Courtney + Michael | Missouri Botanical Gardens » Heather Roth Fine Art Photography

This post has been saved for over a year and I’ve been dying to talk about sooooo many neat things in this wonderful garden wedding + the brilliance of this bride! I could not share any of the images because Martha loved this wedding! Yes, it was recently featured in the Spring issue of Martha Stewart Magazine! (In PRINT!) Needless to say, it was such an honor and we were all extremely excited for such a momentous occasion.

Courtney is a stationery designer in Chicago. She is extremely talented and it’s obvious with the love and amazing ideas she poured into the details of this wedding. It’s no wonder it caught Martha’s eye! Courtney has ties to St. Louis, having grown up here. When I met with Courtney + Michael, they were both so relaxed and low-key, and I was really excited that she was an artist herself… and that Michael – such a debonair trendsetter! It wasn’t until a few weeks before the wedding that they informed me they were planning on pitching this wedding to Martha. That’s when the pressure really turned on for me! Eeeek, can you imagine?! To be honest, I was extremely excited, but exxxxxtremely nervous. (Poor Ryan working with me that day!) But really, I do better under pressure and because I knew of every detail involved, well in advance, it made things a lot easier on me.

Styling is something I love doing and I think it’s one of my strongest skills I can incorporate into my photography. I’m super thankful for all that I learned about styling during my fashion industry stint in New York City. Styling + photographing the stationery suite for this wedding was such an honor + probably my favorite part. Well, the stationery along with the white J.Crew dinner jacket that Michael sported for the reception!!

If you haven’t already, check out the Martha feature here.

I’m gonna zip it and let the photos do the talking! … And we might just saber another bottle of bubbly tonight to celebrate (again). 😉

xox

HSR