One of the easiest ways to reduce stress on wedding day? Plan and simplify one key area: wedding family photos! Communicating specifics to your wedding photographer helps so much to make smooth transitions and nix unwanted blunders. Wedding Family Photos: Start with a list! The way I help my couples achieve stress-free family photos is by […]

Family photo session: it can be a joy or a chore! What about a session that captures new memories, children in their moments and allows parents to relax? Yes! I absolutely love serving families with photography. I myself know the amazing feeling of being able to proudly share thoughtful images with family and friends! Seriously […]

Out of the van come a white-shirted family of five: two strapping sons, a daughter, and a wife & husband. I smile to myself at this surprise. As we walk to the meadow of the St. Olaf Natural Lands, I ask Derrick about the all-white color palette. I knew this session was a birthday gift […]

Minnesotans have this deep resilience when it comes to cold weather. The first session date I booked with these folks ended up being  snowed out. In October. Yes. You read that correctly.  Wisely, these folks chose to wait for a true fall scene. (Boy that weather really shocked us all!) Hate to admit it, but […]

She would not smile. Her beautiful blue eyes held open in a blank stare, alternating with disproval. Her pigtails were wrapped with delicate pink bows, and her dress went perfectly with her mother’s scarf. But it was cold. I’m sure this little girl was thinking, “Who are you and why are you ordering my family […]

This Carleton College Courtyard Wedding blended Emily & Caleb’s simple hearted elegance with a love for great oak trees. One of the oldest oaks on the Carleton College campus towers high near the entrance of Anderson Hall. Beneath these boughs they gave their vows to each other. I am positive that the first memory to […]

Listening to the music of Grace & Samuel’s Cities Church Wedding was truly a metaphor for the harmony of their relationship. Filling the pews, guests sang together along with a quintet, the notes drifting to the high elegant beams of the vaulted ceiling. I truly loved joining in the song, and how precious it was […]

Lizzy & Guillaume hosted the most welcoming wedding at Saint Joan of Arc and Paikka! There is nothing sweeter than marrying in your home church. It was evident every part of the day that these two cared prioritized their guests being comfortable and enjoying themselves. Selflessness is one of the threads that binds them together […]

A hometown wedding is one to delight in, especially in Cannon Falls! Victoria & Nolan are true cornerstones of the downtown community as they own Dudley’s Pizza. Elegant Details Victoria went above and beyond to style her day! I just loved photographing her details because the gold tones, variety of greens, and stunning extra style […]

This Hutton House wedding featured the classic, modern & simple taste of two old souls – and I loved every minute of it! Tia & Teddy were engaged in Door County and share a love for the beautiful everyday: meals together, taking care of their dogs Ryder and Oakley, and building enduring friendships. Friendships that Last […]