in my Halloween decor lineup :) it’s fine :) 2. This is not my normal editing style, but it was fun to play for Halloween! So tricky editing in a style that’s not my norm. I’m a pro at the light and airy-ish film look, but my dark and moody skills definitely need practice! But i definitely love and admire all photogs with different styles! Maybe someday I’ll switch it up, but for now, I’ll just play :) . . . . . #witches #halloween2019 #halloweenphotoshoot #witchplease
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    Ya’ll, raise your hand if you’re really struggling to get over the fact that Halloween is over? Or, tell me if you’re on the side of “so glad it’s over, my tree is already up”🤣 I’m just really struggling to let it go! Had to get one last bit of Halloween out of my system before i move on this year :) K, oh my gosh, these girls!! We randomly threw together this shoot for fun! We already had the dresses, hats, and smoke bombs (gender reveal leftovers🙌🏻), and someone just grabbed a cheap cauldron from the store! It was so fun! And they were so cute! And crazy! I’m so glad i thought to take a pic of them before we lit the smoke bomb and all the chaos hit! When we lit the smoke bombs, there was no getting these girls to focus! And yes, that is my child “warming” her backside over the pot to be funny🙈🤣 (also the one making all the creepy faces...she was really feeling it 🤣) . Also, side note on the editing: 1. I am a very low key photo editor. I usually never open photo shop! I mostly just use Lightroom and Color/exposure correct photos from all my shoots and that’s it! The rest is all in camera! So, because i never photoshop, you can deffffffinetly tell that the smoke on the first pic is photoshopped in. Still fun :) still probably going to print it out, frame it, and put it in my Halloween decor lineup :) it’s fine :) 2. This is not my normal editing style, but it was fun to play for Halloween! So tricky editing in a style that’s not my norm. I’m a pro at the light and airy-ish film look, but my dark and moody skills definitely need practice! But i definitely love and admire all photogs with different styles! Maybe someday I’ll switch it up, but for now, I’ll just play :) . . . . . #witches #halloween2019 #halloweenphotoshoot #witchplease
  • You guys, these wild kids came to play last night! So many favorites from last night’s family session! @melissamariehayes your family is beautiful! Makes me so excited for all the families I’ll get to photograph in AZ in a few weeks! Also, side note, while we were “frolicking” in the grass, there were like 50 deer around us! I can’t get over all the beautiful places there are in St. Louis!🍂🍁🦌 . . . . .#stlfamilyphotographer #familyphotographerstl #stlouisphotographer #stlouisfamilyphotographer #familyphotos #familyphotoinspiration #familyphotooutfits
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    You guys, these wild kids came to play last night! So many favorites from last night’s family session! @melissamariehayes your family is beautiful! Makes me so excited for all the families I’ll get to photograph in AZ in a few weeks! Also, side note, while we were “frolicking” in the grass, there were like 50 deer around us! I can’t get over all the beautiful places there are in St. Louis!🍂🍁🦌 . . . . .#stlfamilyphotographer #familyphotographerstl #stlouisphotographer #stlouisfamilyphotographer #familyphotos #familyphotoinspiration #familyphotooutfits
  • Oh Fall! How I’ve missed you! I forgot the “feeling” of Fall, and how bits of magic just seem to dance everywhere around you! Longer just a little longer will you?🍂🍁 . . . . . . #stlphotographer #stlfall #fallinstl #stlweddingphotographer #lafayettesquarephotos #stlouisphotographer
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    Oh Fall! How I’ve missed you! I forgot the “feeling” of Fall, and how bits of magic just seem to dance everywhere around you! Longer just a little longer will you?🍂🍁 . . . . . . #stlphotographer #stlfall #fallinstl #stlweddingphotographer #lafayettesquarephotos #stlouisphotographer
  • It wouldn’t be Halloween without my annual Colbie post 🤣 This costume took all the sewing, spray painting, and hot glueing skills I had, and it still didn’t turn out how i originally envisioned, but oh well! It was fun, and she loved it! Halloween is definitely one of our favorite holidays because of this girl! Wes’s costume(previous post)...well, let’s hope next year’s costume making goes better for him 😅🤣 . . . . .#tinkerbell #tinkerbellcostume #halloween2019
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    It wouldn’t be Halloween without my annual Colbie post 🤣 This costume took all the sewing, spray painting, and hot glueing skills I had, and it still didn’t turn out how i originally envisioned, but oh well! It was fun, and she loved it! Halloween is definitely one of our favorite holidays because of this girl! Wes’s costume(previous post)...well, let’s hope next year’s costume making goes better for him 😅🤣 . . . . .#tinkerbell #tinkerbellcostume #halloween2019
  • Happy Halloween from our little crew! Colbie decided On Tinkerbell, so the whole crew followed...Captain Hook, Peter Pan and the little crocodile :). . . . . . #peterpan #peterpancostume #captainhook #tinkerbell #tinkerbellcostume
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    Happy Halloween from our little crew! Colbie decided On Tinkerbell, so the whole crew followed...Captain Hook, Peter Pan and the little crocodile :). . . . . . #peterpan #peterpancostume #captainhook #tinkerbell #tinkerbellcostume
  • You guys! Cute story alert! For weeks, my husband has been telling me about this street in kirkwood with this certain house he HAD to show me. And for weeks I’ve been telling him about a street I love to run on, also in Kirkwood that had my dream home on it.....guys...he drove me past the house he wanted to show me and It was the EXACT same house i wanted to show him! My dream house🤯 He’s not usually into this kind of thing, so I thought it was the sweetest thing! Also, I thought I had way better taste than him 😏🤣 Guess we need to take pics and request plans for if we build in the future cause we NEVER agree on houses🤣 But for reals, Missouri has the most gorgeous homes I’ve ever seen. So many are these gorgeous old century homes with so much charm! On my runs, I just want to take pics and show you guys allllllll of them in my stories? Should I? It literally is my hobby to go jogging in search of beautiful homes in St. Louis 😂 . . . . . #stlweddingphotographer #stlouisweddingphotographer #stlphotographer #stlouisphotographer #weddings #dreamhome
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    You guys! Cute story alert! For weeks, my husband has been telling me about this street in kirkwood with this certain house he HAD to show me. And for weeks I’ve been telling him about a street I love to run on, also in Kirkwood that had my dream home on it.....guys...he drove me past the house he wanted to show me and It was the EXACT same house i wanted to show him! My dream house🤯 He’s not usually into this kind of thing, so I thought it was the sweetest thing! Also, I thought I had way better taste than him 😏🤣 Guess we need to take pics and request plans for if we build in the future cause we NEVER agree on houses🤣 But for reals, Missouri has the most gorgeous homes I’ve ever seen. So many are these gorgeous old century homes with so much charm! On my runs, I just want to take pics and show you guys allllllll of them in my stories? Should I? It literally is my hobby to go jogging in search of beautiful homes in St. Louis 😂 . . . . . #stlweddingphotographer #stlouisweddingphotographer #stlphotographer #stlouisphotographer #weddings #dreamhome
  • My big debate last night....should I put my mini session photos in black and white for my families? Then I saw this one in black and white and HAD to add the B&W’s to their gallery. Dying to hang a piece of art like this in our house of our family! Time to just make the hubby do it with me! I see it, I like it, I want it, I.....gotta get off my bum and make it happen ;) . . . . . #stlouisarch #stlarch #stlphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer #familyphotographerstl #familyphotogrspherstlouis #photographerstl #photographerstlouis
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    My big debate last night....should I put my mini session photos in black and white for my families? Then I saw this one in black and white and HAD to add the B&W’s to their gallery. Dying to hang a piece of art like this in our house of our family! Time to just make the hubby do it with me! I see it, I like it, I want it, I.....gotta get off my bum and make it happen ;) . . . . . #stlouisarch #stlarch #stlphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer #familyphotographerstl #familyphotogrspherstlouis #photographerstl #photographerstlouis
  • They give us so much. 🖤Both ways 🧡. . . . . #stlphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer #daddyandme #cheetahdres #girlscheetahdress #targetstyle
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    They give us so much. 🖤Both ways 🧡. . . . . #stlphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer #daddyandme #cheetahdres #girlscheetahdress #targetstyle
  • Missing the beautiful southwest today. ☀️🌵One month til I get to visit! I may have to sneak in a quick hike up a mountain while I’m there. On the list of my fave things, hiking (especially with my hubs👫) is right up near the top⛰🏜💑
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    Missing the beautiful southwest today. ☀️🌵One month til I get to visit! I may have to sneak in a quick hike up a mountain while I’m there. On the list of my fave things, hiking (especially with my hubs👫) is right up near the top⛰🏜💑
  • Mini session day today!💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Thanks to all those asked me to do them and told your friends about me! You all made them possible so quickly after our move!! Today is gonna be fun! 🥳 . . . . #stlouisarch #stlouis #stlminisessions #stlphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer
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    Mini session day today!💃🏻💃🏻💃🏻 Thanks to all those asked me to do them and told your friends about me! You all made them possible so quickly after our move!! Today is gonna be fun! 🥳 . . . . #stlouisarch #stlouis #stlminisessions #stlphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer
  • 9 months old. 1. crawls SUPER fast...but most especially when he’s being chased by me holding something he shouldn’t 🤣 2. pulling himself up into a standing position and cruising...everywhere. Nothing 3 feet up is safe now. 3. Free standing: So surreal. Imagine walking into a room to find an itty bitty baby standing like a grown up 😱 4. Likes to help me do dishes..AKA. Unloading the dishwasher as fast as I can fill it. 5. Eats more food than his 5 year old sister 😳 6. Life is even better having him around💗💗💗 6.ALSO, holding a baby and a heavy camera = the perfect amount of strain to create the perfect triple chin effect 👌🏻
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    9 months old. 1. crawls SUPER fast...but most especially when he’s being chased by me holding something he shouldn’t 🤣 2. pulling himself up into a standing position and cruising...everywhere. Nothing 3 feet up is safe now. 3. Free standing: So surreal. Imagine walking into a room to find an itty bitty baby standing like a grown up 😱 4. Likes to help me do dishes..AKA. Unloading the dishwasher as fast as I can fill it. 5. Eats more food than his 5 year old sister 😳 6. Life is even better having him around💗💗💗 6.ALSO, holding a baby and a heavy camera = the perfect amount of strain to create the perfect triple chin effect 👌🏻
  • One of the blessings of having my husband in a dental residency—I feel like I connect with so many wives of medical/dental professionals. We’ve met so many wonderful families here in Missouri and so many of them are still in the trenches of schooling/residencies/fellowships and you just can’t help but feel a bit of connection with them! I’m so grateful for that. It has been such a long road, but grateful for kind friends who support us through it all💗
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    One of the blessings of having my husband in a dental residency—I feel like I connect with so many wives of medical/dental professionals. We’ve met so many wonderful families here in Missouri and so many of them are still in the trenches of schooling/residencies/fellowships and you just can’t help but feel a bit of connection with them! I’m so grateful for that. It has been such a long road, but grateful for kind friends who support us through it all💗
  • Little secret about photo shoots. I LOVE watching for little transition moments, or moments where families don’t think I’m shooting. Just little natural, normal, families being themselves moments. This first photo for example, i didn’t intentionally set it up. We shot photos on the couch first, and then i told them we’d do some photos by the window in the dining room. As i saw their sweet little family make the transition—brother holding little sis, dad throwing the little guy over his shoulder, mom with their sweet newborn, i couldn’t help but say, “ooooh! Ah! Stop, go back and do that again!” as i ran into position! If you’ve done a shoot with me you may have noticed me say that 😅 I just love finding these little golden moments at every shoot!. P.s. see more of their darling family session in my stories! . . . . #inhomefamilysession #familyphotos #kirkwoodfamilyphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer #familyphotographerstl
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    Little secret about photo shoots. I LOVE watching for little transition moments, or moments where families don’t think I’m shooting. Just little natural, normal, families being themselves moments. This first photo for example, i didn’t intentionally set it up. We shot photos on the couch first, and then i told them we’d do some photos by the window in the dining room. As i saw their sweet little family make the transition—brother holding little sis, dad throwing the little guy over his shoulder, mom with their sweet newborn, i couldn’t help but say, “ooooh! Ah! Stop, go back and do that again!” as i ran into position! If you’ve done a shoot with me you may have noticed me say that 😅 I just love finding these little golden moments at every shoot!. P.s. see more of their darling family session in my stories! . . . . #inhomefamilysession #familyphotos #kirkwoodfamilyphotographer #stlfamilyphotographer #familyphotographerstl
  • Hey STL friends! After several requests, I decided to make it happen! 🎉FAMILY MINI SESSIONS🎉 Sessions will be 20 minutes long, you’ll receive 20-30 edited images, and the print release! Plus, I’m sure we’ll have enough time to get several gorgeous interactive family photos (my personal faves), plus, that perfect coveted Christmas card photo!😉😉 DM me for details! And Please, please, pretty please, tag your St. Louis friends! I’m new here, i need help getting the word out ;) I may be offering a little discount for every friend you refer that books 🥳 Woot! Happy October Ya’ll!👻🎃🎉 . . . . . #familyminisessionsstl #stlminisessions #stlfamilyphotigrapher #familyphotographerstl #minisessions #familyphotographer
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    Hey STL friends! After several requests, I decided to make it happen! 🎉FAMILY MINI SESSIONS🎉 Sessions will be 20 minutes long, you’ll receive 20-30 edited images, and the print release! Plus, I’m sure we’ll have enough time to get several gorgeous interactive family photos (my personal faves), plus, that perfect coveted Christmas card photo!😉😉 DM me for details! And Please, please, pretty please, tag your St. Louis friends! I’m new here, i need help getting the word out ;) I may be offering a little discount for every friend you refer that books 🥳 Woot! Happy October Ya’ll!👻🎃🎉 . . . . . #familyminisessionsstl #stlminisessions #stlfamilyphotigrapher #familyphotographerstl #minisessions #familyphotographer
  • A little over a year ago Colbie's preschool class took a trip to @schnepf_farms in Queen Creek. I don't usually pack my pro camera around for things other than actual shoots (but I'm trying to change that), but I thought I'd take advantage of Schnepf's gorgeous farm, dress Colbie up just a tad, and take some magical pics of my kid being a kid. She had the time of her life that day on their rides, looking at the animals, petting them, a BMX show and other shows, and last but not least, picking a pumpkin on her way out. She was pretty done with me taking photos of her by then, but I did manage to get her to look at me for at least one of them. I ended up posting that photo on an instagram story and I tagged the farm in it. Six months later, I got a call....about this!! of course I said YES! to them using Colbie's photo for this, even if we were moving! They also hired me to do some pics with peaches and models for the artist to paint as well! You'll see them too if you drive by ;) Anyway, long story short, it's crazy how one little decision turned into a 16 foot tall painting of Colbie. :) But, what a neat experience which I’m so grateful for, to get to work with the Schnepf's and the talented artist, @johncerney ! Can't wait to see it when I go back this Fall! (I'll post a pic in the comments of the pic I took of Colbie just for reference :))
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    A little over a year ago Colbie's preschool class took a trip to @schnepf_farms in Queen Creek. I don't usually pack my pro camera around for things other than actual shoots (but I'm trying to change that), but I thought I'd take advantage of Schnepf's gorgeous farm, dress Colbie up just a tad, and take some magical pics of my kid being a kid. She had the time of her life that day on their rides, looking at the animals, petting them, a BMX show and other shows, and last but not least, picking a pumpkin on her way out. She was pretty done with me taking photos of her by then, but I did manage to get her to look at me for at least one of them. I ended up posting that photo on an instagram story and I tagged the farm in it. Six months later, I got a call....about this!! of course I said YES! to them using Colbie's photo for this, even if we were moving! They also hired me to do some pics with peaches and models for the artist to paint as well! You'll see them too if you drive by ;) Anyway, long story short, it's crazy how one little decision turned into a 16 foot tall painting of Colbie. :) But, what a neat experience which I’m so grateful for, to get to work with the Schnepf's and the talented artist, @johncerney ! Can't wait to see it when I go back this Fall! (I'll post a pic in the comments of the pic I took of Colbie just for reference :))