Heinz Family : Kansas City Photographer

I am so excited to be able to share this super fun session with you guys! Normally I try to only write one photo post per week, to keep this blog a mix of photography and personal stuff. The blog itself has been around longer than my photography business (I started blogging on Crazy Bananas in 2004!), so I have a good mix of readers and I don’t want to only post photo sessions, but I’m making a little exception with this one. My good friend Lindsey has always been one of my biggest and most vocal supporters, and I’m so grateful she’s chosen me to take her photos the last few years. Linds and I were college roommates, and I think it’s pretty freaking amazing to see how far we’ve come! I mean, who would’ve known the girls who covered their bunk beds in *NSYNC posters would someday be successful, productive members of society? Well, probably no one, but look at us now! Grown ups!

Lindsey and her husband Brad are the most awesome people, and they braved a chilly fall morning in Kansas City to get some images taken at the beautiful Kauffman Center. Can we please talk about Lindsey’s boots? Because, seriously? Amazing. Brad was looking pretty dapper as well, and I loved capturing them as they ran around the Kauffman with their two puppies.

As for these pups…they are two little things with BIG personalities. Larry, the Boston Terrier, sported a handsome bow tie collar, while Hazel, a long-haired Chihuahua, is as delicate and feisty as you’d imagine. They are quite a pair, and every year I have a blast photographing them!

The Heinz’s are HUGE Kansas City Royals fans, so at the end of our session we snapped some quick images of them in their Royals gear, just in case the Royals went on to win the World Series….which they did! I was super excited because Lindsey also asked me to create a unique holiday card for them, which included a fun Royals touch on the back. On the front, we also included a little nod to the Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality earlier this year. Lindsey is a lawyer and a huge proponent of marriage equality, so the ruling meant a lot to her and she wanted a symbol of it to be incorporated in to her card. I think it turned out beautiful!

Nothing like opening your mailbox and seeing your work being shared! I love getting cards with images I’ve taken for clients this time of year, and it’s even better when I get to design them as well. That makes a very happy holiday!