What a great couple. Some couples you just know you have to work with them very early in the phone conversation. It isn’t about if they can work with us, it is how. This is a huge compliment considering how many really wonderful photographers there are for couples to choose from in this day and age!

The part of this wedding I will always remember is the complete beauty of it. Meadowview Gardens is one of the few locations I know of in Kansas City that is completely and solely designed to help couples enjoy the most romantic and beautiful weddings. It serves no other purpose.

I often tell people that I approach wedding photography not as creating “wedding photographs” but creating family photographs on your wedding day.” That was ESPECIALLY fun with this wedding! The pride, joy and love everyone showed for the couple was everywhere and we love how the photography celebrates these relationships.

Meadowview even does a fireworks display at the end of the evening. The groom was especially excited about this. We boys never grow up, do we? If it blows up and makes a big boom, we love it, young and old alike.

This was so much fun. What a beautiful day that will always make me smile!

Chris Cummins

chief photographic artist - Glow Imagery

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Unfortunately as complicated as weddings are there is a very good chance there will be an unexpected glitch at your wedding. Our clients can rest easy. We bring this tackle box to each of our weddings and it features a slew of essential items for your wedding day you may forget, misplace or just plain not know you will need.

Glow Imagery is different from the other Kansas City wedding photographers in a great many ways. One of the most important things that separates us from the other photographers in the area is we believe the experience of working with us is as important as the photography itself. Your photographer should add to the enjoyment of your wedding day, not take away from it. For this reason we bring a wedding day emergency kit to each of our weddings.

We’ve been to a lot of weddings over the years and have seen too many times a seam bust, a finger cut, dress stained or a vicious headache and watch bride, bridesmaids and a few grooms stress out over the unexpected event without an easy remedy. The hours before walking down the aisle are stressful enough without such additional burdens.

Our emergency kit includes:

1. two razors
2. bandages
3. q-tips
4. emery board and clippers
5. bug spray
6. scissors, thread and needle
7. mints
8. dental floss
9. mouthwash
10. safety pins
11. bobby pins
12. earring backs
13. static guard
14. tape (double sided)
15. tampons and pads
16. advil
17. wet wipes
18. antacids
19. deodorant
20. and much more

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After a few days of basking in the glow of your engagement ring a lump in your throats can occur upon realizing just how much work needs to be done. The couple must scale a summit called Mt. Our Wedding. Don’t worry, chances are you have overcome more difficult challenges. We can help with the first task of plannning a Kansas City wedding: picking a venue for the big day. Everything else falls into place after that.

As photographers in Kansas City, we have shot ALOT of weddings in this town. We love working at so many locations picking just a handful was rather difficult. For this list we limited our selection to venues that allow for both ceremonies and receptions to take place at the same locations. There are a lot of great reception-only venues and a ton of great churches in Kansas City, we hope to profile some of them in future posts.

Here are 10 awesome venues for your wedding in Kansas City:

1. Powell Gardens:Powell Gardens might just be our favorite. The sprawling gardens are located about 30 minutes east of Lee’s Summit on U.S. Highway 50. The chapel is Powell Gardens’ signature feature. It features an A-frame design and sits atop a hill overlooking the entire location. Regardless of when your wedding is on the calendar there are many beautiful locations to shoot. It is an expansive, sprawling place. The bride’s dressing rooms are located a good distance from the chapel and the reception hall requires a car ride, or trolly, from the chapel. Hence, I advise two photographer teams for weddings we are commissioned to shoot here because of the extensive distances involved. But the pictures are always a thrill.
2. Tiffany Greens: Looking at this list, it seems as though we are partial to golf clubhouses and their potential for wonderful weddings. Five out of the 10 locations are golf course clubhouses. We do like them, despite not having an ounce of golfing skills. Our favorite outdoor weddings have nearly all taken place at golf clubhouses. The landscaping is always beautiful with terrific light and color with excellent interior options in the event of bad weather. First on our list is Tiffany Greens. The clubhouse is a regal building with a spacious outdoor porch area overlooking the golf course. Tiffany Greens is located near KCI airport so there’s a wide selection of hotel accommodations within a short distance of the clubhouse. We’ve made some really nice pictures in front of the stone fireplace at the center of the clubhouse.
3. The Clubhouse on Baltimore: We like urban settings. There’s no shortage of fun, contrasting environments to put a beautiful couple. The Clubhouse on Baltimore is a perfect location for this. The venue features several rooms for weddings. Don’t be surprised if another wedding is going on in one of the other levels simultaneous to your wedding! Don’t worry you won’t even know they’re there until you jump on the elevators. The Tudor room is a striking, spacious room. Its centerpiece is the tall stained-glass windows near the dance floor. There’s a balcony area overlooking the dance floor.

   I have covered many weddings in the Walnut room. As the name suggests, it is adorned in beautiful walnut wood. The room has a long and spacious bar with windows surrounding the room. On the other side of building but on the same level as the Walnut Room is the Old Grill which is a terrific cocktail hour location. I love the Old Grill room. It has great light. We have a gallery of images from this venue.

   They even let couples go to the roof overlooking downtown Kansas City for a brief time to make some quick pictures. It’s stunning.


4. Hillcrest Country Club: We shot our first wedding at Hillcrest Country Club in 2008 and it immediately became one of our top ten favorites. It is located near Bannister Road and Interstate 435 in Kansas City. The clubhouse features a spacious locker room with ample mirrors which is a wonderful and spacious dressing room for the wedding party. This is a common benefit of golf clubhouses as a wedding venue.

   It has a ton of space with beautiful interiors.

   Our first time there, we covered an outdoor wedding in May. The venue is surrounded by flowering plants that were in full glory that day. They have had a recent renovation in the past two years.

5. The St. Joseph Country Club:: O.K., so it’s not in K.C. but it’s close enough and certainly deserves a mention here. An outdoor wedding near the clubhouse’s putting greens facing to the west allows for wonderful light to bathe your entire ceremony. There are some fun interiors with a restaurant in the center of the clubhouse that has awesome light during the late afternoons in the spring and fall. Check out our gallery of images from the St. Joseph Country Club.

   We especially love the clubhouse’s ballroom which has a stage built into the center wall near the dance floor. It’s a natural fit for a DJ and their sound system.

6. The Madrid Theatre: Located on Main Street in Midtown Kansas City, The Madrid Theatre is a retro glamour venue for your wedding. The architecture is in a 1920’s Spanish revival style and will wow your guests. We liked the big stage at the front of the theatre. It’s a natural location for a wedding party table. We also love the second floor with additional chairs and tables overlooking the main floor. The angels on the ceiling and carousel bars provide fun details.
7. Georgetown King’s Clubhouse We’re big fans of this place, we should be. Chris Cummins, Glow Imagery’s owner and chief photographer, will be married here in August of 2009. Georgetown is located in Merriam, Kan., near Shawnee Mission Medical Center and it is a bit of a secret. It features an indoor pool, bar area and multiple rooms connected to one another with a Colonial, Monticello style of decorating. It looks as if Thomas Jefferson could have lived there. It has two Elegantly Furnished Parlor Rooms, Stately Pub Room, Spacious Dining Room, Resort-Style Pool.

   The venue is perfect for smaller weddings of 70 people or less.

8. Adams Pointe Golf Club: Located in Blue Springs on Adams Dairy Parkway, this golf clubhouse is a striking building with some great views. We shot a Halloween wedding there a couple of years ago. The staff at the clubhouse were very helpful and supportive of the couple’s fun theme and decoration ideas. When our clients are happy, we are happy.
9. Lenexa Conference Center:: Frequent readers of this blog have read my praises for this place. You can check out Ashley and Cale’s wedding pics from recent posts to get a front-row seat for this venue. The Lenexa Conference Center offers a distinctive Kansas ambience to your wedding. It has hillsides planted with native prairie grasses alongside the impressive barn structure. The historic buildings are a large farmhouse and a renovated barn that is equipped with all the bells and whistles of technology. They even have built in audio-visual equipment you can use for an awesome slideshow at the reception.

   The combination of rustic roots, great location, and modern amenities makes this location a gem for Kansas City’s couples.

10. Arrowhead Yacht Club: This is another hidden locale for Kansas City weddings. Located in Greenwood, Mo., Arrowhead Yacht Club sits on the banks of a private lake. The serene waters are within 50 yards of the clubhouse’s patio and are a terrific spot for an outdoor wedding. If Mother Nature refuses to cooperate, the clubhouse features sufficient space to move a ceremony indoors. Check out our gallery of wedding photos from Arrowhead Yacht Club. Maximum guest capacity 225 seated, with patio 250.

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This past weekend I had the honor of photographing Lindsey and Rick’s wedding at Tiffany Greens up by the Kansas City International airport.

It was really a lot of fun and very beautiful. The couple was magnificent and had just the best time. There was something about Lindsey that reminded me of a 1940’s movie starlet as she worked her lovely blond curls. Take a look… I think you’ll agree.

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