Nothing makes me happier when I get to combine my two favorite things, photography and music. And even better when it's at my favorite coffee shop, The Coffee Hag, and put on by my favorite radio station, The Current. As part of their Minnesota Road Trip series, The Current brought the amazing group Roma Di Luna to Mankato for a performance. It was a packed house and as expected, Alexei and Channy were amazing!
I'd been looking forward to Cassandra and Andy's, or "Cassandy" as I like to call them,wedding for quite a while. I shot their engagement photos this past spring and they were so much fun! Their wedding, their families, their wedding party and friends were just as amazing as they are! Did I mention that the entire wedding stopped off for karaoke at a VFW on the way to the reception? awesome.
I'm a huge dog lover, so when a couple tells me they want to include their pups in some of their engagement photos, I'm totally game! Paige and Chris and their dogs joined me for a couple hours of shooting in the woods and the prairie.
It was a chilly day in Chicago, but we kept warm with plenty of laughter....and a jacket for Bre inbetween shots! I love taking couples into the middle of traffic for shots, and Bren and Drake were totally onboard!
We had a great time running around downtown Chicago together!
We've been unbelievably blessed this autumn with unseasonably warm weather. I'm very happy, especially because a year ago there was snow on the ground! Sam and Joe also are grateful for the warm weather, as they had a beautiful outdoor ceremony on October 2 at Joe's Aunt and Uncle's home, who were generous enough to offer their beautiful backyard for the ceremony.
Their entire wedding party was a blast to shoot and spend the day with....and Kate and I both agree that it will take A LOT to make us laugh more than this moment did.
Here's a little video of some other great moments through out the day. Thanks Sam and Joe--your wedding was a blast!
It's been a busy couple of weeks....I've been shooting, and editing, and shooting and editing, and traveling and shooting some more....and it's not over yet. Here's a bit of what I've shot in the last couple weeks:
And then Jason and I went to the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. As many of you know, besides photography, one of my other great passions is good beer. mmmmm
I've got a busy couple days of editing ahead, and then I'm off on another adventure. Details to follow. :)
Way up north on the edge of the wilderness in Minnesota, lives some of my favorite people on earth. I started visiting the small town of Bigfork, MN when I was about 8, as my aunt moved there and opened a dental practice. I fell in love with the land, the lakes and the lefse (if you don't know what that is---message me, I'll give you a recipe).
About 16 years ago when my aunts told me they were thinking about adopting, I was NOT HAPPY. I'll be honest, I was totally selfish. I didn't want to share my aunts. THEY WERE MINE. But against my advice, they traveled to China anyway.....and thank god they did. I now have 3 amazing cousins that I couldn't imagine not being a part of my family. Both Nikki and Kate were in my wedding 9 years ago, and a big deciding factor to go to college in Minnesota was to be close to my aunts and cousins.
Fast forward to now, where the oldest of my three cousins, Nikki, is a SENIOR IN HIGHSCHOOL (someone buy me a cane, because I feel super old). When Nikki asked me to come up and shoot her senior photos, of course I said yes. She's grown into a smart and beautiful young lady, whom I'm so proud to be related to.
Here's to my aunts not taking the advice of a selfish 14 year old. Congratulations Nikki, I love you!
It's not just about taking pictures or even capturing a moment. It's about telling a story; one that you'll want to read again and again and again.
Things I love: my cameras (the antique ones all over my house and the ones I make a living with),greyhounds (especially mine)tattoos, travel, good tunes, family, amazing friends and great adventures.
Nothing makes me happier when I get to combine my two favorite things, photography and music. And even better when it's at my favorite coffee shop, The Coffee Hag, and put on by my favorite radio station, The Current. As part of their Minnesota Road Trip series, The Current brought the amazing group Roma Di Luna to Mankato for a performance. It was a packed house and as expected, Alexei and Channy were amazing!
