ABOUT

Hi, I’m Courtney.

I’m a St. Louis Family & Newborn Photographer.

But most importantly, I’m a wife and mother to two, living on the outskirts of St. Louis in a little home we are forever fixing up. Together we love the Lord, good coffee, adventuring, and our beloved schnoodle, Charles. I went to college for English Education in hopes of teaching high school English. However, in my last semester of college, I fell in love with the art of a photograph (this made my parents really happy *insert oops face*).

I’m a simple gal, normally found in lounge wear. I call myself an extroverted introvert. I truly love being around people and being out and about, but I’m equally as happy at home in the biggest, loosest pair of pants I can find. I have been known to cry at most movies and am never sure where I put my phone.

I have been describing myself lately as an oxymoron. I love what I do and have always had a need to create in some form. But on the flip side of all of this, I want to live an unhurried/tech-free/social media free life, spent loving on my family and taking care of our home. So, somewhere in the middle of that crazy combo, you’ll find me.

LET’S CONNECT

A FEW THINGS I LOVE:

Being with my people. Slow days (if it’s raining that’s just a bonus). A good book. Trying a new recipe. History Channel’s Alone. Days spent with windows open. Wooded cabins. Coffee chats. Laughing big. A trip to the thrift store.

I see your family through the eyes of a woman who lives with her heart outside of her chest.

Photography has changed for me a bit through the years. I was a wedding photographer for 10 years before stepping back after the birth of our children, taking a break, and ultimately making the decision to focus on families. To flip a successful business on its head wasn’t an easy decision. But I found myself being the most filled up by capturing the beauty of family for others. I am a feeler and probably overly sentimental, but I truly see the world through the eyes of woman who lives with her heart outside of her chest.

I know the weight that these photographs hold. I know how precious their hair blowing in the breeze is, and their little fingers touching your face. I know how fleeting the seasons are, and how special it is to see the chaos wrangled and captured in a beautiful, tangible way. Getting to capture this for others is a true gift to me, and where I find the most fulfillment.

I see your people this way, and I want to capture the magic for you.

a few

fun

facts

  • I grew up in the deep South of the Mississippi Delta and lived in the middle of a cotton field for the first 18 years of my life. My brothers and I grew up riding our bikes all around town and playing in the fields and trees that surrounded our home.
  • I love a good crime podcast, and am most often listening to one of these as I edit sweet family sessions. The humor of this isn’t lost on me!
  • My life dream is to own a cabin on a big piece of land and live life as slowly as possible.
  • My perfect day involves an outdoor adventure with my little family. A visit to the thrift store with a good coffee in hand. A dinner for the ages and an early bedtime (and I mean like 8pm so I can lay in bed and read for two hours).

I’d love to know you.

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