they DID on a dime!!

David and Christine have been together for over 14 years!! When David heard the contest come across the airwaves on Star 102.5 (www.star1025.com) for their "I do on a dime" valentines wedding contest he thought he would call in and tell them their story about love, life and upcoming challenges they will soon be facing. They won! On Friday the 13th, hours before we got another 7 inches of snow, at 7:00 in the morning, they were married, live on the air with family there to watch, channel 13 there to video and hundreds of listeners tuning in! This was officially the earliest wedding I have ever photographed, and not to mention the quickest as well. By 8:30 everything was finished, they were married, danced, ate cake, tossed the bouquet and were off to begin the honeymoon!
Congratulations on your wedding after all these years, and if you happened to miss Davids advice/toast here it is again....

"to all you men out there waiting to pop the question, don't wait around too long because your lady just might not wait for you!!" Obviously Christine waited, but I thought that was cute.

may your next 14 years be as wonderful as the first 14. Congratulations again and I hope you enjoy your sneak peak....

tyler and michalea

These two are getting married this summer and I am so sad I can't do their wedding. It is going to be in Okoboji. They are so laid back I can only imagine the fun times they will have! But hey, at least I was able to do the engagement photos a few weeks ago. We started off at the studio and then just took a little walk around downtown, they also brought their dog along. Every once in awhile I would catch the dogs backside in a photo, get some slobber in my hair or there would be a fly by in the frame, all of which made the day more fun!
I wish the two of you fantastic weather for your wedding, lots of love and a bright future! I hope you enjoy this sneak peak...

grizzly adams

I forced jason outside today for a few final photos of him and his beard. He is planning on shaving it off while I'm away and he may never have it again. So sad. I actually wanted him to have it at our wedding. That didn't happen. Regardless, I wanted to have some photos to look back on later down the line and figured I would share my favorite two.

Baby B is almost here!!

Here is my dear, sweet, and ridiculously funny friend Meredith. Meredith was married this past spring and with in no time there was a baby on the way! I have always wanted to do a maternity shoot in the snow and since Meredith is over heating from being pregnant, she was the perfect person to ask. I realized this when we went to lunch one day when it was about 15 outside and I had enough layers on for a small family and she takes off her coat to a tank top!! So on a chilly evening (don't worry the temp was in the 20's) we tromped our way down to the woods for some photos and here are a few from that day.
I am so excited to meet baby 'B' when he/she arrives! I find myself so thankful for those in my life and for getting a front row seat to so many peoples amazing moments.
all my love meredith.

belly before baby!!

I figured I should get on posting about Meghan and her belly before I show you the little man they call Fin. I am getting ready to shoot him on Monday, and very excited to meet him as well! We did this shoot when she was about 8 months along and in such good spirits. These two will be amazing parents, if you have ever spent one hour or one evening with Meghan you will realize she has an amazing zest and sense of humor. I can only imagine how amazing she will be at motherhood. We'll with that, here are a few....