Katie and Andy are easy to be around. Fun. Vibrant. Hilarious. They are the kind of people you can’t help becoming instant friends with. I feel like I’ve known Katie for years, though we only just met a few short weeks ago, and I cannot wait for their romantic, mustache-filled October wedding. Last Thursday, we went to Aamodt’s Apple Orchard for their engagement session. Complete with their favorite dessert and a bottle of red, the evening was relaxed and fun. Full of light and laughter. Just like the two of them....
Archives for April 2012
Holden. Month Six.
My best friend had a baby last October (You may remember the birth story). I happen to love him like a nephew (probably because I love her like a sister.) On Monday we took some portraits; to preserve the memory of his arm fat. His two teeth. His big eyes and drooling mouth. To capture this moment in time. Because babies — they grow up. But Holden…before you get too big to sit in my lap. Too big to let momma give you a kiss in front of school. Too big to think your father is a superhero, I give you this: You’re six months old now. You’ve got two teeth, you love Sophie the Giraffe, you are desperate for pizza, and you’re loved beyond measure. As you grow up, I wish for you many things. Friends. A carefree childhood. Enough tantrums to teach your parents patience, but enough discipline...
On Becoming Myself : A Post About Failure
I’ve struggled with the idea of publishing this personal of a post. This exact post, in particular. It’s scary, showing yourself to the world. But it is part of an ever growing process for me. Of getting out of my comfort zone. Of doing things that scare the bejeebus out of me. Of pushing and perservering and trying. And of failing. When I was first starting out in this business, I mean really seriously omigod-what-on-earth-am-I-getting-myself-into starting out, I was scared. Terrified, if I’m being honest. Knees shaking, fingers trembling, heart racing scared. Of success. Of failure. Of not actually being a good photographer. Of letting people (my friends, my clients, myself) down. I was so scared that I was going to misstep, that I would falter. I was conviced of it, actually. It was inevitable: Failure. At least that’s what I had told myself. If I prepared myself to fail, to...
the spirit is joy – whitney+greg
I met Whitney moments before I moved from Austin back to Minneapolis. We had some cocktails, shared a plate of buffalo wings, and engaged in a whole lot of girl talk. We became instant pals, and I was sad that we didn’t have more time together before I left the Lone Star State. During our evening of chatter and wine, Whitney told me about Greg; her insane love for him, her wish to be engaged, the way he makes her heart still beat fast then faster when he comes near her. She told me if they got married, she wanted me to capture her day. I couldn’t say no. Her spirit is absolutely infectious, and watching the features on her face change whenever Greg’s name came into conversation I knew that hers, theirs was a love story I was desperate to tell. Greg and Whitney were married this past Saturday...