Jessie + Jake’s love story began when they met at church and each separately decided to go on a full-time mission trip in Hawaii together. Their church was building a retreat center for church leaders to rest and re-energize. An absolute paradise. Tents, hammocks, standing buildings on stilts…

Holy wow. Heart eyes were in full bloom when I walked into Pinewood last week for this shoot. Pinewood is a new wedding venue in Minnesota and I can see their elegant space nestled into a small forest as a bride’s dream wedding venue.

Let’s talk about Pinewood’s beautiful space! When you first arrive, you see their beautiful, bold, and tall venue in the woods. They provide parking and have little trails to walk (bonus, they are a dog friendly wedding venue!) When you enter the building, you are in the…

Oh what a wonderful year. A year full of love. A year full of new friendships. A year full of new connections, new community and so much growth. Take a peek through the 2019 love stories I got to photograph!

Lover of laughter, board games, 90’s movie quotes, creativity and smiles. I built my life off of joy and finding the good in people and situations. My glass is half full and I am always looking for the silver lining. I am proud to be apart of Rachel’s team and help make each client feel at home and …

Cassie, Dylan, and I met at a coffee shop to chat about their wedding, their plans, and their story. It was immediately evident how much they loved Colorado – they even had hopes of getting married there. So it is only natural that we trekked out to Breckenridge for their engagement photos! It makes my heart so happy when I get to photograph adventurous couples. To anyone considering an adventurous engagement session or wedding: do it. There is nothing like being in a place with magical beauty. Mountains, lakes, oceans, national parks. You name the place and I’ll follow you there.

I met Jarrod Paulson through his boo, Madison Jordan, and I met Madison because of a dentist appointment. Weird? Yeah, I’d have to agree. (Hop over to my blog on that story!)

Jarrod is a dancer from St Paul MN and he dances with Crash Dance in Minneapolis and teaches at Larkin Dance Studio. He’s got talent spilling out of him and a passion that is incomparable. Just take a peek at the photos – you’ll see what I mean.

When a little girl dreams of her wedding day, I imagine she dreams of a day like Heidi+Tanner’s. A day where all family and friends and present, where love abounds, where magical wedding visions come to life…

I’ve got a story for you – I’m sitting in my dentist’s chair with my mouth gaping open while my dentist and dental hygienist converse over me. I’m equally listening to the conversation, not being able to partake, and mindlessly watching odd shaped fish swim across the Discovery Chanel screen. They start to discuss a niece who has made it onto some tv show, but they can’t remember the name of it until… lightbulb “Oh!! It’s called So You Think You Can Dance!”.

When I heard there was another beautiful barn venue coming to town, my heart started to sing! How lucky are we that we have so many beautiful venues just in our backyard if you live in or around the Twin Cities! It took me 25 minutes to stroll on over to Abella’s grand opening this weekend from my home Stilwater, and not only was it close, but it was a beautiful drive! Abella is located in Chisago City and surrounded by farmland and rolling hills. Doing the drive at sunset was a treat!