Sparkler, live music, and a special performance by the groom and his brother. An elegant backyard tent wedding.
Read MoreWedding Highlights: Our Lady of Sorrows and The Guild Kansas City
Gwen and Brenna got married in Kansas City at Our Lady of Sorrows church and had their reception at The Guild in the Crossroads. We also stopped by their place to say hi to their pup and snag a couple photos.
Read MoreElopement at Liberty Memorial/Crossroads Hotel/The Reiger
A wedding on a Monday afternoon!? Andrew and Joelle had a small elopement ceremony on the lawn between Kansas City’s Liberty Memorial and Union Station. They had a reception with close friends and family at The Reiger in the Crossroads Art District. Oh yea and for their cocktail hour they had beers and played skeeball at Up Down arcade bar.
Winter Wedding at The Everly Event Space
This was our first wedding at The Everly and it was a cold one! The pretty snow made it all worth it though. Oh and they served up donuts 😍
2018 Year in Review
2017 Year in Review
2017 was a banner year for us. We shot over 35 weddings and another 35 engagements. We did some traveling and we shot some weddings in KC. We're doing it again this year and can't wait. Thanks to every who let us be a part of your lives and photograph your wedding. We are incredibly grateful to be able to do this.
Summery Hawthorne House Wedding in Kansas City
Parker and Anna got married at Hawthorne House in Kansas City. It was a perfect summer day and the venue is incredible we definitely hope to photograph more weddings here! We had the pleasure of photographing Anna and Parker's engagement photos at Cliff Drive in KC. You can see those here.
Getting Married Under Mt. Sopris
An intimate wedding at close friend's massive log cabin. Amanda and Todd were married outside of Aspen, Colorado with Mt. Sopris smiling down on their ceremony.
Summertime in Chicago--A Wedding at Bridgeport Art Center
Nate and Mary Kate got married in Chicago at the beautiful Bridgeport Art Center. Mary Kate got ready at the Blackstone Hotel while Nate and the guys prepped at their placed and hopped on the L. We also did their engagement photos you can see them here.
The Brass on Baltimore Summer Wedding
Austin and Roxie got married early in the summer at The Brass on Baltimore in downtown Kansas City. It was our first time photographing there and are so excited to shoot there again! The rooftop views were incredible and it's right in the heart of downtown, so we were able to shoot at The Kauffman Center and get some great photos of the Kansas City skyline. Congratulations Austin and Roxie!
Anna + Parker Spring Cliff Drive Engagement Session
These people rule and we're so glad we got to photograph their engagement photos as well as their wedding. Here are some images from their wedding at Hawthorne House in Kansas City.
Spring Wedding at The Guild
Spring is officially here in Kansas City and wedding season is starting to pick up! In early March, Pete and Susannah had their wedding at the Guild in the Crossroads District of Kansas City. We've shot several times at the Guild and it's one of our favorite venues in town. So many of Pete and Susannah's friends and family were at their wedding but it still managed to feel intimate throughout the day.
Below are some of our favorite images from the day.
Kindling's 2016 Year in Review
2016 was packed. We were fortunate to be a part of so many weddings & engagement sessions all over the US (and even Mexico!). It was our busiest year since we've started documenting weddings and we're incredibly grateful to everyone who included us in their day.
We grew a lot this year and we're really proud of the work we did, so we made this ridiculously long blog post to share some of the highlights from the year. We're really excited for you to see these images.
Here's to more weddings and amazing couples in the future!
Autumn Wedding in the Heart of St. Louis, Missouri
Emily and Danny had such a fun group of friends and family around them for their wedding day. The ceremony was at the gorgeous and ornate Memorial Presbyterian across from Forest Park in St. Louis, Missouri. Their reception was at North 13th Events. It was decked out with tons of warmth and light. Ferns strung over the white brick walls and hundreds of candles created a beautiful and intimate atmosphere.
Read MoreWintery Chicago Engagement Session | Montrose Beach
A very cold Chicago day on Lake Michigan near downtown Chicago.
Alldredge Orchard Wedding Photography | Kansas City
Kristin and Michael got married under a big walnut tree at Alldredge Orchards just north of Kansas City.
I decided to include a lot more of the candid moments in this blog. This day was packed with beautiful little subtle moments, it really allowed us to indulge in our documentary style.
Read MoreNelson-Atkins Museum of Art Engagement Session | Kansas City, Missouri
We did a big chunk of this shoot at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. We've shot there before but Austin and Roxie had some really great ideas that go us into a completely different part of the grounds and in a new mode of shooting.
Read MoreCastlewood State Park Cliffside Engagement Session | St. Louis, Missouri
Lacy and Garrett suggested we do their engagement session at one of their favorite spots, Castlewood State Park. This place is awesome. It's got it all: beautiful hiking trails through dense forest, scenic vistas from tall bluffs, all of it intertwined with the Meramec River.
Read MoreFall Wedding at Jacob's Well & The Guild | Kansas City, Missouri
Marshall and Taylor are some of our dear friends.
They got married at Jacob's Well Church near Westport and had their reception at The Guild in Kansas City's Crossroads.
Read MoreCapen Park Forest Engagement Session | Columbia, Missouri
We met Emily and Danny for a beer at Flat Branch Brewery right next to the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. We headed to Capen Park afterwards for some engagement photos. Capen Park is this gorgeous, wooded, park with tons of trails, bluffs, and a river running right through the forest.
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