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Lauren!
Smart, BEAUTIFUL, charming, SUPER duper cute, and business smart are among the many adjectives I’d used to describe her! She’s eager, she’s full of passion and she’s FOR SURE gonna make it…for sure! :)...
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Goodbye snow! :)
So….we’re off…….boarding a plane later this afternoon to sunny Mexico for Jeanne and Adam’s wedding! :) So don’t be alarmed if e-mails take a smidge longer to return and there seems to be no blog posts...
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A special (snowy) relationship! :)
She plowed through the door with eagerness and umph…..I was JUST as excited to see her as she was to see me! :) It has been, what seemed like, FOREVER! :) After the initial “how has your week been’s”...
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From this weekend! :)
What a weekend! :) We had another AMAZING group of photographers at the Minneapolis Photo Center to learn and shoot together, it was awesome! :) I find teaching to be EXTREMELY humbling! To think that...
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Our little (snowy) world…
Dear baby Zeke! :) One of the thing that I LOVE about being your Mommy, and never expected to, is being able to introduce you to the world! :) Feeding you new foods, teaching you how to pet the pugs,...
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Meet Ms. Emily Koska (and Mike too! :)
I had the chance to head up to Fargo, North Dakota for a quick day trip to meet and spend the day with the talented Ms. Emily Koska! :) She is a wedding photographer that has HUGE dreams, hopes and...
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Spread some love! :)
Even though Valentines day has come and gone, I wanted to share some love from a shoot that I worked on with the AMAZING Lisa from Johnny and Dottie! Some Valentines-style inspiration!! :) I have to...
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An island, a birthday and leaving technology!
So I turned 30 in March! And we decided to celebrate on an island in the Carribbean, St. John! Have you been? It was stuuuuuuunning! :) We hadn’t been anyplace with turquoise water before and both of...
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YAY! :) Fall 2014 handmade shop launch!
I am bursting at the seams with excitement for this launch of my new products in my Etsy shop today! :) I decided that every bride needs to be RADIATING JOY on their wedding day…I mean, the moments of...
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We never had a “real” tree growing up….in fact, my Mom ritually put up the fake tree while stringing lights in and out of the branches while White Christmas played in the background. Then I would help...
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2011 has been…
…a year for AMAZING brides in beautiful dresses with touching vows! …a year to be reminded over and over and over how fun weddings can be …a year to make changes and choose family over work. I give...
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The birth day.
28 years ago my Mom and dad became parents. I don’t know how this happened (ok, well I do…..but you get the point). I’ve wondered many things about this day, especially over the last 6 months as we are...
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…and the color…
BAH! The reds! The auquas……..only film can get these colors and capture them just perfectly! :) CAN NOT wait to share more from my experience at the FIND workshop in the ever-so-humid Atlanta a few...
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FIND (FILM IS NOT DEAD)! :)
In a world where comparison runs wild because social media has taken over and peoples opinions seemed to be shared as gospel truth these days, I found myself sitting in large warehouse in Atlanta...
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Jourdanne and Jimmy :: FIND Atlanta
One of the many sweet, sweet sessions that we were able to capture while shooting with Jonathan at the FIND lab in Atlanta! :) I was mesmerized watching Jonathan shoot and SO THANKFUL for the words of...
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Jesse and Whitney :: FIND Atlanta
Another amazing couple that we had the privilege of working with in Atlanta at the FIND workshop! :) And you may just recognize these beautiful faces as they are the faces of the incredible...
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Kate and Matt :: FIND Atlanta
Kate and Matt are one of those gorgeous couples that make you smile for days after you photograph them…..so much beauty in their relationship! Don’t you think?!?! :) AND, they are amazing photographers...
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Ali and Matt :: FIND Atlanta
So….just one more from my FIND experience in Atlanta! :) Ms. Ali is a another fabulous photographer in the Atlanta area and her husband, Matt, is equally as cool! :) Add they sure knew how to work the...
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Meet Ezekiel….
….Mr. Ezekiel Aaron Steffen to be exact! :) If you have been a faithful blog follower, you’ve noticed that I’ve been absent for almost the entire month of June. And for good reason! We welcomed this...
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A moment that will last ages! :)
I laid in our hotel room…staring at the ugly “hotel art” hanging on the wall as our room got darker and darker. Everyone else was asleep…my husband snoring next to me and my new baby boy quietly...
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June 9th, 2012! :)
It was an amazing Saturday for the Steffen family! It was the day that Ezekiel Aaron Steffen entered the world! It was 4am and I woke up with a weird pain in my stomach…I really thought it may be gas...
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My little Pear! :)
The minute I found out I was pregnant I started contemplating traditions (well….maybe not the EXACT minute, because I did have that week or two of freaking out first). Traditions have been a HUGE part...
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summer watermelon pizza + yay! :)
The grill is going, the friends are showing up and then corn on the cob is being shucked! :) SUMMMMMMMMER time! :) I have *the best* dessert idea for you for your next summer cook out : WATERMELON...
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Rad photogs retreat | one rad weekend! :)
I arrived after a few hours in a car ride by myself and walked into a giant, open-concept, rustic inspired, barn with a roaring fire place and a group of fun-loving girls. I experienced a weekend of...
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