The Story Garden Photography

10/08/2026

🍁Announcing Vibrant Autumn Mini Sessions!🍁

📆 When: Sunday, November 22nd

📍 Where: Pillsbury Crossing in Manhattan, KS

ℹ️ Session info: 15 minute session and 10+ images for $125, with a 50% deposit due the day of booking.

👗 Client closet outfit/dress add on: $50 (must arrive 15 minutes before your session to change in the pop-up tent).

⏱️ Available Time Slots:

2:00pm
2:20pm
2:40pm
3:00pm
3:20pm
3:40pm
4:00pm
4:20pm
4:40pm
5:00pm

🌞 Sun will set at 5:15pm

10/08/2026

I peep something fun on Sunday the 25th 👀🎃📸

🎃🍂 HELLO, OCTOBER! 🍂🎃

October has officially arrived at The Play Place, and we have a FULL month of play, special guests, activities, and a little Halloween fun planned! 👻🌈

This month you’ll find:

🎨 Art Time every Tuesday
📚 Storytime every Wednesday
🌈 After School Club every Thursday
🧘‍♀️ Mommy + Me Yoga
💰 Financial Literacy for Littles with Navy Federal
🤎 Private Play Dates with Deployed Love AND iStroll Fort Riley
🌈 Little Feelings w/ Telemynd
🪩 Dance parties & Music + Movement
🎃 Halloween crafts and activities
👻 Halloweek to finish out the month
🎉 And our Boo Bash on Halloween!

Plus, we have our regular Open Play hours throughout the week for all those days when you just need to get out of the house and PLAY. 🤎

📌 SAVE THIS CALENDAR!
There’s a lot happening this month, and we don’t want you to miss your favorites.

We’ll share more details about our special events and Halloweek activities as we get closer, so keep an eye on our page! 👀

Keep an eye on this calendar for any updates/additions!

Here’s to a fun-filled October at The Play Place! 🎃☕️🌈

10/07/2026

I have only ONE spot left for fall mini sessions! The slot is for this Saturday on Fort Riley at 5:40pm. Dm me for more info and book before they are gone!🧡🧡🧡

10/05/2026

This maternity session gave all of the whimsical enchanted forest vibes and I’m living for it! ✨🌲🌞🌾🌻

10/01/2026

The gallery from the ribbon cutting at The Play Place, JC has been sent out through email! Please reach out if you did not receive it!

These micro mini sessions were so fun and I absolutely loved celebrating our new favorite place in Kansas. Thank you Alexis Hall for creating a wonderful place for families to come together. Can’t wait to see you all again! 🩵🩵🩵

09/29/2026

🧡 FALL MINI UPDATE: Sunday 10/11 at Milford State Park is now fully booked! But I still have a lot of slots open for Saturday 10/10 on Fort Riley! These sessions are next weekend, please dm me if interested in booking your spot! 🧡

09/28/2026

Another Seedling Story completed! I love incorporating the same colors from maternity to newborn session and these gave all the purple and floral vibes! 💜🌸🪻🌾🌷

09/25/2026

I’ll have my booth moved indoors since the rain is forecasted to come back at 4pm. Still excited to see everyone there!

🎉✂️ TODAY’S THE DAY, RAIN OR SHINE! 🌈

We’re celebrating our official Ribbon Cutting at The Play Place TODAY, and we can’t wait to celebrate with our community! 🤎

🌈 Open Play is happening ALL DAY! ome play with us during our regular hours, or join us this afternoon for the celebration!

🎉 Ribbon Cutting Celebration | 3:30–6:00 PM
✂️ Official Ribbon Cutting | 4:00 PM

And don’t let a little rain scare you away! ☔️ If the weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll move most of the celebration and ceremony inside so everyone can stay dry and still enjoy the fun.

We’ll be joined by some wonderful local businesses and community resources, plus:

🎨 Face painting
🧁 Delicious treats from Naun’s Bakeshop
☕ Coffee for the grown-ups
🌈 Plenty of playtime for the kids
🤎 Local businesses & community organizations to meet and support

Whether you’ve been with us since opening day or you’ve been waiting for the perfect excuse to come check us out, come celebrate with us today!

📍 The Play Place
431 W 18th Street, Junction City
⏰ Celebration: 3:30–6:00 PM
✂️ Ribbon Cutting: 4:00 PM
🎟️ Regular open play admission applies

We are SO excited to celebrate this milestone with the community that has supported us along the way. See you this afternoon! 🌈✂️

Play. Celebrate. Recharge.

09/23/2026

I will have a vendor able table open at The Play Place in JC for their ribbon cutting this Friday, September 25th! I will have a small backdrop area for photos (donation only) as well as my work and gowns from my client closet displayed. We are huge fans of The Play Place and can’t wait to see all of our friends there! 💖💖💖

🎉 FRIDAY IS THE DAY! 🎉

We’re celebrating our official Ribbon Cutting at The Play Place this Friday, and we would LOVE to have you join us! 🌈✂️

We’ll be celebrating from 3:30–6:00 PM, with our official ribbon cutting at 4:00 PM, but there’s plenty more happening while you’re here!

We’ll have local businesses
The Story Garden Photography
Naun's Bakeshop
Confection Perfection

Community Resources
Deployed Love- Fort Riley
Telemynd
Dorothy Bramlage Public Library

Face painting!
Party Penguin Face Paint

We'll be drawing from our email list to give away a FREE Play Pack (10 free open play visits!)

And plenty of playtime for the kids! Come meet some of the amazing people and organizations in our community while helping us celebrate this huge milestone. ❤️

📅 Friday, September 25
⏰ 3:30–6:00 PM
✂️ Official Ribbon Cutting at 4:00 PM
📍 The Play Place | 431 W 18th Street, Junction City
🎟️ Regular open play admission applies

Whether you’ve been playing with us since opening day or haven’t had a chance to visit yet, tomorrow is a great day to come see what The Play Place is all about!

We can’t wait to celebrate with you, Junction City! 🌈🤎

Play. Celebrate. Recharge.

09/23/2026

I will never ever get tired of photographing this beautiful family! This time we celebrated baby Daisy’s first birthday 🎉