Late last fall, the girls and I took a road trip to McDowell Farm School in Nauvoo, Alabama to visit a friend who was interning there. We got the grand tour which included: feeding the pigs, petting the bunnies, feeding the chickens, checking for eggs, and digging for “treasures” aka sweet potatoes. The girls  had […]

Oh, friends, I am so excited to share this wedding with you today! It has a bunch of downtown St. Louis big hitters (no, I don’t mean the Cardinals!) The ceremony was at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica, photos at The City Garden, Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Forest Park, and a reception at Windows On Washington. So many great […]

Chelsea and Greg’s day was a perfect reflection of two people becoming one. Every part of the day was so personal. They celebrated on the grounds of Chelsea’s family property in rural Missouri.  Her grandparents built the house, and Chelsea has such fond childhood memories of being on the farm that she couldn’t imagine getting married […]

When I asked Lily to tell me something she liked about her mom she said, “I like it when she sings.” I like when Shelly sings, too! She’s on the worship team at our church, and was my introduction to the Trauterman family. They’re a pretty amazing family. Abby and Bryan just ran the MO […]

I had the amazing opportunity to second shoot a wedding here in St. Louis with Dani Stephenson Photography! Dani is from Wisconsin where she met Erica and Michael. When they planned their wedding, they knew they wanted Dani to come with them, and who could blame them? She was amazing to work with, and her […]

I got the extreme pleasure of being a second shooter  at Amber and James’ wedding with Emmalie Christine Photography. I had not met the couple before their big day, but it was such an honor to be a part of something so special. Call me old fashioned, but I love it when a couple finds […]

I’ve known the Heather and Kyle for a little over a year now. We met when I started attending the church where Kyle is the Lead Pastor. The thing I have enjoyed most about getting to know the Rainbolts is their genuine love for people, and  their desire to better their community.(How many dads do […]

You know on Facebook where you can pick your relationship status as “It’s complicated.” Well, that’s me and Amber. I met Amber through my sister, who was Amber’s swim coach in High School and our municipal swim league. (Go Fish!) My sister and her family sort of adopted Amber as their own, and my nieces […]

This woman right here is something special. We’ve been friends for over half of our lives. I won’t say how long that is, but let’s just say, it’s been awhile. We’ve been to three foreign countries together, and shared more disgusting MO state park bathrooms than I care to remember. She’s my friend, my counselor, […]

When I decided to do these HollyBerry Beauties sessions, I didn’t do it so I would make friends. However, it’s been a wonderful result of meeting some awesome ladies. This session with Kristin was one of my favorite ones to date, for sure. She’s so easy to talk with.  We just walked, chatted, and I […]