Honesty time: I wasn’t going to write this blog post. I wasn’t going to address COVID-19. I wasn’t going to send out emails. I wasn’t going to speak to what is happening in the world. Maybe I didn’t want to admit what was happening. Maybe I didn’t want to add to the hype. In all […]

Did you know that last Friday, January 17th, was considered “National Quitter’s Day”. Ouch. I read that over 60% of people, by January 17th, have “given up”, on their goals. (article by “Shine Weekly”, ShineText). I was left with an extremely sour taste in my mouth. I was thinking: how unsupported? how judgmental? how rude? […]

My first giveaway for 2020 lead me to this adorable couple. Grace entered my free session giveaway, and when I contacted her to tell her she had won, she excitedly told me that this was the first thing she had ever won. She told me that she was going to surprise her boyfriend with this […]

This last year was one of unreal possibilities. Why? Because I never in a million, bazillion years envisioned myself as a business owner or entrepreneur. Race Care Driver? Elementary School. Veterinarian? Middle School. Teacher? Early High School. Doctor? Late High School. Therapist? College. But never, business owner, creative entrepreneur, and photographer. Yet, here I sit, […]

The last wedding of 2019 was a whirlwind of snow, laughter, and tremendous amounts of love. Abby and Ruben exchanged vows in snowstorm in Lake Elmo, which also happened to be the same day as Abby’s late-father’s birthday. Their day was filed with so many sentimental moments like that, including Abby’s personalized shoes, her ring […]

To say holiday mini session are my favorites of the year would be an understatement. The holidays are already my favorite time of year, and add on to it the opportunity to put together a wintery wonderland set up at a tree farm with a really cool, rustic truck is just the delicious pumpkin spice […]