Category Archives: Family

April 22, 2022

Minneapolis Family Session:: Meyer turns one

It’s not until you have a child until you realize how fast a year really does go! Last year at this time, Laura and Dan were welcoming sweet Meyer home and this year, we watched him tot, squash cake and laugh as one sweet little boy! I never take this job lightly as I know each moment of time is precious. As children grow and change, capturing that time period brings back so many feelings of joy.

Meyer was so much fun to watch as Laura brought out his cupcake to smash. He started out tentatively and then moved into playing with the sprinkles and figuring out that it was good to eat!

Being huge Brewer fans, Laura put together one incredible Brewer themed birthday party for family and friends, including the invite that was put together in the form of a ticket. She was so creative and we had to capture some of that as well!

Happy birthday sweet Meyer! It has been such a joy to photograph you this year!

Tags: cake smash, cake smash session, Children, Family, family session, minneapolis cake smash session, one year, one year session, toddlers

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March 31, 2022

Buffalo Family Session:: Marquette Family

Tags: fall family session, Family, field session, golden hour session, minnesota family, minnesota family photographer, mn family photographer

It’s been over a DECADE that I have photographed the incredible Marquette family. I honestly do not take this lightly as this family feels more like family than clients. Every time I get to their home, I am welcomed by hugs and lots of love from their children and even some tours of what has changed since I have been there previously. Nicole’s hobby farm is a place I would want to live, and both she and Aaron make anyone who walks through their door feel at home.

I love that every time I see Nicole, she has a vision for what she wants photographed. This time around she really wanted to highlight the elegance and beauty of where they are. We met at a beautiful piece of property and the night was perfect! We had one incredible golden hour and her kids were incredible. We laughed and trudged through the field and ended up by a beautiful fence!

I always love seeing the Marquettes and look forward to more sessions together in the future!

Tags: fall family session, Family, field session, golden hour session, minnesota family, minnesota family photographer, mn family photographer

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March 30, 2022

Downtown Wayzata:: Summer Extended Family

Tags: extended family session, Family, lake minnetonka, lake minnetonka family session, MN family, mn family session, summer family session, wayzata, wayzata family session

Oh how the lovely Hodepp family makes me smile! They are some of the kindest people you will ever encounter. I have been so incredibly blessed to photograph Maddie and Billy’s wedding and now their entire family as they welcomed their daughter to the family this year. In so many ways I hope my children grow up and model the Hodepp children.

We were watching the radar all day in hopes that the rain would hold off, and miraculously it did. Our session took place along the beautiful Lake Minnetonka and around the Wayzata Depot. Because of the ify weather, we didn’t have to deal with many people in the area and the dark clouds created a perfect backdrop for the Hodepp family to shine.

We found one patch of flowers that were still in bloom and out of the wind which made for some of the best photos of the evening. What a joy it was to see this family again. I can’t wait to continue to see them grow!

Tags: extended family session, Family, lake minnetonka, lake minnetonka family session, MN family, mn family session, summer family session, wayzata, wayzata family session

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March 28, 2022

Minneapolis Studio Family Session:: Sachs Family

Tags: cake smash, Family, family session, family studio session, in studio session, indoor session, minneapolis family session, minneapolis studio session, MN family, studio session, winter session

I have been photographing the Sachs family since they were engaged and married. Steve and Gina brought their oldest home and we did a few milestone sessions and last year they welcomed a sweet baby girl to the family! We documented her newborn session in her home and then her six month milestone in the summer.

In February, this little girl turned one. I loved the props that Gina brought… balloons, stackable blocks, a cake and of course, a tutu!

We ended this Minneapolis studio session with a highly anticipated cake smash that was devoured by both this sweet one year old and her big brother. And we could not have left the session without cake filled hands to wash and kiss! It is always a blessing to see Steve and Gina and can’t wait to see more of them this year!

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March 23, 2022

Minneapolis, MN:: Newborn Session

Tags: Family, family session, indoor session, minneapolis newborn, mn newborn session, newborn lifestyle session, newborn session, toddler, winter newborn session

I absolutely love meeting new families and the sweet little ones that they bring home. I was able to head out on a cold winter day in Minneapolis to meet this family. At the start to the session, there was a little tentativeness to photos, but as the books came out and songs ensued, there was only fun to be had.

We began out session in the bright, well lit family room and then moved to the bedroom where we read books, sang songs and snuggled. We moved to the nursery for some photos and had a sleeping babe almost the entire time!

It was an honor photographing this kind Minneapolis family, and I simply can not wait to see them in a few months. It really is incredible how fast kiddos grow up and documenting these stages makes me so happy! I hope to see many of you again soon!