michelle & brock, wedding, St. Paul, MN

The ceremony was gorgeous and heartfelt.  The image of below of Brock seeing Michelle at the alter made me want to get married all over again!  Thank you for including so I could witness your love.

My new favorite colors for weddings are brown, ivory, and a mauve pink.  Michelle and Brock picked these colors for their big day and WOW did it look awesome.  Not only did it look awesome but Brock and Michelle were rocking as well!  Everything was amazing.  From the weather, to the church decor, to the dessert, to the love ... everything was spot on!  Not one thing was out of place.  

As always, the Assumption Church in St. Paul and the Saint Paul Hotel did a fantastic job.  What beautiful venues for such a great celebration.  

It is my pleasure to introduce Mr. and Mrs. Safe to the blog.  Thank you for trusting my ideas and giving me the time to do my best.  All the best to you both.  Happy happy day, Em

wendy & lily, maternity portrait, Minneapolis, MN

I am overjoyed to be able to share these photo's with you today.  Here is my dear friend Wendy in the last weeks of her second pregnancy.  I spent all last week with her and her family in Minneapolis as they are preparing for Lily's arrival.  WOW, I have never seen a baby kick and move like that!  Fascinating and bizarre all at the same time.

Wendy is a sister to me and I am so grateful that they so openly invite me to their home when I come to work in the Cities.   Will and I are so thankful that I have such a loving, caring, and safe place to call home when I am working in Minnesota.  

I love you and can't wait to meet Lily in a few short weeks in person!   Em

riley & chloe, twins portraits, Stevens Point, WI

"I better watch out how much city water I drink."  Meet Riley and Chloe, are my third set of twins portraits in two weeks.  Riley and Chloe have just reached there first year and are the joys of Carrie and Jeremy's lives.  Carrie and Jeremy were one of my favorite couples to work with on their wedding day.   

What a treat it was to meet your girls in person.  It seems like yesterday that we were shooting them for Carrie's maternity session!  I can't wait to see how they change over this next year.  Thank you for your continued support.  You guys are the best.  Two cheers to you and your beautiful girls.  Em

natasha & kevin, Stevens Point, WI wedding

What a beautiful day they had to get married.  Some tears to joy, many smiles, and all celebration.  After the ceremony we went around Stevens Point finding some great locations and fun spots for portraits.  I just love the water reflection image below.  We certainly have some great spots to shoot in Point.  We continued the celebration at Pacelli high school with many toasts and cheers.  And many dancing feet!
Thank you for being so willing to try my fun ideas and making me laugh all day.  We had a ball with you two and all your friends.  Cheers to you and your marriage!  All the best, Em

the demars fam, Stevens Point, WI portraits

What a pleasure it is to introduce my second set of twins this month, Addie and Reagan.  These 3 1/2 year olds are total bundles of fun.  The next image just screams JOY to me.  Their laughter and silliness is infectious.  I love working with twins and seeing how they interact, function, and process things so similarly and so differently.  They are SO their own person! 

Thanks for the fun ladies.  All the best, Em