Author: rebecdi7

I am really loving my outdoor newborn sessions these days! This field location in the NW suburbs of Minneapolis is so perfect to capture both the love of family and the sweetness of a new baby. This adorable new family of four brought their two perfect little girls out a few weeks ago and I was able to capture them being totally themselves: snuggling, chasing, smiling, laughing. New babies might bring lots of work, but they bring so so so so so much love that it’s all worth it.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children. ~Dante

Contact me today to book your own fall family photos in this gorgeous spot or to capture your growing family at whatever location fits you best.

I have two loves: field sessions and urban sessions. So different, and yet both so perfect at capturing the specific families vibe and style. Whether you love the green and gold look or the brick and cityscape look, I’ve got the perfect locations for clients to chose from.

This triangle family (triangle families are ones with only one child) and I met in the North Loop area of Minneapolis and walked around to numerous spots, taking in the pulse of the city and the beautiful Minnesota weather. There were foot races, tickle fights (that I’m pretty sure the kindergartener one every single time) and more hugs and kisses than I could count. So much love. Overflowing love. Unbounding love. The kind of love you hope flows through every family because it brings a smile to your face to just being in its presence.

“Moonchild, I have loved you since the stars fell out of the sky and into your eyes.”

Email me today to book your own family photos at one of the amazing spots Minneapolis has to offer.

I just adore this family. I have seen them through maternity, newborn, 6 month, 1 year and now 2 year photos and they are just the sweetest, most easy going family and their little guy never disappoints with his smile and joy. This year we went to the Lafayette Club in Minnetonka Beach, right on gorgeous Lake Minnetonka. The weather was lovely and we even had the whole place to ourselves due to some construction going on at the club! Talk about feeling fancy, one of the oldest and nicest golf clubs in Minnesota and it was ours for the playing; doesn’t get much better than that.

Looking for family photos at a place near and dear to your heart? Email me today to inquire about openings at various locations around Minneapolis and the surrounding Twin Cities suburbs.

This location? Swoon. This sunset? Double swoon. This perfect little family of 3? Triple swoon.

Okay okay, enough swooning (I’m getting light headed over here!) but seriously, this family paired with this gorgeous field location in the Twin Cities suburbs made for such a fun session that I actually left with my stomach in pain from so much laughing. Triangle families are some of my favorite families to work with and the love this family had was so tender it stopped me in my tracks more than once.

Want to have your next family photos in this NW Minneapolis location? Email me today to inquire about openings!

When you already have three gorgeous, silly, wonderful babies and then God gives you a surprise and sneaks a fourth perfect little one in the mix – you embrace it! These parents know the drill and, not only did a fussy baby not even faze them at their golden hour newborn session, but they took time to stop and appreciate each other as well. A strong marriage is the foundation of any family and I love when I can feel the love parents have for both their children and each other just leaping right out at me. Whether it’s dad fixing his daughter’s bow when he thinks I’m not looking, or brothers making each other laugh, or a mom who reaches for her husband’s hand without even realizing she’s doing it.

Those are the little moments I cherish at family sessions; that I know my clients will cherish.

Photography is not the end goal of a session. Photography is the tool that allows us to capture the unfailing love that is already flowing through your family. A photograph captures, for all time, the connection that is already there and allows you to look back and remember it for decades and decades.

I have found the one whom my soul loves. – Song of Solomon 3:4

Contact me today to inquire about capturing your own family at a golden hour, field location in Champlin, Minnesota. 

Real talk time? I think I’ve found my dream field location and don’t see a need to ever venture from it again! Okay, maybe not *never* again… but truly, this little gem of a spot is absolutely perfect for golden hour family sessions. Lush and green in the summer and golden in the fall, what more could you ask for? It’s located just outside of Minneapolis, in the northwest suburbs, and I think everyone should come visit me there! #shamelessplug

This family has been coming to me since their oldest was just a toddler herself and now she’s a certified big kid and their little man is almost not a toddler anymore. The years just keep on passing by but I this momma takes the time to enjoy her babies.

“Be grateful, slow down, enjoy life.” No better advice for us moms of littles who are rapidly turning into bigs. You’ll never regret time spent laughing with your children. Never. And the best part is, you can have someone there to capture the laughs – to freeze the moment forever – so that in 50 years when you look back and remember the laughs, you’ll be able to see and hold the laughs in your hands through photographs.

They will never be this little again.

This lovely momma and her handsome boys are adding a new little one to the mix, which meant it was a perfect time for some updated family photos. Gorgeous field location? Check. Perfect sunset? Check. Family overflowing with love and laughter? Check. I’m not sure there’s anything else a photographer could ask for!

I had the good fortune of capturing this family last summer at another amazing Champlin, MN location and seeing the boys grow from year to year is one of the best parts of being a photographer. Remembering which one is the silly one and which one is the shy one, or remembering who likes to be held by mom and who gravitates towards dad. All just small little bits and pieces you learn about clients over the years that makes seeing them time and time again all the more enjoyable.

Looking to build a relationship with a photographer that can carry you family through the years? Email me today to inquire about current openings. I look forward to telling the story of you.

This momma-to-be; there are no words. Not just amazingly beautiful on the outside but so sweet and kind on the inside. She reached out at the very end of her pregnancy and said that while she hadn’t planned on having maternity photos done, she loved his period in her life so much and wanted to capture it before it flew by. I’m so happy I was able to fit her in on a weeknight before her little one arrived at one of the most stunning forest settings in the Minneapolis metro area.

Maternity photography might seem like an extravagance – there’s a nursery to outfit and newborn photos to save up for … but I promise, you will never regret capturing this time. The last few weeks before you take the leap into the amazing, scary, wonderful abyss that is motherhood are some of the most magical we mothers ever experience.

Capture it all.  

 

What: Fall Mini Sessions 2017! All sessions include both classic portraits as well as candid moments.

When & Where: Three locations and dates to choose from! Choose earlier date for beautiful, green images or later date for golden, fall colored images.

1- Orono on Lake Minnetonka – Saturday, September 30th

2- Uptown Minneapolis – Saturday, October 21st 

3- Tree Farm in Anoka – Saturday, November 4th

Cost: $225 dollars for a 20 minute session, includes unlimited images in color and black & white via digital download with print release and a custom smartphone app of all images.

Fine Print: Sessions are available for immediate families only; pets welcome. Includes ability to add prints, canvases, holiday cards, and albums after you’ve seen your gallery.

 

UPDATE: 2017 MINI SESSIONS ARE SOLD OUT! Thank you for your interest, please keep an eye on my social media page for updates on 2018 dates.

Available times for September 30th – botanical garden:

5:20pm – BOOKED

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Available times for October 21st – historic brick building with ivy wall:

3:20pm – BOOKED

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Available times for November 4th – tree farm:

4:00pm – BOOKED

4:20pm – BOOKED

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5:00pm – BOOKED

5:20pm – BOOKED

Contact me to grab your spot today!

Photographers have goofy little tricks to get toddlers to look at the camera. One of mine is pretending there’s something silly or interesting behind my back, which usually gets the toddler to look in the general direction of my camera and voila! Family photo gold.

This little guy, let me tell you. He might be the most Minnesotan toddler that ever lived.

Me [in babyish voice]: “Hey buddy, do you see a birdie behind me?!”

Him [totally serious]: “No, but there is a pontoon.”

Also, five minutes later.

Me [again, in babyish voice]: “Oh gosh what do you think that sound is bud, a birdie?”

Him [again, in deadpan voice]: “It’s a loon.”

At this point I realize I’m dealing with a real professional and just cut the baby talk. He, sensing that he’s being treated like the adult he is, cooperates beautifully and smiles nice and big for the camera. Even gives his baby brother a kiss that doesn’t involve a choke hold or slobber, which is BIG in terms of toddler to baby kisses at family photography sessions.

Moral of the story? Minnesota toddlers are the best, bar none.

Oh and the gorgeous mom and dad, plus cute baby brother, and lovely Minnesota summer evening on the lake aren’t too shabby either <3

Have your own Minnesota lake place or cabin you want to capture? Or just a hilarious toddler that needs their adorable mug photographed for posterity’s sake? Email me today to grab a spot before summer is gone!