Maddie and Emilee are probably the most adorable sisters that I have ever photographed. Their session this year was all about apple picking. They had the most perfect day to do it too. We met at Whistling Well Apple Orchard in Hastings on a Monday night and it was like we had the place to ourselves.

I CANNOT get over how adorable this family is. I was super stoked when the opportunity came to shoot in a sunflower field that Liz and her little family wanted to do it. Last year we tried to do a mini session at the farm but the night before we were going to meet, it stormed. Hard. I mean, destroyed the crops and it was all muddy too. I was really bummed.

This small, but cute family was so much fun to hang out with on a Saturday morning early in August. Malorie and her menfolk are members of the same church as my family, and have been members of our church since they were kiddos. I love that even though they have been attending Valley for that long and still continue to be members and raise their kiddos there.

This is the second time I’ve photographed this crew. And boy do I have fun with them. Getting to the point of actually meeting to do their session was not fun however.

It’s always a pleasure working with the Mischke family. I have been photographing this wonderful family for the past 3 years and I enjoy every minute of it. They are totally game for whatever “pose” I guide them into for their session. Like, when I put on some music and tell them to dance. They […]

I met the Nystrom family on a beautiful, yet chilly Saturday morning at Lebanon Hills – Holland Lake Trailhead. Little Evelyn wasn’t too sure of me at first but with a little bribery from me and some fruit snacks mom she definitely warmed up to me and gave me all the cheeses.

I couldn’t have asked for a better morning for the Stroik family’s session. It wasn’t humid or hot yet and there wasn’t crazy strong winds to blow us over and definitely no bugs! Dayna, Riley and little Delilah were just fabulous people to work with! I enjoyed every minute with them at their session!

What happens when two people from the same hometown, different schools, but the same friend circle fall in love and have 3 adorable children? You get the Achmans. Yes, that’s right. Andy and Irene are both from New Ulm – my hometown too!- have been friends for forever but fell in love while they were […]

Last Thursday, I met the Stephenson family at Lebanon Hills Regional Park to have their session. The days leading up to their session day had been filled with rain and I was bit nervous at how many bugs were going to interrupt our evening and how muddy it was going to be. It turned out […]

Trina and her son are family members of a client of mine from a session I had in December. They were visiting from Florida to check out Minnesota in the wintertime. I met with them at Centennial Lakes Park in Edina to have their session. I encouraged a snowball fight between mother and son since […]