Back home.

I finally feel settled back at home. I got back from Vegas on Wednesday night, got up Thursday nice and early to head to Brainerd to meet the beautiful Siri Jacquelyn Johnson, who was born literally as I was boarding the plane to Las Vegas on Valetine’s Day. Got home late Thursday night and yesterday just [...]

Update from WPPI

Hello everyone! Just wanted to update you from Vegas…amazing! I don’t know how else to describe what I am gaining while I’m here. While the city is definitely not a place I’d ever want to live, I have enjoyed ‘experiencing’ it! And what an experience it has been! There are incredibly talented photographers here (4 [...]

WPPI

Tomorrow morning I leave for WPPI (Wedding & Portrait Photographers International) in Las Vegas. I am excited for so many reasons – mainly to listen to the AMAZING speakers who are going to be there. Knowing I am going to soak in a ton of knowledge about photography over the next 5 days and learning [...]

Blaine High & my Brother-in-Law

Ha ha, if you know my brother-in-law, Rob, you definitely have to watch this video. He is the dark-haired, skinny guy who starts out dancing on the left-hand side. Rob is Kari’s husband. Kari is my husband’s sister. We love them – their little Parker is our godson and he just absolutely melts our heart. [...]

cReATivE iDEas: Valentine’s Day

I LOVE Valentine’s Day! I know people always say its a made-up holiday, or sappy, or only for couples. But I love the idea of a holiday dedicated to loving others. What a beautiful day! You don’t have to be in a relationship, married, or anything…you can simply use this day to say “you mean something to [...]

Kenna & Adam

This couple was such a fun couple to shoot. I’ve mentioned Kenna before as she is an amazing cupcake artist! Her website is adorable and her cupcakes are fantastic. I highly recommend her!
We had a gorgeous day in downtown Minneapolis the day of Kenna & Adam’s engagement pictures. They have a lot of fun together, which [...]

Logan’s First Ole Basketball Game!

My husband and I are such Ole fans (probably a bit too much!) With him working down at St. Olaf, we’re able to stay in touch with games there. We both love basketball and decided it was time for Logan to see his first bball game. It was great to be down there again and in [...]

cReATivE iDEas: to say ‘Thank You’…Plate it Forward

Since last night was the Superbowl, and I’m assuming a lot of you were at a party hosted by someone fantastic, I wanted to post a fun idea I recently read in a gift guide called ‘Plate it Forward’. Here is what you do:
Buy a ceramic or porcelain plate and paint your name on it [...]