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    Hello friends, thanks for visiting my photography blog! My name is Jenny and I am a portrait & wedding photographer located in Southern Illinois & St. Louis, Missouri. 

    I like to post recent sneak peeks here, so be sure to check back often to stay up to date on what's going on in my world. 

    For inquiries, contact me at: jenny@moondancephotography.org

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Timothy 6 Months {Moondance Photography – Belly to Baby}

Timothy comes from a happy blessed family that simply adores him to pieces! His mom Deborah is one of my “Belly to Baby” clients. If you don’t know what that means then you need to know!! It’s one big package of 4 photo sessions, 8×10′s from each session & a book with your favorite photos after the year is up! It’s a great way to capture your baby bump, precious newborn photos, see how big your baby has grown in their 6 month photos & then we celebrate their 1st year birthday with a possible cake smash! It’s amazing to see how much the baby has grown from their newborn session to their 6 month. In this case, I got to see how precious Timothy is & how much he’s grown to be a handsome little boy! (You better lock him up early, Deborah & Jamie!)

My favorite!!
Always smilin’:)And he loves sticking his tongue out, too:P

I about died when Deborah put his sleeper on & opened the back so his little bum was hanging out! Priceless!!!

One big happy family!

Josie {Moondance Photography – Children}

When Lesia told me her daughter has the brightest, prettiest,  bluest eyes, I didn’t know just how blue they were until I met little Josie. I’ve met lots of children with beautiful colored eyes, but I think Josie wins for the bluest & prettiest! We met at a local park for some fun family playtime pictures:)

Alizabeth {Moondance Photography – Children}

This little cutie’s parents are some dear friends of mine. I shot their engagement, wedding, day after session and  maternity over the last 2 years. I was eager to finally get to meet darling little Alizabeth for her 5 month session. She’s such a happy baby!

Andrew is proud to be a big brother & takes good care of his little sis!

The light blue parts of  Alizabeth’s dress here was from mommy’s wedding dress!! Time to get a little girly & put her pink fluffy dress on:)

She is ready for summertime

Tabi + Aaron {Moondance Photography – Engagement}

When I first met Tabi at the local coffee shop to discuss her wedding next year, I knew this is going to be a wedding I’ll never forget. We instantly “clicked” when I heard her ideas for their wedding. You see, we both are a fan of the old Hollywood Glam era of the 40′s. But she was doing this theme as her wedding. Her wedding!!! How cool is that?!? I shared some ideas with her and she was taking notes as if her life depended on it. We both gabbed for over an hour about details & how she imagines her wedding day to be. Over the following few months, we communicated back & forth over ideas for her & her fiance Aaron’s engagement session. They knew they wanted to do a different session, something that reflects them as a couple & that shows their true love for each other & to go along with the theme of their wedding.  Tabi would surprise me with text messages of the 2 dresses she picked up at a retro/vintage shop in St Louis. I fell in lOVE. She told me about her hairstyle she wanted, her makeup & then last but not least, the old vintage car they were able to use for the session! THAT’S A WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meet Tabi…. what a knockout!

Meet Aaron…{poor guy was warned about this day, but he went along with his beautiful future bride’s ideas & was a champ about it}

These shots were taken at Aaron’s family farm…

This photo reminds me of The Notebook 

This is the old vintage car they were able to get for the session…Talk about the cat’s meow!

love.

Tabi told me that Aaron has numerous mechanical problems with the cars he’s had (like me) & so I thought it would be fun to recreate a little “broke down car” scene.

Hands on her hips uh ohh… come on Aaron, what’s wrong with the car? Let’s get it started already!YOWZA!
Can she be anymore stunning?So divine!

After I shot this, it reminded me of a scene in the animated movie “UP” with the older couple that was soo in love. Just needed some balloons:)Tabi wanted to incorporate this old photo of Aaron’s grandparents…I just love old black & white photos like this.

I’ve wanted to use this telephone booth for quite sometime now & found the perfect couple for it!

Tabi & Aaron, I want to thank you for rocking this session out like no other & trusting me with my crazy random ideas. You certainly did a truly remarkable job in front of the camera!! I know we have just under a year away before your big day, but I’m super pumped up about it & want the day to arrive now. I cannot wait to see what you guys come up with next!! Thank you for such a lovely day &  I’ll never forget this session.

Lida turns 1 {Moondance Photography /Belly to Baby}

Lida has finally turned one! Where does the time go? I shot her mother Carolyns maternity pictures, Lida’s precious newborn photos, her winter 6 month session & now finally her 1st year! I love looking back at the last year to see how Lida has grown. It’s amazing to see the changes & how fast life passes us by.

Welcome to the world, Lida!!

Carolyn wanted to use her pearls she wore on her wedding day for each of Lida’s sessions.

We battled the cold for a few minutes in January to capture this loving shot for her 6 month session!

Isn’t her flower hat adorable? Accessories are always a great addition to photos!

She’s grown a lot since she sported the pearls & flower headband in her newborn picture!

Now on to Lida’s 1st year session…..

Such a pretty little angel!

She was having a rough morning but was stylish wearing mommy’s pearls again…

Didn’t really want anything to do with her 1st birthday cake either…

But I will play on this chair a little bit…

What a big girl!!! She’s finally ONE after all….

Carolyn, it has been truly a pleasure to getting to know you over the last year!! I’m glad we have became friends & you have welcomed me to be a part of you & Eric’s life in photographing your beautiful baby girl. Thank you  :)

Kim + Allen {Moondance Photography-Weddings}

Kim is a violinist & Allen is a guitarist. Together, they are a musically gifted couple that make lovely music … and will for quite some time.  Kim & Allen were married on a hot sunny gorgeous day in June & I had the pleasure of photographing their special day.

I think this photo of Allen deserves to be in GQ magazine…

Kims dress was absolutely gorgeous! I love all the fine details.

One of my favorite ring shots!

Aren’t the centerpieces so clever?!

Check out more photos from the big day!!

Thank you for such a wonderful time & I wish you both many years of happiness! Don’t forget, I would love for you to teach me to play the violin & guitar someday!!:)

Ethan {Moondance Photography-Watch Me Grow/6 Month Session}

How could you forget little Ethan from his darling 3 month session? With those bright blue eyes & his love (or his mama’s love) for turtles…Well, it was time for his 6 month photos & what better place to go then to Turtle Park in St Louis!!

Can you tell that dad bought him this hat? I love his little smirk:)Chillin’

Classic!! It’s hard to get little ones to look at you when taking pictures of them, but instead of checking out dad & his camera phone, he had his eye on me:)

Fun with dad!

One of my favorite family shots!
Dad can certainly make him smile big!!!

I’ll see you guys for his 9 month session!!! Hopefully it won’t be too hot for us:)

Amanda {Moondance Photography – Maternity}

Amanda’s maternity session was a shower gift from her dear friends {including one of my client turned friend, Carolyn}. I met Amanda & her husband Chase at the beginning of summer, on one of the hottest days of the year. We battled the heat & tried to stay cool. I’m a sweat-aholic even in winter but I think Amanda looked beautiful & had that pregnancy “glow” about her:)

They are anticipating the big arrival! Can you tell?