Kristin and Andy wanted an urban feel to their engagement photos so we chose downtown Kansas City. They also wanted a few photos with Andy's son so we snapped a few before he headed off with Grandma for some ice cream. Andy's family has worked in the railroad business for a long time so we started out at the crossroads district and worked our way around several blocks. Kristin and Andy are also huge concert enthusiasts so we finished up at the Power and Light district and the HnR Block building. There were so many good shots it was hard to narrow it down to 10-15 for the blog so I decided to include all my faves. I will be posting a couple wedding previews in the next week sometime so check back for those.

Love the sass here!

Bowchicawowow . . . couldn't resist ;o)

Hello all. I have been bad about blogging lately. We've been super busy editing and trying to finish up some events before our next rush comes along starting this weekend through the end of October. We also took a trip to Florida and are working on an all new website to launch by the end of the year. Before we left for Florida we had the opportunity to do a couple engagement sessions. This one is for Jovanna and Dave who brought their adorable dog Curly along with them. I couldn't resist taking a few of him by himself ;o)

I have been meaning to do a little post about our event cards but I keep forgetting. Anyway, here it is! An event card is a 4x6 photo card that states where guests can go to view and order photos from the wedding day so they don't have to go through the couple in order to get copies of the photos. All of our packages include an online web gallery for proofing and ordering so this card tells them where they can find it. We include a photo from the engagement session so this can double as a favor, especially if you have us add text about a donation or just a simple thank you. Click on the photo to view the one we designed for Travis and Erica. We can design it with your wedding colors in mind.

The first 100 are free of charge! We just ask that you include them at each place setting or if that is not possible to have the Emcee make an announcement for everyone to pick one up before they leave and where they are located. After the first 100 (if you need more copies) you can order them in increments of 50 for only $25 per increment! Let us know if you'd like us to design one for you.

We got to head north again for Travis and Erica's wedding in Monroe City and Reception in Hannibal. What can we say about these two? They are just a blast and so easy to be around. We feel at ease with them and they are just crazy about each other which makes our job easier. You may remember their engagement session from one of our first posts. Take a look at these images from their big day, it was so hard to narrow down to even this many!

Erica and the Maids all shared a toast (sent over buy the guys via the messenger boy i.e ring bearer) before the ceremony.

The guys were taking it easy as well ;o)

Travis had this huge smile on his face when they were reciting their vows like he was about to burst with joy. Erica was laughing and crying at the same time. They were the cutest little vow reciters ever. It was a packed house! I can see why everyone would want to come out for these two. They are so lovable and considerate of each other and those around them. Which we first got to experience during their engagement session. They drove down from Iowa for us to shoot them in Rocheport because they loved all of our ideas and it was a great shoot.

The maids were all waiting in anticipation for Travis and Erica's exit from the church, sparklers in hand.

We couldn't resist taking this dramatic shot of just Erica by herself.
I'm always a sucker for a red door!

I love how the wind caught her veil in these next two.

The wedding party was the silliest we've had the pleasure to work with which is great for us photographers. We only just had to let them be themselves to get some great shots.

The wedding party got to ride around in a Trolley which I dubbed "the party bus." Don't worry, I don't know anything about any flashing going on in the back guys . . . ;o)

The beautiful details:
Top Left: Boutonnière on one of the guy's jackets hanging over the back of a trolley bench.
Top Middle: Another advantage of an engagement session, we designed a custom event card to be put at each place setting. I will post a photo of the design and explain more in the next post.
The rest: The table details were really fun. The couple chose a theme for each table based on an event or experience they had during their courtship. They had one called Rocheport (where there engagement session was) for example. Then, once you found your table they had table tents explaining the meaning behind the name. I wish I Had been ale to go around and read them all. I'm sure that will make for an automatic story or scrapbook if they put them all together. How cool is that?

Travis's Sister was afraid she wouldn't make it though her toast but she did a great job!

Sister Hug: Erica hugging her Sister and MOH after her heartfelt toast.

The couple met at (I think) and were a part of Dance Marathon at their Alma Mater so it is no surprise they had skills ;o)

And they weren't the only ones with skills . . . Congrats guys!