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I'm a Minnesota mom, dreamer, & photographer with a joyful and timeless style. You might notice I'm quite passionate about my work. I love it!

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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 […]

Carleton College Courtyard Wedding | Emily & Caleb

Sep 4, 2023

Carleton College Courtyard Wedding
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Oh friends, this purple June wedding was such a joy to capture! This tight knit family and friends filled the Gardens of Castle rock with a truly joyful anticipation. The voices of many kids running on the green grass, the multiplication of happy tears, and the amazing expression of joyful surprise are memories I cherish […]

Purple June Wedding | Desiree & Isaiah

Jun 23, 2022

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The beauty of Nativity of Our Lord Catholic Church jumps out from the streets of St. Paul. Sweet neighborhoods flank this striking building and somehow despite its height, it feels fitting. Photographing the details of this church wasn’t just fun – Daniel had specifically asked me to capture the architecture on their wedding day! Susie […]

Nativity of Our Lord July Wedding

Jul 30, 2021

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I am absolutely thrilled to write about Chloe & Taylor’s wedding at The Grand! This excitement came from the ashes of a devastating day in March. Just days before their wedding date, coronavirus forced The Grand to call with horrible, devastating news: there would be no wedding that Saturday. COViD-19 lockdowns began. The shock of such […]

The Grand Event Center October Wedding

Oct 12, 2020

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I pulled into the countryside of Ross & Sarah’s wedding venue thinking I walked into a dream. The greens and ochres of the meadow and fields framed white rows of ceremony chairs and a swath of white fabric fluttered in the breeze, dancing in the sun. This scenery got me so excited– and then I […]

Countryside Wedding in Northfield

Oct 1, 2020

Minnesota Bride and Groom Wedding Portraits
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A Whitetail Woods Wedding– doesn’t that just sound so romantic? Not only is it alliterative (three w’s in a row!), but it makes me feel as though deer should be prancing in meadows with golden light spilling over the prairie. Kate & Justin’s wedding felt like that– joyful, authentic, and filled with sunflowers. These two […]

Whitetail Woods Wedding

Aug 30, 2020

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The photograph above is definitely one of my favorite wedding photos – the joy of saying “I do!” (This is basically what my happy dance looks like, except Evan wins in the height department!) As a solo-prenuer (aka the only one behind the face of Jennifer Sanders Photography), I am so often smiling behind my […]

Best of Weddings and Portraits 2019

Jan 22, 2020

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The nuptial mass held at the Church of St. Dominic in Northfield drew close friends together to bless the marriage of Lisa & Kristjan. True friends sang as cantor, played as pianist, and stood to bear witness to the union. A wedding enjoyable in its simplicity. As the couple ascended the steps to declare their […]

Church of St. Dominic Northfield Wedding

Jul 23, 2019

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The hazy light curving over the hills of River Bend in Faribault set the perfect stage for an engagement session. Tyler kept making Trisha laugh as he held her in the middle of the field and Zeus the german shepherd stayed loyal and close. (Really, I thought they had tried him to stay in the frame!) […]

River Bend Faribault Engagement Session

Jul 23, 2019

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