mini sessions this year were so sweet, an absolutely lovely and surprisingly refreshing weekend! last year, having never had a fall as a photographer before, I scheduled minis amidst the busiest time of the season and decided to pack in as many as I possibly could into one weekend! well...I survived to tell about it, but it wasn't pretty! back-to-back shoots all day long just to wake up and do it again the next day! I was physically and emotionally beat! I did my best to serv

Hello everyone and happy Thursday! I’ve been blessed with some time off work this week and next week! It has been such a lovely time to connect with friends, work on some projects and get the house clean! But also time to just lay on the couch and binge on Greys Anatomy (season 14 just added to Netflix!!!!) and not feel bad about the down time! After all, that’s what vacations for!! So if you’re looking for me this week, I may be frequenting Target, sitting for hours at a co

For mother’s day, I ran my very first giveaway on Instagram offering a free motherhood session! Gabrielle was the winner of this session and WOW I am so grateful to have randomly chosen her name from a hat! I instantly felt so connected to this wonderful lady! From our first messages on Instagram telling her she won and her immediate excitement, to our planning texts, and then to actually meet her and spend time with she and her gorgeous daughter! She is a lover and encourage

Do I say this after EVERY newborn session….yes. but does that stop me from saying it again? Not a chance! I LOVE newborns! And I love their parents and the love that pours out of them for this little tiny human! I love the look on their faces when the little one yawns, or stretches, or….well, breathes! For goodness sakes, how is EVERYTHING a newborn does so dang cute?! This week I had the joy of meeting little miss teeny-tiny, absolutely adorable Laina! She is the tiniest lit

“Motherhood is one of the most difficult jobs there is. It marks a new chapter in every woman’s story. It gives you a new strength in yourself, something you didn’t know was there until you had children. It also gives you a new sense of purpose and meaning in life. You encounter a love and passion for your children that you’ve never experienced before.” -Cassie Hilt Documenting motherhood has become addicting already! The privilege to be a part of something so beautiful and b

Dear Sam, It was such a pleasure to meet you, only a couple of days old and my love for you was explosive already! You are one seriously loved and treasured little boy. Your parents and brothers have waited for you for so, so long. We have talked about the ‘some day’ baby since I met your family over 4 years ago. You are an answer to many prayers, little one. And I can guarantee you will continually be worth it and be more than anyone could have imagined! You have the most

The first time that I “officially” met Annalisa, she was carrying around a big secret. We switched our meet up location because she ‘wasn’t feeling well’ but thought bagels sounded pretty good! A pretty clear sign of morning sickness if I’ve ever heard it! Upon just becoming friends in real life, I got to hear all the good news of this upcoming adventure of motherhood less than 9 months away! A few months later, we showered Annalisa and her soon-to-be son with gifts, with l

...but you'd never know, right!? The day that I photographed this stunning family is was about 30 degrees outside. It's funny saying that was cold as its -10 as I am writing this, but at the time, it was drastic change! In classic Minnesota fashion, the weekend before was around 60 degrees and the weekend before that was high 80's. So hitting freezing was quite the shock to the system for me....let alone the littles! Although the weather was less than ideal, I couldn't be m