I first photographed Kelley and Tyler on their wedding day back in Oct. 2009. Last Summer I photographed their newborn baby girl, Caroline. Fast forward to this year and little Caroline is about to turn 1 which means it was time for some updated family photos and a celebratory cake smash, of course.

Books: nutritious for mind AND body

Kelley made the cake, the hat AND hand painted that high chair!

Happy Birthday Caroline!

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Meet Connie & Jason (& Lola)…

I’ll be photographing Connie & Jason’s wedding this fall, so last weekend I traveled to St. Louis to take their engagement photos. I’d selected Lafayette Square as our setting–a beautiful and historic part of the city with stunning architecture. There’s so much color and so many great photos to be had there, which meant I was super geeked for our shoot. Unfortunately you can plan and plan for weeks but you can’t control the weather, and of course it started to rain right at the beginning of our session. Lucky for me Connie and Jason are awesome, easy-going people who weren’t going to let a little rain ruin our plans. Rather than wait it out in a coffee shop we forged ahead with umbrellas which ended up adding a nice little touch to the photos. The sun did make an appearance later on which combined with the recent rain made all the foliage seem that much more vibrant. I had so much fun photographing these two and I have so many favorites from the shoot that this blog entry is just the first installment. Watch for another installment of my favorites next week. Thanks Connie and Jason for being so great to work with. I thoroughly enjoyed our afternoon of taking photos and getting to know you both, I can’t wait for our next round of photos on your big day!

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Mike and Susie are pretty cool.

It’s not every wedding that you start the day at a historic church and end the night with twins spittin’, “Rapper’s Delight”, however this past Saturday was filled with all of that and much, much more.

The day began at Our Lady of the Holy Cross Catholic church in Baden, Missouri. The 102 year-old Gothic-style church was a perfect setting for a very sentimental and spiritual ceremony that included a homily by Susie’s Uncle, Terry.  Many a (happy) tear was shed, vows were exchanged, a kiss and Mr. & Mrs. Newsham exited through a church full of cheering family & friends snapping pics & video paparazzi-style. Next stop, Blues City Deli, a favorite eatery of the couple where we all refueled with some amazing sandwiches. Of course no girl is a fan of pictures of her eating, but watching Susie take a big bite of a sub in her immaculately white wedding dress with no fear was pretty great. After everyone was re-charged on sammies we headed to Tower Grove Park for photos. I love this park. The afternoon light filters so beautifully through the tall trees and this time of year the colors of the foliage are spectacular. Mike & Susie are proud St. Louisians so a quick stop for a photo-opp by the arch was a must.

The reception was held at Lumen, a really modern and sleek event space with a great set up. While shooting from the balcony during the cocktail hour I ran into Mike’s brother, Chris, “Can you tell I’m wearing anything under this?”, he asked. I stared back confused, “Um…no….why?…”. To honor their family’s Austrian heritage Chris was wearing Lederhosen under his tux, with plans to disrobe as part of his Best Man toast.

Maid of honor Rachel gave a sweet toast and hugged her bestie, then came Best Man Chris’ turn who took off his tux and climbed onto the head table to reveal not only Ledherhosen, but gi-normous basketball shoes. The room rocked with laughter. Susie and Mike’s first dance was quite the show too, those two have some serious moves (they’d give those Dancing With The Stars people a run for their money) and I love how in the photos you can see the intensity in their eyes. The night went on with lots of great dancing (including the Polka) and eventually it was time for me to go, but not before one last thing…Susie’s twin uncles’ rendition of “Rapper’s Delight”. I have no words besides, awesome.

Congratulations Mr. & Mrs. Newsham! Thank you for inviting me into your lives to capture this very special day for you. You two sure know how to throw a party. May marriage bring you a lifetime of happiness filled with lots and lots of dancing.

As per usual I have way too many favorite images from Susie & Mike’s wedding. I’m busy working on whittling my extra-large helping of “selects” down into a sizable blog post, but I’m getting antsy with excitement. I just can’t wait anymore, I’m compelled to share this one that I really, really love of Susie & her bridesmaids:

Tower Grove Park + late afternoon sun + a little vintage-y editing =  {sigh} magic

Stay tuned for the full blog post containing a Lederhosen-clad groomsman, some sweet polka action and an epic rendition of “Rapper’s Delight”.

Intrigued? You should be.

Meet Molly & Fernando, married this past Saturday in St. Louis, Missouri.

We were ready to leave one of our photo locations when I spotted this ivy covered wall. Everyone had already gotten back into their cars and I literally stopped my car and jumped out, ran to the limo, knocked on the window and asked if they’d mind if we took “just a few more”. Yeah, I may have seemed totally crazy, but I just couldn’t leave without getting some shots at that awesome wall.

October is my favorite month to photograph weddings, all the colorful foliage and great afternoon light make for some magical pics.

Dan got this great shot of Molly’s shoes. I think he must have crawled on the ground to get it, which is why he’s my favorite assistant.

Molly and her mom.

Molly opening a wedding day gift from Fernando, a beautiful diamond necklace.

Which her sister, Katie, helps her put on.

The dashing groom.

Fernando, waiting for the ceremony to begin.

Molly’s family.

Fernando’s family.

The Crystal Ballroom.

The Crystal Ballroom; Renaissance St. Louis Grand Hotel

Molly & Fernando included their dog, Rudy, on the cake topper. Isn’t that adorable?!

Molly’s dad had everyone cracking up. I love how the sunset filtered through the ballroom.

Molly’s sister, Katie, giving her toast.

Fernando’s friend, Antonio, gave his toast in both English & Spanish.

Molly’s dad brought out some old-school dance moves.

Fernando and his mom are really great dancers.

And the dance party begins! Fernando shows off his moves.

Congratulations Molly & Fernando! Your wedding day was beautiful. Thank you for inviting L. Frisch Photography into your lives to capture this very special day. Dan and myself truly enjoyed meeting all of your wonderful family and friends.

This past holiday weekend I had the pleasure of photographing the beautiful Perkins-Walsh wedding, held at the Forest Park World’s Fair Pavilion in St. Louis, Missouri. I love photographing weddings in Forest Park and the World’s Fair Pavilion is one of my favorite venues. It was a beautiful afternoon with an overcast sky (great for photos!), cool temperatures and a breeze. The pavilion sits atop a hill and it was quite windy up there-which made for some awesome photos with Jessica’s cathedral length veil. Congratulations Jessica & Brandon! I wish you all the happiness in the world. Thank you for entrusting the L. Frisch Photography team to document such a special day in your lives!

Also, a special thanks to two people who helped everything run seamlessly on Jessica & Brandon’s special day:

My awesome assistant photographer, Daniel Brenner.

&

Wedding planner Sabrina Torti, of Proposing Dreams.