This is Us
I know, you are most likely not here to learn about us, but for those who are interested, here we are. I (Joel) and Shannon have been married since 2010, and we have been working together ever since then. The first wedding we ever photographed together was one week before our own wedding…still amazed that Shannon let me talk her into driving with me 4 hours to Rockford for that wedding. Although, I did somehow also talk her into marrying me, so perhaps I am just good at convincing her to to crazy things. Since then, we have added two amazing children to our family (Edmund and Elanor), and we have photographed well over 400 weddings in 9 different countries. While we have reduced the number of weddings we photograph so that we can prioritize our weekends for our children, Shannon has her own business for St. Louis boudoir photography, Lafleur Boudoir, and I have grown my commercial and portrait business. We also opened a coffee shop in 2018 because we are insane an apparently don’t ever want to rest. Check out Verona Coffee Co. in Collinsville, IL. All in all, though, we are so blessed to be able to do this for our career. We love to share in our clients’ life experiences, and we like to have fun doing it. Thank you for reading, and we would love to share those experiences with you as well. -Joel
*family photos courtesy of Abbigail Adkins