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After a whirlwind courtship, Kristy and Norman were married in a lovely backyard wedding in Neenah, Wisconsin. To say I felt honored and privileged to be part of this day would be an understatement! Both the bride and groom lost their previous spouses to cancer in the past few years. From much sorrow and mourning now comes much joy and celebration! I praise God for his plans and provisions ...

AG Church of Willmar and Robbins Island Park, Willmar, Minnesota Ally and Mike were married on an unpredictable April day, with rain threatening the whole time, but that didn't damper the love these two radiated out to each other and all their guests! Because Ally is my husband's cousin, this wedding was especially meaningful for me to photograph. Nothing like being surrounded by family and tho ...

I simply cannot express how happy I am for these two, one a dear friend and the other destined to become one. You would not believe the amazing way God brought this couple together: from suffering and anguish He has made something very sweet and beautiful indeed. With their wedding fast approaching, we squeezed in a brief (and chilly!) engagement session last week. ...

Church of St. Patrick in Inver Grove Heights On January 12, Iliana and Michael were married at the Church of St. Patrick in Inver Grove Heights, an important date because Iliana's grandparents were married on the same day, decades earlier. Iliana had always dreamed of a winter wedding, which is also a dream for every photographer! Though we didn't have the fluffy white snowflakes and fresh ...

Dinah and Sam are married!  Their wedding day was cool and breezy, but it mattered not a bit because these two had an amazing wedding and I was so blessed to be part of it. They were married at Gethsemane Lutheran Church in Hopkins and we took photos at the historic Burwell House and Burwell Park in Minnetonka. The couple met through a mutual acquaintance who knew Sam be ...

This is one of the most common questions I get asked! My tips below will work for your family session, senior shoot, or engagement session. MAMA FIRST Mamas and ladies, I suggest you choose your outfit first and plan everyone else around you. After all, if mama ain't happy...! Pick something that you love, that makes you feel confident and shows your personality.  If you never wear color, don't ...

Silly me, I planned this family session several weeks ago in Minneapolis at St. Anthony Main and the Stone Arch Bridge WITHOUT first checking whether anything else was going on that evening.  Sure enough, we arrived during a festival with approximately 57,000 other people.  Oh well.  It was a gorgeous summer evening and a delight to spend it with good friends. Those of you who know and love the ...

This sweet little man was named after his parents' favorite X-Men movie character, so of course he had to wear his Wolverine costume to his newborn session. Speaking of his parents, I had the absolute honor of photographing their wedding last summer. My how things have changed since we last met! I'm guessing life is now more challenging, joyful, sleepless, amazing, stressful, tearful, gorgeous, an ...