After months of planning, Kayla and Lucas had their St. Paul historic building wedding, and it was a fairytale.  It was all things worthy of Hans Christian Anderson…and then some.  The love story of Kayla and Lucas didn’t began in a time long, long ago or once upon a time. It started with a girl […]

The Landmark Center in St. Paul, Minnesota. It truly is a landmark, and an incredible venue for an elegant wedding. You know me: I love historic buildings (I wrote a podcast all about it a few summer’s back).  Love love love. Anytime I can shoot in a place that is over 100 years old makes […]

Arynn and Mitchell’s lakeside backyard wedding was all things magical, I pinky promise. A lot is misunderstood about engineers. Despite their notorious right brain tendencies, they have hearts that match that tenacity. Their aptitude for mathematical calculations is only matched by their emotional IQ to know when some is right, it is right, and when […]

In my time as a wedding photographer, I have see three amazing DJ tricks that I adore. We often see the shoe game, the dollar dance, and the wedding party mosh pit, but these are a little less run-of-the-mill.  1.) THE PICTURE GAME. I don’t know if this is the actual name for what I […]

I recently bought one of Emily Ley’s Simplified Planner (well, two, as they have also come out with a Teacher Planner). I do not usually buy planners; for the last ten years, I have made my own planners that were tailored to my specific organizational needs. Time has become of the essence, however, so I […]