Katie & Jim ENGAGED - Princeton University, St. Louis MO Destination Wedding Photographer

Hello there! Are you sick and tired of winter weather yet? I am counting down the days until my tulips are fully bloomed and my cherry blossom trees take over my backyard. But until then, I will just have to share sessions of gorgeous fall colors. As most of you know, I LOVE to travel and I offer destination wedding photography as well as engagement destination photography. Katie and Jim will be tying the knot in June in St. Louis, but I thought it would be FABULOUS to travel to New Jersey and photograph their gorgeous engagement session at Princeton University. Here are a few from their destination engagement session, enjoy!

Katie just has legs for days....so jealous!  She's also a teacher at the Princeton Ballet School, um hello....

I 'm just in love with her. :)

Isn't Katie's red dress from Anthropologie absolutely adorable?!?!  Perfect shade for those fall colors :)

Had SO much fun photographing their engagement session at Princeton University, can't wait to photograph their wedding day in St. Louis in June!

Kim and Phil - ENGAGED - Klondike Park, St. Louis MO Wedding Photographer

Kim and Phil will be getting married THIS WEEKEND, so I though it would be a great time to share their engagement session. :)

Their engagement session was held in Klondike Park which is just outside St. Louis, MO.  Another plus, Klondike Park is on the way to some of my favorite wineries such as Montelle Winery and Mt. Pleasant Winery and the drive is absolutely gorgeous.  Phil and Kim are oh so adorable!  Here are a few from their session, can't wait to photograph their St. Charles wedding this weekend! :)

Amber and Reese PUBLISHED - St. Louis Newborn Photographer

Hi there!  I hope you all had a great weekend!

Just in case you missed it, the lovely Amber and Reese were featured on Live Modernly, which is the lifestyle blog for Modernly Wed.  As a portrait photographer, I adore photographing newborns but I do not use props such as babies in baskets....and I don't wrap them in a sheet and hang them from a tree either.  I prefer "lifestyle" newborn photography that shows the baby in their natural environment, where they are most comfortable.  For this particular session I wanted to bring in a bit of "glamour" and add in a hair and makeup stylist to make Amber (the mother) feel exceptionally gorgeous.  Natural lighting, natural setting, and a gorgeous mother and her newborn baby....love it.  Thank you again to Live Modernly for featuring this session.  Special thanks to the lovely Amber for letting me capture her session and to Nikki Cox for hair and makeup.

You can see more of Amber and baby Reese here, enjoy!

Harper 3 months old - Belleville Family Photographer

Hi there!  Are you ready for a blog post party?  Well good.....

Remember the lovely Harper?  I have had so much fun photographing this family from maternity photos to newborn photos to now. Being able to watch children grow up before my very eyes is such a gift.  I've known Amber since high school....we used to play tennis together.  From getting pulled over by the police for turning without signaling (multiple times) in the Dairy Queen parking lot, to driving to tennis practice wearing sunglasses with no frames, to making matching tshirts for Prairie State Games the night before.....I heart Amber.  She is such a beautiful person inside and out.  And now getting the honor of photographing her beautiful family, it doesn't get any better than that.  :)

Harper has a FABULOUS eye for fashion..... ;)

SMOOCHES!