Callie & Brett's Wedding | Sqwires Wedding Photography

Callie and Brett were married on November 22nd at Sqwire's in Lafayette Square. Just like the couple themselves, their wedding was nothing short of extraordinary. Callie and Brett met while working at the Chase Park Plaza, and so it was only fitting for Callie to start her day at the Chase, where her story with Brett first began. Callie was simply stunning in a Mori Lee gown that she paired with festive royal blue Kate Spade shoes - one of my favorite 'something blue' items that I've seen this year! One of my favorite details of the day was their wedding program - instead of just including the order of events, their wedding program included some adorable stats on Callie and Brett, like how many days they have dated, how many trips to Ted Drewes they have taken, the date they bought their first house, and of course, the date their life as a married couple began. Congratulations, Callie and Brett! 

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Carretto Studio specializes in fine art photojournalism. We love providing our services to brides looking for Sqwires wedding photography. With a European flair and an elegant aesthetic not found with other St. Louis wedding photographers, Carretto Studio captures the details, beauty, and emotions of your day through timeless images. Our St. Louis and Sqwires wedding photography packages are carefully tailored to your day and personality to offer the best Saint Louis wedding photography experience available. Take a look at our wedding portfolio, here, or check out some of favorite St. Louis weddings. Planning your own wedding? Contact us here - we'd love to be a part of your day!

Megan & Evan's Third Degree Glass Factory Wedding

These two! We started the day at Megan's parents' beautiful home in the Central West End, and by the time we arrived at the Cheshire Hotel for Evan's getting ready (in the James Bond room nonetheless!), we knew it was going to be an amazing day. Megan was a stunning bride in her Essence of Australia gown from Ultimate Bride (that delicate lace!) and Evan was her perfect counterpart in his dashing Vera Wang tux. Megan and Evan are a gorgeous couple, classically elegant, so personable, and so completely head over heels for each other. Their ceremony was held at St. Roch's Parish, followed by a reception at the Third Degree Glass Factory. We couldn't have been happier to photograph this incredible day. 

Ceremony Venue: St. Roch Parish

Reception Venue: Third Degree Glass Factory

Dress: Essence of Australia

Tux: Vera Wang

Floral Designer: Zach Bair

Band: Galaxy

Cake Artist: The Cakery Bakery

Hair Artist: Breeze Blow Dry Bar

Makeup Artist: Kiki Chosid

Catering: Lorusso's

Stationary: Jake Houvenagle

Thank you for viewing these Third Degree Glass Factory wedding photos by Carretto Studio, the premier St. Louis wedding photographer for the elegant bride.

Carretto Studio specializes in fine art photojournalism. We love providing our services to brides looking for Third Degree Glass Factory wedding photography. With a European flair and an elegant aesthetic not found with other St. Louis wedding photographers, Carretto Studio captures the details, beauty, and emotions of your day through timeless images. Our St. Louis and Third Degree Glass Factory wedding photography packages are carefully tailored to your day and personality to offer the best Saint Louis wedding photography experience available. Take a look at our wedding portfolio, here, or check out some of favorite St. Louis weddings. Planning your own wedding? Contact us here - we'd love to be a part of your day!

Kim & Mark's St Louis City Museum Engagement

Such a great time photographing Kim and Mark at the City Museum! Their City Museum engagement photos were an absolute blast. We all love the City Museum (kids and grownups alike), but you might not know that it's a fantastic place for photos. The creative architecture, warehouse windows, and unique spaces make for endless photo options. After getting some great stuff for their City Museum engagement photography, we headed over to Forest Park. Thanks to St. Louis's never-ending winter, the park isn't quite as green as I would like, but the golden grass and lovely light more than made up for it. Loved the combination of fun City Museum engagement photography with some outdoor, scenic shots in Forest Park.

Kim and Mark are planning a September wedding in Tower Grove Park. It was such a pleasure getting to hang out with these guys during their engagement shoot - can't wait for their wedding! 

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Erin & Phil's Winter Coronado Ballroom Wedding

What a fantastic wedding! This is part one of Erin and Phil's wedding. I had too many favorites for one blog post to contain it all. First of all, Erin is my cousin. If you have a good eye, I bet you can spot the Brown family smile on a number of faces throughout the day. This is actually the first time I've photographed a wedding of someone so close to me, and it was such a fun experience. In many ways, it was a normal wedding day, but it was infused with my family. I ate dinner with my immediate family, got to dance with my wild man of of a nephew, and had the privilege of seeing my dear cousin's wedding from start to finish. So cool.

As a wedding photographer, I am always knee deep in other people's most meaningful moments, and I love that. It's awesome and powerful and it lets me take photos that matter. It's amazing. For this wedding, it was such an interesting and different experience because I knew the full cast of characters. Usually, I just see how things unfold, but this wedding was different. No one had to tell me that the bride's aunt would be one of the first on the dance floor, because that dancing aunt is my mother, or that the bride's sister would deliver a fantastic toast. I didn't know it would be the most epic toast I've ever heard (it was and it's a good thing I had tissues because I downright cried). I knew Erin would be a gorgeous bride and that her wedding would be full of dancing (she's a professional dancer with The Big Muddy - they should consider renting themselves out for wedding receptions because they were so. much. fun.). Knowing all of this, my expectations were set pretty high and they were all completely exceeded by reality. I'll let you see for yourself.

Ceremony Venue:  First Congregational Church of Webster Groves

Reception Venue: Coronado Ballroom

Floral Design: Botanicals Design Studio

Make Up Artist: Erin Darling

Caterer & Cake Artist: Steven Becker Fine Dining

Bridal Gown: Kirkwood Bridal Boutique, Designed by Mia Solano

Bridesmaids' Dresses: Ultimate Bride

Men's Attire: St. Louis Suit Co.

Stationary Design: Beacon Lane

Band: Cole and the Gang

DJ: Brian Ward