Like most people this time of year, Tracy and Jason were desperate to get some fall color in their portraits.  Unfortunately, we only found two trees turning color in the area of Forest Park where we went today.  We made the most of those two trees, though!  At least we had sunshine and warm weather – that fall chill is coming quickly!

Stacy teaches yoga at a studio I teach at, and she Tim are having a baby girl in December.  I’ve been hoping they would do maternity photos since I found out she was pregnant!  Since it ended up being a beautiful day, we decided to take the maternity shoot outdoors into Tower Grove Park.  Stacy had just gotten this fantastic henna tattoo on her belly, which looks amazing up close and looks very Earth Mama in her bare belly photos.  The baby Vans are so cute, too – I love baby shoes!  It’s hard to see on the blog, but in the ipod photo the song playing is “Could You Be Loved” by Bob Marley, which apparently is already one of the baby’s favorites. Seems like I have a lot of friends and clients getting pregnant lately … I hope more of you call me for some maternity stuff :)

Meg and Rusty were married Sunday on the dock at the riverfront, with a reception following on the Becky Thatcher Riverboat.  They get the award for the best first dance this year – they danced to “Beyond the Sea” by Bobby Darin and had a great routine (there was even a lift.)  They proved to be great dancers the rest of the night as well, as did most of their guests.  I’ve never taken so many dancing photos at a wedding before!  You can view their SLIDESHOW HERE to see more photos.  Think the classical cover of Journey is an odd slideshow song selection?  Well, they used it in their processional, and the original song made a big hit at the reception, so I thought it was perfect for them.  I hope they enjoy their honeymoon in Mexico – congrats guys!

I know when I was a senior in high school I took some hard classes, but every time I chat with a senior and hear their schedule I am amazed.  Hannah was no exception – she’s taking classes like AP Calculus and AP History and AP Biology and probably 5 more AP classes I can’t even remember.  Good for her!  In addition to being smart, she’s also really sweet, which made it fun to take her photos today in Tower Grove Park.  I think she said she has a test tomorrow, so I hope she’s studying right now – good luck Hannah!