Having fun, staying positive, being themselves Here’s a couple with just a really awesome dynamic. Maria and Ryan are both just fun and open, with a nice dose of silly. A perfect pair for each other, and perfect to weather any storm like they have to do now. When we shot their fun, romantic Shaw […]

Fun, Romantic Shaw Neighborhood Engagement – Maria & Ryan

Colorful LGBT engagement photo of a lesbian couple at The St. Louis Wheel

A Very St. Louis Engagement Session I hate the St. Louis cold, but I do really love shooting in the winter. Winter engagement sessions let me take fun, cute couples and cuddle them up into this warm, happy, lovey scene so that we forget that we’re outside freezing our asses off. Sometimes we take a […]

The Grove & St. Louis Wheel Engagement Session – Megan & Colleen

Couple's engagement session with their dog in Tower Grove Park in St. Louis

Tower Grove Engagement Session I was so excited Katie and Luke could make it from Columbia to shoot their engagement session in St. Louis, and even more ecstatic that they brought their dog Peaches along! Their session began in Tower Grove Park, one of Katie’s favorite parks when growing up in St. Louis. The couple […]

Tower Grove Engagement Session – Katie & Luke

Christmas Engagement Session Amanda & Kayla’s winter engagement session in St. Louis was one fun evening full of ice cream, playing in leaves, and Christmas lights (with a bonus t-rex)! Despite being December, we started the session with some Ted Drewes, because it’s never too cold for ice cream. We then had some fun in […]

Christmas Engagement Session – Amanda & Kayla

Engaged couple holds hands while walking through a nursery shopping for plants

Cherokee Street Engagement Session There is no better way to start a gorgeous Sunday morning than coffee and plant shopping (when it’s not football season, of course?)! Harper & Mark’s engagement session started with a nice cup of coffee at The Mud House on Cherokee Street. A gorgeous, sunny morning, we found a nice spot […]

Cherokee Street Engagement Session – Harper & Mark

As you may know, I always love bringing the pups along for photos, so as we planned Gretl & Nick’s St. Louis engagement session, of course, Barley & Jameson were included! Tower Grove Park is their favorite, so the session started there! Even though there were so many exciting sounds and smells, these doggos did […]

St. Louis Engagement Session – Gretl & Nick

As a dog lover and beagle mom, I firmly believe that dogs are family, so I always love when I couple wants to include their pup in their engagement session! Lauren & Matt’s session began with just the two of them on the Victorian Footbridge in Forest Park, then we moved to the Grand Basin […]

Forest Park Engagement Session – Lauren & Matt

I like to say that my engagement sessions are more like a fun date for a couple with me as a third wheel, but sometimes that date just keeps going on and we don’t want it to end so we hang out and drink beer and chat like we’re old friends. Erin and Jill’s Grove […]

The Grove Engagement Session – Erin & Jill

Every photographer loves receiving a compliment about how much our clients love their photos, but there’s one compliment that I might appreciate hearing even more: “That session was really fun!” When I delivered Ada & Pete’s engagement photo guestbook and artwork, Ada told me how much fun they had during our carnival session (despite some […]

St. Louis Carnival Engagement Photos | Ada + Pete

Wedding planning is exhausting! I’ve been there, brides: staying up until the wee hours of the morning scouring Pinterest boards and Offbeat Bride, writing out planning checklists and invite lists and song lists, and trying to not strangle your beloved fiancé over his lack of enthusiasm about the perfect fonts for your invitations. It’s hard work […]

Enjoy Your Engagement: 5 St. Louis Summer Dates