The Rill Girls...plus a hubby...

I went to high school at WCA with the Rill girls...not only that, but I also played volleyball with them, too. They were awesome girls in high school so needless to say, I was beyond excited when Alicia emailed me and said she wanted to a "family/kids" session with me. The girls wanted to do a session of the "kids" for a Christmas gift for their mom and dad...plus Alicia's hubby would come along. It was great seeing them all!!!


The happily married couple!!


My favorite pictures of the girls! Gotta love the gorgeous scenery and warmth of the sun in this picture!


Angie....being a model!




Amanda rocking out her awesome shirt...




Alicia looking beautiful...




FAV of the day!!! I just love walking pictures and this group rocked it out!!!

Kyle and Melanie :: MARRIED

Kyle and Melanie had a wonderful ceremony at the gorgeous Washington University campus. There is something about that campus that just says "elegance" for a wedding. Enjoy some pictures from their special day!


Melanie getting ready for her "big day." She looks amazing!!!


The family tradition to toast the bride before the wedding:




Favorite picture of Melanie! G O R G E O U S!!!


Flowers by my favorite florist in STL, Southern Floral Shop. (They did my wedding...maybe I am a little biased...wink!)


Kyle was very excited to get married. It definitely shows here...




Amazing chapel....I could do weddings here all the time...just breathtaking!


Mr. and Mrs.


BLING!! Jewelry from the amazing MSG Jewelers.


Fav. of the day!




My hubby, Tony, set up this awesome shot! LOVE IT!!!!





Kyle and Melanie, what a great wedding day you had! We were blessed to be part of your special day!

Laurel : : Senior

Laurel is a gorgeous and amazing senior at WCA. We met together with her mom at one of my favorite parks in Ballwin. It was a beautiful day and the session just flew by. She was such a great model:




So gorgeous...this is my favorite close-up of Laurel!


I like how her sweet personality shines through here:












FAVORITE of the session...






Laurel, I had a blast with you on your session! Cannot wait for you to see them ALL!

FREE Friends and Family Weekend

Tony and I are super excited for our 2nd Annual FREE Friends and Family Weekend tomorrow. We have will have food, drinks, and fun all day long!!! If you would like to join us for a FREE 1/2 session, please email me....I have three openings that we would love to fill...JUST EMAIL ME TODAY: lifesnotstaged@yahoo.com

Looking forward to seeing a lot of you tomorrow! IT WILL BE A BLAST!

Wonderful Maternity Session...

Erika's maternity session was a blast!!! I met her and her family at their beautiful home in Wildwood on a gorgeous day. It was her idea to do the maternity session at her home, which I was gitty about because they have such a gorgeous landscape for the pictures. Enjoy my favorites from their session.

Also, I was going to blog this post on Thursday, but Erika went into labor and HAD baby Annika...so this post is "late" but for an oh-so-good reason! WINK! (Birth Story pictures will be up next week...check back for those soon!)

Gorgeous family!!!!


FAV of the day!


Okay, so I love running pictures! Maybe it is because I love to run myself... or just because kids are too cute when they do it, but I just love this action shot of Will and Emma racing!


This picture totally sums up Greg and Erika's relationship: completely in love! They love being around each other, they light up together, and they are just such an amazing couple!!!












I love this family portrait...they are just hanging out AND are in this amazing area with a cool barn in the background.


Now, on to some fun portraits of the kids:






And finally, some great belly shots...




Erika, Greg, Will, and Emma you were all a delight to work with!! Cannot wait for little Annika's first session soon!