"New Beginnings"

With Gabriella turning three weeks old this week we decided to take some newborn photos of her the other day for her Mommy and Daddy. She is a beautiful little girl and I hope that these photos show what a special time in her life this is, enjoy!...

"Danielle and Justin"

It was my extreme pleasure to photograph Danielle and Justin's engagement photos late last week. Their wedding is coming up in May in St. Paul, MN and I am really looking forward to it! They are such a sweet couple and it is not hard at all to see the love that they share with one another. Since Danielle is an Iowa fan and Justin is a Minnesota fan we also did some fun ones with their rival school colors...to cute. Hope that you enjoy a few of my favorites from their day, enjoy!

"The Love of Sisters"

It was my pleasure to photograph Katilyn (who has gotten so much bigger since our last photos) and little Anna for their first "official sister photo shoot" last week. It was adorable to see how Katilyn took on such a good "big sister" role to help with the baby. Hope that you enjoy a few of my favorites from their day.

"Amanda Is One!"

For Amanda's one year old photos last week we had a nice session at the house. She was very well behaved and we had a lot of fun capturing what a big girl she has started to become. Hope that you like a few of my favorites from the day, enjoy!...

"Trash the Dress"

This "Trash the Dress" session has actually been almost six years in the making. While my friend Melissa and her son Carter were with me on Saturday, we decided that this would be a great opportunity to do a "Trash the Dress" session with my first wedding dress. The day before my husband and I were to be married in 2004 the cleaners managed to melt my wedding dress...obviously not what you want to happen the day before your wedding. What once was 100% silk was melted into what felt like denim material and the beads were all damaged. To make a long story short, I had to find another dress the day before the wedding (which wasn't easy, but I found one and it was a great wedding). For six years this dress has been sitting in my closet not doing anything, so before I got rid of it Melissa and I decided to give it a day in the sun and to do a "Trash the Dress" session. She made a beautiful model for me and we had so much fun, hope that you enjoy a few of my favorite photos....thanks Melissa!

"Carter and Melissa"

My friend Melissa and I decided to venture out to Lakeville, MN on Saturday for her son, Carter's, seven year old photos. We had SO much fun! It was a beautiful day for photos (and just for being outside) and we enjoyed every bit of it. He was such a wonderful little boy during the whole shoot, he had lots of poses and smiles for me and I think you will see by a few of my favorites that he is just an adorable little guy, enjoy!...

"Ashlyn"

For little Ashlyn's one year old photos this weekend we ventured to Hidden Valley Park in Savage to take some fun family shots. We had a good time at the park and even got some cute ones back at the house. I hope that you like a few of my favorites from the day, enjoy!....