melissa klein photography
Newborn, maternity and family portrait highlights of some of my favorite families in Minneapolis and the Twin Cities area.

I was first contacted by Justin when he was looking for a minimalist pregnancy photographer near Minneapolis for he and his wife. I could tell from our first emails how excited he was, which I absolutely love! It’s not too often when the dads are involved in the planning and scheduling, and I honestly love […]

Do you remember seeing portraits on your grandparents or great grandparent walls? I know my own grandmother had one specific wall that was FILLED with framed memories from her life – photos of family, friends, and the kids (all five of them!). I loved looking at this wall growing up, and I remember seeing portraits […]

I photographed this session a while ago, but just realized I never blogged any of the photos! I don’t actually blog most of my sessions, but I had actually gotten the photos ready and never got around to posting them on here. Better late than never, right? This family contacted me when they were looking […]

This was my third time photographing this amazing family, and each session has been so special! Cristen originally reached out to me several years ago when they were expecting baby #2. At the time, they were living in Wisconsin (3.5 hours from my studio), but they made the drive with an overnight stay at a […]

I am so thankful that 2025 brought me into my 15th year of photographing newborns, babies and families in the Minneapolis area and beyond. I photographed several client again this year that I’ve been photographing almost my entire career, and saw some that I hadn’t seen in over 5 years. I also had a LOT […]
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