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i heart faces challenge this week, I wanna dance! One of my favorite times during a wedding reception is to photograph the dancers! Here is one of my all time favorites, check out this guys face next to the bride! priceless! Click HERE to see other I wanna dance photos!
In 2009, Chicago was on the radar for Kevin and I. This time the entire family was able to head out to visit family and friends. Vince is actually one of Kevin’s best friends, so for me to shoot this Italian wedding was a huge honor. My girls loovved watching Amanda coming down the aisle in her princess dress and my oldest was memorized during the first dance. The couple actually headed out the following day to do some great city shots. Props to them for braving the January cold!
Chicago, IL
Vince and Amanda
Wedding month: January
Note** This is the last of the destination weddings…for now. We are headed out to CA in April to do our annual destination wedding. I can NOT wait! If you are interested in booking a destination wedding, please e-mail me for special pricing.
[…] might recognize this beautiful couple from one of my destination weddings, See HERE. Truth be told, they are also some of our wonderful friends. Vince and my husband went to […]
In 2008, Kevin and I were blessed again by this super spunky and fun couple to head out to New York City to shoot this destination wedding. I actually shot Shannon’s senior photos after graduating from high school and she promised me that one day I would be able to shoot her wedding. 5 years later, I was able to! Unfortunately, it POURED the entire day. Despite the water, we headed downtown anyway and braved the weather with umbrellas and much fun! More to come tomorrow (Yes, Shannon, this one is for you!)
New York City, NY
Keith and Shannon
Wedding month: March
So fun! I love that you did this series, all the pics are great and so fun to see the places you have been!
For the past few years I have been able to head out of state to shoot some destination weddings. For the next few days I am going to post a few. I have been extremely blessed by many of these couples and have been able to bring along my wonderful husband and make a vacation out of it! Here is the first, more to come tomorrow!
Door County, WI
Di-De and Max
Wedding month: June
So I have to be honest… I was floored when I recied an e-mail from the editor of MN bride stating that she not only wanted to use one wedding, but two weddings for the Spring/ Summer 2010 edition. It is a huuuggge honor for me. Kinda like the golden globes of wedding photography, (well this IS much smaller) but to be recognized in this way was so encouraging to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you to all my couples from 2009. I wish the magazine was large enough to publish all your beautiful weddings, they each deserve special recognition for the amount of time and energy spent making them so beautiful!
(Sorry about the quality of the images, I guess my scanner’s quality is not the best!)
That is so awesome, Karen! Congrats to a truly deserving photographer!
That’s so great Karen! CONGRATS!!! Fabulous pics! 🙂
LOVE THIS! hurray for the recognition of your fantastic work!
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
#newbornphotography #minnesotaphotographer #familyphotography #siblinglove
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!!
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Hi Karen! Just wanted to say that your blog is my lunchtime activity at school each day! I get 30 minutes, and as I eat, I always check to see your latest blog post! Question for you: Is it possible for you to link your “I heart faces” photo to the contest on their website to see other photographers’ entries? I find that website a bit difficult to navigate. Thanks for perking me up with your beautiful photos during lunch! 🙂