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Kansas City Senior Photographer - Erin

2010-12-03T11:13:00.006-06:00

Check out the super cute images of Miss Erin's senior portraits! Erin is a senior at St. James Academy and is on the newspaper staff and Cross Country. I'm so proud of this girl, because she and her team made it to state for Cross Country! What an accomplishment! Anyway, Cedar Creek Photography took Erin's portraits down in the River Market area of Kansas City! We got a great variety of images, from super cute to super awesome!

Call Cedar Creek Photography today to schedule your senior session!! 913-829-6980

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Kansas City Maternity Photographer

2010-11-04T16:50:00.007-05:00

We love when past clients come back to use us for their photography! Cedar Creek Photography photographed Chris and Lisa's wedding last fall out in Lawrence, KS. If you search back far enough in our blog, you'll find their wedding images. Well, they had the exciting news shortly after their wedding that they were expecting a little one. So, before all the flowers died this year, we took Chris and Lisa out for their maternity images in a field of wildflowers.

Hope you all enjoy their Kansas City maternity session, and CONGRATULATIONS to Chris and Lisa and the arrival of their little girl!

Call 913-829-6980 today to set up your next portrait session!

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Sioux Falls Senior Photographer - Miss Ashlynn

2010-09-21T14:30:00.006-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography went up to Sioux Falls this summer to photograph Ashlynn's Senior Portraits. It was so neat to photograph in a city where all the backgrounds are new and you have to use your creativity from the start.

Hope you all enjoy viewing this adorable young lady! I'm super glad to have the opportunity to photograph her!

Call Cedar Creek Photography TODAY at (913)829-6980 to set up your next portrait session.

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Kansas City Baby Photographer - Twins!

2010-09-15T15:20:00.006-05:00

You saw their maternity photos earlier in the summer and I promised you images of the beauties that were to come. And now Cedar Creek Photography is pleased to say that we are able to fulfill that promise!

Raedawn and Myron brought into this world two beautiful little girls that were such delights to photograph. With the girls being twins though, their "schedules" were not quite in sync as one would think! One cutie would be awake and fussy while the other slept beautiful and then it would switch! But I must say, I had such a great job photographing these twins and look forward to documenting them as they grow up.

Please enjoy their first portraits and let Mom and Dad know just how precious their little ones are!

Call Cedar Creek Photography at 913-829-6980 TODAY to schedule your next portrait session!

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Kansas City Baby Photographer - Baby C

2010-09-07T16:30:00.005-05:00

One of our fabulous wedding couples, Christa and Eddie came back to Cedar Creek Photography this summer to document the next momentous occasion in their life: the expectancy and arrival of their first child! We had a fabulous time photographing their maternity portraits and newborn portraits.

Also, call 913-829-6980 TODAY to schedule your next portrait session!

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Kansas City Portrait Photographer

2010-08-30T14:42:00.003-05:00

We've updated our portrait site on our website!! Check our www.cedarcreekphoto.com to see what's new! Also, check it out and see if you, your kiddos, or your family are/is highlighted!

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KC children's Photographer - Miss Daley

2010-08-24T17:10:00.006-05:00

This summer, right before the blistering heat, Kansas was growing wildflowers! So, Cedar Creek Photography thought it might be fun to take advantage of the beauty. We offered a Wildflower special. Miss Daley was the first little girl to go out and have some fun! Her images turned out SO cute that we had to create a sample album from the session!

Hope you all enjoy viewing the first of our Wildflower sessions as well as the debut of our first Designer Album!!

Call 913-829-6980 TODAY to schedule your next Children Portrait Session with Cedar Creek Photography!

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Kansas City Wedding Photographer

2010-07-28T15:31:00.003-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography had a GREAT show at the KC Bridal Spectacular bridal show this past weekend. And as a way to celebrate the show, we are offering all new brides a $150 in FREE wedding credit to use with us however they desire! Simply print off the coupon, call 913-829-6980 to set up your complimentary consultation, sign with us by August 31, 2010 and you're golden!!

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Kansas City Baby Photographer - Baby Rylie

2010-07-16T11:40:00.006-05:00

Check out how cute Baby Rylie is! Rylie's mom and I were old Childhood friends back in Derby and reconnected 10 years later at the grocery store of all places. So, when she called Cedar Creek Photography to do her newborn images, I was just tickled!

Hope you all enjoy the images and give us a shout at 913-829-6980 to schedule your next baby portrait session!

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Kansas City Engagement Photographer

2010-07-05T14:44:00.008-05:00

Lydia and Eddie found Cedar Creek Photography at a KC Weddings Show and won our drawing for a free engagement session out in Cedar Creek! We're really tickled that they did win, because they took some CUTE portraits!!

We are still have a few wedding spots left of 2010 and are booking for 2011!! Give us a call at 913-829-6980 for more information on engagement photography and wedding photography!

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Kansas City Baby Photographer - Tinsley Babes!

2010-06-18T13:35:00.007-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography finally got to meet Beth's little girls: Savannah and Emersyn! I've heard about Miss Savannah for years and had a blast taking her adorable portraits. And Miss Emersyn just arrived in the world this past month and got to take her first professional portraits. These little girls are the best and I'm looking forward to continuing to photograph them growing over the years!

Congratulations, Beth!!

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Senior photos- Warner : Class of 2010

2010-04-27T15:49:00.006-05:00

Warner came to Cedar Creek Photography through some past clients of ours and I'm so glad she did! She is so sweet and genuine and her smile just lights up a room! We are so glad she decided to come to us for her senior portraits, even if it is a month before graduation :D

For the rest of you Last Minute Seniors, give us a call at 913-829-6980 to schedule your senior experience before it really is too late!

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Chelsea and Jeff - In love!

2010-04-23T14:40:00.007-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography met Chelsea at a KC Weddings Bridal Show this year and of course, she fell in love with us! ;-)

Actually Chelsea owns her own salon in Overland Park called Salon Spice: www.salonspice.com. And we've been able to help her boost her salon's advertising with fashion shoots and we also get to photograph her engagements and wedding!

She and Jeff are just too cute together and I love to see them playing. The laughter and love are genuine and I'm glad we have to opportunity to document it for them!

See how fun they are?!?

This next one makes me smile because of the last image in the series... seriously a Christmas tree in April? LOL! Got to love the West Bottoms.

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Newborn Portraits

2010-03-23T18:21:00.003-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography is excited to celebrate the birth of Baby Isla this year! We photographed her parent's wedding a couple years ago and are tickled to see them return for family portraits. All our bride and groom couples become members of our Lifetime Portrait Program which allows them to be photographed for LIFE without any session fees!! It's a great bonus to becoming a Cedar Creek Photography wedding couple.

We are proud to show off the beautiful Baby Isla to you all to view. Let their parents, Josh and Nicolle know what you think of their little girl!

Also, let us know if you are expecting a little addition to your family. We'd be tickled to photograph all the milestones of life! Call 913-829-6980 or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com for more information!

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March Wedding Special

2010-03-17T15:29:00.003-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography had a wonderful turn out at the PWG Wedding Show this past weekend at the Overland Park Convention Center. As our thank you to all our brides who stopped by, we are offering a Wedding Show Special! Any bride who signs by the end of March, can take advantage of $250 if FREE wedding credit! Use this credit towards any wedding prints, album upgrade, Engagements, Trash the Dress session, DVD Slideshow, parent albums, the possibilities are numerous!

Email us at info@cedarcreekphoto.com to check our availability!

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Senior Photos

2010-03-15T16:19:00.005-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography had the wonderful pleasure to photograph Miss Rachel's senior portraits. We went out to Louisburg, KS to the stable where she takes her riding lessons. This girl is adorable and you wouldn't expect (by her beauty) that she is just a hometown country girl. She and her horse were fantastic to work with and helped us create some stunning Senior photography!

Let us know what you think! Plus, it's not too late for those remaining class of 2010 seniors and NEVER too early for the class of 2011! Give us a call at 913-829-6980 or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com to set up your senior experience!

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Signature Art Album

2010-03-02T14:32:00.011-06:00

Brandy and Rich were married the 2nd weekend of October, when the highs should be in the 70's, it was instead a cold, windy 40 degrees! Despite the cold, this couple's wedding day couldn't have been any more perfect! They had their ceremony in the beautiful St. Agnes Catholic church with a splendidly modern reception at the Cashew. Between the ceremony and reception, this couple and their wedding party ignored the cold and enjoyed their day by going around Kansas City taking some phenomenal wedding pictures. You can't even tell how cold is was, only how awesome they are!

The album they chose is our newest style of album, our 20x8 Signature Art Album!! This album is a totally unique album that you will not find anywhere else! The images are hand picked by myself and my father to show off the best images of the day and the ones that tell the story the best. We put all our Signature Artwork onto them (our grunge, vignette, saturation, color, everything that makes our images us). The idea behind the album is to create you a one-of-a-kind Art album, not just a photo album!

To help explain the layout, the top half of the page will be the top half of the album, because this album flips up to open instead of to the side! The layouts are panos, another unique style of Cedar Creek. Let us know what you think!

And if you want one of your own, our 2010 wedding dates are starting to fill up. Give us a shout at 913-829-6980 or info@cedarcreekphoto.com to set up your free consultation!

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Wedding Special!!

2010-02-02T18:12:00.003-06:00

Since February is the month of Love, we are offering all new bookings $500 in wedding credit FREE! This can be used towards any wedding collection, prints, parent albums, DVD slideshows, extras, anything wedding oriented. All you need to do is come in and sign during the month of February and be a new wedding!!

Call 913-829-6980 or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com to schedule your appointment!

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Valentine's Special

2010-02-01T15:02:00.003-06:00

Come in Valentine's Weekend for a special Couples Only session! Let's show the love between you and your special someone!

For only $99 you will experience a one hour session, in the West Bottoms of Kansas City. You will also have a silk 8x8 presentation album with your two most memorable 5x7 prints.

This session is valued at $260, but all yours for only $99!!

Call 913-829-6980 TODAY or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com to schedule your love session! We only have a few sessions available between 2/12 and 2/15!!

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Nick & Natalie

2010-01-14T16:12:00.011-06:00

Cedar Creek Photography had the pleasure to photograph the beautiful Nick and Natalie this past summer. We had such a great time capturing their day. Here is a layout of our new sample album that we used their images for. This album is an 8x10 Flush Mount and is included in two of our wedding collections!

wedding location: Stony Point Hall, Baldwin, KS

We are filling up 2010, so give us a call at 913-829-6980 to set up a complimentary appointment to view all our wedding albums and discuss your big day!

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Bridal Show

2010-01-08T10:33:00.004-06:00

We at Cedar Creek Photography would like to congratulate all of you who became engaged over the Holidays! Love is in the air, joy and excitement! Now that you have the ring, come visit us at the KC Weddings Bridal Spectacular wedding show this coming weekend. It is held at the Overland Park Convention Center, Saturday January 9th from 10 am to 5 pm. Stop by our booth and check out our new Signature Art style of photography and our unique Signature Art Albums! They are uniquely Cedar Creek Photography and a must for all our new brides!!

Also, we are offering a wedding show coupon for everyone! Bring the coupon in and sign by February, 14 2010 and you'll get $150 in wedding prints!! An excellent way to display your wedding art on your walls!!

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Holiday Greetings

2009-11-27T09:18:00.005-06:00

Hello All! and Happy Thanksgiving!! We hope everyone had a great holiday and got to spend it with great food and great people. I know we definitely did! We over-ate (typical), watched movies and put the tree up. Now all that's left is one more strand of lights and decorations (that's the fun part).

Just wanted to give the heads up that it's not too late to schedule a family portrait session before Christmas arrives. Also, if your family is going to be in town for the upcoming Holiday's, why not give everyone the gift of family portraits while they are around?!? We'll be glad to come into your home for a seasonal session in front of the tree or take everyone outside for a more casual winter feel!

Call Cedar Creek Photography TODAY at 913-829-6980 to discuss your options or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com

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Family Fall Portraits

2009-11-10T12:40:00.008-06:00

This Fall, Cedar Creek Photography had the joy of photographing several wonderful families. Our Fall, this year, has been a bit odd, so our perfect portrait color and weather was greatly shortened since years past, but with the few weeks we had, the colors were amazing! Hope you all enjoy viewing a few of our families this season.

If you're still wanting your family portraits taken before Christmas, it's not too late!! Call 913-829-6980 or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com to schedule your lifestyle portraits today! Ask about your Christmas Card special!!

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Susan & Jesse, I thee wed

2009-10-08T13:37:00.008-05:00

This summer, Cedar Creek Photography photographed the beautiful wedding of Susan and Jesse! The day started a little rocky... the wedding before theirs was running almost 2 hours late and it was starting to get a little nervous as to whether Susan and Jesse's guest would start arriving before the church was empty from the previous wedding. But, just as with all weddings, everything ended up perfect! The ceremony was beautiful, and we had enough time to take the couple to the plaza and Westport for some fun and creative shots. After the plaza, we finished the evening at the contemporary Californos in Westport.

Here's a short highlight of the day!! Let us know what you think! Give us a call at 913-829-6980 if you would like more information about our weddings!!

Flowers: A Floral Affair
Reception: Californos

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Abby and Sean are hitched!

2009-09-28T17:49:00.008-05:00

My dad and I, oh and my dear friend Paulena Blalock, were tickled to photograph Abby and Sean this summer. If you check out our blog and go all the way back to last fall, you'll be able to see some of their awesome engagement photos. And now, we get to present you with their awesome wedding photos!
Let us know what you think!

Preparation: Double Tree Hotel, Overland Park, KS
Ceremony: Cure' of Ars Catholic Church
Reception: Double Tree Hotel

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Wedding Special!!

2009-08-11T16:19:00.004-05:00

Attention all brides who are getting married between now and March 2010 and have yet to choose a photographer... book with Cedar Creek Photography and receive $250 off your wedding coverage!!

Call 913-829-6980 or email info@cedarcreekphoto.com for more information!!

Also, for all our fans who may not fit this category, refer a bride who does. If they sign, you will also receive $250 in FREE photo credit!!

Vote for Cedar Creek Photography

2009-08-04T17:51:00.001-05:00

Hey everyone! We are in the running for Kansas City's A*List's #1 Photographer! Click on the link and vote for Cedar Creek Photography! Help us show KC how much love we have for our work!!

KC Weddings Bridal Spectacular

2009-07-24T19:10:00.001-05:00

Hello Everyone!!! Cedar Creek Photography will be at the KC Weddings Bridal Spectacular tomorrow at the Overland Park Convention Center!! Come check us out from 10-5 as well as some of our fellow fabulous wedding vendors. There will be free cake, a fun fashion show, some amazing giveaways, and of course, US: Cedar Creek!! So, don't forget to stop by and say "Hello!"

Check out http://www.kcweddings.com/bridal_spectacular/index.php for more information!!

Storyteller Wedding Album

2009-07-21T16:32:00.007-05:00

Last October, Cedar Creek Photography had the wonderful opportunity to photography Jillian and Russell's wedding. I'm sure you all have seen bits and pieces of their wedding from our website, blog, and advertising piece with KC Weddings and TheKnot. Obviously, my dad and I think this couple took some amazing wedding portraits since we've been using the heck out of them!!

Anyway, here is their complete wedding for their wedding album. So, now you all can see what an amazing day they had and how beautifully it all came together! Their wedding was a KC Wedding in the West Bottoms at a venue called The Hobbs Building.

Check out www.cedarcreekphoto.com or call 913-829-6980 if you'd like more information about our wedding photography!! Also, leave a comment! Let us know what you think!

Engagements in Cedar Creek

2009-07-20T17:35:00.003-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography had the GREAT pleasure to meet and photograph Jessica and Travis this summer. This couple found us online and fell and love. And let me tell you, when I met with this couple, I fell in love back! Their chemistry together is just so cute and their personalities are just so loving and playful: if you couldn't already tell by how smiley their engagements are.

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy viewing their engagements as much as they did. Also, check out our website: www.cedarcreekphoto.com or give us at a call at 913-829-6980 if you would like information about your own engagement session!!

Engagements at KU

2009-07-09T15:56:00.003-05:00

I'm so excited to share with you Sarah and Matt's engagements session!! It's hard to believe that I am this old, because Cedar Creek Photography took Sarah and Matt's high school senior portraits like 5 years ago: I shot Sarah's, and dad did Matt's! These two cuties were high school sweet hearts and it's so great to have the opportunity to photograph their engagements and of course their wedding this August!

Sarah and Matt both graduated from KU, so of course, we needed to take their engagement portraits where they spent most of the adult life together playing. And yes, they have swam in the fountain, so we had to get them back in.

Hope you all enjoy a few of my favorites from their e-session and stay tuned for their wedding photos in a month or so!!

Also, if you'd like more info, call 913-829-6980 or check out our website: www.cedarcreekphoto.com !!

Bieker's Family Portraits

2009-06-24T16:12:00.003-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography first met Cory and Teresa almost exactly 2 years ago!! They were getting married and looking for a wedding photographer. Teresa's vibrant personality was a perfect match with ours and they immediately signed with us. So, we took their engagements that hot summer followed by a BEAUTIFUL wedding that fall. You can see some of their wedding images on our wedding website at www.cedarcreekphoto.com . So, after being married for two years, it is so GREAT to see them back for some family portraits! Their little ones have so much personality it's no wonder who their parents are!!

It's such a wonderful honor to have our previous clients love us so much that they want to come back for more!

Leave a comment, let us know what you think! Also, give us a call at (913)829-6980 to set up your family portrait session!

Engagement Photos

2009-06-19T11:59:00.004-05:00

My dad had the great pleasure of meeting back up with Susan and her fiance Jesse the other weekend! This adorable couple live all the way in DC and we had been hoping to meet up to take their engagements before their wedding in July and we luckily did!! So, after not seeing them for MONTHS it was so great to see their beautiful faces again. Cedar Creek Photography met Susan through her mom, Linda Baca at a KC Weddings Bridal show. Linda owns her own floral boutique: A Floral Affair.

Anyway, dad met Susan and Jesse at Loose Park for some sweet garden shots. Hope you all like them!!

Trash the Dress

2009-06-18T17:17:00.004-05:00

Cedar Creek Photography got to trash a dress! Well, not really!! We try hard not to actually ruin anyone's gown, unless you insist!

Nana and Alfred had the unfortunate wedding day in March with all the sleet and slush. There wasn't much snow to speak of, just ice and slush! Bleck! So, they jumped at the idea to take them out for a second session downtown a few weeks later when the weather warmed up. This is their version of a Trash the Dress. Hope you enjoy!!

Whitney and Kyle's Wedding

2009-05-08T14:24:00.006-05:00

Hello! Cedar Creek Photography finally has the opportunity to share some beautiful images from Whitney and Kyle's wedding! I know I say this about all our wedding couples, but these two are some of the sweetest people you will meet and are just as beautiful inside as they are out! I guess my dad and I are just lucky that we always seem to have such unbelievable clients!! Anyway, these two had the amazing luck of the last nice Saturday in March before all the rain, sleet and snow arrived. Since the weather was so nice we were able to take the couple and their wedding party down to Kauffman Gardens and the Plaza for some romantic portraits before the ceremony. For the ceremony, the couple chose the chapel at the United Methodist Church of the Resurrection followed by an beautiful reception at the Lodge at Ironwoods in Leawood.

I hope you all enjoy seeing some of their amazing wedding images and keep following for we will be doing a Trash the Dress session of this couple in a few weeks as well!!! And contact Cedar Creek Photography at 913-829-6980 if you would like more information about setting up a complimentary wedding consultation!!

Destination Wedding - Florida

2009-04-08T18:50:00.010-05:00

This winter, Cedar Creek Photography was given the opportunity for me to photograph a beautiful destination wedding at St. Pete Beach, Florida this February. When the weather is 21 degrees in Kansas, who wouldn't DREAM of have their wedding on the beach in Florida over looking the ocean?!? Megan and Michael had exactly that, a dream wedding! This couple have become some of my closest friends over the past year and I was honored that I was not only able to photograph their big day, but was able to be there to celebrate as well.

If anyone is thinking about or planning a destination wedding of their own, give us a shout!! We'd be glad to discuss a custom package that fits exactly what you are looking for!!

Perfect Wedding Guide - Bridal Show

2009-02-18T14:54:00.005-06:00

We at Cedar Creek Photography would like to congratulate all of you who became engaged over the Valentine's weekend! Love is in the air, joy and excitement! Now that you have the ring, come visit us at the Perfect Wedding Guide Bridal show this coming weekend. It is held at the Overland Park Convention Center, Sunday, February 22nd from 10 am to 5 pm. Stop by our booth and check out our new Signature Art style of photography and our unique Signature Art Albums! They are uniquely Cedar Creek Photography and a must for all our new brides!!

Also, we are offering a wedding show coupon for everyone! Bring the coupon in and sign by March, 31, 2009 and you'll get $150 in wedding prints!! An excellent way to display your wedding art on your walls!!

KC Weddings Bridal Extraordinaire

2009-01-05T15:45:00.003-06:00

It's a New Year and it's time to reinvent! Cedar Creek Photography has began 2009 with a new wedding style! Our website has been updated, our albums and wedding booth. We will be at the KC Weddings Bridal Extraordinaire on Jan. 10th at the Overland Park Convention Center. So, come out and see our new work!!

Shanna and Steven are married!!!

2009-01-05T14:50:00.008-06:00

Since I just posted a more urban wedding from downtown KC, I thought that I'd post a wedding from a more soft and gentle venue, Longview Mansion. Cedar Creek Photography had the privilege to photograph the wedding of Shanna and Steven there at the end of October. Everything was beautiful!! It had rained several days in a row before their big day, but the heavens opened up and blessed their wedding with warm weather and sun.

Shanna and Steven are such a cute couple. Shanna is a beautiful outgoing woman who caught the eye of Steven, a handsome quite man. The two compliment each other so well! I've notice Shanna can bring out the best smile in Steven, which is wonderful. If you look back in our blog history, you'll be able to see some of their engagements portraits. And now, you'll get to view some of my favorite wedding day images!

I hope you all enjoy viewing the images and give Cedar Creek Photography a call at 913-829-6980 to learn more about Cedar Creek photographing your big day!

Russell and Jillian's Wedding

2009-01-05T14:21:00.009-06:00

Since we are starting to catch up with all our 2008 weddings, I thought we'd start posting some of them! Cedar Creek Photography was given the opportunity to photograph the wedding of Jillian and Russell. Jillian is a high end clothing designer who caught Russell's eye. Being a designer, she was able to help customize her own wedding gown so it was unique just for her. I hope we did the gown justice with emphasizing the detail.

The couple saw each other for the first time at the Westin Crown Center, where they got dressed. From there, we took them for some dramatic portraits at the Nelson, downtown KC, and ended up in the West Bottoms. They had their wedding at the Hobbs Building downtown. This venue is quite unique with an outdoor courtyard for the ceremony and the rustic floors and walls inside for the reception.

Jillian and Russell came away with some phenomenal wedding day images!!! Thank you both for being so open to our vision and being just so WONDERFUL to photograph! For those of you who are interested in learning more about our wedding coverage, please call 913-829-6980 today to schedule a complimentary consultation!

Senior Photography

2008-12-29T15:17:00.005-06:00

Happy Holiday's!!! It's been a long while since Cedar Creek Photography has posted. The holiday blast has finally slowed down and we are finally able to get caught up on our fun stuff... like blogging!!!

To begin, I want to resolve everyone's anticipation to see Alex's second sitting of her high school senior photo shoot! As you all remember, her first senior shoot was in KC's West Bottoms. We did the urban look with the bright colors, graffiti walls, and old buildings. This second shoot was a little more relaxed. We stayed here in Cedar Creek and went down to the boat dock to show off her school pride and swim team. We then walked a short way to cute little bridge near by and finished the shoot in a field of tall grass. I want to thank Alex for being such a trooper during this; it was a whole 27 degrees warm and winding that afternoon. But she was still laughing and having a good time!

Hope you all enjoy viewing her 2nd Senior shoot and give us a call at 913-829-6980 if you would like Cedar Creek Photography to photograph your next Lifestyle portrait session!!!

Holiday Card Special

2008-11-10T11:31:00.003-06:00

Hello Everyone! The Holiday's are just around the corner and it's time to start thinking about what gifts you'll be giving this season. Whether you want to have custom holiday cards, a beautiful wall portrait or some framed portraits for the family, now is the time to start planning!

Cedar Creek Photography's Holiday Card Special is the perfect opportunity to have your family and children photographed! The special gives you a half hour sitting in Cedar Creek and 25 - 5x7 folded greeting cards for only $150! You not only get some really amazing holiday cards, you also have some beautiful portraits that you can use to get as gifts or decorate your own walls with!

Call 913-829-6980 TODAY to book your Holiday Special before it's too late! Offer expires November 30th.

Wedding Downtown KC

2008-11-06T16:36:00.008-06:00

Cedar Creek Photography would like to introduce to Kansas City, Mike and Haley!! They were married WAY back in September at Club 1000, downtown Kansas City. This couple and their wedding party was so awesome to work with!! We had so much fun taking pictures around town. They got ready at the Aladdin Hotel, downtown, and saw each other for the first time at the little pavilion park outside Bartle Hall. From there we went to the Power and Light District, Loose Park, and the Ward Pkwy Fountain. We finally finished up on the streets outside Club 1000. Their ceremony was beautiful, overlooking downtown Kansas City, and their reception was so warm and playful!

Cedar Creek photographed their engagements back in the spring and if you go through our past blogs you'll be able to see this couple's really playful engagement portraits.

I hope you all enjoy viewing the highlights of Haley and Mike's wedding! Leave a comment if you want, tells us what you think! Or Call 913-829-6980 to see if we have your wedding date still available!!!

Senior Model!

2008-11-05T20:31:00.006-06:00

Well, I finally have the results!! WAY back in September Cedar Creek Photography did a model search for high school senior photography. I wanted to do something so unique and original, so I offered a free sitting and some wallets to compensate for the experiment. The result is amazing! Alexa, a cheerleader and athlete at Olathe East High School was the senior that we used. We took her down to Olathe's Old Settler's carnival this fall and took some Lifestyle senior portraits of her on the fair ground!! She is one of the sweetest seniors this year, and she was such a sport for keeping such an open mind about these! She and her mom were in the other night to see them for the first time, and I hope they LOVED them as much as we do!

Leave a comment of what you think or give us a call at (913)829-6980 to schedule your lifestyle senior portraits!!!

Family Portraits by Cedar Creek Photography

2008-11-05T18:56:00.005-06:00

Welcome to November, everyone!! I can't believe that Thanksgiving is right around the corner!!! Cedar Creek Photography, myself, and my dad have been super busy this fall taking some really awesome portraits. We are coming up to our last fall wedding this weekend, which will give us a break from the past 9 straight weekends! Whew! But we have taken some REALLY amazing pictures at each of these weddings, and when we get caught up, I am so going to post them for you all to see!

But with fall being here and the colors being as great as they are, I want to share with you some of the family portraits we've been so busy working on. This first I want to show off is the Zimmerman Family which we photographed here in Cedar Creek. This family came to us through an auction for Cystic Fibrosis which we donated some portraits to. Not only did they come away with some gorgeous family portraits, they also helped raise money for a good cause! The Zimmerman's are a really loving family, if you can't tell! Their little ones were so much fun to photograph. We bribed them with Starburst candy to keep their attention going, and that made their experience perfect!

If you all enjoyed seeing these portraits, leave a comment, let us know what you think! Also, don't hesitate to call 913-829-6980 to set up a Lifestyle Portrait with Cedar Creek Photography for yourself!!

Engagements in Cedar Creek

2008-10-30T15:00:00.005-05:00

I want to show to you all some really cute engagement photos of Abby and Sean! They came to Cedar Creek Photography through her friend Emily. We had taken some family portraits for her. Emily came to us through her friend Jennifer. We had photographed Jennifer's wedding! So, it is SO nice to see that our past brides and clients were so happy with us that they are passing our name around!!

Anyway, back to Sean and Abby!!! These two are getting married July 3, 2009 and my dad and I are getting really excited about it. But before their wedding, we wanted to get them out and take some really nice portraits of the two of them. Abby and Sean just have some the best chemistry! I really did not have to do too much posing! Just put them in an area where it looked nice, and they just played with each other!!

I hope you all enjoy seeing some of my favorites and call 913-829-6980 if you want to set up some portraits just as fun as theirs!!!

Holiday Card Special

2008-10-29T14:09:00.006-05:00

High School Senior

2008-10-28T18:45:00.004-05:00

I want to introduce to you all, Miss. Alex! She is our newest high school senior! Alex attends Olathe Northwest and is a swimmer!! She's just adorable, if you can't tell by her portraits. She and her family live here in Cedar Creek and came to us, Cedar Creek Photography, through a postcard we sent out. We sat down for an initial consultation and discussed her hobbies, her personal style and to get a feel for where she wanted to go for her senior portraits. She and her mom decided to do "the story" sitting that gives them 3 different sessions! The first one we took were down in the West Bottoms by the Haunted Houses. Here we did some fun and edgy portraits. Her second session will be back in Cedar Creek and will be a fall theme. Check back in a few weeks to see photos from it. Her third is going to be a family sitting this winter! All of these sittings are going to be so amazing!

I hope you all enjoy seeing some of my favorites from Alex's first sitting!!

Perfect Wedding Guide

2008-09-26T15:32:00.003-05:00

Every year Cedar Creek Photography participates in The Perfect Wedding Guide and their bridal shows. We were also recently in the Ritz Charles bridal show this past weekend. Both shows are a great way for brides to meet and learn more about wedding vendors.

With the fall bridal show season, we are offering all new brides who sign with us a coupon for FREE wedding prints! Just bring in this coupon with your signing!!

Newborn sitting

2008-09-26T14:58:00.004-05:00

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph Miss Daphne's first portraits! She was born July 7, 2008 to Brandi and Tony. For only being just over a month old, little Daphne was such a joy to photograph. As you can tell in her photos, she gave me a wide range of emotions: crying, smiling, awake, sleepy... I am looking forward to capturing her as she grows over the next year and years to come. Come back soon to see Daphne's first family portrait!

Call Cedar Creek Photography today at 913-829-6980 to schedule your maternity or newborn session!

Family Portraits

2008-09-11T11:23:00.006-05:00

I recently had the opportunity to photograph the Erikson family! This family is just the cutest! Kristin and Aaron are amazing parents and their 3 little ones are BEAUTIFUL!! We like their photos so much, we are going to have some of them displayed at the Junior League of KC's Holiday Mart this October!! We even have Kristin helping us at the show! So, she will get to help us show her family off!!

I hope everyone enjoys veiwing some of my favorites and give us a shout if you would like your portraits taken as well!!

Leanna and Ben's Wedding

2008-08-26T14:50:00.008-05:00

Leanna and Ben were married July at the Ball Conference Center. Cedar Creek Photography had the privilege to photograph Leanna's brother's wedding last summer and now hers as well. Leanna and Ben are such a wonderful couple and their wedding party was such a blast to work with. I've mentioned in previous blogs about my trick to get people to smile and laugh and this group has been my shining stars so far! We took everyone around KC for some really awesome photography. We went to Liberty Memorial, Loose Park, Ward Pkwy Fountain, a cute little lake in Olathe, and ended up back at the Ball Conference Center for the ceremony and reception.

My dad and I have been working with our grunge look some more. The Moulin Rouge feel!! The more we use it, the more I am liking it. It's unique and warm and at times enchanting! Anyway, I hope everyone enjoys viewing some of my favorites from Ben and Leanna's wedding!

See how fun this group is dancing on the lawn of Liberty Memorial?!?

Back at Ball Conference Center

I think this image is so precious! Leanna and her dad having their moment on the dance floor and he kisses her hand softly!

Senior Model Search!!

2008-08-13T16:55:00.005-05:00

Attention All Seniors!!

We need 2 senior girls for a photo shoot the weekend of Old Settlers. We are doing a series of edgy portraits and we need two edgy girls to model for us!

All Models will receive a FREE sitting and 24 FREE wallets from the session! Also, all models will be highlighted on our blog for all of KC to see!

Call us at (913)829-6980 or email at info@cedarcreekphoto.com to set up your session!

New wedding Style for Cedar Creek Photography

2008-08-06T17:00:00.006-05:00

Hi All!! I just finally finished some new special effects on a wedding Cedar Creek Photography shot in June. Kalli and Dan were the perfect couple to try these on! They are so cute and energetic and so loving and sweet! Imagine what kind of people you must be to be four things all as once?!? Dan and Kalli's wedding was at the Church of the Nativity and reception was at the Overland Park Marriott. Both places were absolutely beautiful. After the ceremony, we took the couple and their wedding party to Kauffman Gardens for some outdoor shots then went to the Ward Parkway Fountain for more playful shots!

The special effects are a grunge look and unique color skews. Dan worded the style perfectly: kinda Moulin Rouge! They loved their images and I couldn't be happier! Give me some feedback on what you think about the style! I hope you all enjoy them as much as Kalli, Dan, and I do!!

Look how silly these two are! She's nibbling on his ear!!!
Their funny faces after the nibble!

How fun are theses?!?

Bridal Extraordinaire Bridal Show

2008-08-06T16:02:00.008-05:00

We recently had a booth at the KC Weddings Bridal Extraordinaire! My dad and I had such a good time meeting all the new brides for next year as well as meeting some of our past brides as well! We were fortunate enough to have three of our past and current brides swing in and give us their love! Thank you, Erin, Jessica and Abby! I also want to thank Danay for helping us at the show and introducing Cedar Creek Photography to those who did not know us.

I am including a photo of our booth as well as some of our fellow friends and vendors. Also, I am including a Wedding Show special that is good until the end of August! So, all you brides, whether you were able to make it to the show or not, print off the coupon and bring it in with your signing!!

Our beautiful booth!!

My college friend, Aaron and his beautiful wife, Heather. They own Hawes Photography!Our longtime friend, Lori and Paul with VanDuesen Photography!
Our beautiful friend, Drue Carr (in the bright yellow dress) owns an amazing floral boutique, Blue Bouquet!
And the fun of meeting back up with an old High school friend, Chad! He works for Paul Versluis!

Family Portraits

2008-07-12T15:43:00.007-05:00

Well, this is going to be our first family portrait session to go up on our blog. I'm really excited to post these. We consider our portraits to be Lifestyle Portraits. Whether it be weddings, engagements, seniors or families, we like to show real emotions, real relationships, and real people! So, not all these portraits are going to be the traditional family portrait. This family lives here in Cedar Creek and they are one of the sweetest families I have met yet. They recently adopted their son, Alek, from Russia this past winter and this is their FIRST family portrait together! I feel extremely privileged to have the opportunity to document their family for the first time. I LOVE how they turned out. I hope you all do too!

Let me know what you think and give me a shout if any one would like to take their new family out for some Lifestyle Portraits as well!!! Also, check out our website: www.cedarcreekphoto.com to see more Lifestyle Portraits!

I think this one is adorable!! Look closely to little Alek and the face he is making!

Unity Village Engagement Shoot

2008-07-12T15:29:00.005-05:00

Hello All!! Sorry it has been almost a month since I last updated. You all must be anxious to see some of our newest work! Well, with June being the busiest wedding month of the year, we were a little swamped. But we are started to get caught up so I thought I'd let you see what we have been so busy working on. I had the pleasure to photograph Steven and Shanna the last weekend in June. They live in Lee's Summit awfully close to Unity Village, so I had the chance to photograph there again. Being in Olathe, we do not get a lot of opportunities to travel to the unique places on the Missouri side, so this was a lot of fun. My dad and I photographed a wedding at Unity last October and had the thrill to take some of the most beautiful wedding portraits there. Our wedding portfolio on our website has some of that couples photos on display. But this was my first time taking engagements there. BEAUTIFUL!! It was, of course, humid as could be and Shanna and Steven were such sports about the mugginess. This couple, especially Steven were a little uncomfortable at first being in front of the camera. But by the end they were loosened up and taking excellent portraits. I hope everyone enjoys viewing their images!!!

Sarah and Nick's Engagements

2008-06-17T16:50:00.006-05:00

Here are the engagements of Sarah and Nick! Are they just not the cutest?!? We kept them here in Cedar Creek and they took some really great shots! This couple's chemistry is amazing. You can really tell how much they love each other and enjoy each other just by the way they look. All I really had to do was put them in the right background and light and they did the rest. Just the guidance of, "okay, love on each other!" was all they needed and you can see it all in their faces. We did some candid shots, romantic shots, and of course the "mom" shots and the combination of them all made out for a GREAT portfolio!

I hope you all enjoy them!!

Wedding at Powell Gardens

2008-06-13T20:00:00.001-05:00

Here we go! Our first wedding to go up on our new blog!!! This is the wedding of Carey and Jeremy. They were married in May and I must say, they took some phenomenal pictures! They had both their ceremony and reception at Powell Gardens and Powell put on a great wedding. We took Carey and Jeremy to Nelson Atkins, Loose Park, and the fountain on Ward Parkway. Then we went on the drive to Powell and took some great shots on the grounds of Powell as well! This couple has such a sassy personality that we plan to take them out for a Trash the Dress session in a few weeks. We want to show their sensual side!! Oh, I do want to mention that my dad and I have been playing around with different color processes with our images. Some of these have a Polaroid effect on them. Thoughts? Likes? Dislikes? Edgy?

Anyway, I hope you all enjoy viewing some of Carey and Jeremy's wedding photos and give us a shout if any one is up for some great shots like theirs!!

Engagements in Cedar Creek

2008-06-13T19:46:00.005-05:00

Here are some GREAT photos taken here in Cedar Creek! The couple is Ashley and Ryan and their personalities are just too funny! I have this great trick I use to get people to laugh and laugh at each other and Ryan was just too smart for it! You could see some of his "I don't think so" looks in a few of the images. I hope I did a good job of showing the images where he is NOT giving me that look!!! I'm just giving Ryan a hard time. They have some really cute and playful shots, which I love, and I hope you all enjoy them as well!

Engagements at Kauffman Gardens

2008-06-05T16:33:00.004-05:00

Hello Everyone! I have another great engagement session to post. We'll have several more coming in the next weeks, as well as some weddings. But right now I want to show off Lindsay and Joe's engagements. We went down to Kauffman Gardens and fought off the rain. Kauffman Gardens is a beautiful memorial garden for Ewing and Muriel Kauffman. It is open through out the entire year and is exquisite even in the winter. Lindsay made an excellent suggestion in going here. The grounds go out past the garden and we were able to get some shots of Lindsay and Joe with the Nelson Atkins behind them!

I hope you all enjoy their sitting!

Danay and Cory's Engagements

2008-05-29T16:26:00.006-05:00

Here are some engagements my dad took of Danay and Cory! They get married this September and we will of course post some of their wedding when it gets here. My dad kept these Cory and Danay here in Cedar Creek and went around to some neat places. He did an AWESOME job with the light and playing with lens flare! I absolutely love them!! Cory and Danay are just a lot of fun to be around and are just so sweet. If we can just keep Cory's eyes open, their wedding images are going to be amazing!

I hope everyone else enjoys their engagements as much as I do!

Engagement Photos

2008-05-29T15:35:00.006-05:00

Alright! Just as I had promised I am going to start posting some of our most recent engagement sessions! The first I want to talk about is Haley and Mike. They are getting married this fall, so keep your eye out for their wedding images then. But we had a lot of fun taking their engagements! We started out taking some nice outdoor shots here in Cedar Creek at the end of April. Since our Spring took so long to arrive, they have some really gorgeous colors around them! After some outdoor shots on the grounds here, we went downtown to some graffiti and allies! Those came out so cool! Haley and Mike are so playful and have such great chemistry, the urban shots were just perfect for them!

I hope you all enjoy viewing a few of their engagements! And if anyone wants some playful ones like theirs or have their own ideas, let us know! We are always up for uniqueness!!!!

Cedar Creek Photo Joins the Blogging World!!

2008-05-09T14:14:00.010-05:00

Hello Everyone!!

This is our first post in the blogging world. We have finally decided it was time to join in on all the fun! For those who do not yet know us at Cedar Creek Photography, let me introduce us:

I am Leslie Selfridge, co-owner of Cedar Creek Photography. I am 24, a graduate with a degree in photography from Central Missouri State University. Which, actually is now called the University of Central Missouri. I have been a photo girl now for almost a decade! Hard to believe! I started at 15 in a dark room in high school. (A small side note about me, I LOVE the smell of dektal.) Anyway, after winning a few awards and being published all before the age of 18, I started to think that maybe I was good at this! So, that's what I pursued!! Now, I work along side my dad, Brad, and we photograph all our weddings together!

Brad Selfridge, President of Cedar Creek Photography, is my father. He has been doing photography for almost as long as I've been alive! We lived in Derby, outside Wichita, for the first 15 years of my life and he enjoyed photographing our friends and family back there. My first camera was his old one, a Canon AE-1. My dad said, back in the late '70's when he bought it, it was $400, equivalent to $1500 today! So, I had a good camera to start on. Anyway, back to my dad... so he always enjoyed photography. He is an excellent dark-roomer as well! Though that was back when film was the BEST way to go. Now it's digital and neither of us has used our dark-room in a couple years. He loves using infrared film and still plays with our digital prints to make them appear infrared as well.

Cedar Creek Photography is a father-daughter creation. It's great because it has two unique perspectives: a guys and a girls! That and also a younger generation and an older one. The perspectives intermix and create us, basically. We are lifestyle photographers who truly believe in the elegance and love that each person possesses. So, we alter the environment with lighting and composition to make sure each person is represented as they are: beautiful, unique and true to themselves. We believe in real love, real smiles, real emotion, real moments and real people!

I hope you all have had a chance to view our portfolios at www.cedarcreekphoto.com . We have a wedding link and a portraits link, but both sides show you our lifestyle portraiture! Keep checking in for additional posts!!