Sarah + Dustin

Sarah and Dustin were married in Wichita at their church, where they met, and they celebrated with dinner and dancing at the downtown Hyatt ballroom. I have loved working with these two the whole time because of their laid back kindness. They gave me total freedom to shoot how I like to, and they got excited about trying new and unconventional things. Take a glmipse into their wedding day...




wedding photographers see it happen at most weddings- the whole "hands emerging out of the top of the dress" moment- if you look at a lot of wedding photography, you know what I'm talking about. I love it when it goes a little differently than usual. Sarah was actually stuck in the dress for a good minute, and look at her peaceful little hand patiently waiting to be untangled :)


I love the joy on her face- the first moment of being dressed






We did pretty backlit sunlight wedding-y stuff for awhile, then we tried something a little different for about 2 minutes before heading into the reception



this girl was movin and groovin all night...little miss sunshine :)

grandma dove through the crowd to catch the bouquet


Thank you so much Sarah and Dustin!

Lauren and Taylor Engagement

I love Lauren and Taylor- I knew from the first time I met Lauren that we would be a good match. Here are some favorites from our fun engagement session.

Beth and Tory

Alright, this is going to be a rediculously long post. What can I say, the wedding was just too beautiful and dear. Beth and Tory are good friends of ours. Their intimate wedding was in Hermann, MO at the Hermanhoff Winery. I love the simple elegance of this wedding, and of course it was a wonderful thing to be able to be by Beth's side all day on her wedding day. Thank you guys for asking us and for the fun weekend getaway.

Songbird

Laurie has a beautiful voice. I put on country music as I waited for her to get to the studio, and she sang along soulfully as I took her picture. Laurie is quite a woman- a life coach, and always a singer. She recorded a solo album in Nashville this September, and she asked me to do the photography for her inserts. For our planning session, she kept coming back to the fact that she really feels most comfortable in a baseball cap and comfy clothes. I had fun shooting those beautiful blue eyes for a few hours. Here a few that I really like.

Renee and Dan Engagement

Renee and Dan did my favorite thing as we were brainstorming for their engagement session- they came up with a place that is part of their story. At our initial wedding meeting, Renee told me the story of the night she met Dan at Tanner's on 87th. "Ooooh, let's shoot some engagement pictures there", I said. So we did. Then we went to the park with their dog. We had fun. Check out a few...