"L" {8months}

Beautiful baby alert!!
And yes, she is kind of a Daddy's girl ;)  All she says is... Da da da!



I just wanna eat her up!!



Hard to believe this little dolly is so grown up now...






You might remember her as a newborn from way back here.



Her crafty Mommy makes all these adorable headbands and hats and sells them!
Her blog and website is in the works and we will post that info soon!


Showing off her flexible toe eating skills Ü










Matt and Jenn you are such wonderful and doting parents to this precious,
little gal and it really shows - she is absolutely adorable!  Keep up the good work! Ü

Steve♥Marisa {wedding}

Nothing quite as exciting and fun as a blustery, New Years Eve wedding in Minnesota!

Steve and Marisa's "first look" was so sweet - Love the smile on Steve's face!

Steve and Marisa were married at the beautiful Marjorie McNeely Conservatory at Como Park in St Paul!

Their reception was held at Hillcrest Golf Club where Marisa happens to work as their

catering manager so... if you need a fabulously organized gal - believe me, she can pull it off!

Such a fabulous venue for a wedding/reception and their food is out of this world tasty!

This beautiful cake was made by the "mother of the bride" - great job Colleen! ;)

And the perfect way to bring in the year 2011!!

Thank you Steve and Marisa, I so enjoyed capturing the story of your beautiful wedding.

Congratulations and blessings as you start off this brand new year as husband and wife!!

Just a side note here for brides and grooms on "first looks"...

I always encourage my couples to have their "first look" before the ceremony - Its a very special and intimate moment between the bride and groom that they can share alone for the first time.  I have seen over and over how much more enjoyable this for a couple and their emotions are so much more real because they are not in front of a crowd of people, it really seems to take the edge off the nerves of the bride and groom and they are able to relax, enjoy and remember the details of their most special day!

Fran, if you read this post I'd love to take you to lunch and talk some more Ü

Tim♥Bethany part IV {wedding}

Sigh...  I love the shadows of their "oh so happy faces" behind them on the wall,

the gorgeous snow very heavily falling through the windows - this one just makes me smile Ü

While we did family and group shots...

...the guests enjoyed a little chocolate fondue!

I think a "waterfall of chocolate" has got to be the most beautiful thing ;)

The dinner reception...

Their beautiful cake was made by the talented Becky who happens to be the Mother of the Groom!

Speeches...

They had the best video I have ever seen all set to music, video included - amazing!

Bethany's Dad and Uncle Dave spent many hours on that creation :) which in my opinion was well worth it!!

with... the perfect ending compliments of Dave Wright Ü

Tim and Bethany left through a blaze of sparklers in an Amish buggy pulled by a beautiful

but,"very spooked by the sparklers horse" he was so ready to get out of there!

We went over to the Blue Gate where we got some more beautiful pictures of just the two

of them before they left all the snow and cold behind for a "secret location" honeymoon!

Tim and Bethany I soo enjoyed photographing your beautiful weekend and I hope you had an amazing time in St. Lucia.
May the Lord continue to bless you two in your new life together as husband and wife. xoxo's

Tim♥Bethany part III {wedding}

And finally to the wedding...

This moment could have arrived any quicker for Tim and Bethany...

as you can see by the looks on their faces here, I just ♥ this picture!

What is Emma (the flower girl) thinking? Ü

Brianna caught trying to pull at Grandma's heartstrings Ü

Their smiles say it all!

"WaaHoo" is what Bethany squealed!! Ü

Reception coming soon!