Lucy | Minneapolis Pet Photography

December 2, 2012 By

How sweet is Lucy?  Her mom rescued her from a shelter when she was attending college in Arizona.  She’s an old soul, through and through, and maybe just a little bit on the lazy side. :)

Aside from Poodle, her mom has no idea what breeds she might be.  I would guess Schnauzer -Poodle; any other guesses?

I love her little puppy paws in this one:

These two have such a beautiful relationship!

Sign of a fun session?  When your subject tries to pass herself off as your camera bag so she can come with you!  I bet Lucy slept extra well that night!

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Katie & Nate | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

November 8, 2012 By

Where to begin?  Katie and I have been close friends since junior high school – we played violin together in orchestra starting in 7th grade and the rest is history!  We were partners in crime in high school – we had many classes together, carpooled, watched Jeopardy! after school while doing homework… together we survived both AP Chemistry and Physics!  Katie went on to become a chemical engineer and met Nate in college at the University of Minnesota.  I first met Nate at my own wedding four years ago and he won me over from the start – I am SO happy for these two!!  They complement each other perfectly and I can never stop laughing when I’m around them.  Even on their wedding day, they were relaxed, down to earth, and full of joy and laughter all day long.  They are also both huge dog lovers – theirs pups Biscuit and Franklin played a big role in their summer engagement session.

It was such an honor to photograph their big day – it couldn’t have been more perfect for them and their amazing family and friends.  On to the images!

Katie’s dad seeing her for the first time:

Their ceremony was at St. Mary’s Cathedral in St. Cloud.  Katie and Nate’s first look:

Not only are they a stunning couple, but they are some of the most intelligent people I know!

Katie’s adorable nephews were the ring bearers – Sam was pretty pumped because he got a penny from his aunt!

Their reception was at the Crown Room in Rogers.

Katie and Nate made apple butter for every guest for favors!  And each table had a delicious cake on it (I love cake).

The toasts were all very touching and absolutely hilarious.  Both sides of the family have pretty wicked senses of humor.

There was even a sing-along!

Congratulations from the bottom of my heart to Katie and Nate!  I am so, SO happy for you two!

 

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American Animal Rescue Project | Minneapolis Pet Photographer

May 17, 2012 By

As I mentioned a couple days ago, I recently had the pleasure of participating in the American Animal Rescue Project, a nationwide effort to pair professional photographers and animal rescues to increase adoption rates by creating uplifting images of available animals.  I am very passionate about using photography to help animals in need, so it was a great day meeting so many adorable, smiling, and sometimes slobbery faces.  I teamed up with the wonderfully talented Jessica from Chocolate Moose Images to photograph nearly 40 dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens from 2 local rescues – Ruff Start Rescue and Secondhand Hounds.  Jess was kind enough to puppy wrangle for me when needed (thanks, Jess!) and is an expert kitten whisperer – be sure to check out her amazingly adorable images from the day here.  It’s obvious these rescues and their army of volunteers are doing a fabulous job caring for these animals and preparing them to get adopted into wonderful homes.  Please check out all these available animals and and many more on their websites!

Here are just a handful of my favorite images from the day –

Bella – so sweet with velvety lips:

Melvin – the happy-go-luckiest little pooch: (he has since been adopted – yay!)

Two young’uns – Tina and Dodger:

Oke, with the million dollar smile:

Ok, this last group is admittedly a little over the top!  Their momma, Katrina the hound dog, was rescued from a high-kill shelter late in her pregnancy.  She gave birth to five beautiful puppies in her foster mom’s home (I watched via web cam!) and they are growing at an incredible rate.  Any guesses on who their dad was?

These puppies are almost ready to be adopted – submit your adoption application here. :)  And without further ado, here are the Rescue Ranger puppies:

Monte, the ham:

Chip, the introvert:

Gidget, the precious (and only girl!):

Zip, the cuddler:

And finally Dale, the mischief-maker.  I have met these puppies 3 times and he is the trickiest to photograph!  He picked up my little broom and carried it around for me:

He’s a trouble maker!!

There are many more animals that Jess and I met and photographed that day – check out Ruff Start Rescue and Secondhand Hounds to meet them!

 

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