Wirken Photography Blog

What a joy it was to document another Shaw family wedding. A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of documenting the first wedding of the Shaw family.  Sarah and Art. I quickly became very fond of the Shaw’s.  It really was such a joy to watch their family dynamic again as the second [...]

Jewel is ENGAGED!! and their enthusiasm is too big for this studio!!! I love you Jewelius and I know you are marrying a wonderful man in Greg.  Much love you guys!

Alright, Alright.  I normally title my posts with the couple’s first names, but I couldn’t resist the French-Italian poetic hyphenation of LeClaire-DeCelles.  Stephanie’s dad joked about the flowery nature of the combination of their two names in his toast, and I agree that it’s both notable, and nice to say. Stephanie and Nick will be [...]

I think of engagement sessions as a kind of first date between me and my couples.  Michaela, Patrick and I had a really really good first date.  After shooting pictures for a few hours, we ended up sitting out on their back patio drinking wine as they brought out pictures of Patrick’s proposal and shared [...]

Kansas City:  the biggest small town in America. I have heard this so many times and so many times I find myself amazed at how true that statement really is. My relationship with these two has gone from common interests to me having quite the emotional moment behind the camera that moved me to tears.  [...]

who says you can’t get great pictures on a cold rainy November morning at 9am?  These two made it easy!

So, as some of you know our house is a mixed one. I grew up celebrating Hanukkah in my family, and Tyler was a Christmas kid. We enjoy this time of year to the fullest! I love every aspect of it! However, no matter how hard I try the kids just do not get as [...]

Oh my gosh, these guys make me laugh so hard.  They are the kind of people that you just want to be around.  Really.  I woke up miserably sick this morning, but after spending an hour with them showing them their pictures, I was all smiles. Taylor has these awesome smile lines around his eyes…