The Cornelius Family { St. Louis Family Photographer }

Since we've moved back to the midwest I've had the pleasure of photographing some of my friends from high school. I have to say, I love it. :)



About a month ago I donated a mini session for a benefit for Teresa's mom; Toni, and Teresa won the silent auction!

Adam and Teresa both went to high school with me. As kids, Teresa and I used to go to Culbertson's Skating rink together and had sleepovers. Adam moved to town in high school and quickly became part of the crew. It's crazy to think that we are married with kids, when high school seems not so far away.

I met with Adam and Teresa in St. Louis for a quick family session. We had gorgeous weather! I'm loving this fall front. Audrey is a joy to be around, so sweet, calm, and gentle. Even her sequels and screams are dainty. She's a whole year older than Jaden, and weighs the same or less than he does. Yes, we have a linebacker.



















Thanks guys for a great session. It was GREAT to see you again. You are blessed with a precious baby girl. :)

Bobby + Lacey: Engaged

Bobby is one of my oldest and dearest friends. You can read all about it here. Bobby is like an M&M. He's got this really tough exterior but on the inside, he's made of good, sweet stuff. :) Lacey brings out that sweet part of him. I for one, never thought Bobby would get married. If I had a penny for every time I heard him say he wasn't going to get married, I'd be rich. However, all that changed after he met the girl of his dreams; Lacey. And I can understand why! She's sweet, considerate, not to mention beautiful!

Lacey and Bobby went to high school together. Lacey says she remembers seeing him play baseball when they were in elementary school and deciding that she liked him. They've been dating for a while now, and will be tying the knot in June of 2012. I'm so excited, not just to be photographing it, but to also be a part of your special day!

Like most kids who grew up within 100 miles from the city, Bobby has been a Cardinals fan his whole life. Lacey on the other hand, grew up watching the Cubbies on tv with her dad. Can it be? A cubs and cardinals fan see past their differences and fall in love?? :)








It was SO fun to walk around St. Louis with these two for our session. Lacey, you have truly stolen Bobby's heart.


Ummm....hello gorgeous! You're going to make a stunning bride!




Call me crazy, but I've always wanted to do an engagement session in a laundromat. Who better to test it out than 2 friends? :) Thanks guys for having a little fun with me and being my guinea pigs.

Erin + Mik: Engaged

I'm not even sure where to start with this blog post. There is so much to say. Erin is one of my oldest friends. In fact, she was really my first friend. Erin was the first person I met in our kindergarten Sunday school class, and we've been friends ever since. We spent the years growing up together, spending Sundays at each others houses, staying up late talking about boys, making up dance routines in her basement at 3 a.m., and even watching Lifetime and catching up on Lost while we lived together in college. Needless to say, we've been through a lot together.

I was thrilled when she asked me to photograph her wedding in Texas this summer, and even more excited that I'd be able to photograph her engagement session (and meet Mik) while they were visiting St. Louis this past weekend.

It may not be the way everyone does it; planning a wedding and taking engagement photos BEFORE you're actually engaged, but if you know Erin, you know that everything she does is as unique as she is. ;)

While Erin changed clothes, I was excited to get to know Mik. I could tell he was a little uneasy, and I quickly learned why. He had planned to propose to her that day and we had to work out cues to make it happen, so I could get it on camera. It was so much fun and I was so happy to be able to document their special moment. Make sure to click Here to see images from the actual proposal too. :)






Thank you Mik and Erin for braving the "interesting" location we found in StL.

















Couldn't have found a more perfect location for the two of them.




So excited to be photographing (and being a part of) you guy's Texas wedding in August!

The Steiners

All week "they" were calling for rain. To our surprise it was a gorgeous Saturday evening for our family shoot. On a crazy-busy weekend, the Steiner family managed to squeeze in a family session at Moscow Mills. From the moment the kids got out of the car I knew it was going to be a fun evening. Ethan ran to the nearest dirt pile, and Emma had already pulled her bow from her hair in the car. :) Kids are the best! (: I tried to make the shoot as quick and painless as possible, and even bribed with prizes. I think it worked! :) Here is the finished product of this sweet small town family.





Isn't she the sweetest? She loved posing for the camera. :)


Handsome Ethan had the cutest little smirk too.




Bubbles!





It seems like after you have children, you rarely take any photos of just you and your husband anymore. It is important though. Afterall, it's the two of you who started it all. I hope Tammy and Chuck enjoy the images of the two of them as much as all the other ones from our session.

Bri + Dan : E-Session Preview

Meet Drago, the friendly bulldog, son of Bri and Dan. :) More to come from our St. Louis e-session!!