Above and below are our favorite photos from a Wintry Wonderland engagement session we had at The Gardens at SiUE. We were so excited when Stephanie mentioned she wanted a wintry engagement session. We met Stephanie and Daniel at The Lantern at the Gardens at SIUE in Edwardsville, Illinois. Stephanie wore a bright red dress with heels that totally popped on the wintry white backdrop and Daniel had jeans and a blue sweater they went perfectly with her outfit. “The Lantern" is Japanese gazebo that has a long walkway, which made for a really cool visual picture. Stephanie and Daniel were awesome sports throughout the whole session and powered though the cold with us. We had a great time on their engagement session and can’t wait for their wedding in October.
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Andrea and Travis were wed in 2017 in Las Vegas and are now expecting their first child. We couldn’t be more excited for them. Their little girl is almost due (Andrea is at 30 weeks during our session) so we had to schedule a maternity session despite the wintry conditions. We decided that the Jewel box in Forest Park was our best bet. Wow, what a beautiful space. We’ve been here several times but every time it seems different. They’re always rotating new plants/flowers per season so there’s always something new to see. We had a great time photographing Andrea and Travis’s maternity session and look forward to seeing this family continue to grow.
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Above and below are a couple of photos we think truly show off the amazing family we had the pleasure of photographing on December 30th. Katie contacted us and informed me this was the only time they had to have the whole family together and we were excited that we had her date available. They were all troopers and we all stuck it out on this "wintry" day to get some amazing photos. We had great time photographing this family and look forward to seeing them all again in the future.
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We love getting to photograph this cute family. We have had the pleasure of photographing this guys for their engagement session and then thier wedding. Then when did Alli's maternity session and finally when Spencer arrived, we did his newborn session. Now we finally get to photograph the whole family. We can't wait to watch this family continue to grow and wish them a lifetime of happiness.

We were able to capture a little bit of the very short fall season we had this year. We met up with the Blutas family in Frontier Park in St. Charles, MO for a short and sweet family session. Hailey and Jesse's baby has the biggest, bluest eyes we've ever seen. She was such a good baby though our whole session and her parent did great as well:) We had a great time photographing this sweet little family. 

We had the pleasure of photographing and filming a unique and joyful Arabic engagement party. This celebration was held at the ornate and delicious Grbic Restaurant and Private Events. We wish them all the best with their wedding in New Jersey and a lifetime of happiness.
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These are some of our favorite photos from an engagement session we had at Lafayette Park in St. Louis, Missouri. We were so excited when Dana and Michael picked this beautiful spot for their session. From the beautiful autumn leaves on the trees, to the unique an historic bridge, this park has so many wonderful spots for taking photos. These two are such a sweet and loving couple, and you can see the love in their photos. The sun was really in our favor that day and we were able to capture some amazing sun glare photos. Thanks for a great session guys and we look forward to your wedding in October!
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A sneak peek of the Mouser wedding on October 27th, 2018. The ceremony was at The Main Street Abbey in Columbia, IL. We loved the arched ceilings and stained-glass windows. Kayla and Jacob had a short and sweet ceremony and then after formals at the Abbey we were off to do “half-time” photos.  After a little bus ride, we arrived at the Laumeier Sculpture Park. The lighting was perfect and we captured some amazing photos and video. Then it was time for the reception at LiUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills, MO. We had a great time filming and photographing Kayla and Jacob’s wedding and wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations guys.  

Ceremony venue: Main Street Abbey-Columbia, IL
Reception venue: LiUNA Event Center-Sunset Hills, MO
Caterer: LiUNA Event Center
Wedding Dress: Mori Lee- Mia Grace
DJ: Shaggy Sounds
Hair and makeup: Abra-ca-dabra Salon
Wedding Colors: Eggplant, Navy and Silver
Florist: Flowers by Glenda
Bridesmaids wore: Eggplant dresses
Groomsmen wore: Navy tuxedos

​A sneak peek of Sure Shot’s favorite photos from an engagement session we had at The University of Columbia in Columbia, MO. Jess and Carlo are such a cute and sweet couple. These two met at the university and were even in housed in the same dorm building. They both majoring in engineering and couldn’t be more prefect for each other. This is such a beautiful campus, we could’ve easily taken pictures there all day with this fun-loving couple. We had a great time getting to know Jess and Carlo and taking their photos and cannot wait for their wedding day in April!

​A sneak peek of Sure Shot’s favorite photos from an engagement session we had in Waterloo, IL. Courtnie and Dan welcomed us out to their family farm where they live. We had a very windy day but despite prevailing winds we were able to capture beautiful picture for them. These guys are such a laid back and easy-going couple and we had a great time getting to know Dan and Courtnie. We cannot wait for their wedding day in May!

A sneak peek of Sure Shot’s favorite photos from an engagement session we had in Forest Park, MO. Shay and Jeff are such a cute and quirky couple who are always ready for any adventure, including hiking up a muddy hill to get the perfect shot.  Forest Park is such a beautiful and iconic place it would be very easy to stay all day and take photos especially with this loving and affectionate couple. We had a lot of fun with these two and cannot wait for their wedding day next October!

A sneak peek of the Borlesch wedding on October 13th, 2018. Everything took place at the Falls Reception and Conference center in Columbia, IL. A beautiful venue with an outside area for the ceremony with a waterfall and inside banquet area for reception. Heather and Ryan are a fun-loving, laid-back couple who love the outdoors and nature. They had lots of fall and outdoor themes throughout their rustic wedding day. They had a short and sweet ceremony and did a “branding” for their unity ceremony where they branded a piece of wood with their names and date on it. For “half-time photos” Heather and Ryan took us to Herbeck’s Lake that was that an amazing old quarry that had filled with water. It was cold but Heather, Ryan and their wedding party were troopers and the photos came out beautiful. As we always say “cold weather makes for beautiful pictures”. We had a great time filming and photographing Heather and Ryan’s wedding and wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations guys. 

Theme: Rustic
Ceremony venue: Falls Reception and Conference-Columbia, IL (outside)
Reception venue: Falls Reception and Conference-Columbia, IL
Caterer: Falls Reception and Conference-Columbia, IL
Wedding Dress: Bridal Shoppe
DJ: Top Cats

eA sneak peek of a few of our favorite photos from The wedding of Jenna and Alec. This sweet and loving couple were married at a unique and cute barn venue called The Stables at Walnut Springs in Fredericktown, MO. Both the ceremony and reception were outside on an extremely bright, sunny and hot day which made things a little difficult. Jenna and Alec had such positive attitudes and were troopers throughout the day. They even agreed to do a night shot which truly turned out amazing. We had a great time filming and photographing their wedding and look forward to the next chapter for this cute family.
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​A sneak peek of the Gerber wedding on September 15th, 2018. Everything took place at the Edwardsville, IL at Holiday Shores Lake.  A cute and private lake community where Eddie and Erin live. The couple and their wedding party members got ready in separate locations and then headed to the ceremony locating via pontoon boats. Erin had so many wonderful elements she worked into the wedding to make it unique to them such as her Beatles themed garters, everyone’s matching Sperry flip flops, and wooden flower bouquets and boutonnieres. It was a short and sweet ceremony that took place at the local clubhouse. The ceremony was right on the lake and you could watch the boat go by as the couple exchanged vows and rings. We had a great time filming and photographing Erin and Eddie’s wedding and wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations guys. 

​Theme: Rustic/Nautical/Casual
Ceremony venue: Holiday Shores Clubhouse in Edwardsville, IL
Reception venue: Holiday Shores Clubhouse in Edwardville, IL
Caterer: Ginger’z
Wedding Dress: David’s Bridal
DJ: Matt Corzine

 **Be sure check out the highlight video as well**

A sneak peek of the Lamzik wedding on September 8th, 2018. Everything took place at the St. Louis Renaissance Hotel by the airport. Maggie and Frank are a fun and outgoing couple who love their dogs (don’t we all😊)It was a short and sweet ceremony that incorporated one of Maggie and Franks dogs. In fact, their whole wedding day was dog themed, from the clever signage to the dog treats for everyone to take home and even thier cake topper. We even snagged a couple of dog treats for our dog as well. This group really knows how to party and we stayed almost till the end of the night. We had a great time filming and photographing Maggie and Frank’s wedding and wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations guys. 
 
Theme: Non-traditional with a slight dog theme
Ceremony venue: St. Louis Renissance Hotel-by the airport
Reception venue: St. Louis Renissance Hotel-by the airport

​A sneak peek of the Lindsey wedding on September 1st, 2018. We started out the day at the Innsbrook Resort in Innsbrook, Missouri getting shots of the girls and guys getting ready. Then we headed out for the ceremony in front of the lovely gazebo. It was a short and sweet ceremony and then it was time for what we like to call halftime photos. We took a few in Innsbrook, then we headed to Old Town Wentzville, and lastly Fort Zumwalt Park. The reception was at The Christy in St. Charles, MO.  We wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations guys.  
 
Theme: 1920’s speakeasy/vintage feel
Ceremony venue: Innsbrook Resort, Innsbrook, Missouri
Reception venue: The Christy, St. Charles, MO
Hair and makeup: Wentzville House of Beauty Salon and Spa
Wedding Colors: navy and copper
Caterer: The Christy
DJ: Complete Music
Wedding Dress: Cleo Bridal
Florist: Southern Blooms

Above are a few of our favorite photos from Forest Park Golf Club’s open house. This venue and Mckinley have been so good to us. We were invited to come take photos of their open house where potential clients and already booked clients could come out and see the venue all set up and ready to go. Its always great to be able to view your venue set up for ceremony and reception. They even let us set up a small area to hand out cards and talk to everyone. One of my favorite treats they had was Narwhal's Crafted Urban Ice that basically serve alcoholic slushies. We love working with all the people at Forest Park and we can not thank them enough for everything. 

Matthew Kaiser-General Manager-Forest Park 
Mckinley Hawkinson-Event Coordinator-Forest Park
Amy L. Milne- Catering 
Brad Merten-Co-owner-Narwhal's

Above are a few of our favorite photos from our newborn session with little Brody Bailey. We filmed and photographed his parent's wedding and now we are lucky enough to photograph Brody’s newborn session. His nursery is cutely decorated with an adventure theme. teepees, arrows and soccer are among the many adorable things in his nursery. He was such a good baby and once fussed once during the session. We are so happy that we were able to capture this little cutie and to watch this family continue to grow. Congratulations guys and Best Wishes! 

We met up with Mallory and Jesse at the fun and unique area of downtown Kirkwood, MO. Mallory and Jesse both went to high school in Kirkwood and say "they basically grew up in the Kirkwood area". So, we were sure to use all the best places for pictures. We used and love the train station, the famous Kirkwood bridge over the train tracks, and the iconic farmers market. We had such a fun time getting to know these two during the engagement session and can not wait for their upcoming wedding in March.
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A sneak peek of Sure Shot’s favorite photos from our most recent engagement session. Rob and I have a pretty tight group of friends and we are fortunate enough to have friends like Katee and Dani. When they finally announced that they were getting married, we couldn't have been more excited for them. Then they picked us to photograph their wedding and engagement session. We all decided that The Grove would be a fun place to have a photo session. The Grove is known for being a strong center of the LGBT community in the St. Louis area.  We started at The Atomic Cowboy, one of Katee and Dani's favorite places to hangout and have a beer. They really wanted a photo with the black cat mural and we had to get a shot of the iconic Grove neon sign that welcomes you into the area. We also love the Grove mural that is also iconic to the area. We had a lot of fun with these two and cannot wait for their wedding day!

A sneak peek of a maternity session shot
at a St. Charles family farmland sunflower field.
Back in 2016, we photographed Maddie and Bryan engagement session. Then in 2017 we filmed and photographed their wedding. Now, in 2018 we have the pleasure of photographing their maternity session and the newborn session when Brody finally arrives in just a few weeks.  We had so much fun photographing this session and spending time with Maddie and Bryan again. We are so excited for them and cannot wait for Mr. Brody to arrive to help this family continue to grow! 

A sneak peek, of the O’Neal wedding at Le Belle Coeur for the ceremony and reception all in St. Charles, MO. We started out the day at the Ameristar Casino Hotel getting shots of the girls getting hair and makeup done. Next we headed to the Old Stone Chapel in St. Charles across the street from the ceremony venue so the girls could get dressed. We took advantage of this beautiful space by getting wedding dress pics and doing a "first look" with Tori and Brad. Brad was blindfolded for the "first look" and it was so funny to watch as he was carefully lead down the stairs to his beautiful bride. It was a short and sweet ceremony and then it was time for what we like to call "halftime" photos. It was extremely hot but everyone hung in there like champs. While taking photos at the gazebo, they had someone bring their Chihuahua, dressed in a little tux for a few photos. We headed to the reception and Tori and Brad agreed to come back outside for a few more photos after dinner. We had a lovely time photographing Tori and Brad's wedding. We wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations guys. #itsbreenreal

​Wedding Colors: Periwinkle and coral
Caterer: Le Belle Coeur: Heart Events
DJ: Complete Music
Wedding Dress: White Tradtions
Florist: Thorn Studio

A sneak peek, of the Medrano wedding at St. Francis Xavier College Church for the ceremony and Clayton Plaza Hotel for the reception all in St. Louis, MO. This is a huge and breathtakingly beautiful church, that’s full of ornate detail and everything is lit amazingly.  After Sergio and Anne’s catholic ceremony it was off in the limo to Forest Park for pictures. We got all the photos done just in time for the rain that came out of nowhere. One second perfectly blue skis, the next a giant ominous rain cloud to ruin our fun☹. The reception at the hotel had an awesome lobby with a very classy chandelier that we used for a few more photos and then it was reception time. The couple had a choregraphed first dance to the song “Stand by Me” first the original version then in turned into a bachata “Spanish” style version.
We had an amazing time filming and photographing Anne and Sergio’s wedding. We wish them a lifetime of happiness and love. Congratulations and Best Wishes!
 
Wedding Theme: Classic style with mint as their color
Caterer: Clayton Plaza Hotel
DJ: 314DJ
Wedding Dress: Sincerely Yours Bridal
Florist: Soulard Florist
Limo service: Fun Tyme Limousine

​Above and below are 2 photos we think truly show off the amazing group of people we had the pleasure of photographing on July 4th. Donna called me early the month before and informed me this was the only time they had to have the whole family together since they had family in all the way from Canada. Mom is 80 and her had 10 children that all created their own families. We had a total of 51 people to photograph on this hot and humid St. Louis July day and the backyard did not have much shade. Donna and her sister were on it with big industrial fans outside for everyone, offering water to everyone and even had a shot list made up on a big white board.  They were all troopers and we got the session done in under 2 hours. We had great time photographing this large family and look forward to seeing them all again in the future.