Jeanine and Ryan are insanely in love with each other. Not in the typical we-just-got-engaged-and-we-can’t-stop-smiling kind of way, but in a more subtle I-can’t-wait-for-the-official-start-of-our-forever sort of way. Jeanine and Ryan have already been together longer than most of the married folks I know, and their relationship has already endured the test of time. Of growing up. Of working and living and dreaming. And through it all they’ve stayed a wildly connected and deeply in love pair. A set. A match. An exact fit. Their energy is absolutely infectious and despite the heat, the mosquitoes, and losing my keys in a ginormous field of wildflowers, I couldn’t stop smiling during their engagement session last week. (PS: Thank you Ryan, for scouring endlessly until you found them!) Here are some of my absolute favorite images from our evening together: PS: Jeanine is an AMAZING singer+songwriter. Check out her music by clicking here. xoxo...
Bianca+Ziad: Minneapolis Mill District Engagement
Bianca and Ziad were friends for years. Until one day, they weren’t anymore. One day they were falling in love with each other instead. Completely accidental serendipitous love. Finding themselves unable to be without the other and drawn ever closer – their lives became more and more intertwined until these two became one. Ziad is hilarious, and his love for Bianca is remarkable. It’s written all over his face each time he gazes in her azure eyes, her dark locks blowing in waves across her face. Bianca is one of those girls: The pretty ones that from every angle just radiate beauty. It’s not just the kind of beauty that you see…but the kind that you feel. The kind that hides behind the eyes and in the corners of a smile. The kind of beauty that is everywhere and in everything all at once. Her easy laugh and grace have...
A romantic orchard Engagement
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....
On Coming Back (to my second) Home, & a Sneak Peek
I am currently in Austin, Texas for a wedding on Saturday and I am drinking up every single bit of wonderful that I can while I am here. For those who may not know, I lived in Austin for a mere sixteen months, but in that short period of time, this place – the smell on the breeze, the damp, steamy air, the short, crooked trees, the food, the music, the people, all of it – grew on me. Grew in me. It burrowed into my soul and took root. I am utterly and ridiculously happy to be living in Minnesconsin again, but this place, the town in the middle of Texas, it fits, too. They say home is where your heart is – and I used to think that meant one place. I know better now. You can leave pieces of your heart all over, and I’ve definitely left...