Maple Grove Wedding: Megan & Nick

He cracks the jokes and she laughs at (almost) every one. :)
Nick and Megan were meant for one another. They are both incredibly kind, thoughtful and have both inner and outer beauty. Their wedding day exemplified their love and thus, was just beautiful.
The following is a video highlighting a few of the images from their day. It was my hope, as always, to document their deep joy and true love on the day they said, " forever".



And here are a few of my absolute favorites! Congratultions Megan & Nick!

And they lived happily ever after... :)

Sneak Peek at the Week

Wow! This past week has been crazy! Between Father's Day, a Birthday, 2 Weddings, Several Grad Sessions and one Maternity Session- I haven't come up for air! Here is a sneak peek at the last couple of sessions!

Two fun grad sessions with two beautiful girls!

Mel had such a calm beauty about her and is passionate about music- loved being able to capture that!

Karly was such a risk-taker and so much fun to photograph:

One incredible maternity session- so sweet!

All in all, a fantastic weekend for photography!

Sneak Peek from the Weekend...

This weekend was full of fun for me. TWO beautiful weddings, TWO adorable couples, TWO unique love stories... all captured through the art of photography. I've said it before and I will say it again, I am HONORED that I get to be a part of these amazing moments. Here are the sneak peeks- so so much more to come in the next few weeks from these incredible days!

Grad Portraits: Haley

She has a smile that lights up her face. That smile went ear-to-ear when I asked her about her upcoming trip to Germany. We talked about these big milestones. Prom. Grad pictures. Germany. Senior Year. Graduation. It was so fun (and easy) photographing beautiful Haley. Her outfits, accessories and personality all just made for an amazing session. I'm glad I was able to capture that smile...

Wonderful job, Haley!

This weekend was a blast! I met with a few clients, booked a November wedding that is going to be just lovely, had an ordering appointment with a 2012 grad, gave a finished print order to the Huber Family, and had the chance to photograph two awesome grad sessions! Can you say, "busy season"? I am thankful for and excited about all of it! Here is the sneak peek from Saturday's sessions:

More on these best friends coming soon...

Photography Talk: Shaping the Session Around your Client

It looked like an assembly line of pictures. Everyone had the same pose, the same backdrop, the same expression and the same lighting. As we passed out wallets, one thing became painfully obvious: we had all gone to the same photographer.

I knew when I started my own studio, I was going to be different. I was going to vary up the locations, backdrops, and not have every image look the same as the session before. At first, it was easy. I only had a few clients. But as I've grown, this became more of a challenge. Thankfully, I was developing as a photographer and learning important lessons.

Instead of shaping my clients to my style of photography, I shape my photography around THEM. What I mean is, I am not going to photograph two people the same. Each person has a unique style, personality and things they are passionate about. If I really get to know them, I am going to be able to capture the real them. This, in turn, allows me to have great variety in the results.

Case in point, in the last week, I photographed these two beautiful blonde Class of 2012 grads, and their results were stunningly varied because their styles and personalities are very different.