Wirken Photography Blog

Leah and Eric are seriously good at tennis   This is one of the many things they have in common.  They even lived in the same building in New York, and didn’t know it until after they starting dating.  I had a great time with these two, and can’t wait for their wedding in Columbia, [...]

Date: 05.25.08 Ceremony: Loose Park Rose Garden Reception: Oakwood Country Club Flowers: Beco Every time I got together with Alison and Brian in the year leading up to their wedding, it was like a creative brainstorm.  They flooded me with “them”- I love it when people do that!  I have to know a couple’s stories, tastes, personalities, [...]

So I am perpetually behind on blogging weddings, well blogging in general actually. April and May were just crazy with weddings and now that I have a breather I am committed to getting you all caught up on what is happening over here with me. Allison and Josh’s details: Ceremony and Reception- Starlight theatre Flowers [...]

Date: 05.24.08 Ceremony and Reception: Meadowview Gardens I grew to love the Rumsey family over the year that I got to know them shooting their daughter Lucy’s wedding in December of 2006.  That was the first time I met Brecken and Andy.  Brecken and I had an immediate connection over a shared love of photography, and [...]

If you cruise wedding photographer’s blogs, you know that right now a lot of the posting is at a kind of a lull because of the mass of wonderful work that we are collecting to edit and eventually share with you all.  Tyler and I are excited to be able to share what we’ve been [...]

Just a little enjoyment for your Monday, well actually tuesday probably by the time you all see this. Our 7 month-old son at the park. Later Tyler

Date: 05.17.08 Ceremony and Reception:  The Larimore Plantation, St. Louis. MO When I first talked with Mike and Trena over the phone, I knew they were the kind of couple that I like working with.  They were very open and excitedly talked about their story, and I could just tell how much they treasured one [...]

My wonderful assistant/ second shooter Erin and I made a road trip up to St. Louis a day early to shoot some engagement-ish portraits of Trena and Mike and then join them for dinner with some of their best friends.  Here are a few portraits from our time in Forest Park.  Wedding images soon……       [...]

Just like with the image of Michael that I posted earlier sometimes from a shoot there comes just one image that really brings it all home for you. Below is that image for Wayne and Eileen. We got them as a client via a silent auction. Their son won our gift certificate when he bid [...]