Norma and Tim's wedding at the Tria Restaurant

Such a pretty day and what wonderful families to work with. Norma and Tim just seem so wonderfully happy! The Tria Restaurant was a beautiful location with an awesome outdoor patio. I really had lots of beautiful backgrounds to work with there. Thanks again Norma and Tim for having me shoot your wedding it was a joy.




































There were some casualties at this dinner reception :) Good ol Ken got beheaded and the barbies dont look so good either. It reminded me of a horror movie :) Kids are so funny.

Kevin and Cindy Amundson Faith lutheran Church Isanti, mn

Kevin and Cindy had a sweet wedding at the Faith Lutheran Church in Isanti and reception at the VFW in Cambridge, mn. Everyone was so wonderful - we had a great day, a tiny bit of rain but it did not dampen anyones spirits.
Here is the day. Thanks so much Kevin and Cindy for having me as a part of your day and for having my 2 little ones as your ring bearer and flower girl. They loved being dressed up!









Kevin loves his motorcycle so we had to get one with the bike.











Kevin's girls were so pretty, so were cindy's I wish I would have gotten an individual of them as well. These guys are going to have a crazy household they are combining families and have 5 teenage girls now :) hehehe I laugh cause I remember what I was like as a teenage girl, they have it X 5.











Nothing sweeter than grandpas and sleeping babies!





This is my Ella showing her moves on the dance floor - the girl just loves to dance, especially when she has a pretty dress on.





Boredom :) Hard to keep kids quiet at a reception sometimes.








This is Mason's best Elvis impression. He tries to snear but he really cant :) still cute when he tries!





The best part of the reception was the cake cutting! It looked as though kevin and cindy were going to feed each other so sweetly and then all of a sudden cindy gets a look in her eye like she was going to get him and he saw it and then bam he shoved cake in her face. It so looked like it went straight up her nose. And as fast as he did that she got him back so much worse she smashed her piece into his face so bad!! It was sooooo funny.

Wedding at the Tria restaurant in Centerville (2nd shooter pics)

My 2nd shooter Kelly Stein has been shooting with me this season and she has been sharpening her skills and adding to her equipment. She shot a wedding with me at the Tria restaurant this last weekend and gave me a couple previews, she just really did a great job! So I thought I would share some with everyone. Credit goes all to her. I will be posting mine up in a few days. Thanks again Kelly for all the great work and the awesome company this photography season I really hope that it has given you to experience and tools that you felt you needed.

Adventure Photography in Superior, Wisconsin

I had some fun over the weekend (between a wedding and a graduating senior shoot) I went and did some hiking with my boyfriend in Superior I gave him my extra camera, and I took my main one. We had tons of fun and saw some super cool stuff! I think he has some talent to - he did a really good job at seeing things that I didnt. I will post more of the adventure as I edit them. I will post a couple he took of me with my gear and one I took of the amazing view!

My Dad

I was going through my old digital files and I found a scan of my dad from forever ago :) I actually bet he was about my age. It made me smile and then it made me think of how great my dad has been. I cant imagine that it was easy for him to have 8 (or 9 however you look at it) kids. I know he is not a perfect man and I am sure looking back he might have wanted different things for his life. But I sure am glad that he is who he is, and we cant choose our parents but in the luck of the draw I got a long straw. I have been through some tough times lately, newly single with two small children, a farm to run on my own as well as working a job and running an ever growing photography business is a lot. But between the skills my dad taught me and the always telling me I can do anything, that just because I am a girl doesn't mean that anything is out of my reach. I think its because of him I am able to do this and without his help I would have long ago felt too overwhelmed! So I could tell you all a million memories of working on cars with my dad, his support when I pierced my nose, and learning to ride a motorcycle, all the things I feel made me uniquely me. I will just say I am so thankful that I have been blessed with my dad and the rest of my great family nutty as it is :)

Senior Pictures for 2 Rush City Graduates in North Branch

Oh I had so much fun with Kayla and Taylor! They came prepared to be super models for the day. I have decided I love it when seniors bring there friends along for the session. Kayla and Taylor kept each other laughing and had great and fun ideas! I could hardly stop taking photos of them they were so fun. Enjoy the pics!