Wirken Photography Blog

It seems fitting that the house where we became a family was on Oak Street.  Within these walls we solidified like the hard trustworthy wood. The house became our complete renovation; Mark literally built it with his own two hands.  There is so much satisfaction in making your own home, like growing your own food- [...]

Lauren’s dad said in his wedding day toast, “Everybody knows that Lauren is the nicest girl in the world…”, and when he said that, I thought that those might be the exact words that I would use to describe her.  Both Lauren and James are this refreshing blend of sophistication and approachability.  I knew it [...]

I told Kara and Taylor when they came in for their viewing party that I see a lot of relationships, and every couple expresses their love differently, but the expressions and gestures of endearment that these two show make me very sure of their love.  I love how they “match” each other in the faces [...]

The Short Film of the wedding of Mallory and Patrick. The wedding took place in May, at the Cathedral of St Joseph, in St. Joseph Missouri. I’m a big fan of things happening during a wedding day that I haven’t encountered before. This wedding had two: Patrick dressing in his brides veil (which his mother [...]

This is a big day.  I am so excited to officially kick off the first of many of the 2-day Intensive Wirkshops as part of our Wirkshop Series! I am even more excited to talk about the team making it happen.  I am joining forces with two of my favorite photographers whose work I have [...]

A lot of comments I get from people is how fun it is to see our kids “grow up” on the blog. That being said t-ball season is here and our southpaw Alex is loving the game. As always he puts his little flair on it all. Goooooo Firebirds!