Our 1st Wedding of 2011 - Connie & Jim

Lisa and I shot our first Winter wedding a few weeks ago, and as usual, had a great time capturing the moments of this life event.  We had perfect winter weather, and a couple that was madly in-love with each other.

We began with a pre-shoot at the firehouse that Jim is a Captain at, and then headed to St. Charles for the wedding at the Conservatory.  Loved both locations, especially the Conservatory.  I had never been there, and was loving all the greenery in the midst of our stark winter wonderland.

We also had a third shooter on this one.   Kim Neff did a great job and fit with our team perfectly!  We will hopefully be using her as a 2nd shooter (if she's not already booked) when we have instances of more than one wedding scheduled on a particular date!

Here's some of the wintery charm of Connie & Jim's day . . .

Connie & Jim,

Thank you so much for choosing us to capture this life event

for you.  You were so great to work with, and made this

a wonderful beginning to our first year of being an official team!!!

Our best to you both!

Kelly & Lisa

A Princess Party to Celebrate Kate's 3rd :):):)

Lucky for me, Kate has been one of my most photographed little ones.  From newborn to now, I have enjoyed every chance I've had to take her picture.   She has a charmingly adorable personality to go along with her irresistibly cute self.  So when her Mom asked me to capture this event for Princesses, I was happily up for the challenge!

The extravaganza began with a visit from an older princess singing, telling stories, and playing games with all of the younger princesses, and finished on a grand note with the smashing of the princess crown pinata.

It was an afternoon fit for a little queen, and down to the candy that filled the pinata, one that Kate will cherish looking back on someday.  It made me really miss this age with my own girls.

 Kate watching the arrival of the 1st Princess :)

 Wow, Mom (my BFF) is loving this moment!!!{snickering to myself}

 That's Grandpa in the background :)

 A sweet moment with Grandma.

 Watch-out pinata, Kate is serious about wanting her candy!!!

Dearest Kate,

It was a was a absolute joy and privilege, as usual!

I'm so blessed to have been charged with

capturing the details and moments of another of your

birthdays.  Happy Birthday dear, sweet, beautiful Kates :)

Huggies,

Aunt Kell

Amber & Chad - The Proposal - A Perfect Precursor to The Love Day!!!

Had an absolute blast on this one!!!!

Lisa called to tell me that we were being hired to capture the proposal of Chad & Amber, and that it would be a sort of "under cover" job.  We were to meet at Anheuser-Busch Headquarters, and were to basically follow them on the brewery tour.  At the end of the tour the staff was to take us back to the stables where the "The Proposal" would ensue.

Oh, one key component, was our story of why we were following them around with our cameras - very similar to paparazzi.  We came up with a story of how this was an assignment for a photography class, and the theme was photojournalism.

How fun, I mean I felt like we were on an episode of Candid Camera (for those in my age-group) or Punked (for those of the current generation).  Toooooo fun, and one of our favorite jobs to date.  Plus, Amber was totally cool and went right along with our supposed assignment, and made documenting this awesomely fun.

She did not suspect a thing!

Oh, the snow was a total bonus, and made it even more perfect, despite the fact that we didn't really dress for it!!!

That is Amber & Chad directly ahead of Lisa-Girl.

He was so sneaky. LOL

 We act like kids with our cameras sometimes - this seriously makes

me giggle out loud :):):):):)

Now back to the stables . . .

 and this look of bewilderment :)

and then the look of surprise. {big smile as I recall the moment!}

My partner, the fabulous Lisa Scherer, taking the first "official" engagement pic.

What an event :)

Chad & Amber,

LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this job!  We felt so honored to 

document this for you, and can't wait for the next time

we get to work with you, happy planning :)

Hugs,

Kelly & Lisa