Full disclosure :: I came on here today to blog Christa and Keith’s wedding images…only to figure out that I still had yet to share their engagement images. I mean…what do I even do in a day?! Let’s move on and simply enjoy this snowy session, mmk? It was absolutely freezing outside and the three of us did not mind…

In the northern part of the state, sandwiched beautifully between Minnesota and Wisconsin along the St. Croix river is where we shall begin our story today. Beneath a gray, gloomy sky the air was still and thick. Yet as we wondered around the riverbanks, climbing over rocks and hiking through the trees {Kiersten in high heels, I may add}, the…

Every so often a couple comes along who seem to just be…effortless. This would be that couple. Easy smiles and even easier laughter; constantly touching, hugging, kissing, loving. A photographer’s dream, really. My afternoon with them was simple and happy and lovely and entertaining. The best of all the good things.

In an instant, memories of her whirl around my brain, like microfiche floating on the breeze of a slow, sweet capriccio. Images of a curly-haired little girl waxing her sisters’ truck with us. Twists and flips in the air while she preformed the most dazzling acrobatics in high school in front of lively, cheering crowds. A visit to Italy when…

While certain pandemics that need not be named have made plans a little difficult for these two, I am nonetheless so freaking excited to hang out with them this winter when they finally get to say their vows and party their buns off. If our time together for their engagement session is a preview of what’s about to come this…