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jaymie & joe : march 20, 2010

Jessica — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 19:58:26 +0000

I photographed Jaymie & Joe’s wedding this past Saturday out at The Bird’s Nest in Melissa, Texas. This venue is perfect for small weddings, and Monica (the owner) is an absolute joy to work with! Their wedding was so fun! It was small and personable which completely fits Jaymie & Joe’s personalities! Congratulations you two! Enjoy!

armen & aimee : march 5, 2010

Jessica — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:35:39 +0000

We photographed an awesome wedding a few weeks ago at Chapelle des Fleurs; one of our favorite places to photograph! Armen & Aimee looked perfect and were an absolute blast! It didn’t hurt that their friends & family are just as fun as these two are! Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding. Enjoy!

phil & janice

Jessica — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:34:00 +0000

The day after photographing a wedding in St. Louis, Missouri we drove to northern Arkansas to photograph another wedding! The ceremony took place at Thorncrown Chapel and was absolutely perfect; it was all glass and set in a beautiful wooded area. After the wedding we headed into the neigboring town, Eureka Springs, for a elegant dinner reception at The Crescent Hotel. Steven and I both just fell in love with this little town nestled in the hills of the Ozarks. When we go to Arkansas again for a visit we definitely want to go back and check it out during the day!

Here are a few of my favorite photos and a slideshow from the wedding.

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david & brittany

Jessica — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:31:21 +0000

I have been real blessed this past month. I have had the opportunity to photograph weddings of some very close and special family members. This past weekend we traveled up to St. Louis to photograph the wedding of David and Brittany. I have known David his entire life; our parents are best friends and we all grew up together. Brittany is not only a perfect match for David, but a perfect match for the entire Moore family. It is truly amazing. The timeless and classy outdoor wedding ceremony was in beautiful St. Alban’s at the Gardens at Malmaison and the reception was in a tent at the same location. We had such a great time at this wedding!

Here a few of my favorite photos from the wedding as well as a slideshow.

david & kristen

Jessica — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:16:06 +0000

This past Sunday we photographed the most beautiful wedding; the Roseland-Gladney wedding. The Roseland family has been a major part of my life and who I am today; Randy & Lynette are like second parents to me. Our families would vacation together and have family game nights together and the one thing that was always a constant when we were all together was laughter; lots and lots of laughter. With that being said, this wedding was extremely near and dear to my heart. It was so awesome to see an entire family be just as excited, if not more, as the bride for this big day. And then to see that the Gladney family was the exact same way about David was truly amazing! The outdoor wedding scene was not only absolutely beautiful, but so was the actual ceremony. David and Kristen have centered their lives around worship and wanted that to be the main element in their wedding ceremony. The worship portion of the ceremony was just amazing…not a dry eye in the crowd!

David and Kristen; it was an absolute honor to be apart of your special day. The two of you are going to have the most amazing and beautiful marriage, I already know it. You both were amazing as individuals, but now as a couple, you two will be spectacular! I am so excited to see where your lives are going to take you! Thank you for letting all of us share in this special moment in your lives!

Here a few of my favorite photos from the wedding as well as a slideshow.

candice & tim

Jessica — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:57:00 +0000

This past weekend I traveled up to St. Louis to photograph the very beautiful and fun ‘St. Louis style’ wedding of Candice and Tim! For those who don’t know what a St. Louis style wedding is; here is your explanation. The ceremony is usually early in the day (2pm) and the reception is not until the evening (7pm). In those 5 hours in between the entire wedding party goes to various locations for photography! Talk about a wedding photographer’s dream! After their ceremony; which by far was one of the most memorable ceremonies I have photographed (Tim’s cell phone went off in his pocket!) we headed out for our fun photography adventure. Our first stop was over to Candice’s uncle’s farm which has been converted into a giant pumpkin patch for the fall season. And just as the sun was starting to set we headed over to a park with a great old farm house…the lighting was simply perfect! After this stop it was time to head over to the fun-filled reception. The reception hall was decorated beautifully, the cakes were amazing, the food was scrumptious and the dj did a great job keeping the party going.

Candice & Tim; thank you so much for choosing me to be a part of your special day…it was truly an honor and I had a blast!

Here a few of my favorite photos from the wedding as well as a slideshow.