Elizabeth & Jeff – Married!

I have to say, if you shoot weddings long enough, you run into difficult brides… that is not at all the case for me. I’ve somehow managed to avoid bridezillas my entire 10ish years of shooting weddings. I get awesome, wonderful, incredible couples. I really do. Not exaggerating even one bit. Elizabeth & Jeff are the perfect example. When brainstorming for engagement locations, they came up with the Soulard Farmers Market because it would offer color and a little something different. Come on! How can you not love that kind of thinking!?! And their wedding was just as fantastic. They are two easy going people, who compliment each other SO well and they love their family & friends as mush as they are loved by them. It was really a great day.  This too was part of my submission for the St. Louis Wedding Award in February.

Ritu & Markus – married!

I’m ridiculously behind in blogging! Seems Facebook as taken over my blogging time! Ritu & Markus had a lovely day that combined both of their backgrounds. The day started with a Christian ceremony at Graham Chapel on the campus Washington University. After portraits, they celebrated their wedding with a traditional Indian ceremony at the Airport Marriott, reception followed in the ballroom. This wedding was part of my winning submission for the St. Louis Wedding Award in Photography in February.

Wedding professionals:

Christian Ceremony: Graham Chapel

Hindu Ceremony: Airport Marriott Tent

Reception: Airport Marriott Ballroom

Flowers: Sisters Flowers

Hindu Ceremony Decor: Fatima Dalal

Lighting and Fabric Draping: Exclusive Events

Photographer: ie Images

Wedding Consultant: Alred Wedding Consultant

Indian Caterer: Gokul

Kate & Nick – married!

My apologies for falling off the blogging wagon last year. I’m back and ready to catch up! First up is the lovely summer wedding of Kate & Nick… married at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood with reception at The Edge of Webster.

My current favorite dress photo.

*Love* the shoes.

This is exactly how I was when getting my own veil attached. (Big surprise, right?)

The veil was worn by Kate’s mom and has been worn by other family members. And it’s stunning.

Nice moment with dad. These two, cut from the same cloth, I think they were both trying to tell the other they weren’t nervous.

Kate parents were also married at Kirkwood Presbyterian and have a very similar photo.

One of my favorite things at all the weddings I shoot is seeing the day through the eyes of the couple’s parents. Could Kate’s dad (Mike) be any happier?! Such a great moment.

Kate & Nick – thank you so much for sharing your day with me! I can not wait to meet the bambino!

Just one last shot. I absolutely love that I get to record moments like these for people (in this case, Nick’s parents).

Fall Family Portrait Special!

I’m offering a Fall special for family portraits in October! Sessions will be 45 minutes and shot at Laumeier Sculpture Park. Laumeier offers tons of variety and all close together, so we’ll easily be able to get several looks during each session. Dates will be October 9, 16, 23, & 3o. Session fee will be discounted to $125 or, pay the regular $200 and get a proof book (regularly $100) for free. Please call to book! Enjoy these images from Laumeier. I look forward to photographing your family! Best, Beckie

 

Henry!

In February I photographed Louis. And a few weeks ago, Louis returned to me with his entire family in tow! Big brother Henry just turned 5 so special pictures were in order and why not a family portrait too!

We started out a little shy….

Not Louis though…

Seriously, how cute are these boys? They could get anything out of me with these faces…

See what happens when I let parents take a break!

This is a very ‘Henry’ look. He’s very (very) smart. When I see this I wonder what kind of complex issue could he be analyzing?

And then, sometimes he’s just a cute, sweet little boy.

What a good looking family! Well done Tricia!

And Henry is a great big brother.

He may have started out shy, but we certainly didn’t warp the session that way!

Tricia, thank you so much for letting me photograph your family. The boys are beautiful! Best! Beckie

Andrea & Mark – engaged!

The moment SO many people have been waiting for – Andrea & Mark are (finally) engaged! And I say finally because, well, they’ve been dating for 14 years. Good Lord! I was in college when they started dating! They had been together so long that they thought the idea of engagement photos sounded silly — and then they revealed to me that they’d never had professional photos taken of the two of them! Such craziness! So with that knowledge; we discussed the benefits and quickly (very quickly) decided to do an engagement session on The Hill! So let’s get to them!

Ok, opening with an image like below, you may think Mark is shy – but you’d be (very) wrong. Trust me, Mark is anything but shy. He’s in a band (guitar) and almost (but not quite) as chatty as me. I don’t think he’s ever met a stranger.

And I have to say, these two were troopers. Seriously, we started the session getting beaten by the wind because a storm was coming in. (It reminded me of Sofie’s session.) But Andrea & Mark were good sports. Mark even wore that great jacket despite the fact that it was MEGA hot. Way to be a slave to fashion Mark!

And Andrea, are you kidding me – how adorable is she? I just love how she’s looking at Mark in that (above) photo. Andrea is my sister Jenny’s best friend. So I’ve grown up with her, never (in a million years) thought I would shoot her wedding! And I love, love, love this next photo…..

The wind did eventually calm down. We wrapped the shoot at Andrea’s grandma’s house, a special place for Andrea. I recommend going to meaningful places for both engagement and wedding day photos. Don’t worry about whether or not you think the place is “picturesque” – leave it to the photographer to find a good angle, that’s why we’re professionals!

Beautiful light….. (sigh)

On the way to grab a bite to eat, we passed a store that had lace curtains in their front window. It was beautiful! I had to get a few frames! Mark says this store changes their window display all the time and assures me these curtains will be gone in weeks. Major sad face. 😦

Andrea & Mark – thank you so much for hiring me to document this time in your lives! I am absolutely thrilled and can not wait for August! Best, ie

Kate & Nick – engaged!

You know there’s a lot of trust (both ways) when the attorney you hire to do your will & trust paperwork refers his daughter to you for wedding photography! That’s what happened late last year – pretty cool, huh? I am so honored to be documenting such a momentous occasion for these wonderful people. Enjoy the engagements, shot all over downtown!

Kate & Nick are huge sports fans, a stop at Busch Stadium was a must!

Kate is from STL, Nick is from Ohio, they met at Ball State (in Indiana) and now live in Kentucky. Knowing how much STL means to Kate, Nick chose to propose to Kate at a STL landmark – the Old Courthouse. So naturally we wanted to incorporate the Courthouse into some photos.

I love the Arch grounds!

How cute is their dog? Hi Mo! She just couldn’t be bothered to look at me. Oh well, she’s a good girl.

Possibly my favorite…..

Steps of the Old Courthouse

Kate & Nick – thank you for all your time! I look forward to the June festivities! Best, Beckie!

Sofia – senior session!

I absolutely love working with high school seniors and the following session was a blast! Meet Sofia, she’s fabulous!

I really, really like this image. Simple & clean. Nice.

And I love this dress with the stucco walls of the World’s Fair Pavilion.

And I love, love, love this location with the pink sweater! Sofia, wear pink ALL the time!

And thank you for being such a good sport about the ridiculous wind! Holy cow it was windy that day!

I *love* the pink with the green! This is one of my favorite images!

Sofia, thank you for letting me document this time in your life! You’re going to LOVE college! Best, Beckie!

Baby Ian!

Introducing baby Ian! He’s simply too cute for words! One of my favorite things about my Free February promotion is that I often get connected to brand new clients and I love meeting new people! Katie & Scott welcomed me into their home for this session with Ian. How fun are they? I wish I had a photo of me as a baby like this.

And this one, I think, is my favorite. Ian just is too cute and he’s loving life!

Proud mama.

Family time!

Scott & Katie, thank you for sharing your precious family time withe me! I hope you enjoy these images as much as I enjoyed making them!  Best, Beckie

Baby Anna!

I love, love, love photographing newborns. First born or eighth, doesn’t matter, a new baby is a beauty to behold. My latest newborn is Anna. Mom Julie called me in February and I photographed Anna right at 4 weeks.

Look at the pride on Julie’s face. Absolutely beautiful.

And time with dad. Anna is the first grand baby on both sides of her family, lucky, lucky, lucky….

I love me some sleepy baby time.

Especially when they do cute things in their sleep like snort or wiggle. I’m not gonna lie, I still watch my kids sleep.

Best baby blanket ever, EVER. Made by Julie’s aunt (who also made Julie’s wedding dress).

Note the curtains, they coordinate with the blanket. SO cute.

Julie & Billy, thank you for sharing Anna with me! She is adorable and you two are in for the adventure of a lifetime! Love every minute of it! Best, Beckie!