This week has been a bit nutty – I teach dance one night a week and this weekend is my kids’ annual recital…so lots of rehearsals, last minute costume adjustments and making sure the show is ready! But had to get this gorgeous girl up on the blog before the weekend. Emily and I had […]

There is one thing you can be sure about when it comes to life. It’s complete unpredictability. Yes, there are things we can control and decisions we can make, but some of the most important things we have little to no say over. Two of the big ones: when we die, and when we fall […]

Oh Sam and Matt…you guys will forever be emblazoned in my brain as the “best vows of all time” couple. I’ve shot HUNDREDS of weddings so that is a pretty serious title to hold. I’m so glad you two found each other and have decided to hold onto each other for the rest of your […]

I love new experiences! Don’t get me wrong, I also appreciate the comfort that comes with knowing what you’re going to get. I have certain restaurants where I order the same entree every single time because I know I love it. Same thing happens with my wedding photography! I have favorite end tables for details […]

Looking through these photos after I got them all in here made me smile. No seriously, I was scrolling through to make sure everything made it in correctly and suddenly realized I had a little grin on my face.  Having realized this, I went back through again and did some smile counting.  There are smiles […]

This is Sarah and Nick (and Jax) …. they are both chefs (the humans) and are certainly no muss, no fuss type of people.  My favorite!  We met at Forest Park for a quick (chilly!) engagement session with their big, goofy black lab and some pretty fall sunlight. Sarah may or may not have almost […]

Ordinarily when you see us post engagement photos here on the blog, it means we are getting to meet some of our brides and grooms for the coming season, but every so often I get a call out of the blue for just an engagement session…. either the couple is from out of town or […]

St Louis Senior Portraits. It’s been hit-and-miss with the weather this month, but I’m glad we had a great day out for Erich’s senior session. We wandered around the Loop, then over to Forest Park – mainly to hit the Muny area, as Erich is into theater – but as we pulled up it was […]