We are always so excited to hear back from our couples when they are about to start a family.  A great way to welcome the arrival of your first (or second, or third, or . . .) child is with a new family portrait.  Click the image and enjoy this little slideshow from some recent sessions.

Hey St. Louis! We’ve got company coming! This is going to be an awesome and busy week for Signature Studio! We will be photographing Ises Intl’Eventworld convention held right here in St. Louis! What an honor to have all the amazing event planners and vendors from all across the United States and abroad visiting OUR city. So sweep off the door mat and let’s welcome everyone in style!

I love shooting runway!  Thursday evening was no exception.  This slideshow represents the amazing talents of  hair stylist Rob Govero of  Robert Govero for Hair and makeup by Kelly Kossakoski where they matched fun and vintage swimwear with hair and makeup.

St. Louis – a great city with awesome jazz music and a great crop of new musicians coming up!

Sunday evening I had the pleasure of photographing Jazz St. Louis Gala, a not-for-profit organization that supports jazz music education and outreach housed at Jazz at the Bistro in Grand Center.   Please check out their website and concert schedule.

What an amazing day we had a Brandon and Laurie’s wedding at AmeriStar in St. Charles, MO! Click the image to view a 6 minute slideshow of some of my favorite images, but if you  are at work, turn off or down your speakers and enjoy the show!

Dad’s are very important people, and like the song goes they can truly say “I loved her first”.   Maureen was ready to go to the chapel, anxiously waiting in the car for her dad.  When she saw him approaching she couldn’t help getting excited because she knew it would only be a few more minutes before they walked down the isle together.

Tiny little magnificent moments truly are a big deal.

I love creating lasting memories for families. Not just in wedding photography but in portraiture too.  Because these images, as beautiful as they are, are not only for the present – they are for future generations, to keep the spirit and memory of those that pass before us alive and remembered.

Wedding days are the marriage of past with the future.  Sarah and Katie had been friends since childhood; always talking about when they got married how they would be there for each other.  Sadly, Katie had passed away a few years before Sarah even got engaged, yet she was honored at the ceremony with a sunflower bouquet.  The wedding day was Sarah’s.  But this moment – captured when Sarah bent down to share a moment with Katie – belonged to them both.

A couple of weeks ago I was having brunch with my good friend Arina Lanis and she showed me the most amazing lip gloss.  Well, actually it wasn’t the lip gloss that was so amazing (which BTW, it is pretty darn good) but the packaging it came in!  Check it out

Light Up Lip Gloss

It’s a little hard to see, but see those little white spots in side the lid?  Those are two tiny LED lights that turn on when you open the lid!  Genius!

But wait, there’s more! The tube has a mirror on it!  OMG!  This has to be a “must have” for every bride, bridesmaid, oh heck – every women in/at a wedding!

Where did I find this little jewel?  On line at AMWAY.com and it’s only $15!  [I am not a distributor]  Check it out!

I will be the first to admit that I cry easy.  As a mother, the Father-Daughter dance is one of the most touching moments during the reception.  Dads are usually nervous because they don’t want to step on the dress or embarrass himself or his daughter.  But all those fears are swept away as soon as the the music starts.  He takes her hand, holds his daughter in his arms, closes his eyes, and in just a few short minutes he relives all the magnificent moments they had together as he watched her grow from little girl to beautiful bride.