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MEET YOUR WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER 

 SOPHIA JO/EL

I've been an entrepeneur since I was 16.

I loved riding horses...so why not train other peoples horses for them?
I remember making $10/day and feeling like I had arrived!

A few years later my parents would help me build a 4 stall barn that I kept full 24/7 of clients horses in training. 

I was so proud of what I had built...simply because it was mine.

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Once you've gotten bit by the entrepeneurial bug ...I'm afraid it's fatal.

Never in my wildest dreams could I have imagined I'd run a six figure photography business ...

A Little About Me...

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Sophia Joël Thompson St Louis Wedding Photographer

A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

My Faith

Travel

Being "mama" to my babies 

Homeschooling

Fashion

Closet Trekkie 

Entrepenurial Podcasts

Shopping 

Wife. Mother. Photographer

The only thing you can take with you to heaven...is your family.

Photography found me in 2015 when a dear friend asked if she could train me as her second shooter. We still joke to this day that she created a monster. I quickly bought my own gear launched my own brand.

My family is my WHY.
 

Every day I get to wake up in our 4 acre farmhouse, cook them breakfast, get in all the snugs, and get to work in my home office. 

It's easy to get consumed with reaching the next goal in business...but they keep me grounded in what I truly value as important. 

Sophia Joël Thompson married

MEET THE FAM

You can't mention me without THEM...

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BEAU

Our YorkiePoo is 9 lbs of fluff with the brain cells of a flea, and we love every inch of him!  He hates bath and is notorious for tinkling on all our friends when he gets too excited. He loves snuggle time, naps, and claiming half of a queen size bed for himself every night.  

Spud is currently hitting the Paw Patrol phase of his life pretty hard. He loves riding his bike , making himself illegal size glasses of chocolate milk, and getting as dirty as humanly possible. Silas is my "schweet schweet", he loves all the snugs and quiet moments together.  While he likes most veggies, just don't ask him to eat a salad. 

She's 100% all girl. Loves barbies, crafting, singing, and being a tad dramatic. We love all the spunk and spice "Tater" brings into our world. She loves more fiercely than anyone I know and is the most incredible big sister to any little kid she meets. 

I can't talk about my success without shining a spotlight on this man. My husband has supported my dreams beyond my wildest dreams. He is the reason I'm so obsessed with love stories, because I was truly blessed with an incredible one of my own. Andrew loves Tolkien and C.S Lewis, tabletop role playing games, and historically accurate movies. 

Fletcher is an old soul. He can often be found hanging out with the adults discussing scary weather phenomenon, antique coins, and retro video games. He loves baseball and plays right field for our local little league team. He loves reading and is the smartest guy I know! 

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