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We heard giggling happening from the girls bridal suite from the minute we walked into the Grand Hall in Kansas City. From start to finish Christi, Nick and their family and friends spent the day laughing, tearing up, surprising everyone with sweet moments. I loved spending time with this duo in Chicago photographing their Beloved (engagement) […]
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I just can’t pin point what my favorite part of Alex & Blake’s wedding was. Maybe when dad was helping Alex with her dress before portraits, or when Blake was toasting to his father talking about him making him the man that he is and how grateful he is for that leadership, tearing dad up […]
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I’m not sure if Katey & James could’ve asked for a more perfect wedding day. With the fall season in full swing, everyone tired and festivals every weekend, this wedding was absolutely a blessing to end our busy September and start another busy October. Weather was perfect, Katey & James are such calm-sweet people, their […]
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Jennifer & Homer were so sweet on each other their whole wedding day. They didn’t care that photographers were following them around, they were focused on each other, present, happy, relaxed… exactly how you should be on a wedding day. And let me tell you, this timeline was more organized than I’ve ever seen. We were […]
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Oh Abby & Eric. Their charming private farm wedding with the perfect blend of classic elegance and shabby chic. With a cabin hidden in the woods, a home to get ready in that looked like it was straight from a Martha Steward or Better Homes and Garden Magazine, families and friends who laugh more than […]
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Jessica & Jeff are such troopers. They spent their engagement session sticking it out in the freezing sleet, and their wedding day in the most humid of heat. And Jessica never once complained. “It’ll be just fine.” She kept reminding everyone. Even with sweat beads down her cheeks as we only spent 30 minutes outside […]
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Mr. & Mrs. Rachel & Johnny | Grand Lake, Colorado wedding June 8, 2017 We were at Indie Bridal last year, a smaller more intimate bridal show for creative people in the Kansas City and Denver areas. And I hear, “Oh you need to go talk to Jana!” Then I see two beaming smiles, a […]
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Married at The Bowery on May 28, 2017 – She fashioned her own wedding dress together. He wore her grandpa’s tie clip. His father cut in during the father-son dance to embrace his own bride in his arms. And she giggled at all his jokes. Sisters bringing back so many memories from their little sister’s […]
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Can you believe it? Brent & Jennie’s magical memorial weekend wedding is featured on our blog today. I remember first meeting Brent and Jennie at the Nelson Atkins Museum for their beloved engagement session, and once the semi-shy Brent realized I officiated college basketball (he’s a basketball coach), we instantly hit it off due to our mutual love of […]
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Wow. This one was a hard one to blog. I just spent so much time with this amazing group of people at this new destination location, Now Onyx in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, that I photographed a TON! Like, way a ton. It literally took me weeks to prepare this blog post and I’m still […]
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Hints of Kate Spade inspiration and a jaw dropping Anthropology gown meets winter in Kansas City. Our last 2016 wedding was nothing short of fun and lots of laughing. Dyana and Ryan are true comedians, and with their friends of course, there was never a dull moment. How they survived the winter months in Kansas City beats […]
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PRESS RELEASE // JANA MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY NAMED WINNER IN THE KNOT BEST OF WEDDINGS 2017 Eleventh Annual Best of Weddings Awards Honor the Top Wedding Vendors Across America Independence, Mo/January 16, 2017—Jana Marie Photography is pleased to announce that we have been selected as a 2017 winner in The Knot Best of Weddings, an award representing the highest-rated wedding […]
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I have been itching to share this amazing couple’s wedding. Sara and Kelly was our second to last wedding of 2016, and man it was a gorgeous November day. Married November 19, 2016, these two had such a sweet church ceremony at St. Peter’s Church followed by a great party at 2016 Main Event Space in […]
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Amanda and Gene are married at one of our favorites, The Cidar Gallery in Lawrence, Kansas October 29, 2016. Congratulations to the beautiful couple. Amanda and Gene had not had many photos together through their dating life. And then bam, all of a sudden we were photographing their Beloved (engagement) session, then we had a […]
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Kali & Adam, just days after their engagement session at Loose Park’s Rose Garden in Kansas City, celebrated another Kansas City event. They tied the knot on October 9, 2016 and were the second couple ever to get married on the lawn of the Nelson Atkins Museum. Pretty monumental! This day couldn’t have been more […]
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