This session was everything. A dream. Caitlin and Seth are good friends of mine from college. I took their engagement photos when they got engaged, and now, I've taken their maternity photos too (and newborn photos on the way)! They knew they wanted to take photos at a location that had some meaning to them (heck yes!), and landed on Seth's parents' lake property in White Bear Lake. Yes. Private property. On a lake. At sunset. Like I said, a photographer's dream come true for me! And to make things even better, they included their dog, Stella. Caitlin warned me that any time they tried to g ..read more

Lou found me on Google, and boy am I glad she did! We booked The Hive House Studio in North St. Paul for their session to celebrate their anniversary. Lou loved the styling at The Hive House, so we treated it as if they were simply hanging at home, just the two of them, complete with popcorn and cream soda. We joked that Tony will want to do photos every year if he gets to eat. Maybe next time I will bring pizza and beer. ;) You would never know looking at their pictures that we were all sweating our asses off in the house. It was a hot day in the middle of July and we didn't realize we could ..read more

Goodness how quickly time flies when you're an essential worker! I meant to write this post a while ago, but this is the first chance I've gotten. I thought I would pop on here to give a little update on how booking sessions will work from here on out! Minnesota's Stay at Home order as been extended to May 4th. I typically would start booking outdoor sessions starting mid-May, but I'm already booked. The first availability I have is June. Something I am now doing at time of booking is also scheduling a backup date for your session. During the months of September and October, backup dates will ..read more

The last 3 weeks have been a bit of a blur. Around March 15th it seemed like March was flying by, and by March 23rd it felt like it had been a couple months. My part time job as an Activities Assistant at a senior facility has been keeping me busy, at first with all the canceled events, and then trying to come up with new ideas. I stayed late almost every day. By the time I got home, I crashed on the couch for an hour or so before I had enough energy to get up and maybe do a workout and make dinner. By 8 o'clock I was so tired I struggled to keep myself awake until a decent bed time (otherwise ..read more

A week ago or so, the cool temps, little snow that was still left, and the leaves blowing across the road could have fooled me into believing it was actually fall and not spring. Fast forward to now, and I'm finally starting to get those spring vibes! I'm going to backtrack though and share this wonderful family session that we fit in at the end of summer, just before the leaves started to change. This session was so fun! We shot it at the client's home, and the kids were all so great! All of them posed themselves--they barely needed any direction. They were all pretty chatty too. It was grea ..read more

Shelby and Kyle. Kyle and Shelby. Oh what fun you two are! Seriously, I often feel like I'm the luckiest girl in the world with this job. I have had so many wonderful clients, and wonderful new clients. I feel like I've been friends with these two for ages, but in reality, we just met! I met with them for coffee and we talked about work and dogs. We talked about their wedding and love for video games. (Seriously, we need a video game night you guys!) Shelby found me on Google while looking for a photographer to take pregnancy announcement photos, and boy am I glad she found me! Shelby ended u ..read more

I met Lou and Tony for the first time last summer. We did their first Couples Session at The Hive House in St. Paul, complete with popcorn and root beer! This year Lou opted for an outdoor location. I wanted to find a new location I hadn't shot at before. About a month before their session, I had been over in the Hastings area for something else and I'd thought there must be something that would work around that area, and I stumbled upon what is now one of my favorite locations. There were so many options for scenery in a relatively small space--I knew it would be just perfect. Normally I co ..read more

If you're looking for something different for a Mother's Day gift this year, consider gifting a photo session! What mother wouldn't love to have beautiful images of their family to display in their home Let's be real--photography is a luxury, and an investment. It's not every day that you hire a photographer to take portraits. For a lot of people, hiring a photographer is only for those big moments, like graduating, getting married, or having a first child. There's so much more after that though. Your kiddo(s) grow up so fast. One minute you are rocking them to sleep, and in the blink of an e ..read more

I am so excited to finally be offering my Document Life photo sessions. These sessions are for those that love their home (or cabin), see the beauty in their day to day life, and want to capture their family's unique story. There's no posing or prompts in these sessions--Document Life sessions are meant to capture you and your family doing what you do best, being you! Whether that's doing puzzles together, baking cookies, board games, running through the sprinkler, gardening, playing music, or whatever other activities you enjoy together at home, I'll be there documenting and telling your sto ..read more

First and foremost, congrats mama! I'm so excited for you and I'm thrilled that you're here, because that means you're considering a newborn photo session of some sort. I'm willing to bet you've got quite a bit going on in your life right now, so I'll try to keep this brief and to the point to get you on your way! 1. Style First things first, you should decide what style of newborn session you want. Do you want more traditional, studio type portraits? Do you like the themed, posed portraits with the baby swaddled in beautiful cloth with props and fancy headbands and lots of retouching? Or do ..read more