LATEST POSTS

Backyard Minnesota Wedding

Weddings

Haley & Mike: Backyard Prayer Flag Wedding

Imagine a lush backyard hootenanny with your favorite people, complete with Indian food, prayer flags, and a canoe keg. I about fell over when Haley & Mike first shared these wedding details with me. Count me in every time! I am continually blown away by my couples, who plan such heartfelt, handcrafted, meaningful wedding days. Haley […]

Minnesota Elopement Photographer

Weddings

Keeping it Intimate

Not every couple plans a large tux-and-gown celebration. Some prefer an intimate ceremony overlooking a quiet north woods lake; others prefer a brunch ceremony surrounded by select family members. Weddings come in all shapes & sizes. The common thread is commitment & celebration — the rest is up to you! I discover vast beauty in simplicity, so […]

Minnesota Wedding Photographer

Weddings

Rachel & Adam: Love Up North

Rachel & Adam. Where on earth do I begin with these two? He’s a lumberjack (no, really!), she’s an account manager at a local digital marketing firm. I’m not sure if it was their sharp wits, their totally homespun wedding-in-the-woods, or the relaxed pub crawl feel to their day. Maybe it was their wedding theme, […]

Minnesota Wedding Photographer

Weddings

Inspiration v.s. Imitation

Just as we consume calories, we also consume a steady diet of social media: Pretty blogs, immaculate Instagram feeds, and Pinterest boards bursting with jealousy-inducing details. And just like State Fair cheese curds, social media should be consumed in moderation. Today, let’s focus on Pinterest. Future brides & grooms, if you want to work with me, a heads-up: […]

Duluth Wedding Photographer

Business

Creating Your Own Job Security

This one’s for my fellow creatives turning passion into profit. It’s also for those sitting quietly on a big dream who feel afraid to voice it. Big dreams & scary leaps come veiled in excuses. The “what ifs” instead of “why nots,” the “oh-but-I’ll-get-to-it-later” mantra we repeat over and over again. I get it, I’ve been there. And sometimes […]

Duluth Wedding Photographer

Lifestyle

Giving The “Photoshop Mentality” the Boot

Sometime after digital photography took over the world, the media blew up with airbrushing fads: Head swaps, drastic body changes, you name it. Ever since then, our mentality has changed. If we don’t like something about a photo, we can just Photoshop it, right? I’ve talked at length about airbrushing in the past (and why […]

business

PERSONAL

COUPLES

BOUDOIR

WEDDINGS

Fave Posts