victor & abigail

Posted in Engagement

Everything fell into place for this sweet engagement session with Victor & Abigail. The best part? They weren’t engaged until halfway through the session! I have such a full love tank from being trusted with photographing Victor’s proposal. These two are two are unbelievably natural together. High school sweethearts, together for seven years, they are […]

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the hilgenkamp family

Posted in Family

I had a great time reconnecting with my dear friend Emily when we did this session with her wonderful family! They were all back at the family farm for a rare gathering of siblings from Brazil to North Dakota! It was such a treat! This first one was a particular request from Grandma – the […]

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class of 2019: hudson

Posted in Senior

Hudson is a senior!!! I’ve had the privilege of knowing Hudson and his family the last few years, and he is one-of-a-kind. He has a humble, genuine, committed character and he’s pretty much the nicest. Also, my daughters (who are 4 and 2) basically love him. 🙂 It’s so fun for me to change things […]

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the wortman family

Posted in Family

If a family invites you to their lake house to capture the true, relaxed essence of their family in their beloved vacation spot, your answer is YEP. I had so much fun with this happy crew! The original Wortmans! Paul and Sue’s fun grandparent game is strong. They are clearly adored by each one of […]

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the johnson family

Posted in Family

I have lots of love for this crew! When I walked in the door and saw little Veda, my jaw dropped. It hasn’t been *all that* long since her newborn photos, but time flies and babies grow up and I was shocked at how much she’s grown! Kids everywhere, please…for goodness sake, slow it down. […]

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the orton family

Posted in Newborn

It’s Saturday. I’m blogging. Because hello, this is my sister’s family, and they’re oh-so-special to me. She and Steve brought their third adorable human into the world and we’ve been enjoying having Levi Hudson as part of the family for three sweet weeks! I am over-the-top lucky in the “aunt” department, and pretty happy about […]

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the jobes family

Posted in Newborn

Good grief, I have been dying to introduce you guys to Jack. He was born three weeks early, and was the teeniest bundle of joy! What a pleasure and honor to meet him and document his early days. Favorite feature: his forehead wrinkles! He made some amazing expressions, and would raise one eyebrow, and it’s […]

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the buhrman family

Posted in Family

This is one of those posts where I’m struggling to begin. Sometimes the task of summing up a family’s awesomeness in a short blog post is just not realistic. And what a great problem to have! We kicked off this evening of photo-making craziness at Nate and Amber’s home, and when that works out, it’s […]

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the smith family

Posted in Family

I was swooning hard before, during and after the hour I spent with these guys. Not only are they old friends, they’re the best kind of people. The kids are fun, so sweet, love to get dirty (so we did), and they squeeze fun out of everything. Love them! Justine and Andrew were among the […]

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jared & anna

Posted in Maternity

There’s not a whole lot more exciting than expecting your first baby. Everything’s about to change for Jared & Anna, and they’re the kind of people who are going to seem like they’ve been parents forever after just days with baby. It just fits them. I was beyond honored to document this time of anticipation […]

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the kruse family

Posted in Newborn

This beautiful baby lay wide-eyed, perfectly still, making the sweetest faces every minute I was in this family’s home. I am smitten, and her parents…well, they’re gonna be in trouble when it comes to having to say ‘no’ to this perfect baby girl. Hattie, you are stealing hearts already, and have so much to share […]

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chad & halley

Posted in Maternity

This soon-to-be mom and dad radiate happiness, and I can’t wait to share their maternity session with you all! They make each other so comfortable and happy and are so fun to be around. I have a good feeling they’re just going to knock the whole parent thing out of the park. 😉 Halley, you’re […]

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best of 2017

Posted in Engagement

I’m definitely still awash in the glow of 2017. Putting this post together gets more difficult each year. So many amazing families, weddings and babies – so many favorites! I’m honored to have been present for each of these moments. Please enjoy: my best of 2017!

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the carter family

Posted in Family

This session was such an honor. These three were visiting from Italy (woah!) and during their precious time with family, we worked in a photo session. I fell hard right off the bat for little Siena, who just happened to be turning ONE that very day. She is the sunniest little girl!  Gosh, these next […]

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the oliver family

Posted in Family

One of the most naturally happy families I ever did see. The Olivers! You know for sure when mom doesn’t ask any questions or even raise an eyebrow to meeting for photos in a nondescript parking lot on a busy street, that you’ve got a winner. 🙂 These boys were so much fun! I love their brother […]

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the cox family

Posted in Newborn

Twins. Twins!!!! Twins and their families have me in the deepest awe, so don’t be surprised in this post to find me at a lack for words. I’m just in sheer admiration of what it takes to parent a new baby, not to mention two of them. Speaking of those babies, ohhhhhhhhhh my goodness, the sweetness […]

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the holt family

Posted in Family

Welcome to the blog, Holt family!!!!!! These guys have something special going on. They enjoy one another so dang much (and for good reason – they’re all wonderful) and it made me all kinds of happy. I could have hung out with them all afternoon, but couldn’t because they had to go to Costco. 😉 Let’s kick things […]

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the hundt family

Posted in Family

Almost exactly two years ago, I met this endearing family for a maternity session (Megan was then expecting miss Charlotte) and immediately fell in love. Their girls are bright-eyed and ready for anything, and it’s so much fun chasing them around, teasing their beautiful smiles out. 🙂 Their parents say these girls are total opposites, […]

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