Ryan & Britta {Engagement Portraits :: River Falls, WI}

I was super excited to have the opportunity to photograph our friends' wedding in October. When Britta called to let me know that she & Ryan would also like to schedule an engagement session, I couldn't wait!

We spent the evening in River Falls, and it was fun to go some places I haven't done portraits before - as well as some I had. :) We had a great time despite the fact that neither of them were feeling very well.

Bench
Theater
Wall
Ledge
Piggyback
Water
Rocks
Field
Flare
Fence
Barn

See more - coming soon!

Alaina 9 Months {Baby Portraits :: Somerset, WI}

Families are school shopping, teachers (like me) are almost ready to welcome new faces into their classrooms, fall is in the air! Well, sort of - it's still about 80 degrees here in WI but it should be cooling off this week...I hope.

Amid all of the chaos of the beginning of a new school year, I was lucky enough to squeeze in another session with Andrew, Bethany and Alaina. Alaina is already 9 months old and it's crazy to think we'll need to start thinking about 1-year portraits soon!

We took the time to get some indoor portraits of Alaina and a couple family portraits, then took a quick walk to a park in Somerset to get some fun outdoor portraits as well!

Sit

She's such a serious little girl!
Chair
Stand
Smile

We tried to get a couple with the blocks - but Alaina was too quick!
Blocks
Blocks on floor

She was not happy when we took the blocks away, but a star made her feel a little better.
Cry+Star
Flowers

I love the look on the left - the "Oops, I pulled off a flower!" look... :)
Flowers+Family
Fence
Tree
Playground
Flare
Outdoor Family

See more of Alaina - coming soon!

Katie is 1! {1-Year Portraits :: Madison, WI}

When Jenna called to schedule Katie's 1-year portraits, I thought we had some time. There was no way that Katie was going to be 1 so soon! Guess what?! I was wrong! I can't believe this little kiddo is already 1!

Fair warning - Jenna had some great ideas (horses, cake, balloons...way fun) so I really didn't narrow my blog post choices down very well!

Horse
K+Doll
K
Walk

We did get a couple family portraits in our play breaks.
Family

We started with a beautifully decorated cake...
Cake

...and let Katie do what she wanted!
One
Eat

It was awfully yummy, even on her toe!
Drop
Up
Sit
Clap
Hold On

Kisses!
Kisses
Bye

The balloons (with some added singing) were the most fun!
Up Close
Laughs
The End

See more - coming soon!

Dylan 6 Months {Baby Portraits :: River Falls, WI}

Another of my newborns is already 6 months old! Dylan came over to do some quick indoor portraits and then we headed out to the park - he definitely loves being outside.

It was so easy to get Dylan to smile and giggle! We had a great time and got some cute pictures!

Green

Dylan is a Twins fan. But I forgive him, because how could you not with that face?
Twins
Blue 1

Such a big laugh!
Blue 2

Dylan's grandpa wanted some pics too!
Grandpa

Then we took a quick walk around the park.
Bridge 1
Bridge 2

We got Dylan's daddy in on the action too.
Dad

And ended our day at the swing!
Swing

We had such a fun time! See more of Dylan's pictures - coming soon!