Piazza Messina Wedding | Jenny + Alistair
Checkout this beautiful spring wedding at Piazza Messina in Cottleville, Missouri! Jenny and Ali had just the perfect day. It was an honor to capture it!
Trailside Event Center Wedding | Lauren + Jesse
Lauren and Jesse had an awesome central Illinois wedding with a reception at Trailside Event Center on the chilliest day in March!
Destihl Barrel Room Wedding - Macy + Mike
Wedding photography at Destihl Brewery's Barrel Room in Normal, Illinois. The perfect place for Macy and Mike’s wedding! Check out some of my favorites!
How To Include Your Dog In Your Engagement Photos
Welcome to this photographer’s guide to including your dog in your engagement photos! Let’s look at some steps you can take to prep your dog, and yourselves, so that your engagement session goes without a hitch!
A Year In Review | My Favorite Images Of 2021
A collection of my favorite images from the Bryson B Photo year 2021 wedding photography season.
Lafayette Park St. Louis Micro Wedding
Becky and Michael’s beautiful Lafayette Square Park micro wedding in St. Louis, MO was perfect for them and their awesome families!
Kentucky Lake Backyard Wedding | Maddie + Bill
Maddie and Bill's intimate Kentucky Lake wedding was beautiful, stunning, and tons of fun! Check out some of our favorites from this backyard celebration.
Tower Grove Park Wedding | Amanda + Alex
Amanda and Alex’s fall wedding at Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO. The ceremony was at the Tower Grove Bandstand Pavilion with the reception at Hendri’s.
Kabekona Hills Wedding - Chelsea + Mitchell
Chelsea and Mitchell wanted to keep their wedding intimate, and Kabekona Hills Retreat Center just outside of Rolla, Missouri was the absolute perfect choice!
Edwardsville, Illinois Wedding | Paige + Tim
Paige and Tim’s wedding at GC Cuisine and Crystal Garden Events in Edwardsville, Illinois was just stunning! From my first conversation with Paige, I know that this wedding was going to be full of personality - just like they are.
A Wedding at the Hangar | Brianne and Loren
Brianne and Loren are the heroes of today’s story, and they deserve every bit of that title (though they’d never admit it). They are some of the kindest, most laid-back people that I’ve ever had a chance to photograph. After their engagement session earlier this year, I knew this wedding was going to be a good one. Spoiler alert… It was. Do your finger stretches, cuz this one’s jam-packed with images!
Silver Oaks Chateau Wedding | Akia and Darren
It was a true joy to be back shooting a wedding at the lovely Silver Oaks Chateau, with the dream team - Akia and Darren. From start to finish, this day was full of so many amazing little moments! For this wedding my team and I were covering both photo and video, and we were never at a loss for beautiful things to capture!
Downtown Peoria, Illinois Engagement Session | Kylie + Carson
Kylie and Carson’s little family is so supremely sweet, and I’m beyond stoked to have the privilege of covering photo and video for their wedding in 2022. Their morning engagement session was a last-minute addition that I’m so happy we were able to fit in!
Cozy Wedding in Peoria, Illinois | Kaitlyn + Trey
I’m so honored that I got to shoot Kaitlyn and Trey’s lovely Peoria, Illinois wedding. We started at the Mark Twain hotel, a Peoria staple, where Kaitlyn and her party got ready. We then visited Trey’s grandma’s home for the ceremony, and moved on to the gorgeous Waterhouse event space in the downtown MAXAM building for the reception.
Kankakee Valley Boat Club Wedding | Miranda + Kyle
This beautiful, joy-filled wedding day took place up in Kankakee, Illinois at the Kankakee Valley Boat Club. The entire wedding day was centered around the gorgeous Kankakee River. The homes of friends and family where they got ready were set just on the river, and the venue for the ceremony and reception offered a wonderful view as well.
How To Look Natural In Wedding and Engagement Photos
Oftentimes, couples haven't had real, organic-feeling photos taken of them. It's hard to get out of the "look-at-the-camera-and-smile" mindset that we've been conditioned to do every time we see someone point a camera at us! So, let's briefly review some of the basic rules of getting "unposed" pictures during your session or wedding.
An Intimate and Rainy Wedding at Allerton Park | Emily + Moses
I will never be sad if there is rain on a wedding day, especially at such a gorgeous place as Allerton Park and Retreat Center in Monticello, Illinois.
A Summer Wedding at The Cannery | Elizabeth + Nathan
There isn’t much better than an early summer wedding at The Cannery in Eureka, Illinois. This wedding was supposed to be a rainy one, but after getting pelted with heavy rainfall on my drive up there, we were blessed with a dry wedding day at a gorgeous venue with some stunning folks!
Angie + Chuck - Wedding Photography in Pocahontas, Illinois
This story begins on Facebook marketplace, happened at Loveland Estates, and continues with Angie and Chuck! Read more to see what the heck I mean by that.
Josie + Cole - Highland, Illinois Wedding Photography
Make sure to do your finger stretches, because this one’s a scroller! A huge congrats to Josie and Cole, your wedding day was beautiful!
After their engagement session back in July, there was no way I couldn’t be stoked for this wedding. They are such a fun couple, and they’re family to a few of my past couples as well, so the wedding was chock full of familiar faces.