Kaitie & Ian: Columbia, MO Engagement Session

Kaitie and Ian have an amazing and funny love story, in fact they almost never started dating because Ian lost her phone number the first night she gave it to him! As time passed, fate decided to step in and Ian realized he had a friend in common with Kaitie and was able to reconnected with her. They soon also realized that they  had literally lived across the street from one another for 7 years! They began dating for the next two and a half years and then Ian popped the big question. 

Ian knew Kaitie was a huge fan of wine. So on Christmas Day, Ian gave her a set of wine glasses with her initials on them. He then told her he forgot about another set and pulled out two more glasses with her initials on them, but these initials were different. The initial of her last name on the glasses were "B", which was not her last name. It was the first letter of Ian's last name. She turned to her family, "He needs to go back to school and learn his alphabet," not even realizing what it meant. Then, as she turned back around to face Ian, she found him down on one knee with her grandmother's ring, asking her to marry him. The two are planning a summer wedding in St. Louis. In the time we spent with them, it's easy to see how much they love one another. 

Meet Kaitie and Ian!

Kyle + Abbi: Columbia, Missouri Wedding Photographer

We love outdoor weddings! Kyle and Abbi's wedding was simply beautiful! When we met with this couple during their free consultation at the Isle of Capri Casino, we knew that their wedding was going to be a blast to photograph! They told us their wedding would include burlap, a barn, a corn field, mason jars, boots, and their black lab, Jack. They wanted to celebrate their love on their farm near Bogard, Missouri and put on a wedding that guests would never forget. Many of their details and decorations were inspired from Pinterest and added an amazing touch to their beautiful wedding theme.  Congrats to the gorgeous couple!

Vendors who helped make Kyle + Abbi's day fabulous

~Dj: MC Entertainment 

Pinterest Inspired Wedding Show Booth - Hilton Garden Inn in Columbia

We are so excited to announce we are winners of the “Best Vendor Exhibit Award” from the Hilton Garden Inn Wedding Show in Columbia, MO!

When we decided we wanted to be a part of the HGI wedding show, the wheels in our head started turning rather quickly. With our new obsession of Pinterest, we knew we wanted to appeal to brides who also have a mad love for Pinterest.

We started planning and searching for the perfect pieces for our booth way back in January. We spent an entire day traveling around to different antique shops around Columbia, MO. We found a ton of great deals and ended up spending very little overall.

One of the most popular and creative items at our booth was how we displayed our photos. We wanted to do something really unique to showcase our work and came up with a great idea to use sheet metal and hang our photos onto it with magnets. When it was all set up, it looked awesome and we received many compliments!

Another popular item at our booth was the Cake Pops we handed out to the brides that stopped at our booth. A handful of people even asked if we also make them for brides to purchase. Unfortunately, we aren’t bakers and will leave that that skill to the professional bakers! 

Anyways, on to the fun part – the photos of our booth!  We had a great time at the HGI Wedding Show and thank all the brides and their family and friends that stopped by our booth to talk with us!

-Katie & Melissa