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Here you can find recent story sessions, love stories, or even updates on my life! After all, what is a world without stories? Here are some of mine.

Prompts vs Poses – What’s the difference?!

In the past 5 years or so, there has been a shift in the photo industry. Photography began with posing – out of necessity – and has begun to shift towards prompted photos, filled with movement and emotion. This shift was birthed, because our…

Hopping The Pond | France 2018

You don’t pass up $500 flights to France, so in August I bought my tickets and started getting excited for my trip across the pond to visit mostly France and a little bit of Switzerland. My trip this year included flying into Lyon (mostly just as a…

Time flies when… | One Month Anniversary

Where did the past month go?! Today is my “One Month Anniversary” since I left my full-time job and decided to jump into the unknown and reach for the stars I had been staring at for so long. Let’s be honest though…

Yoga at Dual Citizen

One of my last shoots at VE was for the partnership that they were putting together with Dual Citizen. We went to the brewery before they opened and snapped some shots of Emily Rose doin’ what she does best: yoga…

S + A | Redeemed Farm, MN

I could not have a picked a more beautiful day myself. I for one am a huge fan of rain on wedding days. The clouds mean nobody…

S + J | Backyard Wedding

Heart eyes were in full bloom for Sam + Joseph’s backyard wedding. I have so much respect for couples that choose to only be surrounded by their…

In A Nutshell | 2017

What do you do to celebrate a year? This year I went through all the photos I took in 2017 and re-lived all of the stories I was invited to tell. I looked through weddings, engagements, all my Story Sessions, and threw in…

Bakken Family

I met Kaia and her family through mutual friends and we connected instantly over our overlapping careers. Our friendship has taken off you’ll often find us enjoying a weekday evening creating together. Kaia makes journals and books for her business Dustling + Hart, and…

Baby Luna

I walked into Chris + Jenessa’s Stillwater home to be greeted with Alex’s bursting enthusiasm for his new little sister. Throughout the session, he kept giving her kisses and even (with the help of mom) sang her “Over The Rainbow”. Luna is definitely in good hands so long as big brother Alex is around. Telling the…