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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 […]

1. Seeing each other before the ceremony is bad luck. Perhaps I’m stating the obvious, but this is a superstition. It’s neither bad luck nor good luck to see one another beforehand. It’s an opportunity to spend more time together on your wedding day, have a private moment before the day’s momentum sweeps you away, and […]

They say it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile. Seriously, try it! (I know you’re totally pulling a frowny-smiley face as you read this…) Let’s face it, negative energy is a heckuva lot more work. A few days ago, I returned from Photo Field Trip, a gathering of photographers & creative gurus in a lush oceanside canyon. Imagine […]

Excuse me while I mop up my happy tears. My goodness, months later & this wedding day still makes me a bubbly mess. Taylor & Jesse, I adore your honest, silly, joyful hearts. Your day was visually jaw-dropping, not simply from choosing pretty details, but because it radiated authentic joy & celebration. Each moment overflowed with belly […]

If you’re looking for the quintessential north woods day trip, head to Interstate State Park in Taylors Falls, MN, pronto! Settled on the border of Minnesota & Wisconsin, the park is a destination for exploring, hiking & rock climbing. Enter Molly & Clay, my first couple of the 2014 wedding season. They held their sweet ceremony among rocks & […]

Can I get a resounding “woot-woot” for these mild winter temps? (Woot, woot!) Not to harp on last winter, but seriously: This modest snowfall + warmish weather are such a welcome reprieve. With tropical temps in the mid-thirties last weekend, it was perfect for a session in the woods! Lovely Chelsey, coworker of a former bride, messaged me this fall […]