My name is Emily.

I love people in love.

I cry at every wedding.

I own a striped umbrella. Everyone should.

I love my pug. His name is Edward.

I dream of having a house with enough closet hooks for my scarves and hats.

Laughing is great.

I believe there is nothing better than a day with the people you love.

And I absolutely love to take photos.


And this is my blog. Expect to see people in love, expect to laugh and read, and expect to see what I love and why I love it! Welcome to my blog. I am glad you are here.

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04.22.10
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If there is one thing I learned about Julie and Chris is that they LOVE their Minnesota sports....the TWINS, the WILD and the VIKINGS are all on their agendas for something fun to do! :) So of course they had to be incorporated into their engagement session.....

Maybe they will throw on some of their jersey's for their September wedding! :)

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Julie says:

Emily, we had such a fun time at our engagement photo session, and the pictures you took are AMAZING!! Thank you so much!!

(04.23.10 @ 9:31AM)
Julie says:

Emily, we had such a fun time at our engagement photo session, and the pictures you took are AMAZING!! Thank you so much!!

(04.23.10 @ 9:33AM)
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04.15.10
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A perfect weekend in Kansas City. With blooming trees and singing birds.

Katie and Jake are downright amazingly, happily in love. After spending the day at their spring-filled wedding both Katie and I left the weekend feeling inspired from their love. We raced home (well as fast as a girl can race from 7 hours away) to hug our husbands and give them a big kiss!

Katie and Jake are perfect for each other and their wedding was a perfect was to celebrate the beginnings of husband and wife! :) :) :)

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The dress: Simone Carvalli
Hair: Travis Ivan
Bridesmaid's attire: Jim Hjelm
Coordinator: Mary Cowherd
Florist: Needham Floral
Cake: Jan O'Rourke
Band: Karen Davis Project
Caterer: Catering my Nellie Marie
Videographer: Video Pros

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Aimee Pelletier says:

Perfect! Amazing picture of the inside of the church. WOW! AND bagpipes! Seriously...I want to get married again!

(04.16.10 @ 8:22AM)
Jess says:

Emily, these are beautiful! I want to book you for my wedding ASAP ... there's only one small hickup i've come up with - i'm not engaged. Some day!

(04.17.10 @ 10:29PM)
Rachel says:

these are beautiful! I love the teal background in some of those pics!

(04.21.10 @ 3:01AM)
Jake says:

Thanks Emily! You were truly a pleasure to have around for our big weekend. Your work is amazing, thank you so much!

(04.21.10 @ 10:49AM)
Katie says:

I can't stop looking at these amazing photos!! Thank you so much for being so great all weekend, Emily & Katie!! You two were the best photographers a guy and gal could have :)

(04.21.10 @ 7:27PM)
Amy says:

Awesome Emily!!! I absolutely love the picture of the dress and the shot inside the church is amazing!! You and Katie are great! Can't wait to see you in September :)

(04.22.10 @ 7:02AM)
Denise says:

Beautiful photos! You managed to capture the exuberant JOY and abundant LOVE that was in our hearts that wonderful day!

(04.26.10 @ 6:09PM)
Mike Cisneros says:

Great Pics!!! Loved woring with you all.
Mike

(05. 5.10 @ 11:24AM)
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04.13.10
Katie-and-Jake-rehersal-3.jpgThumbing through some of the wedding photos of the stunning Katie and Jake I found some fun ones that we photographed at their downtown Kansas City rehearsal dinner this weekend! :) Honestly, could these 2 be any more perfect and cute?!?!

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Kansas-City-blooming-trees-.jpg"Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush!" -Doug Larson

I love spring; it is BY FAR my favorite season. Take a deep breath and smell that fresh air. Go for a nice long walk. See all the new growth popping up from the soil! :) YAY! Spring time.

This weekend Katie and I drove down to Kansas City and couldn't stop smiling because their grass was greener, their trees were blooming, tulips were open, flowers were fragrant, buds were popping and spring was oh-so-happening down there! Although it did bring on a few moments of jealousy since we aren't quite that far along in our spring-happenings up north, we soon realized that not only were we lucky enough to enjoy a few "early" days of spring in KC but it soon will happen up in our north country!

In the mean time I was giddy with the camera about their amazingly-perfect dogwood trees (which I have never seen in Minnesota or Wisconsin) and the beautiful sunny weather we were having! :) :) :)

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Thomas ward says:

Love these! So beautiful!

(04.12.10 @ 2:57PM)
Jamie says:

A-maz-ing! can spring get any prettier?

(04.12.10 @ 7:56PM)
My Choi says:

I love your photography and your tilt-shift....it's BEAUTIFUL!

(04.13.10 @ 1:56AM)
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I love meeting new people and learning things that make me go "AHHH HAAAAA"!

Yesterday myself, along with a handful of other photogs, showed up all smiles to the amazing Photogen Inc studios to learn about the world of Tilt Shift Photography with Eliesa's first ever Minne-shops (get it? Minnesota....Minne-shop.....cleaver! :) Eliesa taught while we listened, jotted notes and casually asked questions along the way....it was an intimate, awesome learning environment! :)

I have used my tilt shift before and understood the basic principals of how the lens worked but having a day to focus directly on this one lens was perfect for me. The lens is a tricky, all manual, monster of amazing-ness but SO worth it to figure out and use to capture those "WOW" shots! :) Here are a few I took with the AHHH-MAAAZING Erick an Bri (who is a beautiful pregnant woman who looks stunning in heels by the way)!

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Eliesa, you RULE! Cheers to Tilting!!!! :)
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avery says:

Ugh. Your photos are so awesome! Just when I think they can't get any better, you blow me away!

(04. 8.10 @ 11:28AM)
Erick DeLeon says:

Wow these are amazing, well done!!
Thank you so much for using us as you progress!!
Erick & Bri

(04. 8.10 @ 4:37PM)
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They say that ADIDAS brought them together! :)

And boy are they in love and amazingly cute together! Kirsten and Gavin first me when she noticed a stylish pair of purple ADIDAS shoes sitting near the entry way in her college house...and OF COURSE they were Gavins because this guy owns a bazquillion pairs of shoes (ADIDAS to be exact) in every color imaginable. :) They casually met, talked and began their friendship which soon turned into a romance and now they have amazing plans to get married this September!! :)

They are perfect, organic and beautiful together! I REALLY really can't wait for their big day to come. :)
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Kirsten says:

WOW!! Emily, these look GREAT!! You truely captured us and I can wait to see more!

(04. 6.10 @ 9:50PM)
Fran Shorey says:

Gavin's mom gave me the site to look at. I took a look at it today and absolutely LOVED the photos! You really captured the personalities of these two great people!

(04.25.10 @ 3:26PM)
John Shorey says:

"Groovy, man!"

(04.25.10 @ 3:46PM)
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