Matt & Nicole's Downtown Wedding

Matt & Nicole were wed at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in down town KC (the beautiful gold-topped church!). Their reception was in the historic Muehlebach Tower in the Convention district just blocks away from their church. Let's begin by saying what a great day this was! It began bright and early at Beauty Brands on the Plaza and moved to the church from there. Between the ceremony & reception, we hit up the Plaza, The Granfalloon for a couple drinks, the rooftop of the Western Auto building & finally the Quaff back on Union Hill. Whew! From there, we hoped, skipped, and jumped over to the Marriott for the beautiful, antique reception hall. Nicole had the brightest smile all day-- even in the 100+ degree weather on the rooftop! It was a wonderful chance to have lots of fun with the group shots and also the inside of the Muehlebach lent itself to some fabulous black and white shots that we couldn't go without. Barb and Shannon loved every minute of this hot and fun filled Saturday in June.

We photographed some really fantastic moments of Matt & Nicole's parents. We absolutely adore capturing thse precious images of family members enjoying themselves-- especially the parents at their children't fairy-tale wedding.. .

Have we mentioned how much we adore capturing those fun and intimate candids at a couple's wedding?

Amber & Troy-- a refresh in pure journalism

Shannon has been our second shooter for a couple years now and we have certainly enjoyed her company and enthusiasm and pasison for photography on our wedding & portrait shoots. She had the oportunity this past month to photograph her first solo wedding and understandable, she was quite nervous. She'd been a portrait photographer for years and years and has been learning the wedding business, but the quick eye and intense knowledge of your equipment make wedding photography a completely different ballgame! Needless to say, Barb agreed to go along with Shannon to be back up and an encourager. The wedding was of Amber & Troy-- a delightful couple expecting their first baby in only two months. Barb met Shannon at the Ritz Charles in Olathe on a sunny Sunday in June and got to play "second shooter". It was so much fun! Since Barb let Shannon take the reins as far as most of the "posed" photoraphy went, she merely followed Shannon around all day and took candids. Here are some images Barb took on that day:

The girls of Jason & Brandi

Jason & Brandi met us at the park with their three girls ranging in age from eight to three months. What a fabulous family this was. They met with us this session to get some portraits and candids of the girls. Here's a few we captured that day:

Another Father's Day shoot by the J. boys!

We arrived at Brenna's home the Wednesday before Father's day. Her plan was simple. Somehow get her three rambunctious boys to stay put long enough to get one photograph of them holding the wooden cut-out letters she'd painted for a portrait for Father's Day. We got the photograph she was looking for and of course, Barb couldn't help grabbing a couple other images of the boys in the meantime. . .

Helen & Elmer Family pics

Helen & Elmer are a sister & brother who wanted photos with their girls as a gift for their mother. We met at Antioch park for some early afternoon family photos! Helen & Elmer were a hoot to work with and we were enchanted by these sweet girls. Here's some images from our session.

The M. Girls' Father's Day Shoot!

Sarah approached us about a week ago wanting some photographs made of her three girls as a Father's Day present. The eldest girl, E. was two (but almost three!) and the twins were almost a year so it was quite the bunch! We got some indoor "studio" shots and E. and her mom got some nice photos outside. Here's a sample!