TTD ~ Trash The Dress

Yesterday I met with five other local photographers and we had a really great time "Trashing the Wedding Dress" in downtown Saint Louis! This is a really fun session for brides to get more candid portraits in their wedding dress!










Thanks so much Carrie for joining in on our fun and modeling for us! These last couple pictures were taken in the lake by the arch. Carrie was a trooper for jumping in! You did a great job "Trashing the Dress"!

Special thanks to Lisa, Becca, Matt, Sarah and especially Michelle Ross for putting this all together!

Emma's Senior Session

Emma is graduating from High School! She had just returned from Paris only a week before her session with me. We met in front of the Muny in Forrest Park. It was a beautiful morning and Emma was up for an adventure, so we made a few stops. Here are a few of my favorites!



Congratulations Emma and the Best of luck to you! Check out Emma's Slideshow

Margaret Mae 6 weeks old

Meet my new favorite model, Margaret "Maggie" Mae! You may remember her from a previous blog . I was there when she was born! Maggie is the sweetest baby. She has great expressions and is so calm. Here are a few of my favorites :)







Looking forward in watching Maggie grow! Congratulations Dave & Tracey!!!
To see the slide show go to
Margaret's Slideshow

Twin Little Sisters and Twin Bigger Sisters

I had the pleasure of meeting this family here at Covenant Seminary. These beautiful girls are so sweet and were so much fun! I had a great time with this family. If I can remember correctly, their first set of twins are almost two and the second set are almost one.





Grandma sent the girls these gorgeous dresses for this portrait session. They were definitely the perfect touch!

Tom and Christine are Getting Married!

Tom and Christine are friends of ours from Seminary. I had a great time with them at their engagement session. They are both lots of fun, spontaneous and needed little direction ~ they just wanted to be "close" to one another!





Congratulations Tom and Christine!!!

Jessica and Shawn's Wedding

It's official, my little sister is married! Congratulations to you both!!!
We arrived in San Diego a few days before the wedding. I was able to run some last minute errands with my mom and sister.

It was an honor to be a part of the planning for this beautiful wedding, to be my sisters maid of honor and to gain a wonderful brother in law.
The morning of the wedding, Jessica was very calm. She started to tear up while practicing her vows (we all did)! After we were done at the salon, we were off to the Prado in Balboa Park.
Jessica had a little frame with a picture of our grandpa in it on her bouquet. Our grandfather passed away about five years ago, he is still very missed.
Jessica and Shawn both "lit" up when they saw each other for the first time.
Luckily for me, Jessica and Shawn took pictures before their wedding. I was able to run around with them and put my dress on about 10 minutes before the wedding. It was so much fun taking pictures with Abby, (www.abigailkreusergallery.com).


Since it was Memorial weekend, the park was very crowded with visitors. Some took a few of their own pictures and one video taped the wedding ceremony.


My sweet husband Patrick surprised me with two nights in Las Vegas before the wedding. This was our first "6 days" without our children. We had a FABULOUS time (Thank you Uncle Kevin and & Aunt Stephanie ~ and my sister in law Laura for taking this picture)! This August 23rd we will celebrate our 10 year wedding anniversary!

Happy Birthday to You, Happy Birthday Sweet Ella!

Ella celebrated her FIRST birthday with me! ~ only an hour, but I was honored. I met Ella and her parents at the park. It was fun watching Ella explore and share some some special moments with her parents! Here are a few of my favorites :)