helllooo? is anyone still out there?

Yikes... It's been a while since I've had a chance to update my poor, neglected blog. But believe me - life has been C.R.A.Z.Y!! In a good way :) It started mid-September with a week of solid sessions, followed by my first wedding as the 'primary' shooter. Then my husband and I closed on our first house - so there was a lot of packing, loading and unpacking in there too. Followed by more sessions, more weddings and MORE unpacking! Oh ya, and I happened to fit in a three-day trip to California as well ;)

So my sincere apologies - but this is going to be a big, catch-all post to get caught up.

Here we go....

First was a newborn session with this precious little girl, Jordyn. She was just TWO DAYS OLD during this shoot and she slept like... well.. a baby. ;) I shot this session with my good friend Rebecca. I think we made a pretty good team!






Then I shot the beautiful wedding of Cassie & Brent. You may remember them from their engagement session earlier this year. I had my dear friend, Stephanie Neprud join me as a second shooter and she was AWESOME. Please be sure to check out her blog and photos from the wedding as well!


Their first look:




The light was so nummy during the ceremony!

The following weekend was the wedding of Craig & Lori. They had a fun Luau them complete with flamingos, tiki torches and a pineapple wedding cake!








Then I packed my suitcase and flew out to Orange County to learn from the AMAZING Jessica Claire! I will blog a separate post on this entire experience - but for now, some shots of Jessica in action...


The day after flying back home - my brother and his wife of 11 years had a vow-renewal/blessing of their marriage. I was completely honored to photograph this special event for them - and in a week and a half, will photograph their reception as well. I will blog a ton more photos of their renewal and reception, but for now - just one that we took while at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum


And to wrap things up, I had two family sessions which will eventually get their own official blog-post... but I thought I'd post one from each for now.

The Zielke's:


The Stelter's:


It's been an insane few weeks, but I feel very lucky to have such a full life. :)

Tomorrow, my husband and I leave for a four day weekend to Door County to celebrate our one-year wedding anniversary!! I'm amazed how fast a year flew by! Even more amazed at how much things have changed in that one year!!!

So check back here soon - I'll be updating more frequently and will hopefully sneak in some photos of our new house and trip to Door County too! :)

did you think i forgot...?

...about posting these workshop pics? My days have been very full lately, which is a good thing! But unfortunately, it means the poor blog gets neglected. But alas, here are some images from The Secret Workshop I attended in Dallas put on by Cheryl Muhr and Amy Smith.











And I couldn't resist a couple of Cheryl working her magic during the workshop:


I have a busy week approaching with three shoots in five days - plus some photos yet to post of a fun session from last week. So check back - things will be changing! :)

amazing

I went. I learned. I laughed. I cried.

I had my life changed.

In a word, The Secret Workshop was AMAZING.

Words cannot express my gratitude to Cheryl Muhr and Amy Smith (and all the other FABULOUS photographers that I can't even begin to start listing). It was so much more than just another photography workshop - it was empowering and inspiring - and absolutely unforgettable.

I'm incredibly overwhelmed and behind on a lot of things right now - photo editing, 365 photos, laundry ;) But I will get to all of that soon.

For now - a teeny tiny peek at an image I caught during the workshop. They brought in the cutest, most adorable kiddos (in equally cute outfits) to model for us.



I promise there will be many more to come!