Wirken Photography Blog

Jackie and Brian met on the water skiing team at the University of Kansas.  She told me at our first meeting that they spent those days skiing all day and then camping out at night, partying with friends.  I kind of wished I could have experienced that in another life.  I knew two people who [...]

What a gloriously real wedding this was. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time with Megan and Jacob.  Megan values good photography to the core.  From the beginning this was very impressive to me.  Since then I have had the pleasure to know her sister and her sweet little niece when I photographed her in the [...]

I used to run around dressed as Daisy Duke with a do-rag.  Char seemed to dig the look.

Charlotte this morning before I left to shoot my wedding today.  My late Nana’s necklace.

I am sitting here trying to think of how to articulate how much I love Marissa and Arna, and I am completely intimidated, because Arna is one of the best writers I have ever met, and for two days, I heard these two exchange some of the deepest, most sincere, and passionate words.  So I [...]

Family bond.  That is what comes to mind when I think of Marlys and Matt and their wedding day.  I have felt that from day one with these two.  Marlys had a perfect attitude towards this wedding from the beginning.  Basically she just let others do most of the work and allowed herself to be [...]

Linda and Nick booked me from Iraq.  They were both stationed in Baghdad while planning their Kansas City wedding.  I was excited about them from the beginning, not only because I could tell that they had adventurous spirits, but Linda had a background in journalism and really knew her stuff when it came to storytelling. [...]