Amanda & Mike Maternity

Amanda and Mike are one of our past wedding couples that are now expecting their first child! If you can't tell Mike is a HUGE Michael Jordan fan, I have to agree with him, being from Chicago! (For those who might not know, Michael Jordan played for the Chicago Bulls.)







I thought this was a very cute way to announce the name of their baby boy.





Amanda and Mike, we wish you all the best and we are looking forward to meeting Nathanael!

Laurie & Nate Wedding

Laurie and Nate were married a little over two weeks ago now. They have one of the best first date stories I have ever heard! Nate is a pilot, so he took Laurie up in a small plane. Once they were high enough he told Laurie to open the window and touch a cloud!

Their wedding was full of surprises! Nate's gift to Laurie was a Blue ring that became her something blue. Laurie's gift to Nate was a new camera, a Nikon D40, he was blown away! (Personally, we are Canon people, but we won't hold the Nikon against them.)


A few of the bride and groom:




The ceremony was held at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Alton and the reception was at The Commons at Lewis and Clark College.



Since Nate is in the Air Force they had a Sabor Salute as they left the church:


After the ceremony we went to Laurie's parents house for a few pictures and then over to the Campus:




The gorgeous flowers were by Artistry in St Louis, and the stretch Hummer was by St Louis Limos.




I love this shot with the rings on one of the sabors!


Laurie's Aunt made the cake! I think this is one of my favorite cake shots:


Nate gave all the guys cigars with very nice cigar/flask cases, so at the end of the night they relaxed with a smoke:



Last, but not least, one of our favorite shots from the end of the night:


Laurie and Nate, Thanks for a GREAT time!! Hope you were able to enjoy your honeymoon, inspite of hurricane Dean!

Melissa & Scott Engagements

Coby had the opportunity to photograph a fun couple from Springfield, IL for their engagement. Melissa use to go to school at Lewis & Clark, so that is where Coby met them. Here are a few of our favs:

Bridal Fair Booth

A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of participating in the Kirkwood Bridal Showcase at the Frontenac Hilton. It was a great show with a lot of great vendors. We were right across from Macy's, the main sponsor for the show. Some of the more impressive vendors were Sister's Flowers, McArthurs Bakery,Kamy Chocolate Fountains, Alred Consutants, and, of course, Gebbs Total Video. This is just to name a few, but there really were a lot of great vendors!

Here are a few pics of our booth:



The prints spin, so one side is color and the other side is black & white:



Here are our buds from Gebbs Total Video, Allison, Michael, and Jessica:

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day!
Today we are going to spend the day exploring with the kids and Michael's clan from Gebbs Total Video. Stay tuned to see what we find.

I also want to announce today that on September 29th we are having a "Picture Party"!
On that day we will be doing 15 minute portrait sessions, and yes, we finally have packages! To find out more information, or to register you can call The Grapevine.

Blake's 1 year

Next is Blake. Blake is turning 1 soon! I have actually watched Blake grow a lot over the past year, Blake and his older brother Jacob are in Emmy's Music Together class. Starting Next week classes are going to be held in the studio!

Here are a few of our favs from Blake:






Here are a couple of Blake with his mom:

Jackson the Shih Tzu

I am once again way behind on blogging. A lot has been going on at the studio and we have been very busy! I have a lot to blog this week so keep checking back.

I begin this week with all the catch up work, starting with Jackson the Shih Tzu. Here are a few of our favorites: