In plain sight! Happy Easter weekend everyone!

Yesterday was a blessed day. We rocked it out in worship at Refuge Church. Then spent the day coloring eggs & hiding them. My husband found a spot so good he had to point it out to me. Love it when it's in plain sight but you still can't see it! I blame it on the egg color...it was camouflaged;) So here is the eggcelent spot, hehe!



Our daughter couldn't find it either so I pointed to it and snapped the photo of her seeing it. Love this so much!!! Totally caught the surprise & excitement in her eyes. This photo is such a treasure to me!









We used 100% food coloring and the color leaked through all the shells! Pics coming later this week on all these beautiful eggs!

You Are Loved

What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God's elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written,

'For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered.'

No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8.31

Sarah & Tim Engaged! ~St. Louis/St. Charles Engagement & Wedding Photographer~ Cobblestone Road Photography

Sarah & Tim are so much fun to be around. I had a blast taking their engagement photos at one of my favorite places, Faust Park. They have such a cute engagement story. Tim decided to propose on Halloween so he stayed up the night before and carved pumpkins to say "Will you marry me". How cool is that! So it is only fitting that they are getting married in October a week before Halloween.:) You two are such a great couple & I am very excited to be photographing your wedding! Enjoy your sneak peek!

Mandy & Tony Engaged! ~St. Louis/St. Charles Engagement & Wedding Photographer~ Cobblestone Road Photography

The City Museum holds a special place in Mandy & Tony's life as this is where a dear friend worked until she passed. So they decided to integrate this amazing place into their engagement session! I love the city museum! It's such a unique place and my favorite spot is the roof! Unfortunately the roof was closed and they had caution tape in a few of the places I wanted shots but we made it work! It was so crowded that we did a few shots there and then decided to do the rest in the city. I am starting with the city shots. Hope you enjoy. Mandy & Tony I had a great time with you two and I am so excited to be photographing your wedding at the St. Louis Zoo next month!






 

~In Front Of The Camera~ St. Louis/St. Charles & Pensacola Photographer ~Cobblestone Road Photography~

My good friend Jenny Hodges of http://www.moondancephotography.org/ and partner in crime when it comes to photographing weddings and I scouted out locations this week in downtown St. Louis and we decided to turn the camera's on each other.  Oh boy.  She is an amazing photographer but I've got to say I am not an amazing client.  There are no words.....I can only say in my defense that I couldn't stop laughing, my eyes were tearing up, and I like to make weird faces apparently. ;-)  It is so weird to be on the other side of the camera.  And I will be experiencing it again at the end of the month because my friend Laurie Nowling will be taking my family portraits! I am so excited!!!  It's been 4 years since we've had family photos done!  I hope I can stop making faces by then! :)  Check out Laurie's new website.  It's pretty cool!  http://www.blisseleven.com/

St. Louis/St. Charles Wedding Photographer~Cobblestone Road Photography~

It's April finally!!! April is National Autism awareness month & also National Donate Life month. Two causes very dear to me. It's also the month I turn 1 year older. :-/ Don't get me wrong, I'm grateful to be alive. I'm just getting way to close to the big 40...Agh, did I just really admit that!!!! But just to be clear, I do have a few more years togo before I hit that 40.

April also kicks off the wedding season for me. 22 weddings. Some I am primary photographer and some I am assisting. Either way it is going to be one busy wedding season for me and I am so excited! Although the month of October is intimidating me...6 and possibly 7 weddings that month! Yikes! The weddings I am photographjy this year are amazing! The brides are AWESOME! The details, locations, & styles are AWESOME! Vintage, Rustic, Urban are a few words that come to mind!

Have a great weekend everyone! Next week I will be posting some yummy & healthy recipes I know you'll love!