BOUDOIR TASTE :: MISS P

Here's another taste of the Render Boudoir Event in May. Kudos to Ana Martignetti for flooring us with her makeup artistry and to Kelcie Pumarlo for the scrumptious hair styles.

Render Boudoir clients are able to release their photos on an image-by-image basis which means that they can choose to keep everything private, only share a few chosen images with a private audience, or release for internet use. Thanks so much to everyone who fully released some of their images so that I can show off how B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. you are!!

JESSICA + ADAM :: ENGAGEMENT :: SOUTH WEST MINNESOTA

This post is far overdue, dating all the way back to May 14 (eek!), but I wanted to make sure I shared some photos from what has probably been my favorite engagement session since I started my company :) Jessica took a huge leap of faith by booking me without a face-to-face meeting as she lives and works in the Sioux Falls, SD area.

In the photography industry, there's got to be no greater compliment than being hired by a fellow wedding photographer and Jessica does stunning work for her own company, 283 Photography. Thanks so much for the incredible opportunity, Jessica and Adam -- can't WAIT for the wedding!

We started at my favorite coffee shop in my hometown, Dunn Bros. at the Smith Douglas More house.

Then we hiked down the highway and pulled over at an old barn and farmhouse that I have been dying to shoot at for a long time. Jessica and Adam wanted to match their vintage farm theme of their wedding, so it was a perfect location for what they wanted.




This is the interior of the abandoned farmhouse, with objects, furniture, wall paper, and even children's heights still marked on the wall as if it was left only days ago.

And then we went to a nearby forested area for a highly stylized picnic -- I LOVE when people incorporate locations and props that mean something to them and represent the relationship.







Can't wait to make more beautiful images with you Jessica and Adam!

KELLY + TIM :: WEDDING

I have grown to love Tim and Kelly for being beautiful people, inside and out. And on their wedding day, that beauty was glowing even through the rain and humidity -- and I was in fact drinking my air and pushing my way through the atmosphere, so that is really quite a testament to their characters :) Nothing but smiles and joy all day long. Congratulations to both of you!





The wedding vows included a tree ceremony where each parent threw soil on a tree, newly planted in Tim and Kelly's backyard where the ceremony took place. There was something kind of wonderful about rain on a day where a new plant was the symbol of the couple's new life together.







Deven Nelsen Designs did an incredible job with the day's flowers and wedding coordination.





Processed with "Sweet Vintage" and "Deep Purple"

KELLI + CHAD :: WEDDING

Kelli and Chad tied that knot at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, MN. I got a sunburn on my left arm driving all the way up there, but the location was well worth it :) Kelli and Chad could not have looked more gorgeous or thrilled to be starting their life together. Congratulations!!