Earthy Eye Candy

5/11/13 – eye candy from my hunt for leeks and morels – Zumbrota, MN

All in “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” Style

Just a little something I wanted to quickly post: my design for my sister-in-law’s {Cassie’s} baby shower. I stumbled upon it yesterday and realized I should share it! Flash forward a couple months...

Florida, and the livin’s easy.

Here’s a peek at my relaxing, adventurous, and meditative time away in Florida. We were lucky enough to stay with Alex’s family in Naples but also spent a few days in Fort Myers beach. I honestly...

Favorite things in my new apartment.

dream jar – deer antlers – my ceramic mugs – cactus – vintage box – antique table – vintage frame – wood-burning fireplace – coffee sack for wood – my grandma’s antique chair – blanket from Alex’s...

Jolene & Nathan – Minnesota Reception

Congratulations to Jolene and Nathan Ries! I was so excited when this fun-loving couple asked me to capture their Minnesotan reception, an event which took place after their romantic...

Kayla + Anthony – Wedding Photography

Behold a peek at Kayla and Anthony’s big day! The weather could not have been more blissful on this sunny November day, and it made for a very carefree and energetic wedding. I absolutely loved...

Simple Décor.

I’m pretty happy with my most recent décor project – so much that I’m literally taking time to blog about it. I feel it accurately represents my personal taste in home décor: nature + country in a...

‘Focus’ in a jar.

As I go through a time in my life when the right path is not completely obvious, I’ve decided to use my emotions to define what it is I truly want. What truly brings me joy? It’s a mighty question...

{Title Yourself}

Babies, babies, babies!

My brother and his beautiful-in-every-way fiance are expecting a little girl in December and I am BEYOND excited for them. I have a feeling that I’m really going to love being an aunt, and I know...

A short-and-sweet post of my beautiful and talented friend, Cassondra Lea Meyer. These vintage-inspired photos were shot to promote her album, Faces I Meet, which is currently in the making. I am...

Annie’s Bachelorette Party

When planning my beautiful best friend’s bachelorette party, we knew instantly that we wanted to make a weekend getaway out of it. Wise choice, because I personally had one of THE most memorable...

Out of Sorts.

I’ve been neglecting my blog. The reasons lie simply within this blogpost from the Freedom Experiment — a post that I read while trying to cope with certain things in my life, which has been busy...

{Hannah + Duran}

Although delayed, I wanted to share some of my favorite photos from Hannah + Duran’s big day… These two and their wedding party had some spunk (lemme tell ya!) and it made for a very fun and...

Meger Campout 2012

This post is long past due, as will be the next couple posts. August was by far the craziest month for me [ever], and I’m excited to slow down a wee bit for September. Anywhoooo, I had an absolute...

Annie’s Bridal Shower + After Party

Summer’s been so busy and I haven’t had the time to blog a whole lot lately, but I did want to make sure I blogged my best friend’s very beautiful bridal shower and after party, hosted by her mom...

Kayla + Anthony

I had the pleasure of photographing Kayla & Anthony, and engaged couple who have a clear love and respect for one another. I had a blast with these two — I honestly could have photographed them all...

Happy 236th Birthday, America!

…and happy birthday to my Daddio too.

Down to the roots. Part II

I love me some Bena, Minnesota time… only here can you have air conditioning running one day, and the fireplace the next. Although I didn’t get to disconnect for an entire week this year [part of...

Cassondra Lea Video

Check out this video I shot and edited for the very talented Cassondra Lea Meyer, and please consider supporting her dream.

{Luke & Kelsey}

Kelsey and Luke…wow. Not only do they just radiate amazing looks, but these two share an obvious connection. They are the first couple to request me as their wedding photographer, and I can...

Another exploratory walk in the yard.

Make-up sesh.

Annie did my make-up and it looked pretty amazing. I have not a clue how she does it — she is really pretty talented in that realm. So of course we put a back-drop up in my garage and took pictures...

Doodle.

Mom Day.

I want to quickly blog the gift I made for my mom for Mother’s Day. It’s made of barn wood from our old barn and yes I did cut, drill, carve, paint, and sand this thing. My mom loves when I get...

Experimental Portrait

Very excited to get these experimental portraits up of my very good friend, Megan [Bruzek]. I had a blast photographing her yesterday, and I could not have asked for a more open or awesome model....

Sarah + Tyler

I was honored to photograph Sarah and Tyler’s wedding. Sarah is my beautiful cousin, and her wedding was THE MOST PERFECT wedding to be my first as a solo-photographer. Sarah and Tyler have been...

So I haven’t blogged in a while due to A) a trip with college friends and B) an abundance of projects (which is a good thing!) so I wanted to quickly share some loves in my life. I have had maaaany...

interior design trends {2012}

So while in Las Vegas {GlobalShop 2012} I had the opportunity to listen to very intriguing seminars, most of which related to retail design trends and developing technologies. I don’t have too much...

Self Portrait

I typically don’t photograph myself, but I had a vision today and decided to use myself as the subject. Not gonna’ lie, I felt like a little girl playing dress up again.. it was kinda’ fun! Thank...