November 23rd, 2011-

Faust Park has been a popular destination for me this fall! I met up with the extended Graham family a few weeks ago to take some photos for Christmas presents!

I hope everyone has a lovely holiday with their families this Thanksgiving :)

November 21st, 2011-

A few weeks ago I met up with the Gossage family, and got to meet the adorable baby A.!

Yep, she’s one!

I mean, she just couldn’t stop smiling!


Happy Holidays Gossage Family!

10.24.1011- I was reeeallly nervous about this shoot. You see, I shot this family’s portraits last year, and they were a big hit! One of my favorites of the year, and is still featured on my website! So, when Karen contacted me to do a shoot again this year, I felt a lot of pressure to live up to last year’s shoot!

We met up at Lafayette Square and I brought my mustaches. Not a new prop in the photography world but I found these awesome ones that are so much better than the typical felt/paper mustaches. And it helped the kids warm up a bit :)

The end! I hope you guys enjoy these photos as much as you did last year’s!

Sometimes life and relationships just don’t go as planned. Sometimes, life just might give you two adorable little children BEFORE you get married. And as far as Michelle and Justin are concerned, that is just how it’s supposed to be :) I loved Michelle’s honesty in our initial email bantering and was so happy to meet her whole family at our photography consultation. They will be getting married next May and can’t wait to see the dress Michelle chooses!

She found this location and thought it would be perfect, given the 1-2 for their wedding date!

We just did a few shots with the kiddos before they were allowed to run around the City Garden fountains with Justin’s mom…good job guys!

I really do love the City Garden in the late afternoon…








Hope you guys enjoyed your portrait session! Looking forward to your wedding next year!

May 26th, 2011…

Last weekend I headed back to my hometown to visit family…and I thought while there I’d see if anyone was interested in a quick mini-session! It’s nice to get out of the StL area and discover some new locations. While I was researching a place for an urban shoot, I came across a Dayton photographer’s site…they were shooting in a really cool spot…I emailed a few pics to my dad, who’s familiar with the area, and crazy enough…the spot was his old work place! Super random coincidence, but so cool!

Mini-sessions are a great way to get some quick shots of your family as they grow, without laying down a large amount of money every time you want to capture a moment in time. They are also less work for me, so I consider it a win-win situation :)

First up that morning were Robyn and her baby girl Ellen (+2 new babies on the way!). Unfortunately her hubs had to work. We all attended the same high school…I love seeing how all these people I remember from a long time ago grew up and made beautiful little families :)

Ellen’s curls were just adorable.

Next up was the Alldred family! We went to high school together also, and Leanne and I also attended Miami U! I’ve kept up with Leanne mostly on facebook..she is quite the photographer (much to her little guys’ dismay) and I like to look at her family blog!

Three boys, all with very different personalities…

And last came the Sharp family! Kate and I have known each other since we were teenagers, and she were bridesmaids in each other’s weddings! I can’t believe she already has 2 little guys!

Ben has become quite the ham. He and my 2 year old niece are very fond of each other :)

This is my fave shot of the day…you can’t get better than these candid moments…

I want to thank all these families for coming out! I will definitely be doing something like this again in the fall!

Also a big thanks to my mom for being the best assistant/baby wrangler a photographer could have!

I have lots o’ stuff in the blog pipeline. My awesome friend Jess and her baby Jenna, Katie and Matt’s wedding, and several engagement sessions! I promise to blog a lot this summer :)