Paige | Dressed for the Ball

When it comes to senior year and prom, it's a moment you don't want to forget, and Paige's prom was no different. First of all, Paige looked absolutely gorgeous. She was stunning in her navy-blue dress with her hair half up and curled. Second, her friends and her choose some fun places for their prom photos. I followed along as they had a fun bus filled with 20+ of Paige's friends and dates. Their first stop was Forest Park down at the lake basin of Art Hill. The weather was perfect, and the lake with the Art Museum made for a wonderful background. After Forest Park, they headed to Tower Grove Park where they found the perfect pavilion for a group photo, and then headed over to the flowers, willow trees, and pond where Paige happened to see some more friends she knew. She got to chat and hang out with those friends a bit prior to prom, along with getting a few photos with them in a beautiful atmosphere. To see Paige and all her friends all dressed up, scroll down!

Best Prom Picture Locations in St. Louis

If you’re wondering where some great prom picture locations would be around St. Louis, then look no further. It can be hard hunting down the perfect location for your prom portraits, especially when it’s raining, so here are some locations you may or may not have thought about.

Forest Park

Forest Park is the perfect location for a variety of looks, and you’re bound to find a spot where nobody else is at. Outside the museum’s is perfect for an architectural background, or you can head indoors if it’s raining. The Art Museum will have a lot of interesting sculptures and art pieces to make for great backgrounds. The lake at the bottom of Art Hill and the surrounding path are beautiful spots for your prom pictures, or even the Jewel Box with its blooming tulips. The Muny also is perfect if you’re looking for some more architecture in your background or even a beautiful gazebo surrounded by plants.

Union Station

Union Station is a superb location for prom pictures, especially when it’s raining. It’s jam packed with indoor spots for pictures, the hotel being the highlight with its staircase, seating arrangements, and not to forget it’s awesome and colorful lighting. Outdoors is neat around the trains and restaurants as well.

Tower Grove Park

Since prom is in the spring, and tulips bloom in the spring, this makes Tower Grove Park an amazing location for prom portraits. With tulips blooming all over the place, a beautiful lake with additional ponds, and a great, stone structure, you’re bound to find plenty of beautiful backgrounds here. There’s even an old stone building with a walkway just across from the lake if you want to mix up the scenery a bit.

River City Casino

If it’s raining out and you’re looking for somewhere to go with not too many people, River City Casino is a great option. You won’t need to go into the actual casino. Everything you’ll want to utilize is near the restaurants. Take your portraits in the long hallways or sitting at one of the tables. Maybe you even want some portraits by the mirrors or standing on the staircase. There are even some cool doorways you can stand in.

Jefferson Barracks Park

The Visitor’s Center at Jefferson Barracks Park is amazing for prom pictures. With flowers blooming, a gazebo, old stone house and barn you won’t run out of ideas here anytime soon. You can also head down to the riverfront for some portraits on the bridge, or to the entrance of the park for some different architecture.

City Garden / Kiener Plaza / Downtown

Downtown is always a fun spot to take prom pictures around. If you’re wanting to grab a few portraits with the Arch you can do this from a variety of locations, like by the Arch, Old Courthouse, Kiener Plaza, and even City Garden. All of these locations have a variety of opportunities for prom pictures as well, especially with all the sculptures at City Garden.

Local Spots

Have a little bit of extra fun picking out some local locations that may mean something to you, or just are downright fun. You can stop at a cupcake store and grab some cupcakes before prom, which of course you’ll have to take pictures with, take photos up at your high school, or sometimes the venue will have some neat scenery to take pictures around.

Bonus: These locations are also perfect for homecoming photos in the fall, especially if you’re dealing with unpredictable weather!

Ainsleigh | Homecoming in the St. Louis Sculptures

Having worked with Ainsleigh before, I knew the perfect location to suggest for her homecoming portraits would be at Laumeier Sculpture Park, a favorite hometown park with lots of quirky sculptures that fit Ainsleigh’s fun and crazy personality. And her session wasn’t short of fun and crazy moments between Ainsleigh, her friend, and her boyfriend. It was the perfect location for their imagination to soar so far that they even pretended to run away from a giant deer. Scroll down to see how creative we got!

Emily | Stealing the Show

It may have looked a little gloomy out, but that didn’t stop Emily from having fun during her senior prom pictures at Tower Grove Park. From silly pictures with her friends, to loving looks she gave her boyfriend, we captured so many fun and gorgeous photos of Emily. What’s even better is that the sun came out right as we took some portraits by the beautiful pink tulips that were blooming. You can view all the beautiful images below!

Kaelyn | Party at the Barracks

Being Kaelyn’s senior year and last prom, she wanted some professional pictures taken. Her large group thought that it would be fun to take a few at the prom venue, but then to head off to Jefferson Barracks Park for a bit more variety. With beautiful blooming flowers, a gazebo that’s perfect for two, and open spaces for the whole group, the park made the perfect location for her senior prom pictures. You can view some of my favorites below!