

getting to explore and travel a bit around missouri (and beyond) is one of the many delights of wedding photography.
so we were excited to get a call from brooke and jeff to shoot their wedding in carrollton, missouri.
and extra bonus: they were planning to marry in the backyard of brooke’s grandfather’s 100+ year-old home.
but we’re getting ahead of ourselves . . . FIRST, they decided to have their engagement pictures taken in carrollton, too.
so i met up with them last spring for my first ever tour of brooke and jeff’s hometown:

AND brooke’s grandpa’s backyard . . .


OK, fast forward to wedding day. here’s how the yard looked on the morning of (and hey, can you see that humming bird . . .
i was psyched to have caught THAT . . . talk about your fleeting moments :’)

simple, classic, LOVELY! brooke, her mom, and all their helpers decorated the yard so beautifully
that it rivaled any wedding i’ve seen featured in “Real Simple Weddings”
and yet another thing i loved about brooke and jeff’s wedding: a very small wedding party.
brooke’s best friend was her maid of honor (and check out the front of brooke’s grandpa’s house):

and jeff’s brother was his best man . . . once again, keeping it simple!


the gazebo was a perfect ceremony location . . .



after the ceremony we stopped at what everyone in carrollton calls the “county shed” and then a country road . . .


and then on to the reception . . .

brooke and jeff, keepin’ it simple, personal AND elegant.
and the song that brooke walked down the aisle to is the song featured in their slideshow.
give it a listen and seeĀ their entire day by clicking here on Brooke and Jeff’s Wedding Day slideshow.
Congrats, you two!
~kim
2 comments
Brooke Stephens - Kim- These are beyond amazing! I can’t even put into words how you captured everything so well. And boy am I grateful because my nerves got to me and I missed a lot of these little moments. And the song, the song! I have had it in my head for years as the ceremony song and I still can’t think of a better one! I will continue looking at the slideshow for weeks and will probably cry every time
Thank you so much for your hard work and for capturing our day so perfectly.September 9, 2009 – 12:48 pm
Tracy - Kim – so beautiful!!September 9, 2009 – 2:55 pm