Alaina

Hey friends.  Do you remember your senior high school graduation pics?  Were they at some studio (with some old guy) who contorted you into all sorts of ridiculous poses in front of fake backgrounds?  If your like me, then the images showed up with your face so airbrushed that you no longer had any lines...at all.  And now when you look back on it how do you feel? I was asked to do a senior session, and my first reaction NO!  But then I thought, what if I could bring my style of shooting to a senior.  What if I could create real moments, capture exactly who this person is, and what makes them THEM at this stage in their life.

Meet Alaina.  Instead of going to a stuffy studio, Alaina and I explored Minneapolis.  Instead of contrived poses she twirled in the tall grass, played with her hair, and laughed (like really laughed).

I hope that when Alaina looks back on these, she can remember the confident, beautiful, young women she was.  That instead of cringing she would smile, knowing that this was HER...and look, she was magical!

Sabrina & Jefferson

Sabrina moved to Cali, Columbia to teach.  There she met Jefferson.  They fell in love.

Sabrina has been a long time friend of mine, and while chatting once she gave me some insight into her and Jefferson's relationship;

"I taught him how to make chocolate chip cookies as he helped me practice my Spanish. So, since then, we find ourselves in the kitchen a lot together. It´s where we have our conversations, deep discussions, Spanish/English lessons, dance sessions, and ridiculous jokes while making meals for one another. Not only is it a chance for us to fill each other up with food, but to fill our souls up with the stimulation of one another. I have personally always loved cooking, but to be able to share it with one another makes it even greater."

Incorporating food into their engagement shoot felt natural, we spent the morning at the farmer's market, and planned a picnic to follow.  Unfortunately the rain stopped the picnic, but it didn't stop there love from shining through!   I adore these two and was so grateful to spend time with them on their short visit to the states!

Recently got some bling on your finger?  I would adore the chance to hear your unique love story! 

Ian & Rachel

Here it is, the last of my "lovebirds" sessions.  These sessions were something I put on my blog about 2 months ago as a photo session give away to couples who wanted to help me build my portfolio. I had an incredible turnout of couples who wanted their love photographed, but with Ian and Rachel I pursued them!  Last week they both posted the most adorable selfies of their couples road trip that I couldn't help myself from sending a facebook message asking them for a photo-sess/ hang out.  (I should also mention that hanging out with these two is just as much a treat!)  It was such a fun evening. They are just simply adorable.

I truly enjoyed every single lovebird session.  Gosh, spending two months surrounded by people in love, I don't think it gets much better then that!  While I am sad to see these sessions end, I am so so excited to share with you the oh-so-pretty portfolio that all of these beautiful people have helped me create!  (I will be sharing it in a blog post soon!)