Vanessa+Dillon | Engaged

I met Vanessa and Dillon over the phone months and months ago, when they came to me about photographing their September wedding. We'd had many phone chats and emails exchanged, but these two fab folks live in Virginia, so we met one fine June morning in Tower Grove Park for their engagement session. I was more than excited because I got to do my first session with balloons. I had suggested it to Vanessa in an email, and I'm pretty sure her response was " ummm YES." When she told me they were going to be incorporating some themes from the movie "Up," there was no question. Balloons were a necessity. So I went out and got some. After traipsing around the park we headed over to South Grand for a bit and we snagged one of my favorite images of the day.

Vanessa and Dillon, I can wait for the wedding, I will see you very soon!

Enjoy....

 This is the fav...

Meaghan+Josh | Engagement

I met Meaghan years ago, and reconnected through Facebook over the last couple years. Thank heavens for social networking. :) I have always loved Meaghan, she is fun and a no-nonsense kind of girl. So, not only was I happy to start chatting with her through Facebook, but I was even more happy ton hear that she got engaged and wanted me to photograph her wedding. So, we beat the heat and did their engagement session before it got to hot. One thing Meaghan has no tolerance for is the heat, hence the late November wedding. After a brief stop in Carondolet Park with their two dogs we headed downtown for some warehouse fun, with the final stop at Crown Candy Kitchen. If you have never been, I highly recommend checking it out. Their chocolate malts (among many other things) are delish. We wanted to have our final stop here for two reasons. One: it's good. And two: this is Meaghan and Josh's spot. They each have their signature dishes and always order them. So it seemed only fitting that we hit it up. And then have something to eat.

Meaghan and Josh, thank you for a wonderful session and a delicious chocolate malt. I can't wait for the wedding.

Enjoy...

Tina+Dan | Engaged

Dan and Tina live in L.A. and we met over the phone last year. Dan is a no nonsense kinda guy when it comes to making decisions (he is a TOTAL nonsense kinda guy in everything else, as you'll see in a minute) so they booked me right then. They were coming in at Christmas so we planned to do their engagement session then. And lucky for us we had the crazy warm winter, so that made a late December outdoor session fabulous.
I met Tina and Dan in person at the Muny and I was introduced to their fun and silly antics for the next few hours as we traipsed through Forest Park and the Central West End. I was also a witness to Tina's cupcake obsession when we stumbled on The Cup and had to go in for a taste. And some photos too, of course. They are delish BTW, just in case you wondered.
I actually just photographed their amazing wedding last weekend and I can't wait to post it. It was simply perfect for these two quirky amazing people. But that's all I'm going to say on that...for now. Now, enjoy some images....

Can you see the excitement on her face? This was legit. Totally for realzies.

 They had these cupcakes at their wedding. :)

 Dan was full of ideas...including being very VERY romantic...by the trash can sign.

Laura + Adam get hitched!

I was so excited to share Adam and Laura's wedding day with them. They had their wedding and reception at the Wildey Theater in Edwardsville and it was perfect. The rain held off for us until after we were done with photos and then it kept raining, and we got one of my favorite images ever. This is the one time I have actually been happy that it was raining. :) Thank you Laura and Adam for being so fun and in love and letting me take your pictures along the way. And a HUGE thanks to my fabulous second Sara, without her the magical rain images would never have happened.

Enjoy!