SilverBox Blog

Ellen and Ryan, yours was a sweet and oh-so-complete day. Everything just flowed. Even the light rain showers at Shelter Gardens gave us all a chance to cool off a bit with umbrellas at the ready. It’s hard to believe that you and your wedding party had the gardens, Boone Tavern, the courthouse columns and...

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Someday soon I’ll relay the true story of the SilverBox Tree.It’s thanks to that tree that I was lucky enough to meet CARRIE & BILL [thru Amy & Joe via the Anna & Jim branch].OK, but that part, the “the-house-that-Jack-built-part” well, will save the narrative for later.
The HERE & NOW is [drumroll, please] look, l...

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Kim & I both LOVE documenting weddings. At the core I think we so love it because what we DELIGHT IN is documenting LIFE.
For each of us [though we hadn't yet met] such joy became apparent when we became well, PARENTS. It’s that fierce attempt to reach out & grab & commit to memory...

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Each time I photograph a wedding, I discover yet another reason why I love this fast-paced, unpredictable, emotionally-rich work of wedding photojournalism.
Reason #78 (or thereabouts…) from Lori & BJ’s wedding: getting to see and document the ways in which couples honor their loved ones. Before putting on her own dress, Lori wore her grandmother’s...

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What a treat to photograph Kimberly & Geoffrey’s wedding! Being a Missouri girl through and through, I loved their choices of locations to give their guests a true Missouri experience:
- Friday’s Welcome Dinner at Kimberly’s folks’ home with a taste of several mid-Missouri goodies (Show Me barbecue sauce, Shake’s frozen custard…)- a ceremony at The...

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