Last night’s wedding of Brooke and John at the Crossroads Arts District in downtown Kansas City was sensational. Remember when a couple of friends and some rose petals laying around were all you needed to be entertained? I do.

Rachel and Brian sure know how to throw a party! What an awesome couple. Brian is an educator (applause.) Rachel is a budding doctor currently doing her residency in South Carolina, they both went to the University of Missouri (more applause.)

As a photographer, sometimes you just know after the first time you meet a couple that they will be a constant source of awesome pictures. I call it the spark. It has more to to with a couple’s interaction and energy around one another than anything. There’s no end to the joy these two share. Boy, do they laugh and smile a lot!

I love what I do.

I love photographing weddings that break the mold. Especially when breaking the mold means to have a wedding that simply follows what is true to that couple, their friends and families.

When I first met Heidi in March, she came to my Kansas City photography studio, sat down on my big sectional and let loose her enthusiasm for her wedding and our pictures. It was awesome and we knew this was an artistic match!

Heidi and Keith have been married before and have the most gorgeous kids from their previous marriages. The children were selected as the wedding’s bridesmaids and groomsmen.

Their wedding was less about the merging of two lives as the union of families. At times it felt more like a family reunion than a reception. What an awesome day!

Meg and Eric’s ceremony featured some wonderful touches complete with good readings and a wonderful singer. It was simple affair which seems a reliable way to create a comfortable elegance. Comfortable elegance totally describes this couple so much! St. Elizabeth’s is a wonderful place with good light, accommodating staff with reasonable photographer restrictions.