Results tagged “Stevie Photography” from St. Louis Wedding and Portrait Photography - Stevie Photography

So I'm finally getting around to blogging and I have soo much to tell you all! This past wednesday night, I was at the famed St. Louis Photographers Shot Party with featured speaker Jasmine Star! I KNOW, right!? I was TERRIBLY late but made it just in time to meet some awesome new people and hear Jasmine speak at the end of the night. What an inspiration to anyone starting a new business, not just photographers. She's really made an impact in this industry and we were so lucky to have her come chat with us!

Here's a picture I snagged from Kelly's facebook page of Me, Kelly Park, Jasmine, and the hostess with the mostess - Kelly Manno. So stinkin' cute.

Girls, its that time of year again - time to bring your sexy back! I'm gearing up for another fantastic boudoir marathon next month and would LOVE for you to get in on fun! These are fantastic for gifts for your wedding, anniversary, Christmas, Valentine's Day or just because! Plus it gives you an excuse to hit up Victoria's Secret, raid your closet and feel your most beautiful for a day. Its an experience you'll never forget!


Stevie's Boudoir Series - $350
Date: Saturday, August 21st, 2010
Time Slots Available: 1pm, 2pm, 3pm, 4pm, 5pm, 6pm

Package Includes:
Loft space for the shoot (Westgate Lofts Downtown - with roof access for the daring!)
Professional hair/makeup (bring your own lipstick shade)
45min - 1hr session w/Stevie and one (female) assistant
Light refreshments, music and an awesome fun time!
Finished 20 side magazine-style album OR 20 high res images on CD with copyright release.

Only three slots left so call or email ASAP to secure your spot. Its gonna be epic. :)

July is my favorite! Mostly because its my birthday month but it also means that half the year is over. Which would be a depressing thought, normally, but I like to think of it as a good reflection point. What have I accomplished this year so far? What do I have left to accomplish? Are there new goals to set and achieve by the end of the year? By this time, wedding season is well underway and I'm pouring over gorgeous dresses and shoes and flowers and venues on a weekly basis and being blown away by the creativity and uniqueness of my clients and the people I meet and shoot.

With that in mind, I have a couple engagements on the way to show you and first up is Christy and Steve! This darling Kentucky import was bringing the gorgeous in 102 degrees and she's my hero for it. I was a hot mess (quite literally) by the end and both of these guys were awesome to shoot and up for anything no matter the proximity or mercury count. Here's hoping your wedding this fall is a smidge more temperate. :)

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.

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.

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!
 

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!

So funny. I don't think I've laughed that much at an engagement shoot in a while. Christine and Kyle have my kinda humor, so it works. And they manage to keep each other laughing, too. All the way down the aisle. :) See you guys in October.

If you've been following me on Twitter or Facebook lately, its pretty obvious that my trip to WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) Conference in Vegas this year was nothing short of awesome. I met some incredible photographers from all over the country, heard some insightful and inspiring talks and classes and got to peruse a trade show FULL of the best the industry has to offer. A lucky girl, I am. I'll go into more details about all that along with some fun pictures later.

For now, more pressing (and way more lovely) matters are at hand! Namely, Kristin and Zac. The beautiful Kristin and I only ever chatted on the phone because she happens to live in LA. We were trying to schedule some engagements for when they'd be in STL over Memorial Day weekend when (only about a third joking) I mentioned that I would be in Las Vegas THAT WEEKEND and we could do them there. 'Yeah that sounds good!', she says. (blink blink) YAY!!! I forget that LA and Vegas are within driving distance so a few hastily made plans and  a couple more phone calls and texts and we're shooting in Sin City. Now, I know that I'm not the first outta-towner to shoot there and when there's 3000 other photographers in town, I'm sure NOT the last. But I gotta say that for my first time even BEING in Vegas, we had the best time and got some beautifulness from the strip. I'm down.

So happy these guys picked me to shoot their wedding and even more happy for spontaneity. Oh and that FABULOUS jacket and hat that Zac brought to wear. Swoon!  I know Kristin is jumping out of her skin to see these so here you go!

Jessica and Cale are so clever! She's a thinker, that one, and found a cozy indoor locale for us to shoot their super cute engagements. Cale plays baseball, see, so their season doesn't really allow for lovely spring/summer/fall photo sessions. Winter it is! And since their wedding reception is going to be at Windows on Washington in December this year, they were nice enough to let us use the space for their pictures. Score. We did venture outside for a few but the wind was not very comfy that day. Although it did make for some beautiful dramatic hair-blowing and snuggling. :) Good luck in the baseball season, Cale! See you guys... uh, next winter! Yay!

I'm ready for this whole winter business to be over. Ok, maybe you're sick of hearing about the weather lately, but indulge me for a moment. I was born in July, mKay? This chick was not MADE to be in the cold. And besides, summer is so much better for being outside with the birds chirping and the trees green and the flowers in colorful bloom... I digress. Not that November through March don't have their own checkmarks in the 'Good to have' category. Layne and Terry's engagements were good to have in February. It wasn't terribly cold (for once) and it made the 'get closer' requests that much more welcome. I'm proud of these and according to Terry - I made them 'look good'. Ohnomyfriend. That was alllllllll you guys. See you in June for your SUMMER WEDDING!

You winter wedding folks continue to amaze me. 14 degrees outside with a -2 windchill and you're ALLLL for going outside to get great pictures. Awesome. Never a problem for me. I get to wear pants and a wool coat and gloves and a scarf... :) Not so awesome for short-dressed bridesmaids. You girls are troopers and there never were truer friends to the bride. That being said, Paige and Chris got a super cold wedding day but still managed to rock it without complaint! Paige got beautiful courtesy of the always-fabulous Danielle Erb, not to mention they had a gorgeous ceremony in St. Charles and stunning reception at the Ritz-Carlton. Ah... i love my clients. And their freezing bridesmaids. Thanks for the opportunity to freeze along side.

And thanks to Von for her stellar second eye!

I like to think I'm organized, right? I keep things in file cabinets and my email has endless filters and folders to keep me on track. But one thing I'm not and wish I was: a planner. I try so hard to plan things out and have it come out nice but for some reason, friends, it just doesn't work that way for me most of the time. But Sarah and Brent.... Oh Sarah and Brent are planners! These lovely birds planned their day so well and EVEN met early in the day (LOOOOOVE that!) so that there would be plenty of time for pictures of them and their bridal party! And they planned said meeting at one of my favorite hotels downtown!  So somewhere in our afternoon of toodling around St. Louis for fabulous pictures and having a beautiful Catholic/Jewish ceremony at the Catholic Student Center at Wash U and an even lovlier reception at the Soulard Preservation Hall, all their planning paid off and we have the day you see below.



Flowers: Wildflowers
Hotel: Westin
Ceremony: Catholic Student Center at Wash U
Reception: Soulard Preservation Hall

And Thank You to Jen for being my right hand gal for the day. Rocked my world yet again!

SEEN is an annual local photography competition in St. Louis sponsored by Studio Altius in Maplewood and I was lucky enough this year to be chosen as a finalist! They picked two of my absolute favs from this year and I am so lucky to be on display in the studio alongside such AMAZING local talent! Last night was the big opening gala and awards ceremony aaaaaannnndddd both of my photos placed! SO EXCITING!!! I received 2nd and 3rd place in the Wedding category and I couldn't be happier! It was an awesome show and if you've got time, stop on by the studio to check them out! The whole show will be on display throughout December.

2nd Place Wedding - Floating (from Beth and Scott)

I have a certain dedication to my clients. Stevie clients get the gold standard, its just how I roll. What blows me away every time is when my clients show a dedication to getting the greatest pictures possible. Such is the case with Jessica and Tim. We had scheduled their engagements on a Sunday afternoon. It just so happens that the Saturday before that Sunday was GORGEOUS and I had the afternoon off. The Sunday forecast? not so much. I just HAD to take a chance and call to see if they maybemightpossibly have the same free afternoon to do their pictures that day, and my oh-so-dedicated couple chose little ol' me over heading to Columbia to hang with friends before a Mizzou game. Woa. So instead of a soggy day and possible postponement, we got a beautiful, sunny, warm day and the fabulosity to follow.

J+T WIN!

I love fall weddings. Its really the best time in St. Louis to get married and I have to say that even with the questionable weather we've had lately, the colors and brightness of the season really make up for it. Candice and Ryan got married at Cedar Lake Farm, which is also fabulous in the fall, and although it got a smidge chilly at the end of the night, the day couldn't have been warmer with love and happyness. Yes. Happy-ness. Candice was just glowing and Ryan was just ready to see his bride! Perfect.

Uh, and be sure to check out Ryan's stellar MJ impression at the reception. Nailed it!



Thanks to my second Kate for 'chillin' with me!

Oh, they were ready for this. Jenny and Greg came to their engagment session full on READY to make the magic happen. And happen it did, my friends, because when my clients are this flippin' fun to be around, you can't help but be mystified. We had an awesome time lurking around the Arch grounds and in the many alleyways of the Landing seeking out great light, a textured element or just somewhere to snuggle. Get it! ♥

Ok I know I promised more on the couple that modeled for us at the Jessica Claire Workshop some time ago so I'm sticking to my promise and ready to deliver! Gena and Jeff were the loveliest models a girl could ask for. Although they've been married for 4 years already (!) they were just as sweet and cuddly as if it were their own wedding day. We got a chance to get some time with the Gena and Jeff to do portraits around the BEAUTIFUL wedding scene you saw earlier, and this is what came out.

I really had the best time, learned so much and got some fantastic new ideas and motivation and inspiration for my own work. Its making me think about the way I do most things in my business and how I can improve and put out nothing but the best for my clients. Because ya'll are my favorite. :)  Enjoy.

I love The Garden. Its one of my favorite places to shoot. Cindy and Kris had a small ceremony in the Boxwood Garden there for their wedding and it was a perfect day. Small ceremonies also allot more time for portraits! Score! I think we covered the whole place while we were there. And then got a few minutes outside the 9th Street Abbey before the reception. Excellent orange wall. Loves it. :)


And thanks to Chad for shooting with me!

Wow! This was my first photography workshop and I have to say that I fully believe I picked a great one. Jessica Claire is one of the best in the business and what a phenomenal opportunity to get to learn a little about what makes her tick. And what better place to have a wedding workshop than beautiful Orange County, CA! It was my first trip to the west coast and it surely did not disappoint. I'll have to go back someday and get the full SoCal experience.

We started in the "classroom" which turned out to be her home studio in Ladera Ranch, CA. She gave a great presentation on branding, marketing, workflow and mistakes and successes in her career. A short break for lunch then it was off to the wedding! Jessica set up a mock-wedding so we could follow her around for a typical wedding day and she could show us how she operates and talk about what she's doing without interrupting a real wedding day. How cool is that!?

The details of this setup were ah-MAAAH-zing! Something you don't see every weekend. :) We all had an opportunity to shoot at will and capture some of these details to inspire us and our own brides.

Oh and there was also a gorgeous couple and 'bridal party' to boot! More on that later....

For now, Check out some of these CRAZY COOL details!