Welcome I'm Stevie and I am a wedding and portrait photographer in St. Louis, MO. I love people in love, a dry sense of humor and a good Cabernet. I don't eat meat but will never turn down dark chocolate.  I love detail shots, a first dance and fancy cakes. And shoes. Always the shoes.

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Shams and Shazia booked me to shoot their wedding the month before it happened. That's right, kids. One month. Talk about your super-planners. Did I mention that they were also planning this whole shebang from Los Angeles? I can't make this up! And for as elaborate as their celebrations were, they put everyone they knew in charge of something and the result was nothing short of fabulous!

The night before the wedding was the Mehndi ceremony where the couple are feed sweets by various family and friends all to wish them well.There's also a rather feisty bargaining for the bride by the ladies! These girls essentially held the groom hostage until they got the appropriate payment from the groom's family and friends. It was intense!



Shams and Shazia got married at the Daar ul Islam Mosque in a short but lovely ceremony. So many people came and the clothing was beyond beautiful and colorful! After the ceremony, there was a lunch for the guests and the couple and I were off for some portraits in Queeny park and the Arch grounds. I just loved how Shams and Shazia were attached to each other once they were married. Even just walking along to our next photo locale, they strolled hand in hand and only had eyes for each other. Be still my heart! You just don't see that kind of sweetness everyday, or even at every wedding! I was so happy to be there and document it!

After a short break, they each went back to change and get ready for the reception at the Grand Hall at Union Station. Oh yeah, there's another dress! A deep crimson one, at that. Not that everything Shazia wore wasn't stunning but this one takes the cake for gorgeousness. I made sure to get some portraits and details of her after she was glammed up. And Shams was quite the catch, himself, for the evening. Shazia's mom did all the flowers for the decor and the whole place looked perfect! Check out that arch!

The reception was filled with amazing food, warm speeches, and fond memories of each of them. We even got to sneak out at the end of the night to get a few shots in front of Union Station all lit up. As I was leaving, they were taking a walk around the fountains outside enjoying one last quiet moment of their beautiful day. What a way to end the night!




To see more of their day, check out the slideshow!



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Carolyn Burke:

Absolutely stunning. Every photo felt like I was a part of the ceremony. The colors and expressions are priceless. Thanks for sharing this wonderful occassion.

Carolyn Burke - Wedding Liaison

(08.29.10)
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06.22.10
I'm not sure if I had more fun AT this wedding or EDITING this wedding. Seriously, what a fun group! And the chemistry between Layne and Terry was simply magic. Its one of those weddings where you have a hard time moving from image to image because they're just so darn great together, you want to spend oodles of time on every one. Laynie was a beautiful bride and Terry just lit up when she was around. So happy their wedding day was finally here.



Thank you thank you to Kelly Park for shooting with me! Your talent blows me away!
And thanks to Rachel with Luck You Productions for making the day run smoothly. :)

Enjoy the slideshow!

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Kelly Park:

beautiful wedding :)

(06.22.10)
Beth Berry:

Beautiful bride...loves those bridesmaid dresses, and nice tilt-shift shots!

(06.23.10)
Lisa Thompson:

Beautify pictures, Stevie. You really captured the happiness of the day!

(06.23.10)
Lisa Thompson:

Oops! Meant to say "beautiful"!

(06.23.10)
Lisa Hessel:

Wowzers, Stephanie, this wedding is B-E-AUtiful!!! Great job! And the bride... ridiculously good looking :).

(06.24.10)
Heather Horstmann:

Great pictures! Gorgeous bride!!

(06.24.10)
sara mcdermott:

just getting time to hit all my favorite blogs! What a beautiful couple! Nice job as always Steph (and Kelly) Love you guys!! xoxoxox

(07.05.10)
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Its so appropriate that Sex and the City 2 comes out this week because this wedding has some of the most style I've seen in a long time. Miranda had 3 dresses, 2 cakes and 1 ultra-fabulous pair of Manolo Blahnik shoes that Carrie would be proud of. A girl after my own shoe-loving heart!

The wedding and reception were held at Ces and Judy's in Frontenac and had beautiful event lighting courtesy of Exclusive Events. The flowers all came from Petals Galore and were there ever! All the details of this day came together perfectly for Miranda and Jonny and having their family and friends there to celebrate made it all the more special.

Miranda gets gorgeous from Lisa.
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"Hello Lover..." so gorgeous!
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Not too bad in a Calvin Klein suit
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Dress #1 - We did a short pre-ceremony shoot with this short number to show off the shoes and get a little time with the bride and groom before the craziness started.

Sharon's angle as we began. Love it!
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Looking fierce!
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Dress #2 was the main ceremony dress. It was PER-FECTION on her!

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Gorgeous flowers and so unique for bridesmaids

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Sweetheart table with pin lighting makes it so classy!

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Married!

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The guys in tilt-shift wonderfulness.

 
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Love the moody feel of this. The entryway to Ces and Judy's was the perfect backdrop.
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The bride's own cake design. Not too shabby, eh?
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Such a beautiful room! Amazing vision carried out by amazing vendors.
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Apple cake!! Homemade, even. Yum!
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A smooch for the new mother-in-law!
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Oh, and here's Dress #3. Girl had more wardrobe changes than a supermodel! She rocked them all, of course.
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He got the garter. His fiance was pretty happy about that. :)
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Thank you so much for letting me be a part of your day! And thanks also to Sharon for shooting with me. It was so much fun! For more of the gorgeousness, check out the slideshow!
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Beth Berry:

Gorgeous wedding!!

(05.25.10)
Carolyn Burke - Event Location Service:

Beautiful couple - great loction - fabulous photography.
Congrats to the bride and groom.

(05.27.10)
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I'm so excited for this year's weddings. I have some stellar clients and I just know that each wedding I shoot is going to be a reflection of each of their individual styles. This day was no exception. Jessica picked the 'Tiffany Blue' color for her wedding and ran with it! I loved all the ways she incorporated little dashes of color here and there. The ceremony was at The Journey church on Hanley Road and along with gorgeous flowers from Tina Barrera, Jessica and Tim's cool sense of style and class really made for an unforgettable event. Tim even serenaded his new bride with a song from their first date! So cute! Say it with me "Awwwwww.....". Having a reception at the Coronado Ballroom helps, too!

Congratulations Jessica and Tim! I hope you guys enjoyed Disney on your honeymoon!



Thank you thank you to Dan Watkins for his super second shooting skills! See more of their wedding day in the slideshow!
 

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First wedding of the year belongs to the gorgeous Jenny and her perfect match Greg. Jenny works for Orlando Gardens so you KNOW her reception is going to be something perfect. Turns out, the whole day was perfect. Sometimes I can appreciate an April withOUT showers. :)

Thanks to Karen for lending her talent to shoot with me!



For more of their beautiful wedding day, take a peek at the slideshow!
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Carolyn Burke:

Great photos - I love Eliot Chapel.
I am a member there, was married there and started my love for weddings there as the wedding coordinator. Thanks for sharing.
~Carolyn Burke, Wedding Liaison

(04.29.10)
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