St. Louis Photographer
Catch up on what we’ve been doing lately…
A dinosaur specialist joined us for this session.
Why does it seem like our birthday club members are growing up so fast? After the first two years we see them yearly, which seems like a long time…
May not be the first, but you are the last!
Kim was getting married and talked to some friends about their experience with a wedding photographer. We know that our couples love working with …
A spring wedding for Kim and Grant
Kim called in early 2020 during the time our studio was closed to talk about wedding packages. Although we were closed to clients coming in the of…
Let’s have the horses in the photos to get smiles!
Here we are again for another birthday club session with Christian. Outdoor sessions are great for those kids on the move. Mom knows her son very …
A new family has been born
It seems like only a few weeks ago we were working with this couple in the park for their maternity session. Now here we are doing newborn photos….
Graduation is the best accomplishment
Graduation is such a special time for everyone, not only the graduate but the families that get to watch their children finish such an amazing acc…
Classic Pink and Blue for the family
It’s been a while since we have seen this birthday club family. Basically the whole world, including our studio, shut down in 2020 so we ski…
Little girl with lots of sass!
We have worked with this family for so many years now it seems that some sessions become easier and easier. But this sassy little girl tends to gi…
A generation photo of the girls
We met these girls at the park for a wonderful generation photo. Grandpa decided that he wanted his daughter, wife and granddaughter to have…
Becky and James Finally Celebrate
Becky and James have been waiting what seems like forever to celebrate with family and friends. Their wedding was scheduled for April of 2020. Wel…
Hey what do you say – There is a baby on the way!
What would be a good gift for a mother? What about a mother that is expecting her second child? We think any mother would like photos! They can be…
Finally everyone was able to get together
Sometimes getting a family together for a family portrait can be quite a chore. Dave contacted us knowing he wanted to do a family portrait for Mo…
Make me laugh mom – show me your belly
A little wind never hurt anybody right. That’s what we had to deal with during this little girls 18 month birthday club session. When mom and Hanna…
New mom and dad are in love
We often do photographs for multiple family members and this past December we were at the home of one of our clients doing some Christmas photos of…
Family Photos before the rain
Finally! It happened we were able to take a family photo. Sadly we had to reschedule due to rain more than once. It seems that it is always raining…
Mom and dad very soon
We were contacted by Rob many months ago because we previously did a session for him and his wife. A few years back they were celebrating 10 years …
Kate and Adam got married
Katie and Adam did not know what to expect when planning their wedding over a year ago. As we talked about the possible changes in number of guest …
Family photos in the park
We have said it multiple times and I will continue to appreciate the referrals that we get from our clients. There was a family photo that w…
Cherish these newborn moments
When you are expecting a baby there are hundreds of things to think about, especially if it’s your first child. Often parents don’t realize how fas…
Family photos are a must!
We worked with this family a few months ago at the park when we photographed a maternity session. Now baby KJ has arrived making it time to update …
The gift of photos is Amazing
The gift of photos, what is better than that…nothing! When you are looking for that perfect gift you should get a gift certificate from Ravetta Pho…
Happy Half Year sweet girl
Oriana is such a sweet little girl with a big smile. She really does make us work for it during her sessions. She isn’t showing off that smile with…
Newborn Jacob
Jennifer contacted us about a month before her due date to let us know she was expecting her second little boy. We have done a few sessions for the…
Baby Matthew
Did we take photos at your wedding? Has your family grown recently? We want you to remember that in your final wedding order you received a gift ce…
Chris and Sarah
Chris contacted us about an engagement session. We worked with him a few years ago for a family session – one we wouldn’t forget because it snowed …
Kelly and Adam
Kelly wasn’t exactly sure she wanted to make the phone call to us about changes for her wedding. However the changes we have encountered in 2020 ar…
Missy and Tony
Missy and Tony worked with us earlier this year during their engagement session. While we were taking the photos at Forest Park we discussed everyt…
Urban Family
A location for your family photos can be a stressful thing to decide upon. Park locations are always great giving you the trees, benches and variou…
Megan and Mason
Engagement sessions are so much fun because we really get to know a couple. Alright, we just have to mention it again, even though we have probably…
Jenna and Joe
Fall weddings have so many weather factors to consider, will it be cold or rainy? Will the trees have any color or will all the leaves be gone? And…
New baby sister
A newborn session is always fun because we like to spend time with mom and dad, as well as, work with such small little clients. When older sibling…
Baby Brother
About a month ago we got a call from a grandma who wanted to purchase a birthday club membership for her son who was expecting his second child. Th…
Liz and Chris
Liz contacted us for her wedding because we photographed her while she was in high school at Notre Dame. We love to see our Notre Dame girls come b…
Welcome Lincoln
When we do someone’s wedding we are excited to see them again. For the most part that is when they start a family, so we provide each of our client…
A rainy day
I was excited to photograph this family! We had worked with them before but not since the twins have been born so we were looking forward to meetin…
Taylor and Josh
When we think about how weddings look right now we expect them to be socially distanced, masked and totally different than normal. That’s also assu…
Porch Session
Mini sessions are the best way to grab a couple photos of your family. When you have older kids who will following directions and do everything jus…
Sister Soon
This adorable little family has had us take many pictures for them over the past few years. We started off with a maternity session before their fi…
Family fun
We know that our clients are very busy and often photos tend skip their mind. We don’t hear from them in a while, however we know our clients are l…
Kim and Grant
We loved doing fall sessions but book them fairly far in advance. Kim and Grant knew they wanted some fall colors in their engagement photos so the…
Family in Fall
Every day on social media we see people asking for suggestions on a photographer. We often respond to these suggesting our studio in the hopes that…
Family Session Windy Day
Each month at our studio we have a special, whether it be a spring special with animals or a holiday themed set. Possibly even something random tha…
Katie and Adam
Katie was very excited to work with us for an engagement session. She and Adam both had some ideas of locations but the key was narrowing it down a…
Fall Family
We find that often our birthday club family members have multiple children which means we get to see them more than once a year. During that first …
Better late then never
This year, despite everything going on, has seemed to fly by which is why it’s no surprise when we hear from clients that meant to get a session th…
Candid Family
We’ve all had our struggles throughout this crazy year and we are thankful for each of our clients, especially loyal clients, like this little fami…
Get it done!
The Birthday Club allows us to see this beautiful family multiple times a year! We enjoy catching up and getting the opportunity to capture the imp…
Birthday Boy
Loyalty is defined as a strong feeling of support. When we meet a client we hope to gain that feeling of support from them as we photograph the mil…
Baby Brother
In the weeks before Easter we have spring sessions at our office. Each year we have an animal and this past spring it was supposed to be a baby lam…
Family Fun
We have mentioned our charity giving a session for location auctions, trivia nights and other events for those organizations that support us. Our s…
Baby coming soon
Each day as we work in the studio we work through our sessions and wonder what new sessions will contact us. The phone rings and we are happy to ta…
Matt is One
Matthew is one and that’s so exciting. It’s not often we get to do a birthday session on a birthday club members actual birthday. When mom contacte…
Mask it up
Birthday club session with great kids are wonderful! With everything going on we are trying to keep some distance between us and the clients when w…
Abby and Nick
Weddings have been much different this year. They either have a smaller amount of people due to regulations, downsized to just a quick ceremony wit…
Family at home
Birthday club sessions are fun and we enjoy catching up with our families. With everything gone on we got a bit behind on scheduling this wonderful…
Hot Summer Session
I have been talking about scheduling a family photo with these wonderful people for awhile. We photographed their wedding and have been capturing s…
Summer Girl
Birthday club members are fun for us because we get to see the children grow. At times parents are looking for something a bit different to do duri…
One year birthday club
Have you ever wanted your photographer to come to your house? We can do that for you! Getting ready is so stressful that when we come to your house…
Kelly and Adam
Kelly scheduled an engagement session for her and Adam a few weeks out so that she could prepare, but of course we can never prepare for rain! The …
Trish and Dan Wedding
Weddings this spring and summer are looking a bit different than normal in some ways. However they are still a wonderful celebration of marriage be…
Flower Girl
Kids grow and change so quickly, perhaps the fact that we have recently been ordered to slow our lives down gave some families a moment to realize …
Courtney and Jonathan
Weddings schedule so far in advance that there is no way of knowing what type of weather the day will bring, but most couples just have plans for a…
Missy and Tony
Missy contacted us by email during the stay at home order. She was looking for a photographer that would fit for a wedding in November. Her email r…
All Smiles
A small local company like us really enjoys working with clients we have worked with before. Our relationship could be just one other session or it…
Growing Siblings
Park sessions in the spring are a breath of fresh air because after being stuck inside all winter it is nice to get out and have fun with clients i…
Jenna and Joe
Jenna and I started an email thread about setting up an engagement session and little did we know how many times we would be emailing back and fort…
Trish and Dan
Trish and Dan visited the office looking for a wedding photographer. We had a great conversation during the consult meeting. They were moving alon…
Session Step by Step
Here at Ravetta Photography we try to make everything as easygoing as possible. That doesn’t go to say we can’t still have fun during each of our s…
Senior Session Information
Here at Ravetta Photography we work to make your entire experience with us as fun and easygoing as possible! It is important to us to build an ongo…
The History of Us
Since we have a bit of time on our hands we thought it would be a great idea to tell you how we got started. Ravetta Photography has been in busine…
Starting a family
We got the call…a baby was born! I may not remember what I ate for lunch but I totally remember my wedding couples. When they call to say they have…
Evolution of photography
A well thought out article by a fellow photographer to help inform the current generation of the importance of printed photographs.
People are taki…
Lauren and Michael
Sometimes when I meet a couple I just know we will be a good fit as their wedding photographer. Lauren and Michael came into the studio to review o…
Darci and Ian
Darci and Ian planned a February wedding with no idea what the weather would have in store. We discussed options for photo locations. Luckily they …
Michelle and Steven
Michelle and Steven met us at a bridal show. They were searching for vendors to help out with their day. After a brief meeting during the show they…
Jessica and Bill
I would say if it was going to rain on anyone’s wedding day Jessica and Bill were really relaxed about it. Honestly what can anyone do about it, no…
When in town
When a studio has been around as long as us we often realize that people enjoy seeing a gift certificate from Ravetta’s whenever they are at an eve…