Baby Ella | 9 Months

Oh my, oh my! Baby Ella (Elizabeth Grace) is absolutely adorable! Her mom, Kasie and Dad, Josh, were also a part of the shoot for a little bit, but with a baby this cute, and a bow that adorable, baby Ella steals the spotlight! Since papa winter has really, really set in here in blustery Kansas, we opted to do the portrait session inside...which turned out great! They have a beautiful house with a fireplace and a very cute tree :)

Get ready for the cuteness to begin... :)

Oh, boy! I love this one! Ella's face when mommy and daddy were kissing is just great! :)

Beautiful!!!

We let her roam around the fireplace and she kept looking up at mommy and daddy with this little face. Oh, doesn't it just melt your heart :)
Oh the adventure of exploration :)

Ella is holding her first ornament in this picture below. It's a baby wrapped in a peanut shell! How cute!! :)
Love family time together :)
Here is little miss rockstar's solo time :)

The tongue :)



And I'll leave you with my favorite one :)

Kasie and Josh - thanks so much for asking me to come take pictures of your beautiful baby girl! She is a beautiful blessing from the Lord! Merry Christmas :)

Page Wedding, Part II: The Reception

Finally! The pictures from the reception on Saturday! Rachael and Mike had their reception at Rachael's church in St.Joe (Church of Latter Day Saints). Lots of Rachael's friends from high school came out to see her in her beautiful dress and here are just a few of the images we caught from the evening! Enjoy! Enjoy! Enjoy!

The toss...

The dance party!

Brenda and Rachael (best friends!) breaking it down :)
I think this was the electric slideee :)
Father daughter first dance...precious moments!

Mike and Rachael's first dance!

Mom and some family watching the slideshow of Rachael and Mike growing up :) It was a really beautiful slideshow!
The cake!

Beautiful girls!

Thanks again so much for asking me to take pictures of your great day, Rach! Enjoy the pictures!

Page Wedding, Part I

Okay, just prepare yourself for looking at pictures of some seriously beautiful people :) Yesterday I had the wonderful opportunity to take pictures of Rachael and Mike Page the day after their wedding. They had their official ceremony at the Mormon Temple in Illinois on Friday and drove back to St.Joseph, MO to have their reception at the church of Latter-Day Saints in St.Joe. We were able to squeeze in a few "formal" family portraits at Krug Park before the sun went down on us Saturday afternoon. It was a beautiful, beautiful Saturday. Sunny, not windy and 58 degrees - not bad for late November in the Midwest! Enjoy the pictures :)

Rachael and Miss Martha - you women are beautiful! I couldn't resist to post this picture!
Rachael's bridesmaids were drop dead gorgeous! Great dresses! :)
Rachael and her maid of honor, and sister, Becca
Mike's groomsmen.
All the girls with the groom!
The wedding party. Check out that gorgeous wood wall we found in Krug Park! :)

You girls are pretty enough for a magazine :)

Wonderful little moment between Rachael, her sister and bridesmaid Nicole.
JUMP!
Here begins our portrait session for Mike and Rachael!

Girls, again, so pretty!
The dip!




I really love this one :)
A little series of 4 of many pictures we took in the middle of a downtown street right at sundown. These two are gorgeous and everything about this setting just makes me smile :)

Thanks again, Mike and Rachael for asking me to take your portraits! Watch out for another post later on with pictures from the reception and the awesome dance party!