St. Charles

Location

Sep 6

If you’re looking for a city vibe, without having to go to downtown St. Louis, then St. Charles is the perfect location for you. With brick streets and sidewalks, historic buildings, a cabin, inoperable train tracks, and multiple little parks, this town can easily accommodate a two-hour shoot.

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The Best Part About St. Charles

As you walk down the streets of St. Charles, you’ll find numerous locations to stop and pose at. With a variety of storefronts and decorations, you’re bound to take unique senior portraits that nobody else has, even if they also went to St. Charles. You can even stop at some of the stores to grab an ice cream or coffee to use as a prop in your portraits.

Along the sidewalks of St. Charles, you’ll find fences, outdoor seating, light posts, flowers, decorative barrels, and many more decorations to pose with. The small parks even offer beautiful trees to lean on, flowers for gorgeous backgrounds, and grass to sit on. Fences are great for leaning on and sitting next to, while light posts are perfect for leaning against and taking a lovely portrait of you with all the buildings behind you. Windowsills sit low enough on some buildings that you can even lean on them. There’s also plenty of steps around the area to sit on as well.

Not to far down the street sits a cabin right on the opposite side of Main St. This is great incase you want mainly a city look, but a few country rustic portraits as well. There’s a fence around the cabin that’s great for leaning or putting your hand on. There’s also a big tree nearby that makes it easy for you to lean against and get the cabin in your background.

If you’re looking for some railroad portraits, St. Charles offers a safe, non-operable train track that’s right on the opposite side of Main St. It’s located in Frontier Park. This makes taking railroad portraits safe, easy, and you won’t have to rush.

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What to Expect Each Season

Spring

Some of the local shops have flowers planted outside of their businesses, trees are blossoming, and flowers grow in the small parks. If you’re looking for both an urban look with a touch of flowers, you’ll be sure to find some around the area.

Summer

Summer is the perfect time to grab an ice cream from the local ice cream shops, or to just take a stroll down the streets of St. Charles. The warmer days do bring more people out to visit the town, especially on weekends. Nevertheless, you will be able to find plenty of beautiful spots to take senior pictures where there aren’t a lot of people.

Fall

During fall, some of the local shops like to decorate with pumpkins and gourds. There are also lots of trees around the area, so you’ll be able to incorporate plenty of fall colors into your portraits.

Winter

With all the buildings in St. Charles, it’s easy to take great portraits without many trees or grass in your pictures. This makes St. Charles a perfect location for winter portraits, since you won’t have to worry about everything looking dead.

Pricing and Accommodations

St. Charles is free to park, and you can walk the streets 24/7. The only things that cost and will close are the local shops. There are restrooms located under the gazebo in Kister Park.

Address

The best place to park is by Kister Park at 408 S Main St, St Charles, MO 63301. You can either park on S. Main St. in front of the park or behind the park in the parking lot off S. Riverside Dr.