What to wear, what to wear, what to wear…It is the most common question and concern when it comes to scheduling a photography session (especially now: “Tis the holiday card season). What colors? Do they need to match? How many outfits? Are jeans OK? Do I really have to wear a dress? All very important […]

It something that almost every couples fears: A rainy wedding day. In Minnesota, we have such a short window for outdoor weddings, so we really like to take advantage of it; anything that risks ruining the opportunity to say “I do” under a beautiful blue sky on a nice day. This scenario always reminds me […]

I was so lucky to be able to be a part of the inaugural The Wedding Market Bridal Expo of Grand Rapids this past weekend. I got to collaborate and network with over three dozen of mother Minnesota’s premiere wedding vendors and gush with brides and grooms about their big day. I even got to […]

As a photographer, one of the most common question I receive in regards to family shoots is “What on earth should we wear?” Often times, these sessions contain more people (ten or more), and that can become a matching nightmare. How can we possibly get that many individuals to look so coordinated together without the […]

  The last time I went on a legitimate vacation was 2014. We could refer to that time as BCE: Before Camera Extremism. I had three or four lenses at that time that I used on my cropped sensor Nikon D7100, so it wasn’t too hard to decide what ones I was going to bring […]

  How awesome is summer? Between camping and swimming and barbecuing, there is so much time to enjoy yourself (and your selfie).   For that reason, I want to provide you with a few tips to make the most out of your vacation photos, specifically by shining a little light onto natural reflectors.   When […]

  While I love, love, LOVE travel, I don’t do it as much as I want. Or need. But then again, can any of us really travel as much as we really want to? Is there really such a thing as too much travel?   Of course not. But there is such a thing as […]

“I’ve never done this, so I don’t know what to do or what you need from me.”   I hear this so often from my brides, the heroines of their own #kaylaleelovestories, when we are first discussing their big day. As a twenty-year reader of Martha Stewart Weddings, I love nothing more than looking over […]