We’re opening our first storefront, this is not just a home-based business, pedestrian traffic welcome studio! I’m resisting the urge to insert multiple exclamation points, because we couldn’t be more excited to finally be here. And be here I mean 1) in a bonafide studio 2) in a new city and 3) on Cherokee Street.

Each of these points deserves special attention.

1. Getting Aaron out of our basement (unaffectionately known as “the cave”) has been high on our business goals for a few years. We felt our home studio was great for weddings but was holding us back in a few other areas of the biz. Let’s be honest, we couldn’t exactly hold a business meeting with a prospective client interested in our commercial work in our Blue Springs basement…with the dog corralled upstairs… you get the picture.

2. We moved cities. While we L O V E Kansas City and it will always hold a special place in our hearts, we’re thrilled to be scouting new places to shoot and bringing our creative style to StL. We’re already making mental notes of places we’re dying to shoot!

3. We have had a crush on Cherokee Street since we visited a few years ago to check out the antique stores for which the strip is famous. What we found was a gorgeous hunk of city with affordable retail spaces that was just begging for artists. And we’re not the only ones who noticed. Much like Crossroads was the heart of KC’s art renaissance, we see Cherokee and the awesome people on this street breaking new ground in the art world and, in doing so, creating a fantastic community of likeminded folks.

So consider this your invitation (if you haven’t received the e-vite the FB event notification or talked to us in the past week… I’ve invited anyone who seems remotely interested). We’re throwing open the doors, popping a few dozen bottles of wine and saying “Hi! Nice to meet you!” to anyone who wants to stop by. The party starts at 5 pm Friday at 2307 Cherokee Street.

And for all you who can’t make it, stop back here on Monday. We hope to be past our hangover by then and posting images of our studio!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Eeek! I couldn’t help myself.)