100 Dancers in two days!

This past week, I had the honor of photographing over 100 hundred children in a recital session. The dancers were from The Professional Dance Studio. There were multiple outift/costume changes for many of the girls. It was a lot of hard work, but it was a wonderful experience! Special thanks to Bobby, Katie, and Jessie for helping assist me in this huge project.

(Needless to say, I have been busy organazing and editing these photos and getting them ready to preview for their parents. So that is why I have not been bloggin' lately...don't worry, I have a maternity and engagement session that I will be posting this week...I will catch up with my blog soon!)

Till then, enjoy a few of these shots...these were some very talented girls and boys:

The frogs...what a fun group of kids.

This ballet group was fantastic!!! Here they are with their amazing instructor.

You might recognize Oliva from my JSB session from earlier this spring.

Wesley and Holly's Engagement Pictures-This was one amazing session!!!

This engagement shoot was not like any other because Holly was my best friend in high school. She and I were so attatched at the hip that we were in a matter of words, "Holsten" (Holly and Kristen put together. See, we started the fad, not Brad and Angelina...lol!) So as you can imagine, this was a session I was really looking forward to. Besides this connection, Wesley and Holly are such an amazing couple. They are fun and flirty attitude towards each other! And, more importantly, they are soooo in love with each other and the Lord. They are really looking forward to their up and coming destination wedding in the Keys this August. (And so am I...wink!)

First picture of the shoot...I love starting this way!

This is my favorite picture in the whole shoot!!! Love it, love it, love it!

I love her eyes in this one!

Reading His Word together...what a neat idea for an engagement shoot, after all, this is what their relationship is build on.

Congrats you two...I am so excited to see what God continues to do in your relationship. And, I cannot wait for your Florida wedding!

(Check out even more pictures on my Facebook page. )

Running out of sessions...

Just FYI, if you are wanting to set up a session with me, the months of June, July, and August are almost booked!!! So if you have been waiting to set up an appointment, wait no longer.

Please call and schedule your appointment today: 314.566.1233.

Tom, Robin, and Grace's Family Session

Robin and I became friends through taking our daughters, Grace and Jadyn, to My Gym on Thursdays. (My Gym is an amazing place because the moms and kids get to socialize; plus the kids also get a workout. I especially recommend this gym when it is too hot or cold to go outside and when you have a 6 week old and just need to get out of the house. *Wink*.)

Tom, Robin, and Grace's family portraits took place in and around their home. They were wonderful to work with. And it was so neat working with a family in their home; it was very natural and intimate session!

Here are some of my favorite shots:

Blowing kisses...

I love their expressions here.

We tried getting a lot of pictures of just Robin and Grace because moms are normally the ones taking the pictures, so we are rarely in them...we were making up for those times.

I know that capturing a smile is the goal when taking photos, but sometimes it is great just to capture a child's real expressions and true feelings...

Here is my favorite family portrait.

Dad and Grace

How big is Grace?...so big!!!

Tom and Robin

Back inside, Grace finds my camera very interesting!

The end! (For more photos from this session...go to Kristen M Photography on Facebook.)

Ben & Amber = Amazing Outdoor Wedding!

This wedding was incredible! Ben and Amber got married on Friday...and let me tell you; the weather was perfect, the location was perfect, the bride looked perfect, the groom looked perfect...basically the whole day was PERFECT! It was so neat to capture their wedding day! Enjoy these pictures, it was so hard to limit myself on this one! (And there will be MANY more pictures added on my Facebook page in the next day or two...check them out, too.)

Her beautiful dress...

Getting into her dress.

What a gorgeous day! This was an absolutely amazing place to get married!

Ben's sister is in the middle of this pictures. It was so neat to see her expressions as her brother got married. (She is getting married in a few weeks herself!)

This picture is dedicated to Lisa Hessel. Yeah sunflares!



I really like Ben's smile here!

This is my favorite picture of Amber hands down!

She is such an elegant bride! I just love her expression here.

Amber and her bridesmaids. THEY WERE AWESOME! They were all so nice and fun!

Now Ben and his guys being tough on the tractor.

Oh, and props to my sister Jessie, she was my second shooter. She had some amazing pictures from this wedding. Here is my favorite detail shot of hers. (I think sunflares were a theme in this wedding! LOL!)