When I was in Minneapolis last summer for a leadership conference, I had the opportunity to photograph a Mill Ruins Park anniversary session for Lea and Josh. Being somewhat new to the Twin Cities area, they hadn’t had an opportunity to do much exploring, so they were excited to experience this piece of Minneapolis history. […]

Earlier this month, on May 15th, the Disney Parks Blog hosted a virtual “Halfway 2 Halloween” celebration via their online outlets. There was a #Halfway2Halloween costume challenge inspired by Cast Members, they shared recipes, unveiled some new Halloween merchandise and more. It was so fun and a great distraction during this really un-magical time we […]

I am over the moon today to finally be sharing Kelly (my beautiful cousin) and Bobby’s destination wedding on Mackinac Island. The whole wedding weekend felt like a dream. The weather was beautiful, we ate amazing food, toasted to so many happy moments and laughed until we cried. This was truly one for the books. […]

Picking out souvenirs is part of the fun of traveling. Aside from the memories it’s nice to come home with a tangible symbol of your latest adventure. But I bet there have been times, maybe more often than you’d like to admit, that you got home, looked at your loot and thought, why did I […]

I just had a vacation photography tip featured in the Forbes article “Pro Tips For Taking #Nofilter Photos With Your Phone This Summer.” Forbes! Is this real life?!!! With so much summer left for adventures, I wanted to share some of my other tips for taking vacation photos you’ll love pouring over as the years […]

Imagine jetting off to the City of Light to elope in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower. During The Signature Atelier, Abby and Katherine arranged for us to have a sunrise shoot at the Trocadéro across the Seine from la Tour Eiffel. We arrived before the sun. In fact, the first image I have from […]

After spending an amazing week at a photography workshop in Paris, I stayed two extra days for some additional exploring. All credit goes to my husband because I wouldn’t have stayed without his suggestion. It was already an expensive trip and I couldn’t bare to ask for any additional time. When he said I should […]

If you’ve been following along with this series, I’m rounding up my time at The Signature Atelier with this post! DAY 5 – WORKFLOWS, VERSAILLES, AND WEBSITE WOES Day five was our last full day together. We began the day with a class on efficient workflows. This is one of those subjects that any business […]