Wirken Photography Blog

I had the pleasure of meeting and spending the afternoon with a spunky 7 year old named  Savannah. I met her through her Dad and soon to be Step-Mom who also happen to be a 2012 wedding couple of mine. As wonderful as it was meeting and getting to know Ryan (distinguished groom) and Karen [...]

  I met Gina’s parents before I met her.  They both came into the studio for a meeting and I immediately knew this was going to be a great wedding to photograph and more importantly a great family to document.  I loved how down to earth and grounded they all were.  I loved how they [...]

Really all we ask here at Wirken Photography of our clients is for them to just be themselves in front of our cameras.  Not to hold back any emotion or trait that makes them truly who they are.  Katie, Andy and their family and friends had no problem with that at all and I loved [...]

With the wedding just days away we went out and had a bit of fun on this bridal session.  It is  nice to take the time and really play with venues and the light without the constraint of the wedding day schedule. Here Lauren and I (and her very helpful sister)  checked out parts of [...]

  Katie and Alex and I go way back.   Well at least it feels like we do.  From our time spent in New York for their engagement session, to our dinner that night over meatballs, to their wedding a few weeks ago, I have had the chance to really know these two.  They are remarkable [...]

I owe a lot to Amanda and Tyler.   They really opened my eyes and allowed me to see even more clearly how life should be lived and specifically how weddings should be celebrated. The bottom line was a life lesson for me, do what you want, be who you are and surround yourself with [...]

Here at Wirken Photography our goal is to be a family historian to as many people as possible.  We love to feel like one of the family and be included in monumental life events. I had the opportunity to do just that with one of my past wedding clients, Julie and Chris.  They asked me [...]

The importance of friends and family comes to mind when thinking about Lisa and Keith and their wedding. It was obvious that Lisa and Keith value their friendships as well as their families.  In fact it was hard to tell sometimes who was a friend and who was family which I found wonderful.  They even [...]

I just spent another amazing week at Roots Workshop in Cape Cod teaching as well as soaking in some well needed r and r. I am normally one of the first ones to leave the workshop house and take that bittersweet trip back home to Kansas City. This year though Pam and the boys met [...]

Another wonderfully laid back couple with this wedding. Gotta pinch myself whenever I have days like this. A wedding is a wonderful excuse for a celebration and these guys embodied that! The whole evening was smooth, fun and carefree. All you did was smile watching this couple love their families, love their lives and love [...]