It has become something of a tradition for me to take newborn photos of all of the new little ones from my husband's place of work. If you have followed me for long, you might recognize this little man from last year at about this time of year who I had the joy of capturing his newborn photographs.

Little Mr. Roman is the third baby born since we have transferred out here from MI and is also the third boy-- with the 4th boy to be born in 2012.  There must be something in the water down there near Loring Park.  I especially love the opportunity to photograph the new little one's in the company family because I also get the chance to get a peek and a snuggle before my own husband or many of the co-workers.  It is such a delight to be welcomed into their homes and to get to know more of the M******* A******** family on a personal level.  I wanted to share a few photos from our session and let Mom Natalie and Dad Drew see them before the holidays.  I hope you enjoy!

 I loved their house in Minneapolis.  From the trim to the floors, everything was preserved and gave such a cozy and warm feel. 

 I loved his nursery!  So comfy and all of small details made it such a wonderful boyish space, while still being personal. 
 Yawn!  So sleepy and happy looking up at his loving Mommy.
 Check out this Paci!

 Jess and Jason had a wonderful, intimate, family oriented wedding the week of Thanksgiving.  I spent my time before the wedding with Jess and the ladies (and a couple fellas) of the family getting ready for the ceremony. 

It was a wonderful time with the kids and snacks and plenty of hairspray.  Jess is lucky enough to be getting a sister-in-law who is in school for hair, so she was able to style Jess as well as several other family member's hair. 






 I totally fell for her shoes-- check out that heel!


It was important to the Bride and Groom to have the whole family involved in the wedding, especially their daughter, Layla.  Jess's siblings, niece and nephew as well as their daughter were all loving the hotel suite where they got ready. 


 Jess was ably assisted by her mom in the details of her outfit.



 Mommy and daughter's shoes.  I loved how they matched, and I know that Layla loved having a new pair of shiny shoes. 



I love this image of the future MIL's fastening Jason and his father's flowers while the Bride's brother and the Groom's sister look on.  It is so expressive of how this family has come together for Jess and Jason's big day.  It was so wonderful to meet you all and to be a part of your big event!

More photos of the ceremony and the family celebration afterwards are coming soon!

My engaged friend Jess and I originally met in a mom's group that we are both not involved in any longer-- however, the fact that she and her daughter Layla (or as my son calls her, "Laya") are both wonderful ladies we have stayed connected for the past several years.Now she and her fiance Jason are getting married this month and I have the honor of photographing their wedding.

I was so happy to hear of their marriage and honored to be asked to shoot their wedding as her friend, but when I learned that they are getting married in the gorgeous James J Hill Reference Library, which won one of Wedding Wire's Bride's Choice Awards for 2011, I was excited for an entirely different reason. The quiet and cozy atmosphere will be perfect for their intimate wedding ceremony later this week.

I hope you enjoy these, and I am so excited about shooting your wedding!

 Nick's mom, Tami, won one of my sessions in an auction for an organization we are both a part of: MOPS.  It was wonderful to meet her and her son for his portrait session in Nick's favorite hang out spot at a local park. 

The location was a perfect fit, it was open, gave the opportunity for both natural and urban backdrops and gave us plenty of space to do our thing.  When talking about possible sessions, Tami's first impulse had been to select this as a location, but wasn't sure if it would be suitable.  Usually this impulse is a good one, and it was wonderful to shoot Nick in a location where he has spent many hours having fun and
was comfortable.

Please excuse my dust as a few of these images have my old watermark as I am switching everything over to my new look.

Hope you enjoy your session preview!

 I had the honor of photographing Liam for his newborn photo session, and it is hard to believe that he is nearly a year old now.  He is pulling himself up, crawling, beginning to talk, and caused his photographer to exclaim out loud over and over at his gorgeous blue eyes.

His family and I met at the Westwood Hills for his one year/ family photo session and were lucky enough to be there before the majority of the heat and humidity. It was so easy to find photos to share here, but so difficult to pare down the choices for this session preview.  Hope you enjoy!  

 I recently had the pleasure of photographing a colleague of my husband's garden.  He and his wife were participating in a local Garden Tour and as a surprise for his wife, he had contacted me about photographing their extensive grounds, including a gazebo,  several ponds, fountains and even a three hole gold course on their property.

There were so many small touches that made it not only a pleasure to photograph, but a pleasure to simply walk around and absorb all of the fine details.  It was easy to see the years of personal attention and thoughtful planning that went into creating their garden.

It was hard to pick just a few images to share with you, so there are more than my normal sneak peek. 










The family is also thinking about renting out their grounds for weddings, senior photos etc. so I am hoping to use their garden at some point in the future.  Or, if you are looking for a place for your own photos, feel free to drop me a line!