Category Archives: Minneapolis

March 28, 2022

Minneapolis Studio Family Session:: Sachs Family

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I have been photographing the Sachs family since they were engaged and married. Steve and Gina brought their oldest home and we did a few milestone sessions and last year they welcomed a sweet baby girl to the family! We documented her newborn session in her home and then her six month milestone in the summer.

In February, this little girl turned one. I loved the props that Gina brought… balloons, stackable blocks, a cake and of course, a tutu!

We ended this Minneapolis studio session with a highly anticipated cake smash that was devoured by both this sweet one year old and her big brother. And we could not have left the session without cake filled hands to wash and kiss! It is always a blessing to see Steve and Gina and can’t wait to see more of them this year!

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March 25, 2022

Cottage Grove Newborn Session:: Declan

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Oh how I love seeing sweet babies and clients! Molly and Mike were married in 2018, and I loved shooting their winter engagement session and then their summer wedding. After spending so much time with them, I felt like we had been friends for so long.

When Molly emailed to say they were expecting and looking for newborn photos, I was so excited to be able to see this incredible couple again. Sweet Declan arrived and was such an easy baby to photograph. My heart was bursting as he slept through almost the entire session. Molly chose to do most of his photos in his nursery which was decorated with neutral wooden materials. She also chose some of the cutest outfits for him which were also neutral to fit his decor.

I look forward to seeing this family again as Declan grows, congratulations Molly and Mike!

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March 25, 2022

Maple Grove Maternity Session:: Aslesen Family

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One of my greatest joys as a photographer is to continue to see clients throughout the years and watch their families grow. Emily and Neal have become friends and as they continue to grow their family, I LOVE seeing them.

At our last session, Emily told me they were expecting and we all jumped for joy when they found out that baby GIRL was going to make her arrival this spring. The past few maternity sessions with the Asleson’s have been a blast and when Emily asked if we could stay close to home, we we lucky enough to find this marshy area right behind their Maple Grove home.

After a week of negative temps, it was such a gift to have a day almost in the 40’s and little to no wind. We all stayed relatively warm for a February day and Emily’s beautiful blush dress was the perfect accent to the snow and gold grasses. I simply can not wait to see this family again and see how these boys are such wonderful big brothers to their little sister!

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March 23, 2022

Minneapolis, MN:: Newborn Session

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I absolutely love meeting new families and the sweet little ones that they bring home. I was able to head out on a cold winter day in Minneapolis to meet this family. At the start to the session, there was a little tentativeness to photos, but as the books came out and songs ensued, there was only fun to be had.

We began out session in the bright, well lit family room and then moved to the bedroom where we read books, sang songs and snuggled. We moved to the nursery for some photos and had a sleeping babe almost the entire time!

It was an honor photographing this kind Minneapolis family, and I simply can not wait to see them in a few months. It really is incredible how fast kiddos grow up and documenting these stages makes me so happy! I hope to see many of you again soon!

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March 22, 2022

Minnehaha Falls Engagement Session:: Madison & Lane

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As a member of the dance team in college, Madison and her team put together a guy-girl dance to end the year. Lane and his friends volunteered to help and he two ended up running into each other at a mutual friends house the night after the performance. Chatting about the performance and a variety of other things, the two hit it off. A few days later, Lane asked Madison to go to a movie and dinner which continued for the next few months but they hadn’t “made it official” yet.

Lane asked Madison to drive a few hours to his aunt’s house to drop off some chairs and the two ended up at a huge family surprise 50th birthday party. His aunts spent the night asking the couple if they were dating and then why they weren’t dating. On the car ride home, they went to the local bar and got a Junk Basket (an appetizer basket filled with various fried foods) and Madison told Lane he “could just tell everyone they were dating”. To this day, they still laugh about that story and make a point of getting a Junk Basket every time we are in that town.

Madison and Lane chose to do their engagement session at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis, the spot they were engaged last winter. It was a beautiful summer evening. We wandered the park to the bottom of the falls where Lane popped the question to a place in the creek where the two were incredible sports and waited in the water. We then headed out to do a champagne pop as the light was fading. It was an incredible day and I can’t wait for their summer wedding at Croix View Farm in Osceola, Wisconsin!