Two soccer lovers walked down the aisle on May 8, 2010.  Their names, Lauren Sachs and Todd Wilfing.  Todd illustrated soccer skill, but Lauren illustrated soccer skill even in high heel bridal shoes! Needless to say we were super impressed by not only the fact of this couple’s athletic ability, but they were also beautiful, kind, hip and intelligent.

St. John’s in South County hosted the ceremony and the historic church with its rich stain glass and dark wood made a beautiful backdrop.  The St. Louis signature locations of the Arch grounds and Ted Drewes were visited for fun photos by Artistic Soup Photography and then the wedding party greeted their guests at the new modern venue in Lafeyette Square, the Palladium, which now is a new Artistic Soup fav!

Thank you Lauren & Todd for choosing Artistic Soup Photography to be your wedding photography company of choice for this memorable day!  And a Big Congratulations to you both!

Julie Miller and Anthony (Tony) Nazzoli were married on May 1, 2010.  The weather was gorgeous and so was the bride!  The couple and their closest family and friends gathered at the Epiphany of Our Lord for the ceremony.  And then the wedding party headed to Ted Drewes for an afternoon treat before heading to Kiener Plaza, Tower Grove Park and then the Arch Grounds.  The reception was held at the historic Lemp Grand Hall.  The beautiful flowers you see in our photos were created by Les Bouquets http://www.lesbouquets.com/.  The day was full of fun, love and joy.  Thank you Julie & Tony for letting us be a part of it and Congratulations again!

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Bride: Jaime
Wedding date: April 17, 2010

From my first meeting with Artistic Soup, they were amazing. I knew they were right for us, and that proved to be true again and again throughout the entire process. Our lead photographer, Gara, was absolutely amazing, and I would recommend her to any bride, anywhere. I am so happy that I found Gara to be my wedding day photographer – she made everything so great. Here’s a letter I wrote to Gara, so hopefully this gives other brides an idea of how awesome she is!

Dear Gara,
I promise you’ll get your official thank you card in the mail soon,
but I couldn’t let another minute go by without thanking you and
telling you how absolutely wonderful you were on my wedding day!!!
Everyone in the wedding party — my parents included — have been
going on and on about how awesome you were and how hard you were
working the entire day!! Gara, you were truly A JOY to have along for
the ride!! I told you this before, but it’s worth telling you again:
It felt like you were there because you were supposed to be — not
just because you were taking pictures. By that I mean, it felt like we
knew you so well that you were a friend who just happened to be taking
pictures. You are an absolute sweetheart, and you were a big reason
why the day ran so smoothly and was so much fun!! I couldn’t imagine
having a photographer who would have been strict about posing us in
different spots or turning our heads a certain way or something like
that — you merely guided us when we needed direction, but mostly, you
just let us be ourselves and truly captured us in the moments of all
the celebrating! I’m just so overwhelmed and so grateful for you,
Gara…I’m having a hard time even putting it into words. You are an
incredible woman, and you have many gifts. Again, I just want you to
know how special you made everything on my big day — you were the
PERFECT person for the job, and I hope you had as much fun with us as
we did with you! I appreciate all of your hard work that went into the
day — running in front of us, throwing yourself on the ground to get
a cool shot, etc, etc!!!!! Girl, you were workin’ it!!! But seriously,
Gara, you are absolutely wonderful, and I thank you from the bottom of
my heart for making our day everything that it was — and for
capturing the moments we will want to remember our whole lives. I
ca’n’t wait to see the photos!!!!!!!!!

Groom: Jeff
Wedding date: April 17, 2010

Angela is the best. She showed up early and stayed late. She was very gracious and not intrusive. And her pictures are second to none. We got digital copies of our pictures within 4 days of our wedding. If you want a great wedding photographer – look no further.

Bride: Elizabeth
Wedding date: March 6, 2010

We used Artistic Soup, and photographers Angela and Robin, for our wedding photography, and we couldn’t be happier with the results. Angela was very easy to work with, and very responsive to any questions we had. The photos turned out great, and we love the artistic style. My husband does not like to have his picture taken, and Angela kept him smiling for several hours! From talking to other recent brides, I feel that the price was very reasonable for the quality and service we received. Also, as others have noted, the turn-around time was really fast. The photos were up on the website before we returned from our honeymoon. I would highly recommend Artistic Soup to any future bride (and groom).

Every year about this time we receive a desperate phone call from a bride that selected an amateur photographer (have heard similar stories regarding other amateur wedding vendors as well) that has backed out of shooting a wedding (every year the reason is different but the situation is the same) and unfortunately although we would love to help and truly feel for these brides we cannot because we are already fully booked for their peak season date.  This happened yet again yesterday.

Brides….this is your WEDDING DAY.  Wedding photos are the one tangible record you will have.  Please do not do this to yourself.  We have heard many many brides cry in panicked desperation.  If you don’t hire us…hire another pro team that has studied their craft, is experienced, has great customer reviews and offers backup assurances (back up photographers and backup equipment.)

Remember in wedding photography as in life in general, you truly do get what you pay for.  Make your wedding day a happy memory not a disappointing stressful one.  The amount you think you are saving upfront I am sure these desperate brides will tell you do not equal the lack of quality, professionalism and stress they later received.

To a Happy Wedding.

Sincerely, The Artistic Soup Photography Team | http://www.artisticsoup.com/

Jenna & Wes met in St. Louis.  Life since has taken them elsewhere but St. Louis is still very near and dear to their hearts. Their wedding will take place in St. Louis in August and they chose for their engagement session to honor their meeting place with our national landmark – The Arch.

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