Wrapping up our last wedding of the 2022 season, we were able to take one deep breath of relief before I set out to fly out of the country. My final destination: the beautiful country of Peru in South America to hike the Inca Trail with our dear friends, Bob and Thomasina, and crew from […]

Eloping has become an increasingly popular choice for couples seeking a more intimate and personalized way to celebrate their love. Beyond the glitz and glamor of a traditional wedding, elopements offer the chance to focus on the intention of your relationship while embracing the beauty of your chosen location. If you’re considering planning an elopement, […]

Palm trees. Summer sun. Waves crashing on the shore. Is this paradise on Earth? Pretty damn close. We had the pleasure of shooting this destination wedding at Pier Suite Events on Pensacola Beach Florida. Crazy story, so Aaron and I took our first trip together to Pensacola back in spring 2012. So when this inquiry […]

As you daydream about what you want your engagement photos to look like, it can feel difficult to come up with different ways to make your engagement session stand out from the rest. How do I make my engagement session feel like ME? How do I make sure my engagement photos are fun and represent […]

Beyond being a special moment to celebrate your love and engagement, your engagement photos can be used in so many ways! As wedding photographers who bundle engagement sessions into their wedding packages, we know the importance of having engagement photos but we often get questions of how to USE those engagement photos. Well today, we’re […]

As business owners who use social media to run their business, it can be difficult to avoid being on your phone. It can start to feel like if you neglect your phone, you are neglecting your business! We’re here to tell you that’s not true and there are some great ways that you can start […]

From the moment we first got in touch with Autumn and Zach, we literally could not wait for their dreamy wedding at Hopperstad Stave Church in Moorhead! As they let us in on all of their amazing plans for their wedding day, our excitement continued to grow! We’re talking a custom 25 foot veil, getting […]

As October continued on and we entered the long haul of peak wedding season, Shane and Brooke’s wedding day at Creekside Farm Weddings and Events came upon us! It was at the point in October where all of the beautiful fall colors were beginning to fade away. We had noticed some of the trees in […]

Nothing brings us more joy than being able to witness and capture couples connecting during intimate moments that may not be the easiest to come by! As couple photographers, we love allowing our couples to use the excuse of getting professional photos done to seize the moment of intimacy with their partner and allow themselves […]

Oh the joys of wedding planning! For many, one of the most (if not THE most) stressful parts of wedding planning lies in laying out their wedding timeline. For those of you who don’t know, a wedding timeline is a schedule of all the major events for a wedding day that is distributed to vendors […]

‘Twas a blustery February night when we received a text from my (KC’s) cousin, asking to hop on a quick FaceTime call. Now, this wasn’t completely unsuspected but we honestly were not even the slightest prepared for the news Eric and Dana were about to tell us. Exhausted from a day’s work, Aaron and I […]

Perhaps you just booked your wedding photographer and your wedding package includes an engagement session. That’s awesome! The stress that can come with finding a wedding photographer that you vibe with and want at your wedding had lifted off your shoulders! The sun is shining and there are smiles all around from you and your […]

Back in November of 2022, we had the honor of shooting a gorgeous wedding at the Minnesota State Capitol in Saint Paul, MN for Anne and Justin. When we had first connected with Anne and Justin over a call, we knew they were our kind of people! They talked about how they wanted to keep […]

As you begin to plan your wedding, your head may start to spin with all of the new vocabulary and terms you never knew existed in the wedding world! I mean, who would’ve thought you needed a dictionary to help you plan your wedding? In the past, one of the most common terms our clients […]

When you first meet with your wedding photographer, it’s super important to ask the right questions! This meeting is a chance to get to know your wedding photographers, learn more about their services, and see if they are a right fit for you! Investing in a wedding is a lot of money so it’s important […]

Your wedding vows are such an important part of your wedding day! There are people out there that may say, “Eh! The moment will be over before you know it and you’ll never remember them anyways!” Let’s be real… those people just haven’t heard meaningful vows that have knocked you out of the water! As […]

Let’s be real: winter engagement sessions are so frickin’ amazing! They can get kind of a bad rep because (1) they can be cold, (2) nobody likes snow all that much, and (3) locations for your session can be hard to come by! In this blog, you can find all things that have to do […]

As wedding photographers, we are absolutely obsessed with backyard weddings! Backyard weddings have so much potential and you can truly craft the wedding of your dreams down to every little detail! It can be a daunting task but it’s so amazing to see how many wedding couples choose this route, lean into their creative side, […]

Dear 2022, Wow! Where do we even start? 2022, you were so good to us! This year has been unlike any other in both our personal lives and business! Although it was a year full of obstacles and a few bumps in the road, we wouldn’t change it for anything. We’ve emerged from 2022 stronger […]

When you hear the term “couples boudoir,” we’re sure some of you might be thinking something along the lines of: “A couples boudoir session? Oh gosh no! I’d NEVER do something like that with my partner. That’s just raunchy!” And don’t worry! We get it! It’s so easy to jump to that gut reaction. But […]

If you’ve been following the blog, you’d know that we have been anxiously waiting for the day Adam and Meredith finally tied the knot! We shot their AMAZING memory map engagement session last year in Minneapolis and by the time their wedding day at Pinewood Weddings and Events finally rolled around, we were more than […]

Happy holidays, y’all! Okay… So if you’re anything like us, you may be sitting there, thinking to yourself, “Ugh… I don’t have any Christmas ideas and I’m just stuck!” Well… You’re in luck! Today, we’ll be detailing all things gift giving when it comes to photos: What’s the best way to go about gifting photos […]

At-home photo sessions are quite literally a photographer’s wet dream (Especially with these Minnesota winters!). What more could a photographer ask for: a cozy couple, comfortable in their element, AND, of course, indoor heating! Nah… but in all seriousness, indoor photoshoots have blessed us with some of our most amazing work yet! And we wanted […]

Your engagement session can be one of the most exciting parts about being engaged! We’re here to celebrate with you and truly soak in all of the good vibes that come with getting engaged! But… both of us grew up here in Minnesota and we know how the winter loves to stick around for longer […]

Greetings, beautiful humans! We are fastly approaching winter over here in Minnesota so we thought we’d take a minute to bring it back to *somewhat* warmer times! So let us tell you about the awesome sailboat proposal we had the honor of shooting this past summer in Madeline Island off of Bayfield, Wisconsin! Planning the […]

Matt and Maddy’s absolutely gorgeous wedding at Hidden Meadow Barn was truly a wedding photographer’s paradise! This is one of those weddings that just stick with us throughout the wedding season when we’re thinking about our favorite weddings of the year! Hidden Meadow Barn offers so many great photo opportunities and their intention of crafting […]

Matt and Sam’s absolutely amazing fall wedding at Ivory North Co. was everything we could have ever wanted from a wedding day and so much more! We are so glad that we were able to play a part in this amazing day and we just want to take a minute to express extreme gratitude to […]

For a long time, our photography business was a side hustle for us. It was not where we made our livelihood and we were not supporting our family with the money we were making from photography. As much as we cared about our photography endeavors, it always took the back burner when it came to […]

So… you’ve got your digital gallery back and you’re loving all your photos, but now what? After all that anticipation leading up to getting your photos back, sometimes it can feel underwhelming after that initial, gleeful feeling of looking through your gallery. You may think to yourself, “Now what? Am I just supposed to let […]

As wedding photographers, there’s always a handful of weddings that you remember like it was just yesterday. Whether that be for good or bad reasons is up for consideration but no matter what, there are always those few weddings that stand out amongst the rest. Adam and Alex’s North Shore Lutsen elopement will go down […]

Engagement sessions FUCKING rock! We seriously have made some of our favorite memories ever shooting engagement sessions! We’ve met photographers in the past who aren’t big fans of engagement sessions but they don’t know what they’re missing! In our opinion, engagement sessions are an intimate celebration of the fact that you’re getting married! And that’s […]

Imagine getting married on the beach in the Virgin Islands, surrounded by the people you love, with the waves crashing behind you… Having a hard time imagining it? We struggled too until we were standing on the beach shooting this beautiful wedding with this amazing couple. There have been a few times when Aaron and […]

Picture this: You’ve been sitting under the sun for the past few hours, watching your cousin’s boyfriend’s brother or someone or other get married (Bizarre, I know!). The sun has been beating down on you, your dress or shirt is stuck to your back with sweat, and the child next to you has been screaming […]

Choosing a wedding venue is one of the MANY stressful decisions you have to make when planning your wedding! Your venue affects so many parts of your wedding day from how many people you invite to how your photos turn out. And there’s no way of avoiding that decision! But don’t let that decision overwhelm […]

Let’s be real! Wedding planning is stressful AF… There’s no way around it. As wedding photographers, we have had the pleasure to work with so many amazing vendors to bring you the best wedding experiences! Why not share the wealth? We’ve compiled this list of vendors that we have built long-lasting connections with that we […]

As you may or may not have seen on our social media, we hosted our first workshop at the end of July! As wedding photographers, it’s been something that Aaron and I have wanted to do for a long time and we are so grateful that we had the chance to host this kind of […]

We want you to come on an adventure with us. Escape from reality for a moment and pretend you’re somewhere completely different. Let’s set the scene… Imagine you’re on the beach in Hanauma Bay in Honolulu, Hawaii. The sun is enveloping you in its rays, kissing your skin and warming your body. Waves crash on […]