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Seventeen days into this new world and Maverick’s already gracing my blog with his adorable little face! Last week, right before I headed out of town for a week hiatus on the beach, I had to schedule in Jenny and Eric’s newborn session, for Maverick. He is absolutely as perfect as a little boy can...

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A few months ago I photographed Lizzy and Sean on a Christmas/Holiday themed engagement shoot before they sailed off to an intimate island wedding ceremony only a few months there after. Well of course family and friends wanted a chance to celebrate this wonderful couple, so they held a fabulous wedding celebration party at Les...

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Jeremy and I go way back, ok not really way back, but sometimes it feels like it. Between meeting through mutual friends in this small world or freaking out even more when we found out that it was my older brother and his older sister that were dating, it seems like we have known each...

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I did not think I would be getting these up so soon with a wonderful visit to the oral surgeon this morning, but I guess sleeping during the day just does not seem to work for me, So lucky for you, a new blog post it is!
Corina and Patrick are the wonderful couple I met...

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Here is a sneak peek from Corina and Patrick’s amazing wedding this weekend! I’ll be posting many more images from this fantastic wedding along with the story from their very eventful day! Trust me, you will want to hear about this one!

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Saturday Ann and Shawn became husband and wife and you could just feel the warmth and happiness throughout the entire day! Aside from a few storms that went through the area and a bit of a hair crisis that was quickly taken care of, the wedding day went like a breeze from beginning to end....

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For the past month I spoke back and forth with a few editors at the local magazine, Vox, here in Columbia Missouri. They decided to feature a few photographers in the area and lucky me I made the cut! My Eco-friendly wedding album options caught their eye and if you head over to VoxMagainze.com, you...

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Happy Earth Day! And what better way to celebrate being green than to introduce my new line of Signature Eco-Friendly Wedding Albums!  Thanks to Loktah, I will now be offering these beautiful, 100% earth friendly, albums as a package upgrade or an a la carte option to all my current brides and future brides to...

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Brides and yes grooms to be, check it out Metropolitan Bride Magazine’s January Issue is now hitting shelves! They did a wonderful job with winter/spring wedding fashion trends, love the feathers, and there is a flower section that just makes me want to go buy fresh flowers for my house. To add to the fab...

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Well now that the holidays have come to a close all those wonderful men out there who decided to pop the question are now left with a new fiance more excited than ever to begin planning their big day! Today, the first Monday of the year, is considered Matrimony Monday, or the day when all...

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