It was a joy to photograph Steve and Robbin’s day for them. They had great details that were incorporated throughout their wedding and great vendors that helped make it possible!










It was a joy to photograph Steve and Robbin’s day for them. They had great details that were incorporated throughout their wedding and great vendors that helped make it possible!










Anyone who has been involved in any wedding planning can appreciate seeing the entire wedding come together. As one of the bridesmaids, I helped my sister Lindsay do anything she asked for. We sent web-sites and blog sites back and forth to one another, she told me about details she wanted, and we had a couple times where we as bridesmaids helped her make some of the details for her wedding. Because I get to photograph the day, I ususally get to hear about the details from the bride at our meetings and then see it come togheter on the wedding day. For this wedding though, I got to hear, help and finally photograph the amazing details… and there were plenty to photograph!






















More photos to come tomorrow of this beautiful wedding and couple!!
Dress: Maggie Sottero
Hanger: Etsy
Bridesmaid Dresses: Alexia II; The Wedding Shoppe
Reception Venue: Private Residense
Catering: Annabell’s Catering
Lounge Furnature: Posh Wedding Rentals
Cupcakes: Rivertown Cakes
Music: Urthema Quartet
Flowers: Something Blue
Dish and Chandielier Rental: Affordable Elegance
Invites: Made by Bride and Groom
Jewelry: Handed down by mother and great Aunt
Favors: Home-made Apple Jelly (becaue the couple was engaged at Minnetonka Orchards last fall!)


Brides, you have got to check out this wonderful wedding resource blog called Adore with Delight. With swatch colors from all different weddings, you will be sure to find the perfect fit for yours! I’m not even planning and I am smitten by all the wonderful finds!! Happy Friday!
Max and Carissa’s day could not have been any better! The April weather was perfect and so was the day! Many thanks to all the vendors that helped make this day beautiful.















Dress: The Wedding Shoppe
Carissa’s hair: Katie at Studio 4 Salon in Eagan
Jewelry (necklace, earrings & bracelet) were gifts
Rings: Jarrod and Kay Jewelers
Tuxes: Men’s Warehouse
Bridesmaid dresses: David’s Bridal
Florist: Dakota Floral
Ceiling draping, lights and table linens: Illuminations by Lori Cole
Cake: Taste of Scandinavia
Desserts: Sue Bernlohr
Chocolate fountain: Chocolate Cascade Heaven
I am not one for planning parties, it’s not that I don’t like it ( it is actually quite the opposite!) but with 3 kids, a husband who’s a pastor, and working, there really has not been the time for it…. until now!
My little sister is getting married this spring, and if you have been following the blog, you know that I am extremely excited for her and to have Michael for my new brother in law! Lindsay’s meadow wedding will be very vintagie, so we (all her bridesmaids) wanted to follow the theme and give her a shower to match. We literally put the shower together in 3 weeks because of all our busy schedules, and I have to say it was a huge success! 


I have to say that Pinterest played a huuuge role in getting all our thoughts togehter and sharing them with each other easily (see my board here!).




I was also blessed by a friend who makes and sells her items (many of them were her’s) at the Drawers of Davlee, an occasional shop in Monticello.




Since I am a huge coffee drinker and rarely drink tea, I needed some advice on how to go about makeing the tea. Another friend brought me with her to Tea Source in Minneapolis where we purchased the tea and then she taught me how to make a tea concentrate!

I also found these great and Free print-ables on the Wedding Chicks web-site in the Free Printables section.

We really wanted to incorporate our family’s history into the tea somehow. My mom went through all our family’s china and crystal and brought it for us to eat on. While going through it, she found a piece of china that was about 80 years old that was our great grandmother’s.

We had all the women coming to the party bring a tea cup or mug that represented them in some way and had Lindsay guess which one came with each woman.
Vintage aprons adorned each of us to make the party more festive.





It was such a great time, I can’t wait for more of the festivities to continue!! Click here to see the entire gallery, no password needed.
So fun Karen! Beautiful shower. Love all the details.
GREAT JOB KAREN!!!! It looked SOOO good! So glad it turned out for you! You get the “best sister award”- so much work put into every detail of the shower!
Including siblings in your newborn session… yes or no?
My answer is always yes.
It might feel a little chaotic in the moment, but those are often the images you end up treasuring the most—the real connection, the tiny interactions, the beginning of a new family story.
I’ve loved watching the Luong family grow through all three of their children’s newborn sessions, and those sibling moments are always some of my favorites.
If you’re wondering how it all works (and how we make it easy), I wrote a full blog post about it! Check it out in my stories
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NEW WEBSITE. SAME HEART.
After a long time behind the scenes… it’s finally here.
And I want YOU to be one of the first to experience it.
So I made it a little more fun 👇
✨ I’m giving away TWO mini sessions for 2026 ✨
How to enter:
• Visit the new website (link in bio)
• Look around
• Enter the giveaway
That’s it.
If you’ve been thinking about booking photos this is your sign!
Tag a friend who should enter with you below and add to your stories for another entry!! (Make sure to tag me!!)
No one said you had to do newborn photos inside! Taking lifestyle newborn photos outside and making them true to your style makes them even more meaningful and significant!!