Family photos at the park!- Seifert

A Minnesota Fall, we went to a park in Rochester to snap away! Penny (lovely mama) is my cousin so it's always such a blessing to meet up with family, not only to photograph them but all the catching up i get to do, and seeing her sweet kiddos! it had been too long, and Paige and Owen did a GREAT job in the front of the camera. in fact, they were posing for me all on their own! All smiles, i couldn't have asked for more! a couple sweet moments are giggles :) 

They're such good little buddies, and loved hugging! i can't believe how fast they're growing and how much they loved the camera! 

secrets between siblings ;)

i think i say it every time, but i absolutely love my job!- and spending time with family. This is a park Penny picked out, and i love exploring new places for photos! 

The Seifert family is such a beautiful family to watch interact. So much love, fun, hugs and kisses. Penny you're such a good mama :) tim you're great too! 

Hope you're all having a wonderful start to Valentine's week. don't forget to show friends and family how much you love them. cards work wonders... men. :) 

Little vegas wedding

Check out Little Vegas Wedding! boudoir photos were featured! click on the photo below to read a few tips i have for getting ready for sexy photos! 

If you have any questions about these kind of sessions, I'm going to be starting a NEW series soon! Short video clips for weddings, boudoir, and photography. comment below on anything you might be curious about learning! 

home from deployment!

i got an email from the lovely courtney that her husband was going to be coming home from deployment and she wanted a few photos when they first saw one another. I tried to be.. semi sneaky as he mentioned he wasn't crazy about photos! :) 

Matt came off the plane and HE was the sneaky one, i almost missed the first hug but turned around just in time to snap away! we headed out to the parking lot and we got a few more! Absolutely beautiful couple and i almost started crying too.  

it was such a special moment to be a part of and to see their first hugs again. Courtney and i had a bit of time to get to know one another before he landed and talk about how they met and all the details. i loved it! I'm so glad he was able to come home before Christmas! 

Happy Monday all. Who has some fantastic valentine's day plans or presents in mind for their loved one?! 

Boudoir

Boudoir!- quickly becoming my absolute favorite to shoot! And from my personal experience, i truly believe every woman should do this. As it was coming closer to the date chosen, i definitely didn't feel i was at the weight i wanted, or even as in shape. But then again, i don't think anyone every "feels" ready. The day came and let me tell you.. it was such a great experience! and it made me want to do it again!- even on my fat days. If you have a photographer that knows how to show off the best features and pose you in a way to make you feel your most comfortable and sexy, you don't have to wait to be at your ideal weight. You are sexy the way you are!

Even photographing myself (which was not idyllic for these types of images) i was happy with the outcome! As i was getting my hair and makeup done by Makeup in the 702; Sona Cox and Karen Stauffer i already was feeling sexy. I think getting dolled up and pampered  is a HUGE part of feeling your best. i was getting ready for some hot images! 

i wanted to share my experience with you to show you.. if i can do it (and photograph myself!) you can too, and you'll get even better images when the photographer can move around and not be a still tripod ;) I also wanted to get boudoir photos done so i knew about the experience and could be honest with how it made me feel. HOT.

these are some of the best gifts you can give your special someone or just for you! Your images don't have to be too extreme, you can stick to conservative to as sexy as you'd like! I made sure to take some that i would be able to print out for our home. It turns out.. the one of me in the jersey and sweater are two of my faves! it's already given me more confidence and make me feel beautiful.  

For all of you ladies who are thinking about a boudoir session and want to see a little more of the session i did to get a feel for it, email me and i'll send you the password to a gallery of mine! I would ask you don't pass these along or even show husbands/boyfriends/friends.  

*i have the right to know who is asking to see each gallery, and if i'm not sure by names or emails, i will be asking for more information before giving out the password. 

EXTRA- i read a fabulous blog about boudoir photos if you're having reservations about why women do them or if it's something you should do, i'll be sharing this article this week under my five things blog. 

all beautiful you are, my darling, there is no flaw in you. song of songs 4:7

five things.

Hope you're all having a fabulous week! brandon is finally home from training so we've been spending lots of time together and we even had a mini day trip to Brian head, Utah with friends of ours tubing and snowmobiling! The boys are making a nice little video i'll eventually post, and i'll share a few photos too! First though, i mentioned in my boudoir experience that i found a fabulous article talking about boudoir so click on the photo below to go and read what she has to say! 

I also came across some protein bars for women. I'm one of those people that get stuck on something.. buy way too many and then hate them after a while, especially protein bars. But i found some that for now, i absolutely love! Luna S'mores is my favorite.. for now!

i haven't shared any songs with you lately! i don't even remembered how i stumbled upon these guys, but anyone that shares uplifting music that makes me WANT to workout and run.. can't be bad. so here's Reverie by Scott and brendo. Yes i realize the video is an actual video. sorry. 

i came across an hilarious blog the other day that i am completely sucked into.. and it's for those of you with kiddos! The Scary Mommy. She explains it's a blog with sarcasm, sense of humor, and panties that don't get into a wad easily. i loved it. it actually gives a lot of info, a place for women to speak their mind and everything marriage, pregnancy, and kids! click on the photo below to check out her blog. 

yeah!- so we had a wonderful mini vacation last week. We went up to Utah and met up with two good friends of ours and their kiddos. We started by going tubing for a while but it got pretty boring quickly. the only way we kept up the fun was when i was told by someone working there that people sometimes go down in bikinis and speedos. i don't know why i informed my husband about this.. as soon as i told him the next run was him in his boxers. my fault. i thought it was pretty funny actually! even though we weren't looking to dish out a bunch of money Tonya made the decision we should go snowmobiling.. i'm so glad she did! it was amazing and the first time her and Brandon have EVER gone! i won't mention who crashed twice and no longer was able to have the kids on his snowmobile.... no it wasn't brandon. It was so beautiful to see all the mountains! so the fifth thing i like.. spending some extra time with friends and maybe spending a little bit more for a fabulous adventure! 

It's going to be a busy, but great week here with more boudoir shoots set up! Comment below on what you think of the articles and blogs i shared!