| Marie + Ernie | Decatur IL Wedding Photographer |

Guys, I get to share with you a simply GORGEOUS wedding today! I hadn’t photographed at the beautiful Holy Family Church since Marie’s cousins wedding so it was a treat to be back. Every wedding I’ve done there has been so elegant.

Though Marie & Ernie selected a mostly digital collection, I decided the style of their wedding was perfect to showcase a brand new album style we’ve created that is a throwback to more classic albums. Fully customizable, of course, with beautiful cover materials these albums combine 2-3 images per page to tell the story of the most important moments of your wedding day.

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For this sample album we selected a combo of a wood grain as a nod to the floral and natural vibe but in contrasting light/dark tones on the album/box to pull in the modern and elegant edge.

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| Jessie + Derek | Married | Columbia Missouri Wedding |

Today I get to show off Jessie & Derek’s Columbia, MO wedding day. This lovely bride is actually my cousin so this wedding was a really fun one where even my little one got to attend and dance her heart out at the reception (when she wasn’t ‘assisting’ mommy by clinging to my leg while I photographed said dancing!).

I don’t work often back in Missouri but being home those central MO weddings have a very special place in my heart (session too!). It’s so much fun for me to be back photographing at places where some of my very first sessions took place. There’s nothing more nostalgic than heading back to downtown Columbia, MU campus or even the Capital to photograph again. Add in a super fun bridal party, the sweetest couple, beautiful lighting, the cutest reception decorations plus a good friend second shooting with me and this was a perfect wedding day!

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If you’re a Missouri bride, bring me home! The best part is central-Missouri weddings include FREE travel!!

| Jessie + Derek | Engagement Session | Columbia, MO |

Guess what?!?! My beautiful cousin got MARRIED! I had the honor of photographing these two tie the knot last year and now that all their guests got to enjoy their guestbook I get to share/show it off to you here (and you’ll get to see their wedding images soon too).

I’ve said it before (and I’ll likely say it again) but I LOVE our guestbook albums for wedding days. We designed one for our big day and just this past week I got it out to show a client and had fun flipping back through it to see not only our images but all the sweet notes left by our friends and family on those pages too. This is a product that lets you share and enjoy your engagement images for years and to remember not only your sweet relationship but also all those who shared in your wedding day.

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| Jessica | Central A & M Senior Portraits |

I’m super excited to share Jessica’s senior session and album with you today! This gal had a heck of a senior year and with a car accident putting her in cast/boot and such for much of her senior year our summer session turned into a spring session instead. I got to meet and photograph Jessica first as part of our senior model Emily’s best friend session day and was thrilled when she called me to schedule her full session.

We may have had to wait a little longer than planned but I think it was worth the wait!

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| Wedding Album Design | Decatur IL Photographer |

You might remember last month that I highlighted a past client of mine and the recent first year album we’d created for them. The Stewarts were long-time clients but the distance when they moved to Arkansas made it pretty impossible for us to continue to do their milestone portraits for their second son but it did not stop us from creating one of our signature products for them!

But, you may not know that you don’t have to be a PAST client of Sarah Jane Photography to take advantage of our awesome product line and custom-designed products! Nope, you don’t have to have ever had a session here. While these days many clients want digital images (me too, with our own family portraits) often you find that after having them for awhile all those good intentions to print, hang and share them haven’t actually happened (me too – I STILL haven’t designed our own wedding album!). But not to worry, I can take all that off your to do list and work with you to create beautiful wall art galleries for your homes, from one or a decades worth of sessions and we can even create the wedding album of your dreams.

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Which is exactly what I just did for this lovely couple. And what’s even better, this wedding album was a SURPRISE anniversary gift from the bride’s momma (how thoughtful and creative is that?!?!).

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Click through below to see their FULL album design!

Plus, tune in soon and I’ll show you how we can even upcycle OLD family canvases on the wall into anchor pieces for your wall gallery – especially if you don’t like the images anymore.

 

*** NOTE: No images in this post were created by Sarah Jane Photography. All designs by  and © Sarah Jane Photography. Original photographer is unknown to us but retains all image copyrights. Post is intended only to share designs.