Category Archives: St. Paul

January 23, 2018

Where to do your engagement session!

Do you love wine tasting? Working out together, cooking together, canoeing, being with your pups, sleeping in, going to local breweries, ice skating or exploring some of Minnesota’s lakes? Add more personality to your photos by choosing the location of your session! Weather it’s the local coffee shops or a local park where you took your first walk together, these are all places to consider for your engagement session. Here are some of my suggestions, but I am sure you can think of so many more that can make your session memorable and unique to you as a couple!

Local Breweries

Minneapolis Parks Bringing your pups

Ice Cream Sessions

Incorporating your personalities and what you love

Tags: Engagement, engagement session, Minneapolis engagement photographer, Minnesota, minnesota engagement session, st. paul engagement

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January 22, 2018

St. Paul Family:: Shannon Family

Tags: Children, children photographer, children's photographer, Family, family photographer, family photography, family session, Minneapolis, Minneapolis children's photographer, MInneapolis family photographer, Minnesota, St. Paul, St. Paul Children's photographer, St. Paul family photographer

What do you get when you have an uber talented social media manager (and friend!), her sweet family in studio, and a new kitten?!

A bunch of beautiful photos!

I’m so lucky to have Susan first as a friend, and secondly as my social media manager. She is incredible at her job and made my busy season so much more tolerable. (Check out her web-site HERE!) Because she was managing my social platforms, we hardly got to see each other in person this fall, so bringing her family into the studio was a joy for both of us to see each other in person and give each other a squeeze! Because I am in my slow season, she is taking a break from managing my social platforms right now, but you better believe come May, she will be back on as I enter another beautiful busy season. For now, enjoy these sweet photos of Susan and her family!

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January 15, 2018

What I do in Slow Season!

Tags: Minneapolis, minneapolis wedding photographer, Minnesota, Minnesota wedding photographer, rest, rest season, St. Paul wedding photographer, Wedding Photographer, Wedding photography, Weddings

I am SO grateful for a season of s-l-o-w-i-n-g down! But what do I do in the slow season? Often times I get asked about what else I do besides shooting, or if this photography gig is my full time job. Just as I have no idea what accountants and real estate agents and many other jobs do during their day, there are A LOT of other things that go into owning a business besides the photography part, actually the photo sessions and weddings make up just about 15% of what I actually do! So I completely understand that this is a valid question!

So what DO I do during the slow season? The short answer…. all the other things I can’t do when I am photographing everyday!! Wedding photographer in minneapolis

The long answer:

Updating my web-site and online presence with SEO
Taxes (need I say more!)
Maketing (materials, updating social media,)
Planning for the year (planning my blog, Facebook and Instagram calendar!)
Cleaning (literally my gear, but also decluttering my inbox, desktop, my and workspace)
Networking (being able to go to events to meet other wedding vendors, which I LOVE!)
Client meetings with prospective brides and grooms
Updating and organizing all my contact information
Researching new gear
Education through conferences, local meetings with wedding vendors, online workshops
Self care! (Yes, getting my hair and nails done with NO regret. I don’t have a lot of time for this in the busy season, but you better bet that I will spend time doing it in the off season!!)
Creating albums for clients and creating sample albums
Styled shoots with other vendors

So those are just a FEW things I do in the off season pertaining to the business. There are many other personal thing I try to accomplish in these winter months as well as trying to invest more into my friends and family! It is a great season of resting and getting ready for another year and I am so thankful for it!

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January 12, 2018

Who-hoo!! Wedding Wire Couples Choice award!

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Just opened my inbox to receive this lil number! My Friday has been made!! Thank you to all past clients for trusting me to document your day and to those who took the time to review me on Wedding Wire, I truly appreciate it. With a business that is 95% word of mouth referral based, you do not know how valuable these reviews are. So thank you, thank you! And I can not wait to photograph so many wonderful couples in 2018!!

From Wedding Wire:: Congratulations! You represent the top 5% of wedding professionals on WeddingWire. The Couples’ Choice Awards® honor the exemplary work you’ve done over the past year and the highly regarded reputation you’ve established with your clients.