Madeline & Tony // Rustic, Rainy, Romantic St. Louis Engagement Photography

I am so in love with this engagement session & I'm so excited to finally be sharing it with you!
 
These two have very different schedules & of course after we found a time that worked for all of us a huge storm came through...but Madeline wasn't concerned about it at all & wanted to proceed with the session anyway & I'm so glad we did!  The rain only lasted about the first hour of the session & then we had these amazing rich colors & an abandoned wet park all to ourselves - it felt kinda magical!  Plus these two love birds are so incredibly sweet together - which you'll notice right away when you look at their images - making my job very easy. 

I hope you enjoy this little look into our adventure together on this rainy spring day!

What girl doesn't love dancing in the rain with the love of her life?

See what I mean?  Kinda magical.

I am so excited about your wedding this November Madeline & Tony...I know it is going to be even more beautiful & magical than I'm imagining it to be.

Lisa Paden // St. Louis Business Portrait Photography

I'd like to introduce you to Lisa Paden - wife, mother, worship leader, & entrepreneur (she has multiple different businesses/jobs) - She is just as beautiful on the inside as she is on the outside & I was thrilled when she told me she was in need of some new business portraits to capture the many facets of her professional life.  I teamed up with the talented Kristi Pinkham once again for this session.  She is so good at bringing creativity to the norm & giving people the confidence to try something new with their style - she & Lisa worked together before the session on her makeup & wardrobe, which I'd say came together brilliantly!

One of the businesses Lisa owns is The Personal Gift Basket Company - she puts together lovely baskets, bags, etc. for personal & professional needs - if you're ever in need of something unique & beautiful to give to someone I'd highly recommend talking to Lisa!

Lisa also has a personal blog, Adventures of an Aspiring Superwoman, which is what these next few images were created for.  We had so much fun bringing Lisa's vision to life with these!  Like many women, Lisa juggles so many roles every day & even though no one is perfect she has the desire to be the best she can be in her every role...thus the Aspiring Superwoman.  :)  So her blog is basically anything & everything that pertains to being a wife, mother, homeowner, & business woman.

Thank you so much for trusting Kristi & I with bringing these images to life for you Lisa - we had so much fun working with you & pray you find joy & blessings in all of your life adventures!

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!