closeIt is a joy and an honor to be able to walk with clients through many years. I started photographing the Jensen’s when their oldest was just two! It is honestly crazy for me to look back and see her as such a peanut and now to be photographing their family with a third is incredible. The sweet Jensen family came to visit me in the studio right before Christmas and as luck would have it, I get to see them in a few short weeks to photograph their little man once more!
This year was amazing, and all of you made it amazing. I am not much of a numbers person, I rely on my accountant for much of that, and many years (ok all years!) I walk by faith in that God has always faithfully provided for what we needed each year. I think being self-employed there is a measure of the doing, but there is also the measure of being tested to rely on God when there is no more work that you can do. This year His hand has been gracious and has given me 95 sessions and 16 weddings, all while being a mom and wife, being married to a family pastor, walking and moving through a fire (literally), purchasing a home and renovating the kitchen. We honestly couldn’t have done it without His leading, and the help of so many friends and family.
It has been one incredible year, thank you for making me a part of it!! 
Seeing families of the past has been one of my very favorite things about photography! Seeing Zane a year ago with their pooch Naco was so much fun! This time we played around their home, rode in the wagon and showed off their baseball skills!
Welcome back to Monday! I am already feeling like my summer is over with the amount of shoots and wedding I have on my plate for fall, but thankfully this weekend made me remember that summer is still here with its heat index’s and high temps!! Here are a few from my last week!! Happy Monday!
Kyle and Christi
Longballa Family
Sweet baby E!
Celebrating Sidney and Ryan today!!
Happy one year anniversary to you both!! What an incredible day we had, I hop your year has been just as amazing. Many blessings to you both!
Well… that sure went fast.
It feels like just yesterday we were dropping Lydia off at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse, wondering what these next few years would hold for her. Today, we’re celebrating her graduation with a degree in communications.
Watching Lydia grow into such an incredible, Godly young woman has been one of the greatest gifts. Through her time serving students with Cru, she has poured so much love, encouragement, and faith into the lives of others. She leads with kindness, serves with humility, and cares for people so deeply.
We are endlessly proud of the woman she has become and so excited for this next chapter as she begins working in HR with Mayo Clinic in Wisconsin. There’s no doubt she will continue making people feel seen, valued, and cared for wherever she goes.
God has been so faithful through every step, and we can’t wait to see what He has ahead for you, Lydia.
Becoming an entrepreneur wasn’t easy. It took a lot of hard work in understanding what I wasn’t good at before understanding what I was good at. I failed a lot in the process.
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We often only see the good things and success stories on social media, but getting to the point where we are confident in ourselves and our work takes time and lots of failures. Trust me. 25 years and still working at it!!
Spring at Lake Harriet gave us the dreamiest backdrop for Lindy + Arend’s engagement session. The blooms were at their absolute peak, the flowers were full and vibrant, and every corner felt like something out of a painting. These two made the whole evening feel effortless as we wandered through all the beauty that comes with Minnesota spring.
Now we’re counting down to their September wedding, when the scenery will look completely different filled with rich autumn colors and falling leaves but just as beautiful. I cannot wait to celebrate these two in a whole new season of life together!
If you’re recently engaged and dreaming up your own engagement session or wedding day, I’d love to connect
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