A Few Days Left to Enter

Jen of Maven Floral & Event Styling, Maureen of Jaide Salon and I are partnering to offer a free styled engagement session on February 19th!

Enter to win a two-hour engagement session styled by Maven Floral & Event Styling, photographed by me, with hair and makeup by Maureen at Jaide Salon.

Click here to go to the entry form. No purchase necessary. Winner will be announced next Friday, Feb. 3, and last day to enter is Feb. 1! What do you have to lose?  :)

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Engaged – Brady & Ashley

It’s a rare occasion when a session gets postponed for happy reasons, but that was the case with Brady and Ashley. I was literally driving to our session when I get a call from Brady telling me that Ashley’s sister’s water just broke and he and Ash had to get her to the hospital stat!

Needless to say, the photos waited a day, and it’s a good thing, too, because little Eve and Winston didn’t take long to make their entrance (congratulations, Anna and Charlie!). Double joy!

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So Brady is my baby cousin. I’ve been privileged to shoot several family members over the years, and I reach a whole new level of nervousness when it comes to shooting family. Isn’t that weird? You’d think I’d be more relaxed, but no. Bucket of nerves.

Both Brady and Ashley grew up in NW Minnesota (I did, too, and loved it!), and we wanted to capture that same flat, cold, farm country flavor with which they’re familiar. This session is “them” to a T, and all family and friends will be glad to see we got a few shots of “the REAL Brady” in action.

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“Finally” is because they’ve been dating for a million years (at least!), and we’ve all been nagging Brady to get a ring on Ash’s finger for years. She’s really already part of the family; just making it official!

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Thanks for a great time in the cold, guys. You will make very cute babies someday.:)

I love albums

I’ve read so many posts by other bloggers encouraging people to invest in albums. I don’t push them, but I couldn’t agree more. I know a lot of people who, years later, still just have their wedding photos sitting on a disc or their hard drive. A Facebook gallery just isn’t quite the same as having a beautiful keepsake. Here is a peek at Tom and Katie’s. Their day was so emotional and so wonderful; it was fun to re-live it as I strung together memories.

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Best of 2011

It has definitely been a hard-working year for our family with our renovation, move, and other events. I look at each of you clients as bright spots in my year, and I want to share some of my favorite photos as I reflect on 2011. Thanks so much for your support! And Happy New Year!

~Heidi

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Win A Styled Winter Engagement Session!

Just off the high of announcing my A Day in the Life session winners, I am excited to keep my adrenaline going with this announcement! Jen of Maven Floral & Event Styling, Maureen of Jaide Salon and I are partnering to offer a free styled engagement session on February 19th!

Click here to go to the entry form. No purchase necessary.

Enter to win a two-hour engagement session styled by Maven Floral & Event Styling, photographed by yours truly, with hair and makeup by Maureen at Jaide Salon.

Engagement sessions are so much fun. There’s all the pleasure of doing something fun with the one you love without the pressure of being in front of 200 of your friends and relatives. They are a great way to break the ice with your photographer and get yourselves used to being in front of a camera together. And even if you have already had engagement photos taken, enter anyway–the talented Jen and Maureen are a HUGE bonus on which you won’t want to miss out!

A few shots from my most recent engagement session…I’m pretty pumped to do one in the snow!

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