Lillian & Brian - Part 1!!!

What a day . . .

Lillian and Brian came to us via the fabulous Melissa Fann.  She's one of our favorites in the biz, she's an amazing photog, and to fill her shoes was an honor that we were happy to accept!

Their Wedding took place in Maplewood, at Immaculate Conception, a church that resembles some of the amazing churches in Europe.  Stunningly beautiful stained glass, marble columns, statues of the Saints, arches throughout the building, and a beautiful bell tower . . . A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!!!  Our day's backdrop also consisted of sunny blue skies and billowy clouds.  It was pretty much perfect from beginning to end.

The other factor that made this day dreamy perfection - The People.  From Lillian and Brian, their parents and their siblings, their extended family members, and their guests, we adored everyone we interacted with throughout the day.  This was positively delightful from the first click of the shutter to the packing up of our gear :)

Enjoy your glimpse of the first part of their day!!!!

How about that marble, stained-glass and arches?!?!?!

Adored this shot of both Moms helping Lillian get dressed.

Lillian's sister won the adoration of the Bride and Bridesmaids with these antique handkerchiefs that she hand embroidered for them.

Two of the cutest little flower girls ever!

 

 The Boys in Waiting

 Yes, we had to capture those stained glass details.  Such a marvel and so stunning . . .

The Bag-Piper was a surprise from Lillian and Brian to their parents, and was a superb finale to their nuptials!!!

Dear Lillian & Brian,

We can't stop gushing over your day.  You gave us

an unbelievable experience, and one that we are still

recalling moments from!  We can't wait for you to see

the remainder of your incredible day.

We will be in-touch next week when we post it.

Hugs,

Kelly & Lisa

Jana & Jeff - E-Session

In life paths are meant to cross, love is meant to happen. In the case of Jana and Jeff , that statement is oh so true :) Jeff hales from New Jersey and Jana is from a small town in West Virginia. They are planting their roots in our beloved St.L and starting the next chapter of their lives. They will be married in a few short weeks in West Virginia, and we were thrilled they choose us to document where they are right now in their relationship with an engagement shoot. Kelly and I are itching for a destination wedding...and we are currently trying to figure out a way to crash this adorable couples wedding....with cameras in hand. ha ha!

Jana wanted their shoot to have a very strong "St. Louis" feel, they will be displaying some of the images at their reception. We meet them at one iconic St. Louis spot, The World's Fair Pavilion....from there we rode together from spot to spot. We LOVE what we got of this amazingly fun loving couple and we think it definitely represents the "Lou" well :) Take a look.....

All you St. Louis "Photogs" know this spot below doesn't usually look this good. There is MAJOR construction going on at our beautiful Art Museum....but Kelly is a Photoshop Goddess and you would never know :)

We were hit with a major rain storm just hours before we were scheduled to meet them. But Mother Nature gave us a pass and the night ended up just gorgeous with some amazing light.

A quick out fit change and another stop at the famous "Keiner Plaza".

We have been itching to shoot in front of a bank of newsstand's....LOVE the colors of these and they look awesome with this equally colorful couple in front of them. Love that they were having a nice "inside" moment. Let's just say we had a lot of homeless around us during this portion of the night :)

Jeff & Jana,

It was so wonderful to meet you guys. Not only is your

engagement shoot one of our all time favorites, but we had

a BLAST hanging out with you. Even when we had to get creative

to stop some bleeding and when Lisa slamed Jana's finger in

the car door. Don't worry, she wasn't hurt (thank GOD!)

We wish we could be there in West Virginia in a few weeks, your

Photographer is one lucky guy!

Hugs!

Lisa & Kelly

Jake & Jess - Part 2!!

The second part of Jake & Jess' day consisted of a wonderful ceremony and reception at Windows Off Washington.  There were 250+ people there to witness Jake and Jess become one. There were so many sweet moments, lots of friends dancing and laughing the night away. We had a blast and the night flew by.

Let's start out with the beautiful ceremony.....

Lily the flower girl was just the cutest, she dropped her flower petals as she was coming down the isle...everyone got a little chuckle watching her try to collect them all.

Jess' mom wiping away a tear.  Jess' Mom wins our "favorite Bride's Mom" award with her sweet emotions, beautiful spirit and complete adoration of her daughter.

Jake looking a little teary eyed himself :)

Married!!! Love the processing on this one.

They had the BIGGEST smiles of any of our couples this year as they came down the isle as husband and wife. Love it!!

Such a cute cake!!

Jess' Dad gave such an awesome and heartfelt speech.  He had everyone in the room thoroughly engrossed in his message of love and support for their lifetime together.

Definitely one of our absolute favorite parent/bride dances of the year.

Lisa and I had to continually wipe our tears as we witnessed this incredibly touching moment.

And, we LOVED that Jess completely surprised her Mom with this dance!

 The Gang from Missouri State University!!!!

We have to give a shout out to Jake's sister Kelly for keeping the evening running smoothly and free of stress!!!  Here she is looking amazing with her two boys :)

Jake & Jess,

What a delight the entire day was from beginning

to end.  We loved every minute of our time with you all,

and wish you a lifetime of happiness in your marriage.

We can't wait to capture the extended version of the two of you

(hint, hint, family pics)!!! ;)

Hugs,

Kelly & Lisa