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

maternity photo of woman in blue tulle gown laying on white bed looking at camera

Maternity

Minneapolis minimalist pregnancy photography

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 […]

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baby and child black and white heirloom portrait with white vignette

Family

SPRING 2026 HEIRLOOM PORTRAIT EVENT – Minneapolis children’s heirloom portrait photography

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 […]

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mom in long white Free People dress sitting on grey couch with her a newborn and a toddler son

Newborn

Edina newborn photographer – new family of four

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 […]

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Family

Hibbing area family photographer – Clan Burge

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 […]

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close up photo of pregnant belly in lace robe laying on bed

Maternity

Boudoir maternity photography Minneapolis

Rachel reached out to me when she was looking up boudoir maternity photography in Minneapolis and came across my website.  Her and her husband had wanted to get these photos done, but felt they were a bit late in booking.  Usually I am booked up a few months out, but the stars aligned and I […]

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family photographed at sunset at the wind mill turbines in Palm Springs California at sunset

Business

2025 recap – what a year!

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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