Archive for January, 2012


Posted by Mike and Julie on January 31, 2012 in Blog, Engagement

Russ + Melissa :: E-session

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Meet Russ and Melissa!  Later this year you will be seeing a lot more of these two.  We are so excited to be documenting their big day  in May at the Intercontinental Hotel down on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, MO. We had a blast hanging out with this two down around the Plaza as …

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Posted by Mike and Julie on January 25, 2012 in Blog, Children

A Bulldozer, a Cape, and a Kid

Bennet Sept 11-070 preview

We had an absolute BLAST hanging out with “A.”  We were in Pittsburg, Kansas shooting a wedding the day prior so we took advantage of being there to hang out with this little guy and his mom.  We were scouting for locations and came across a construction area where a building had recently been torn …

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Posted by Mike and Julie on January 24, 2012 in Blog, Seniors

Sarah | Class of 2012

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 Meet Sarah, Class of 2012.   As you can tell from the photos, we all had a blast with shooting Sarah’s Senior Photos and  you can also see, she has an amazing laugh that just lights up the room!  Sarah is works on her School’s newspaper and loves to read and write.  Make sure to …

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Posted by Mike and Julie on January 20, 2012 in Blog, Weddings

Engagement on The Plaza…

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  With Valentine’s Day fast approaching and the fact that many marriage proposals will happen….I thought it would be a great idea to show off a guy who went above and beyond with his proposal.   We had the honor to capture J.J. propose to Gina on a beautiful evening at the Country Club Plaza …

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Posted by Mike and Julie on January 13, 2012 in Blog, Families

One on the Way…

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  So excited to share this session from the Fall.  It was probably the chilliest morning of the fall up until that day….there were plenty of red noses, tissues, and some cold fingers (mainly the photographer’s fingers)….but I mark this session down in my books as a success.  As you can see from the photos below…they …

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Posted by Mike and Julie on January 4, 2012 in Blog, Weddings

Meghan + Dan :: 12.16.11

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Meghan and Dan’s wedding was our last wedding of 2011, but just because it was the last one of the year does not mean it fell short in any way.  Their day embraced the Christmas season it fell during by using the the festive time as inspiration for their colors and design.  From the bouquet …

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