Kansas City Senior Photographer: Trey Sprick's Senior Session

When Trey's mom, Candy, called me up to schedule his senior photo shoot I knew right away that it would be a fun one--Trey's favorite season is winter and there happened to have just been a lovely snow storm leaving us with several inches of snow. It was spontaneous, because we needed that snow, yet sooooo cold. A high of 12 the day we had scheduled, so we put it off for a couple days until it was a balmy 26 degrees. The sun was out & Trey did a fantastic job of not looking as cold as I know he was!

These are some of my favorites from his session & it just goes to show you, snow can be a lot of fun!

Sylvie's Baby Session

Miss Sylvie is 3 months old and so smiley! A very calm baby too which made my job of capturing her cuteness really easy. It met her, her mom and her older sister, Harper, this morning in their home. Harper had some really cute baby pictures taken so now it was Sylvie's turn in front of the camera. Here are just a few of my favorites!

Tiny bubbles

Her hair reminds me of my Rowan's fuzzy hair when he was tiny like this. So cute!

It was all toothless grins for Mommy who was right nearby.

Christie's Yoga Poses

Usually I am the one posing people but I, quite literally, ended up with quite a twisted up session this afternoon with Christie Froman, a yoga instructor. This was another first for me and it was so much fun and just simply amazing how long she could hold all the yoga poses while I shot away, capturing some great stuff for her own website & business. Here are a couple of my favorites along with a great headshot. I don't want to give it all away. ;o) You'll just have to look her up to see the rest.

Britton's Senior Session

Britton & her mom came all the way from Wichita for her senior session. We had a ton of fun, found some fantastic light and finished up her session just before sunset. She had this dramatic eye makeup professionally done (I highly recommend--the results are worth it!) & her purple scarf and vest really pop!

The Hendrickson Family

After Christmas I met up with the Hendrickson Family, visiting from Utah, for their session in the Freight District.

Their 6 month old baby girl was all smiles!

Love the toothless grin

December Portraits

Now it's time to catch up on some of the winter & holiday portraits from last month.

I started out December with a Groupon feature...and sold 300 sessions! This will be a busy and exciting year for sure! I hope you enjoy all the new work.

This maternity session resulted in some really beautiful images that are among my favorites of the month.

These twin sisters were adorable and love the camera.

I think he's making out his Christmas list in his head here & is more than ready for Santa!

I love babies and this little sweetie came equipped with the most squeezable cheeks. I couldn't help holding her just for a bit between shots.

A super fun couple's session on the Plaza. This was a great day for it too! Still completely in love when they cuddled & looked into each others eyes. I love that! I can't wait to photograph their daughter's senior session in a few months.

This baby had patience & curiosity like you wouldn't believe. She was usually looking everywhere else but at me...the studio lights were especially fascinating. And I love her curls!

An in-home engagement session. A first for me! I love my job. I get to do new things & meet new people every day! I loved this moment of them in their living room, all trimmed for Christmas.

Another great session on the Plaza. This one with the Silva family. Some of them were only in town for a short while for the holidays--all the way from Africa, so it was a fantastic time to get some photos with everyone together.

Out with '10, Welcoming in '11-- Groupon, Weddings, Portraits, oh my!

I cannot believe how fast the last few months of the year flew by...and that I haven't posted new work on the blog since October. I have some catching up to do! The holidays are always busy with last minute photo sessions, orders, album designs from all those summer & fall weddings and this past holiday season was exceptionally busy.

December was a whirlwind with being featured on Groupon on the 2nd and 3rd of the month. Followed by Julie & Joe's wedding on the 4th in New Town St. Charles, MO. Parties, holidays, (getting horribly sick), wedding consultations (from all those newly engaged couples over the holidays) and already LOTS of new portrait sessions happening and more being scheduled every day, even into June & October.

So, first comes Julie & Joe's long overdue blog post (I posted first on Facebook where I know they check more often). This is for the viewing pleasure of everyone else. ;o)

Julie & Joe were married in a cute little chapel in New Town St. Charles, MO, a "New Urbanist" kind of planned town. The kind of town Norman Rockwell would have approved of. Especially the quaint tree lighting ceremony that was about to take place as Julie, Joe & I took portraits after their ceremony around the town square. People either find the town adorable and cozy or... a little creepy in all its perfection. A bit like the town Jim Carey lived in in The Truman Show. But I am one that loves this town for all its charm.

Their reception took place not far away and they ended the night by jumping into the band & playing a few of their favorite tunes! Here are some of my favorites from their day.

Starting with the dress...



Lots of help with the birdcage veil. I love these!!

Some of you who are followers of the blog may recognize these shoes in white from Ashley & Adam's wedding. I love them in black too! Very dramatic. They went perfectly with their theme of "Old Hollywood Glamour."

Joe, always posing. Even when he's not trying to be, he's still a ham.



Okay, so Julie is my sister-in-law, so this wedding was very dear to my heart. I cry at every wedding I cover at some point during the day. But I have to admit it was pretty hard to shoot through my own tears on this one. The second I looked over and saw my mother-in-law taking gasping sobs as Julie made her way down the aisle, I lost it!

This chapel is really special to Julie & Joe because Joe is a master Venetian plaster craftsman and did all the plaster work in this building. There are not many like him in the country who can do authentic historic plaster work. He trained in Chicago and has even worked on the Kansas State House in Topeka, KS. He's a true artist.





Brrr! A quick exit into the frigid temps through some bubbles before dashing right back inside!

My fave...



Joe's mother made their cake. It was delish!



I love Julie's {crazy} "batter up" bridal bouquet toss. Haha!

Finishing the night by taking over the band! Joe's brother/best man on vocals.