Friendship in Family

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Not only is this family one of our long time clients, they also happen to be our "BFF family" here in Minnesota. When our family moved here almost 10 years ago from Canada, this family was the first family who befriended us and we knew right away that we would be lifelong friends. We have such fond memories of our kiddos when they were small, the addition of babies, birthdays, playdates and time together. Lisa and Steve and their three kids are a beautiful family-both inside and out. And these portraits certainly reflect that! We love that they have chosen us to capture their family as they grow up and become big kiddos....in fact, before we know it, we will be photographing Zach's high school senior portraits!!

Best Buds!

Blue eyed Ben recently became a big one year old and his older brother, Sam, became an even bigger 4 year old. What better way to celebrate these milestones than by a joint photo session capturing these brothers playing, having fun and just being boys?! Ben had just begun walking on his own so exploring the studio (and under chairs!) was top on his list of things to do that morning. Of course, Sam is a pro having his photo created at the studio and is able to show little Ben the ropes. We adore watching this family grow and being able to document these special occasions with portraits. Can't wait for our next session with them!

Twin Cities Live:

This week, Melissa guest starred on Twin Cities to talk about vacation photos! In particular, Melissa shared how to make those family vacation photos even better. We all can relate to capturing what seems to be the "perfect" picture when on vacation, only to look at it later to find it turned out all wrong! Click on this week's Twin Cities Live highlighted segment to find out all the tricks on how to make those photos the best they can be!!



http://twincitieslive.com/article/stories/s2242846.shtml?cat=10698

Tabitha

Back in the spring, we were pleased to photograph many of our furry friends from Dog Days (http://www.dogdaysinc.com/) in St Paul. We met so many new friends with great personalities and sweet furry faces! Tabitha is a 9 1/2 year old Samoyed/chow mix who stole our hearts with her sweet demeanor. She loved having her photo taken and smiled through most of the session. Her owner, Kelly, is one of many of the fabulous employees at Dog Days. We loved meeting all of you!!

First Communion.

First experiences are always special so it was an honor for us to create portraits for Calista's family of Calista's recent First Communion. In particualar, Calista's mom knew she wanted a wall portrait to commemorate this occasion so she chose our Vintage designer piece to showcase Calista's portrait and it couldn't be more fitting. We are thrilled that we could help keep this wonderful memory special.

Woodbury Dental photo session

We were very pleased to partner with Woodbury Dental recently to photograph one of their clients, John, after he received his permanent crowns. John was in an accident (see the photo in the advertisement) that involved his two front teeth-how awful! He immediately saw Dr Edlund at Woodbury Dental who was able to "re-create" John's beautiful smile with these permanent crowns. And what a handsome smile he has!! Our image of John with his new smile was recently featured in an ad in the Woodbury magazine-we were excited and thrilled to be able to work with Woodbury Dental! We look forward to more photo sessions in the future!

Ellie and Pepper!

Ellie and Pepper are "sisters" who are about to become big "sisters" to a new baby in their family! You may remember Ellie from a wedding Melissa photographed in 2009 where she was definitely a star. We were so happy to hear that Ellie and Pepper's parents, Jane and Gunnar, are expecting their first bundle of joy this summer. We know that Ellie and Pepper will be great sisters (once they figure out what is going on and that the baby is here to stay!) Can't wait to hear your news-keep us posted!!!