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!

Mark + Brittney // Downtown St. Louis Engagement Photography

OOOOHHHHH!!!  
I'm so excited to share this sweet, city engagement session with y'all!

These two wanted something a little unique & I was thrilled to explore some pretty rockin parts of downtown St. Louis with them (can't wait to have another excuse to shoot there now!).  

Mark contacted me about capturing their big day in August & I was already booked & pretty bummed.  wah wah.  BUT!  They still wanted me to do their engagement photos for them!
& for that I say THANKS MARK & BRITTNEY!  I had so much fun with you two & love how your session came together!  May the adventures never end for you two!

Kevin + Christy // University of Missouri St. Louis Wedding Photography

I just loved every minute of this colorful, sweet, & oh so fun March wedding!

Christy was the maid of honor in a wedding I did a long time ago (back when I was just getting into wedding photography)...she has encouraged several of other brides to use me between then & now & I was thrilled when she contacted me to finally capture her big day!  

Their wedding was full of so many sweet details & suited them perfectly!

UMSL Chapel is so unique & beautiful!  The surrounding campus area has so many cool nooks & old details that make it kinda dreamy to photograph too!

Thanks again for inviting me to share in your celebration Kevin & Christy!  
I loved every minute of it & I know you'll cherish these moments forever!

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!

Andrew + Stephanie // Wentzville Engagement Photography

Stephanie & Andrew are one of those couples that is up for anything!  They were willing to try any fun/random idea I had...& even brought a few of their own along with them (you'll see what I'm talking about when you reach the last portion of their session).  Their eyes light up when they look at each other & they know how to have fun together - which made it so fun & easy to capture so many great images of them.  

I hope you enjoy this little taste of their woodsy engagement session! 

Yes...those are waders.  Yes...they went fishing in the creek.  & Yes...it was so fun!

Of course, Stephanie caught one right away!  haha

You two are seriously so awesome!
I can't wait for your August wedding - it's sure to be a blast!

Gusewelle Fall Camping Adventure! // Alley Spring + Elephant Rock

Soooo...in an effort to begin blogging some more personal things I thought I'd start with a little camping trip John Paul & I took last September (our first camping trip together) to Alley Spring.  
I've had camping on the brain for the past month or so since we weren't able to go...& I can't wait to pack up & head out somewhere beautiful for a weekend away with John Paul & Stanley...hopefully sometime soon!

Even though we were camping, I wouldn't exactly say we were "roughing it"...there was a bathroom nearby, we used a blow-up mattress in the tent (complete with sheets & a comforter), & we fixed some delicious bacon wrapped filet mignon & corn on the cob for dinner.  Since this trip John Paul has come home with several other camping gadgets that will enhance our experience even more next time around.  Ultimately we'd love to get a little tear-drop camper...but that's down the road a bit.

The cool night air mixed with the crackling of our warm campfire was the perfect combination for a peaceful night of relaxing.  We even had a gorgeous full moon too!

After a peaceful sleep under the stars in the cool fall air, we hopped out of our comfy tent to start on breakfast & coffee...there's just something extra delicious about campfire coffee in the quiet of the morning.  :)  Once we packed up camp we headed to the spring...which was so beautiful!  It was the most beautiful shade of aqua you ever did see & watching it bubble up out of the ground was so cool too!

After a lovely little walk around the spring we started our journey home...stopping off for a PB&J at Elephant Rock.  This little plot of earth is almost unbelievable!  Just look how huge these rocks are - magnificent!  We had so much fun climbing around on them, hopping from one cluster to the next, & taking in the beautiful sights from way up high.

That's all folks.
Hopefully we'll have another fun adventure to share soon!

Michael is One! // St. Charles Child Photography

Gosh I love this family!  
I had the privilege of capturing Chris & Kathryn's wedding a few years ago & now I get to be a part of capturing their family as it grows - what a treat!  Their little stud muffin, Michael John, just celebrated his 1st Birthday - which is cause for celebration & a fun photo session too, right?!  :)

Chris & Kathryn bought this old chair & gave it a makeover by painting it a fantastic bright yellow.
& how fun is the chalk paint on the back? 

Love you guys!  So glad I got to do these for you...& I'm already so excited about getting some more of your growing family in the fall!  :)

Welcome Weston Lee // St. Charles Newborn Photography

A few weeks ago I had the privilege of capturing handsome little Weston along with his mom, dad, & adorable big brother & sister.  I love how sweet, relaxed, intimate, & fun this images are - I hope you enjoy them to!

This is Mollie & Cayson (aka: big sister & big brother) ... they were so cute & already so in love with their new little brother!

Mollie could not get enough of her little brother - she kept coming in the room just to give him a hug & a kiss while I was shooting some of the images with him & his momma...

...clearly, she is a lover.

Having the kids lay on the bed with Weston was completely natural - they gladly snuggled up with him when I suggested it.  :)  I'm so used to the older siblings still being a little too young to really understand the new baby thing - usually the length of time they can/will sit & hold the little one is about 2 seconds, then of course they push the baby off b/c they are ready to move onto something else.  haha  
All that to say, having these sweet older siblings kinda spoiled me.  

All of their faces in the photo below are perfect!  
Cayson & Mollie were starting to get a little wound up at this point, but Weston seemed to totally understand & chimed in with a big 'ol smile at just the right moment - pretty sure this is one of my favorite images!

Thanks for letting me be a part of welcoming Weston into your family - it was so much fun!!