This little peanut stole my heart when I first laid eyes on her....her sweet charm, uber cute chubby legs and beautiful eyes, gol is she cute!! Kiersten came with her Mommy all the way from Colorado to spend the week in the freezing cold mid-western weather with some close friends...from what I hear, they had a pretty good time! :) 

Virtual high fives and MAJOR props to the Wedding Chicks for being so amazing and running such a FAB website for us wedding-happy people! :)

Not only is Jessica one of THE CUTEST pregnant ladies I have ever seen but she is one of the sweetest too. With a little boy arriving in July she is glowing from head to toe with Mommy-ness and radiating beauty every time she looks or touches her belly! :)

I soooo CAN NOT wait to meet this little man in a few months! If he is anything like his older brother he will be ADORABLE! :)

Toni and Josh are simple ADORABLE together....they finish one another's sentences, they love being adventurous, and they are counting down the minutes until their adorable wedding in September! :)

Toni's first memory of Josh was when she first heard his singing voice. Her mouth gaped open (at how amazing it was) and her friend leaned it with the "HE IS CUUUTTEE!" line! :) The rest is history and she has a ring on her finger! :)

And who doesn't love a cute, snugglie picnic in the park?!?!? :) I LOVE THIS! :) :) :)

Some pretty fun guys if you ask me! :) 

Happy listening friends! 

YUP! We are those people!

When Edward the pug's birthday rolled around this weekend what else could we do but to throw him a mini-party? It lasted all of about 10 minutes (because that is all pug could take....and us too)! We sang a super-quick song about pug turning nine years old (made up on the fly of course), ate some delish cupcakes, and snapped some photos. And if any of you know our dog, you know that he HATES and I repeat HATES the camera so it was quite the feat that we got some cute one of him!

After the 10 minute party, pug went back to snoring loudly on the couch. Some things never change no matter how old he gets! :)

If there is one thing I learned about Julie and Chris is that they LOVE their Minnesota sports....the TWINS, the WILD and the VIKINGS are all on their agendas for something fun to do! :) So of course they had to be incorporated into their engagement session.....

Maybe they will throw on some of their jersey's for their September wedding! :)

A perfect weekend in Kansas City. With blooming trees and singing birds.

Katie and Jake are downright amazingly, happily in love. After spending the day at their spring-filled wedding both Katie and I left the weekend feeling inspired from their love. We raced home (well as fast as a girl can race from 7 hours away) to hug our husbands and give them a big kiss!

Katie and Jake are perfect for each other and their wedding was a perfect was to celebrate the beginnings of husband and wife! :) :) :)

The dress: Simone Carvalli
Hair: Travis Ivan
Bridesmaid's attire: Jim Hjelm
Coordinator: Mary Cowherd
Florist: Needham Floral
Cake: Jan O'Rourke
Band: Karen Davis Project
Caterer: Catering my Nellie Marie
Videographer: Video Pros

I love meeting new people and learning things that make me go "AHHH HAAAAA"!

Yesterday myself, along with a handful of other photogs, showed up all smiles to the amazing Photogen Inc studios to learn about the world of Tilt Shift Photography with Eliesa's first ever Minne-shops (get it? Minnesota....Minne-shop.....cleaver! :) Eliesa taught while we listened, jotted notes and casually asked questions along the way....it was an intimate, awesome learning environment! :)

I have used my tilt shift before and understood the basic principals of how the lens worked but having a day to focus directly on this one lens was perfect for me. The lens is a tricky, all manual, monster of amazing-ness but SO worth it to figure out and use to capture those "WOW" shots! :) Here are a few I took with the AHHH-MAAAZING Erick an Bri (who is a beautiful pregnant woman who looks stunning in heels by the way)!

Eliesa, you RULE! Cheers to Tilting!!!! :)

They say that ADIDAS brought them together! :)

And boy are they in love and amazingly cute together! Kirsten and Gavin first me when she noticed a stylish pair of purple ADIDAS shoes sitting near the entry way in her college house...and OF COURSE they were Gavins because this guy owns a bazquillion pairs of shoes (ADIDAS to be exact) in every color imaginable. :) They casually met, talked and began their friendship which soon turned into a romance and now they have amazing plans to get married this September!! :)

They are perfect, organic and beautiful together! I REALLY really can't wait for their big day to come. :)

Beth and Doug are downright playful and giddy with one another. And I like it. :)

Doug is head over heals for Beth and I don't think either of them could be more excited to start their life together as MR and MRS in a few short months. In fact, we started off our afternoon discussing the offer they had placed on a home just hours prior and much to their surprise they got a phone call from their realtor with the good news that their offer was accepted WHILE we were shooting our photos! I was jumping up and down right next to them as they hugged and kissed with joy! :)

A swing by the White Bear Lake hot spot, the Cup And Cone, for some treats and off to downtown for some photos in the warm and vibrant sun. The afternoon was perfect.

Despite a minor debacle of Adam's keys getting locked in his car right as they arrived for the engagement session, our afternoon together was so great. We explored the downtown flooding of Hudson, met a really lovely burly guy that came to unlock Adam's car and laughed the entire time! Emily is amazingly gorgeous and Adam is one of the most laid back guys that I have ever met; and these two are head over heals for one another!

As they shared some of their plans for their upcoming October wedding I could feel the smile on my face growing in anticipation of their big day! :)