Briar Funke's First Year! // St. Charles Family Photography

I have  been wanting to share all of this sweetness with you for quite some time now!

I have had the amazing opportunity to capture so many beautiful families as they grow (some even before mom & dad say "I DO") - it truly is such an honor & such a joy!  So, I wanted to put a little post together from one of my First Year Packages to give everyone an idea of how important & awesome it is to document all of the beautiful growth that takes place in such a short amount of time!  (I'll try to post a couple more families soon too!)

I believe it really is so important to have precious images like these to cherish many many years from now - right?!  & not just for you, but for your kiddo's too!  Don't we all love looking back at photos of us & our parents from years ago?  It's always good to have something to look back on & remember the joy &  beauty in these fleeting moments!  

If you're interested in having this sweet season of your life captured please check out some of the details on my CONTACT page & send me a message - I'll get back to you with lots of details, answer all of your questions, & we can make some plans to freeze a few of life's blissful moments for you!

MATERNITY:

NEWBORN:

6 MONTHS:

ONE YEAR:

Thank you Jake, Colbi, & sweet little Biar Gray for continually inviting me to share in so many beautiful seasons of your life!  Love you guys!  :-*

Make Room For Milo // St. Louis Maternity Photography

I'm thrilled to share this spunky, colorful, intimate, & all around fun maternity session with you!

This is my beautiful & very creative friend Kristi & her manly hunk of a husband Trevor.  
They are expecting their first child, Milo, any day now!  
Kristi is my stylist friend that I always brag about & recommend to clients that are interested in adding a little extra flair to their sessions - remember Finn's Adventure?  The creativity she brings always adds the perfect touch to each session!  SOOOO...of course any session for herself would have to be nothing short of glorious, right?  

I hope you enjoy scrolling through these as much as I do!  :)

Kristi, you're such a beautiful, expectant, momma!

The images we did in the bedroom are my favorites!  The image below is one of those perfect & real moments that just makes my heart happy.  Kinda like those images you find of your parents from when they were young...I think it'll be one that your children will love seeing when they're all grown up!

Charlie is already loving on his brother!

How perfect is this baby bump?  & how rockin is that gold skirt?!

Ice cream for everyone!

Get ready Milo!  You're in for a lot of fun adventures with your mommy & daddy!

Waiting on Willa // St. Louis Maternity Photography

Good morning everyone!  I'm pretty pumped about these beautiful maternity photos...I could hardly wait to show them to you!

A few years ago I had the privilege of capturing Aaron & Cassie's beautiful, blustery, winter wedding day & now I get to celebrate with them again as their family grows!  

Can we just talk about how gorgeous Cassie is?!  You'd hardly beleive she would be having that baby a week after we shot this, but she did!  & how about that beautiful floral belt?!  Amazing, right?!  Her sis-in-law made it for her to wear for the session!  I think she should go into business making them!

Willa June decided to come a little early, so I'm heading to West Frankfort today to meet her & get some images of her cuteness - which I promise to share soon!  :)

I had so much fun doing these for you two & I can't wait to meet little Willa!