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!

Rachel | All Things Nature and Theatre

With Rachel's love for flowers, nature, and all things vintage, we headed to Queeny Park. With the tall, grassy fields, small blooming flowers, widespread woods, and old architecture, Rachel was loving every bit of her session. We were in her element. She even got excited when she saw the little squirrels running around or the deer out in the field. Rachel also loves theatre, particularly Shakespeare, so she gave me lots of fun and dramatic facial expressions that showed off her amazing personality. And at the last minute, we spotted a wooden bridge, and Rachel loves wooden bridges, so I made sure we incorporated it into her session. Check out all of Rachel's theatrical expressions and nature loving personality in the photos below!

Queeny Park

When you want a mix of flowers, open fields, and nature, with a country and/or vintage architectural vibe, Queeny Park is your one stop location for senior pictures. With three buildings and another piece of architecture along with open grass fields, spring flowers, and a brick pathway, you can easily have a one or two hour session here.

Check out my list of the top senior picture locations in St. Louis, MO to get inspired by more locations to have your senior pictures taken.

The Best Part About Queeny Park

In just a small area, there's plenty to do in Queeny Park. Right off the parking lot is a white building that has a barn resemblance. With its long walkway under an overhang that’s perfect for walking portraits, and barn style doors to lean against, you can easily achieve a more country feel. 

As you leave the white building you'll walk down a brick path that eventually turns into pavement and is lined with flowers galore during late spring through early fall. You can sit along the pathway in front of the flowers or stand behind them for full greenery and blooms. There's even a small, green arboretum with brick steps that makes for a wonderful background in your portraits. 

Across from the path is a wide open, grass field with occasional wildflowers blooming. This is perfect for those wanderlust, one with nature, walking through the tall grass senior pictures. 

Back on the path you'll come up to a 1854 Greek Revival style house that has brick pathways around it, wooden steps leading up to the porch, and a circular staircase on the backside of the building. With all the different features of this building, you'll have plenty of posing options, like sitting on the steps, leaning on railings, walking down the path, or even leaning back against a brick wall.

At the back of the building, you'll find plenty of woods and another, older country style building that's in the weeds, giving off a small abandoned vibe. You can squat in the weeds or even sit on a log. 

What to Expect Each Season

Spring

Flowers will start to bloom along the pathway, and you'll have plenty of tall grasses in the field. Short grass will be green and some of the trees will have beautiful green leaves on them as well. There's even a short tree with some pink flowers by the arboretum. You'll be sure to catch some of the blooming flowers while getting some nature and architectural shots.

Summer

More flowers will be blooming along the pathway and all the plants will have their greenery. While summer may bring out the heat, a lot of the pathway is in the shade from trees and the buildings. There's plenty of spots to try to stay cooler and out of the direct sun. You can easily mix up shade and sun pictures during your session to beat the heat. 

Fall

With Queeny Park being loaded with trees, you won't be short of any fall colors. Mums will also be blooming along the pathway during this time. Between the trees and flowers, your photos will be filled with lots of red, orange, yellow, and purple colors.

Winter

Although you won't have any flowers blooming, you'll still have access to the three buildings, arboretum, and pathway which will all create beautiful backgrounds for your senior pictures. And if you still want a bit of a nature feel, the tall grasses will still be around, even though the rest of the plants are gone for the winter.

Pricing and Accommodations

Queeny Park is completely free and open from dawn to dusk. Restrooms are a little bit of a walk but are just down the hill from the main house.

Address

Queeny Park has two entrances to the park that do not connect to each other by road. The best entrance to go in is at 1675 S. Mason Rd, St. Louis, MO 63131.

Senior Pictures at Queeny Park

Rachel
Queeny Park

With Rachel's love for flowers, nature, and all things vintage, we headed to Queeny Park. With the tall, grassy fields, small blooming flowers, widespread woods, and old…
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Paige | Discovering St. Louis Architecture

For Paige's second senior session she wanted to get some beautiful, spring flowers in her portraits, while also getting some of St. Louis' older architecture, and Forest Park was the perfect place to capture everything she was looking for. Flowers were blooming all over the park, and the World's Fair Pavilion, Art Museum, and The Muny were all perfect architectural buildings for her backgrounds. Paige also wanted to incorporate some college gear in her photos. She'll be going to The University of Oklahoma to be a helicopter pilot and plans on joining the Air Force as well. Scroll down to see everything we captured during her session!

Brianna | Awe Struck in the City

Brianna wanted to change things up a bit for her spring session. Instead of being in a park, like her first session, she wanted a bit more of an urban vibe. We decided on St. Charles, and it was the perfect location for her. Brianna had never been to St. Charles before, and she was awe struck by all the beautiful, historical architecture. She was loving every minute of her session. We even had some fun and got an ice cream cone for her pictures, which she looked adorable in. Towards the end of Brianna's session, she was saying how cute a session with an old car would be. Then we stumbled upon an old VW that was parked along the street. And not only was it an old car, but it belonged to one of the local shops and was decorated with suitcases and flowers. Talk about some crazy luck! We spent a decent time working with the VW, because we were so excited to stumble across something Brianna was only dreaming up. Check out all her amazing images below!