We called and spoke to Lynn the owner of the amazing Helming House. I must say this rustic house right on the river which was completely refurbished was just amazing. The house was stunning so comfy and down right homey. We took a few photos of the house I must say if you’re ever in the area it’s a great place to stay you get the entire house it’s two bedrooms and has a great kitchen. All of which you can see below. If your in the area give Lynn a call!

Crystal and I would like to take a moment to thank everyone for such a wonderful year. Even though our holidays are filled with family and food (way too much of the food part!), we still want to take just a moment to send you our best holiday wishes and we hope 2011 is even better than 2010!

Oh, and thank you Santa for my Canon 70-200mm lens coffee mug! Lovin’ it!

Please take the time to enjoy yourself and those around you and most of all, please have a safe holiday

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Crystal and Dan

When one of the little boys Crystal was shooting replied to Santa after being asked what he wanted for Christmas, he replied… “a Nintendo DS and my family”. Crystal’s heart nearly broke in half.

Over 2500 children and their families attended the event and included sponsors like St. Louis Rams, St. Louis Bar Foundation, and St. Louis Bar Association,  Catholic Charities, Foster and Adoptive Care Coalition, First Book, Grace Hill-PATCH, and Midwest Litigation Services.

There was so much for the kids to do including  a book corner, and inflatable rock climbing wall, St. Louis Rams cheerleaders, music, and even getting to play catch on the field with some of the Rams players and awesome presents!

After we finished shooting all the kids, we packed up all the gear, we took a stroll around the football field before heading out. All I can say is WOW! The field looks a LOT smaller on TV!

We can’t wait to do it again next year.

When Crystal and I started shooting weddings 4 years ago at the request of our portrait clients, we nervously said yes. After all, it’s a HUGE deal to be responsible for capturing a once-in-a-lifetime event for someone! Even after all these years, we still have the same feeling of extreme responsibility every time we shoot a brides wedding.

That’s why we can’t even begin to tell you how incredibly huge this honor is for us.  Thank you to our brides who voted; we honestly feel that we have the best brides to work with as well!

Please contact us to schedule a time for your family, kids, group, or pets!! We’ll shoot just about everyone. Hurry space is already limited. Here are a few samples of past shoots we’ve don at the park to give you a little incentive! FYI the trees in the park are at their peak color for the season. Hope to see you there!

Crystal ~

We met so many really great people and had a blast. We even had a chance to meet some other really neat vendors.

Thanks again for everyone who stopped by the booth and chatted with us. We would like to offer a special gift to any bride that books from seeing us at the show. We will take off an additional $100 off your package (excluding the basic custom package). Make sure you keep you official Colortouch flier you received when we met you! or if you registered for the raffle that will work too!

Stay tunned to the blog for the winner of the dinner for two from Mama Campisi’s. We had a great time at the show and hope you all did too. Give us a call so we can chat about all of the details!

For those brides who have been on the fence about booking your photographer, use an engagement session to get to know them and see if they are a good fit with you. It’s a much cheaper alternative than diving head-long into a wedding photography contract, and should get you some great pics with your fiance to boot!

If you’re not happy with your photographer after that, then you aren’t tied to an expensive package and can continue shopping. But you will need to start doing it now before it’s too late!

Dan

Thank you to all of you who voted for us and putting us amongst the top wedding photographers in St. Louis. This award recognizes the top 3% of vendors from the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellent quality of service, responsiveness, professionalism, value of cost and flexibility.

It is a big thrill and an honor to be chosen. We are proud as can be to be recognized by such a prestigious site as the WeddingWire community. Be sure to go check them out if you haven’t done so already. They are awesome!

Dan and Crystal