Blog of St. Louis Wedding Photographer, Will Jackson http://willjackson.com/blog Blog Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:42:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 T.J. and Angie in Downtown St. Charles http://willjackson.com/blog/beloved-sessions/t-j-and-angie-in-downtown-st-charles/ http://willjackson.com/blog/beloved-sessions/t-j-and-angie-in-downtown-st-charles/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:33:00 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2535 It was really nice to meet T.J. and Angie.  We met to make engagement photographs in Downtown St. Charles.  It was a cold day (forecast said the high would be 34 degrees), but it didn’t seem like it.  We kept moving and experienced a little bit of precipitation (of the wet snowy type), but it wasn’t bad.

I’m looking forward to the wedding!  I hope you enjoy the photographs.

couple on a caboose at a park in Downtown St. Charles

an engagement photograph of a couple on a caboose

A couple laughinga couple hugginga couple walking on a street in Downtown St. Charles, MOa fellow whispering to a girls - romantic photographa couple interacting, in front of a green doora couple kissing in front of a cigar shopa couple by a fire on a cold day - engagement photograph

 

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/beloved-sessions/t-j-and-angie-in-downtown-st-charles/feed/ 0 Kari and Paul’s wedding day, at St. Cecilia’s in St. Louis, and the Soulard Preservation Hall http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/kari-and-pauls-wedding-day-at-st-cecilias-in-st-louis-and-the-soulard-preservation-hall/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/kari-and-pauls-wedding-day-at-st-cecilias-in-st-louis-and-the-soulard-preservation-hall/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2012 19:39:15 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2468 I really enjoyed making Paul and Kari’s wedding day photographs.  They were a pleasure to work with and it just seemed like a wonderful day.  It was my first time at the Soulard Preservation Hall, and I found out it’s a very nice place.  Gregory Mosberger of Gregory’s Creative Cuisine did an outstanding job with the food.  I enjoyed being with the wedding party.  I hope to see you again sometime!

 

 

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/kari-and-pauls-wedding-day-at-st-cecilias-in-st-louis-and-the-soulard-preservation-hall/feed/ 0 Michelle and James at Chandler Hill Winery in Defiance, MO http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/michelle-and-james-at-chandler-hill-winery-in-defiance-mo/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/michelle-and-james-at-chandler-hill-winery-in-defiance-mo/#comments Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:47:29 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2433 Michelle and James had a beautiful wedding day at the Chandler Hill Winery, just west of St. Louis.

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/michelle-and-james-at-chandler-hill-winery-in-defiance-mo/feed/ 0 St. Francis Xavier & the Whittemore House – Jason and Yvonne http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/st-francis-xavier-the-whittemore-house-jason-and-yvonne/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/st-francis-xavier-the-whittemore-house-jason-and-yvonne/#comments Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:36:04 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2374 It was a special experience for me, being with Jason and Yvonne on their wedding day.  The Chinese traditions were new to me, the church building (St. Francis Xavier) was beautiful, and the Whittemore House was lovely.  But what was special was this sweet couple, their love for one another, the appreciation they had for others, and the thankgiving to God that was given by Jason.

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/st-francis-xavier-the-whittemore-house-jason-and-yvonne/feed/ 0 Kate and Nathan at the Beall Mansion in Alton, IL http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/kate-and-nathan-at-the-beall-mansion-in-alton-il/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/kate-and-nathan-at-the-beall-mansion-in-alton-il/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2012 19:07:52 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2331 I really enjoyed being a part of Kate and Nathan’s wedding day last Thursday.  Kate called me only a couple of weeks ago.  They were planning a small wedding at the Beall Mansion in Alton, IL.  The place was beautiful.  Kate and Nathan seem like a sweet couple.  I hope you have a wonderful marriage!

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/kate-and-nathan-at-the-beall-mansion-in-alton-il/feed/ 0 Christopher and Colleen’s Wedding at St. Simon the Apostle Catholic Church & Missouri Botanical Gardens http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/christopher-and-colleens-wedding-at-st-simon-the-apostle-catholic-church-missouri-botanical-gardens/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/christopher-and-colleens-wedding-at-st-simon-the-apostle-catholic-church-missouri-botanical-gardens/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:31:59 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2297 It was a special day with a special group of people.  Thanks Christopher and Colleen for having me as your wedding photographer.  It was a special experience for me.

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/christopher-and-colleens-wedding-at-st-simon-the-apostle-catholic-church-missouri-botanical-gardens/feed/ 5 Johanna and Bobby’s wedding at St. Francis of Assisi & Sheraton Clayton Plaza http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/johanna-and-bobbys-wedding-at-st-francis-of-assisi-sheraton-clayton-plaza/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/johanna-and-bobbys-wedding-at-st-francis-of-assisi-sheraton-clayton-plaza/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 21:14:40 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2253 The ladies got ready for the day at the Sheraton Clayton Plaza in St. Louis while the men got ready at home.  The wedding was at St. Francis of Assisi on Telegraph in South St. Louis County.  Cocktails were served on the roof of the Sheraton and dinner was served in one of the ballrooms.  Everything was just beautiful.

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/johanna-and-bobbys-wedding-at-st-francis-of-assisi-sheraton-clayton-plaza/feed/ 0 Chip and Michelle’s wedding: St. John’s United Church and Millennium Hotel in St. Louis http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/chip-and-michelles-wedding-st-johns-united-church-and-millennium-hotel-in-st-louis/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/chip-and-michelles-wedding-st-johns-united-church-and-millennium-hotel-in-st-louis/#comments Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:39:50 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2218

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/chip-and-michelles-wedding-st-johns-united-church-and-millennium-hotel-in-st-louis/feed/ 0 Stephanie and Joe: St. Louis Wedding at Messiah Lutheran Church and Third Degree Glass Factory http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/stephanie-and-joe-st-louis-wedding-at-messiah-lutheran-church-and-third-degree-glass-factory/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/stephanie-and-joe-st-louis-wedding-at-messiah-lutheran-church-and-third-degree-glass-factory/#comments Wed, 05 Sep 2012 19:15:48 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2065 Quite the wedding day for Stephanie and Joe!  They were great to work with and they seemed to really enjoy their wedding day.  It was nice to see some familiar faces like Kacey and Keith (whose wedding I photographed a couple of years ago), some of their friends, parents, and Pastor Jeff.

It was my first time to the Third Degree Glass Factory and I was impressed with both the venue and the caterers.  Guests were treated to a glass blowing demonstration.

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]]> http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/stephanie-and-joe-st-louis-wedding-at-messiah-lutheran-church-and-third-degree-glass-factory/feed/ 1 Heather and Jay’s wedding at “Olivia…on the Hill”, in St. Louis’s historic Italian neighborhood http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/heather-and-jays-wedding-at-olivia-on-the-hill-in-st-louiss-historic-italian-neighborhood/ http://willjackson.com/blog/weddings/heather-and-jays-wedding-at-olivia-on-the-hill-in-st-louiss-historic-italian-neighborhood/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 22:58:17 +0000 willjackson http://willjackson.com/blog/?p=2067 Heather and Jay had a very nice wedding, and a really nice bunch of friends and family.  The original plans were for the ceremony to be outside, but because of a little rain the ceremony was moved inside.  It all went so smoothly and the inside room worked out so nice, you would have hardly noticed that inside was “plan B”.

Heather and Jay wanted to make their wedding portraits on the following Monday, rather than their wedding day.  So we stopped first by Missouri Botanical Gardens, in the Shaw neighborhood of St. Louis, and then went to Heather and Jay’s home in the Clayton area for a photograph of Heather on her motorcycle!  It was a wedding gift from Jay to Heather.  After that we went to Washington University Campus for a few more photographs.

Heather and Jay were great to make photographs with.  Thank you Heather and Jay for choosing me as your wedding photographer!

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