Their wedding from last October was selected by The Knot Magazine as a featured wedding! It will appear in the Fall/Winter issue, which will be on newsstands in June. The Knot people called me today to verify name spelling, but I’m not sure which images they’ve selected. I’m sure this one will be in there, though. Now everyone out there can mooch off their great wedding ideas. :)
The last time I photographed this family, Jenna was just over a year old. Now she’s a little past 2 years – and has the most adorable pigtails! There was a bit of disagreement between Jenna and her parents about the pigtails (she was not pleased), but I’m glad they persisted. She looks so cute! Last time I caught photos of her crawling down the hall – this time she was on her little bike. Next time who knows what she’ll be doing!
Mika is just shy of a month old, which makes her just about the perfect age for infant photos. Like most babies, she was a little camera shy at first, but she eventually let me take photos of her both awake and asleep (which is an accomplishment.) She’s so sweet!
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Jerri’s daughter, Jessica, contacted me a few weeks ago to hire me to shoot some family portraits. She explained that her mom, Jerri, was marrying Mike down in St. John, and the weekend before they left the family was having a dinner party to celebrate. My services were intended to be a surprise gift for Jerri so she could have some formal family photos.
As it turns out, the surprise was on Jessica (and the rest of the family.) Jerri called me about a week later saying that Jessica had spilled the beans about hiring me – but she wanted to let me in on another secret. The family had been a bit disappointed they wouldn’t be attending the ceremony in the Caribbean, so as a surprise Jerri and Mike decided to be married that night in St. Charles! None of the family knew the wedding was going to take place, so I had to keep quiet.
On Saturday night, shortly after I arrived at the Embassy Suites where the family dinner was taking place, Jerri and Mike led their 14 family members back to a private room for dinner. A few minutes later, Jessica’s 4-year-old daughter came into the room with a small bouquet and she had an announcement – that Mike and Jerri were getting married. Jerri had made a quick change into her wedding dress and the couple came into the room to surprise their family, who were genuinely shocked! They then all shuffled over the the Conservatory in downtown St. Charles for an intimate candlelit ceremony.
What a beautiful venue for an intimate ceremony! Jerri and Mike are still going to St. John next week, but now the trip is a honeymoon instead of a destination wedding :) Congratulations to them, and good work on keeping such a big secret!
A few months back I shot some photos of Ivy Hill Boutique in the Central West End. They’ve recently redone their website and updated it with the new photos. Check it out HERE!
