SjMacky Photography

My new favorite doctor

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:50:21 +0000

So I have had a bad back for quite some time and have seen a few chiropractors over the last 6 or 7 years but I finally found one that I am going to stick with. He has such a great approach and you can tell he genuinely cares about his patients. I tried to stick in the video clip but as you all know I am a computer moron so hopefully this link works. If you live down south you should definitely check him out. His contact info is attached to the video.
CLICK HERE for the video

Lauren and AJ

admin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 02:03:07 +0000

Lauren and AJ had a very cold, but very beautiful wedding at the Shrine of St. Josephs and a reception at the MAC. To start we met up at the Missouri Athletic club for some getting ready pics.
I love love love the getting ready shots. It’s so cool to see what I like to call “the transformation”..
first the hair

getting ready for makeup

next the foundation

then the eyes

last are the lips

and….voila…a stunning bride

Here are a few other favs and you can also CLICK HERE FOR THE HIGHLIGHT SLIDESHOW

We were really concerned with the below freezing weather and snow that we wouldn’t have any good place for pics, so Shelli, from Allred Wedding consultants hooked us up with one of her contacts at the four seasons. YAY Thanks Shelli and thanks for the referral! It was a great day!
And a funny but true story…the priest forgot to have them exchange rings, so for the first time in history of me shooting weddings I didn’t have the “ring” shots. We “re-created” it later because after the ceremony right before formals he realized he forgot and had them do it real quick….You can kinda tell in the slideshow it’s not real (because if how close I was) but still…it was kind of an odd thing to happen…

I’m Baaaaaack

admin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:43:45 +0000

So I leave STL and it’s warm and beautiful…get to Jamaica and it’s chilly and rainy…ha ha
I had a wonderful vacation anyway though. It was so nice to get away from it all for a few days. I will say that I wasn’t hugely impressed with Jamaica. Maybe it was the resort we were at, but you couldn’t even go out on the beach without being swarmed with 10 different Jamaican dudes that worked in the shacks next to the resort asking you if you wanted to buy some “ganja” or some other crap they were trying to sell… and FORGET trying to go out to the beach at night…it was downright scary. So hurrican Paloma made the weather kinda hazy and overcast most of the time we were there. It rained at least some part of every day that we were there, but we mangaed to get some good beach time in too! Thank Goodness it didn’t rain on Wendy and Scott’s wedding. I thought originally it was going to be a sunset wedding but it was actually set for 11:00. It’s a good thing it was a little cloudy because full sun near noon is any photographer’s worst nightmare! ha ha
Here’s a few scenery pics
this is leaving STL…love all the red trees

near the ceremony site

FINALLY the night before we left we actually got to see a sunset. It sets over the mountains here where we were at instead of the ocean, but literrly it was hazy or raining almost every night!

Do NOT EVER EVER EVER go here or stay here on your honeymoon. If you want more details email me!

And finally the last morning we were here I caught a decent sunrise…once again not over the beach but over the mountains…still pretty though

and some cool shots from the plane on the way home

Wendy and Scott had one of the cutest ceremonies I have ever seen. If I was to get married again I would totally do it just like they did…on the beach with just a few close friends and family- no stress-no drama-just sun, sand, and a lotta love
Here is a link to their highlight SLIDESHOW

Quick post before I leave for Jamaic-aaaaah

admin — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 04:12:00 +0000

First Monique and Lonnie had the perfect fall day that everyone who plans a fall wedding dreams about. It was so beautiful. Here’s a few favs from the day!

The reception was at Crowne Plaza at the airport and it was beautiful. Erin from exclusive events did a fantastic job with the lighting!

next is another awesome couple getting married this January! Marcie was another mystery bride. She and Brad are so cute together. I was a little worried when we had to schedule the shoot for November but man did she luck out with some GORGEOUS fall color!

speaking of fall color, I am a little sad to leave right now because it is so pretty here. Look at the view from my front yard right now

and the back yard

I swear I could sit in my living room all day just staring out the window. I love love love this time of year. Look at this cool little trail we built in the back yard…well…not really me, but I did supervise ha ha

here is a view from the trail

ok well sorry for the short post but I have to get some sleep. I leave at 3:30 to catch a plane to my long awaited vacation. This is the first time traveling with my gear since I am shooting a wedding down there and I am so nervous. I will try to post when I am down there…but I don’t want to miss a SECOND of beach time so we’ll have to see how it goes!!!

Tina and Evan

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:59:27 +0000

Tina and Evan are another one of my fantabulous couples for next year. If Tina looks familar it’s probably because you saw her in Shelley and Brent’s post…Tina is Shelley’s sister and I am so excited they chose me to photograph their big day too!

There’s an end in sight…

admin — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:39:25 +0000

Fall is always my busiest, most stressed out time of the year. In the last 10 weeks I have shot 9 weddings gone to 9 final consults and rehearsals, had 5 initial consults, 16 various engagements/headshots/families, and an all day bpic shoot with my sister on top of starting school again in a new grade with a very challenging class….but somehow in my free time I did manage to spend a little time with the fam… Last weekend we finally made it up to the pumpkin patch…you know the one by this beautiful Jefferson County monument

so of course I made the kids get on it

anyway off to the patch

on the hunt for the perfect pumpkins

Brady insisted on lugging the pumpkins around…here he is showing his “pipes”

ok now I realize I am gone alot…but what the heck is going on here??? What was he learning while I was gone???

and of couse any one who knows me knows that Halloween is my most favorite day of all days…and yes I make the kids do a “dry run” of the outfits to make sure things go smoothly on Halloween..ha ha I am such a freak I know…
but not as big of a freak as my kids…Lyvi is worse…she loves posing and is always like “mom do the picture of me doing this…now this…wait let me try this…it’s so funny. I think I created a monster after all the years of trying new stuff out using her.

“the hulk can beat up a pirate…no he can’t…a pirate can beat up hulk”

More posing from the wierd one..I bet there are 5 more in different poses…but in the interest of time I’ll just post this one (I swear I don’t make her do stuff like this)

and last but not least some more pirate vs. hulk action took place on the porch and the funniest thing is Lyvi’s eye patch broke and she ended up looking like a three-eyed pirate…now THAT’s scary

So after a very busy season I knew I’d be ready for a vacation..in fact it’s the first vacation I have had in like 5 years…I am leaving for Jamaica in exactly 8 days! YIPPPPEEEEE I am so excited I can hardly stand it. I will be shooting a wedding down there too so it’s not a total vacation…but it’s vacation enough!

Nikki and Dustin

admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:16:52 +0000

I met Nikki when she was in a wedding I did about 2 years ago. She is seriously one of the most beautiful people I have ever shot…just so naturally pretty. An interesting fact about these two is that they have been together since they were 14…HOLY COW…not too many people can say that. We did the eshoot at McKendree college in the town they both grew up in. They are getting married this December in the college chapel and I am super excited to shoot their wedding. Nikki and Dustin will be my last wedding for 2008!

almost caught up…

admin — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:08:24 +0000

Alright, I have a lot of catching up to do…
First I just want to say that I am so excited about all my weddings I have next year. I have some of the greatest couples booked for next year…Here’s a few
first here’s Allison and Shane. Allison was another “mystery” bride because her mom booked me over the phone. Needless to say it’s always a nice surprise to meet up for the engagement shoot…especially when they are as cute and fun as these two.

Couple #2 is Brittany and Brad. Brittany is the only person on earth right now that I know is as stressed as I am. She’s in law school and things are pretty tough right now…but we had a fun shoot so it was nice that she got to get a way from it all for a little fun on a gorgeous afternoon. We went to Laumeier sculpture park. It was my first time ever shooting there. They have some pretty cool stuff there, but at times I felt like a tourist taking their pics around the sculptures…ha ha

Couple #3 is Christy and Tom. We met up at Tower Grove for the eshoot. It’s so pretty there right now. They did a lot of work there over the summer.

A couple of couples

admin — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 15:07:41 +0000

I have engagements shoots out the wazoo this month. Everyone wants those pretty fall colors…now if only we had a ton of those colors that would be great! ha ha I can’t complain though because the weather has been so gorgeous.
Here’s couple #1…Cindy and Ryan. These two are so stinkin’ cute together and it doesn’t hurt that they are both so smokin hot. I am very excited to be doing their wedding next year. By the way this is Cindy Rushing…Ya know THE cindy who works with April at Pananche. If you need your makeup done on your wedding day…Cindy is your girl!

Couple #2 is Melissa and Justin. We did pics at a park where Justin proposed. In fact we even kicked someone off the chair so we could do pics in the exact same spot.

The perfect wedding…

admin — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 10:41:09 +0000

is a game that Shelley and her sister, Tina and some friends used to play when they were little girls, and that is EXACTLY what she ended up with on Saturday. Shelley and Brent’s wedding at Caroline Vineyards was one of the most beautiful weddings I have ever shot. The day was super georgeous. I was sooo looking forward to this wedding ever since I met Shelley and her mom at the initial consult. These two are so great together. I swear Shelley’s cheeks must’ve been hurting because I don’t think she ever stopped smiling one time all day!
Click here to see a mini slideshow also thanks to Jerren for second shooting with me!