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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meet Abram...
12. 8.09
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From the moment I met this little man his slate blue baby eyes captivated me from the get-go! :) At only 10 days old Abram was wide-eyed, alert and so ready for the camera to be in his face....he barely made a peep through the entire shoot (Mom and Dad couldn't have been more proud of their new bundle!) :)

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I *love* these next two!
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Abram I can not wait to watch you grow, explore, and develop your little personality!!!!! Merry Christmas Nicolet family....I hope it is the *best* Christmas yet! :)
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Jessica Albers says:

What a cute little guy! I love the first couple where it looks like he's being snuggled by Cookie Monster :)

(12. 8.09 @ 5:06PM)
Heidi B says:

So sweet! I love them.

 (12. 9.09 @ 7:33PM)
Lyn says:

I love the one with Abram's arm up over his head. What a blessing!

 (12.10.09 @ 7:17AM)
Smiths says:

What a cutie! Can't wait to meet him!

 (12.10.09 @ 10:13PM)
Jana says:

He is so cute!!!! Brent and I want to come meet him soon!!!

 (12.11.09 @ 1:32PM)
Nancy says:

I love the curled up little feet and pray the Lord directs his steps each and every day.

 (12.12.09 @ 11:04AM)
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oooo...girls just wanna have fun...
12. 2.09
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A girls weekend full of games, surprises, wine and a photo shoot...I AM SO IN! :) I got an e-mail from Kate awhile ago asking if I would be willing to bomp around downtown Minneapolis with them taking girlie photos so that they can look back in 20 years and remember how much fun they had together!!?!?! :)

"WHAT A GREAT IDEA!" I yelled at the top of my lungs at the computer (and of course complied).....and this is what came of our lovely, chilly, windy afternoon near the river.......

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I just love girls in colorful scarves that giggle...it is a guaranteed good time! :) Thanks ladies....
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maren says:

aww, love them! thanks so much! :)

 (12. 2.09 @ 10:07PM)
Anonymous says:

This IS an incredible idea! So fun. Greatcolors!

 (12. 2.09 @ 10:21PM)
Vickey Weiss says:

soooo fun!

 (12. 2.09 @ 10:30PM)
Kate says:

Yay! Love them!

 (12. 2.09 @ 10:33PM)
dena says:

PERFECT.

 (12. 2.09 @ 10:37PM)
Devin Joesting says:

Holy awesome! The colors! The cuteness!!
Also, I LURVE the silhouettes against the stone arch bridge..... gorgeous!

 (12. 2.09 @ 11:08PM)
Jamie says:

What an amazing excuse to have a photoshoot - these girlfriends will treasure these pictures for YEARS to come. I also love the outfit coordination (and outfit changes) all those girls came up with. Nice work Em!

(12. 3.09 @ 4:36PM)
Patricia says:

I peruse a lot of photography blogs but hardly ever leave a comment. I couldn't ressist it thought, what a fantastic photo session! I love the idea SO much! And the colours! Congrats girls!

 (12. 3.09 @ 6:18PM)
Katie M says:

Okay let's start with how much I ABSOLUTELY LOVE these pictures! All of the girls are gorgeous & cute!!! Honestly, with the lollipops, probably my favorite... there are always great props with these girls! :) Emily... job well done!

(12. 3.09 @ 8:56PM)
Jess says:

I must concur with all the other posts. So great! colors. outfits. girls. photos! muy bien as usual.

 (12. 3.09 @ 9:38PM)
sara montour says:

these are SO CUTE!

 (12. 4.09 @ 7:21PM)
Aimee says:

LOVE THESE!!! What an amazing thing to do! I wanna do it!

 (12. 7.09 @ 11:21AM)
Laura Caroon says:

Love those pics! So much fun! :)

 (12. 7.09 @ 10:05PM)
Johanna says:

These are so much fun! I love the colors.

 (12.10.09 @ 2:32PM)
retouching photos says:

Hi, Happy Christmas. Thank you for your blog. Great photographs.

 (12.12.09 @ 6:04AM)
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baby Graiden...
12. 2.09
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Mr. Graiden is only 7 days old and was alert the ENTIRE time we were taking photos! He is tiny, Oh-so cute and never made a peep the whole time we were together (talk about an easy baby boy!)!!!!  His Mommy and Daddy are thrilled that they have a little boy to coo at, play with and cuddle with....

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I wish you guys many nights of restful sleep and many days of "cooing" at baby Graiden! :)
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Meet baby Erika....
11.25.09
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Little Erika Grace is perfect, simple perfect!

Emily and Chris, 2 of the most genuine and sweet people on earth, have been waiting for a baby for a loooong time and last week they officially became Mommy and Daddy! They got a phone call last Tuesday when baby Erika entered the world bright eyed and beautiful. Of course they raced to the hospital, swooped her up and haven't stopped staring into her eyes since! :) Emily and Chris are loving, adorable, perfect parents for baby Erika and I seriously couldn't be more thrilled for their new little family...

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I think this is Erika's grumpy face.....
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The first official family photo....
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Annnndddd....It's a wrap....
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Emily Drager says:

thank you Emily!!!!

 (11.25.09 @ 10:46PM)
Katie says:

These photos are outstanding! How beautiful you little erika looks!!

 (11.25.09 @ 10:55PM)
Erika McCauley says:

What a precious shoot Emily! Beautiful job!!

 (11.26.09 @ 10:14AM)
Shayna says:

beautiful family, wonderful story!

(11.28.09 @ 5:33PM)
Katie Mikels says:

AMAZING!!! I am truly happy for your new addition! I love the photos! (as usual Emily S) :)

 (11.30.09 @ 7:08PM)
PeggyCollins says:

Hi Emily,

Beautiful photos!! Emily Drager is the daughter of a good friend of mine. I know they have waited a long time for this moment and you captured it beautifully for them.

I hope you are doing well!

Peggy Collins - WHCC HR

 (12. 2.09 @ 4:47PM)
Rebekah Hagstrom says:

Congratulations, Emily and Chris. These pictures are so beautiful; they brought tears of joy to my eyes.

 (12. 4.09 @ 10:29AM)
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Dave + Kara
11.24.09
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Dave and Kara are enagaged and *sooooo* excited to be married next June in the beautiful state of Illinois! The plans for their wedding sound amazing and include exchanging vows inside a canyon filled with rock and beautiful foliage---I can't wait! :) Both of their personalities are genuine, sweet and so fun! I know their wedding is going to not only be gorgeous but absolutely perfect! :)

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Happy engagement Dave and Kara.....next June is fast approaching and I can hardly wait!!! :)
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dena says:

Aw...super cute. Love her shoes.

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A feature.....
11.20.09
...I'm blushing! A rock-star photog friend (Mr. Thomas Ward) has been ambitious enough to get together and lead a bunch of us photo-taking crazies into a little networking group called Twin Cities Photographers Network and I have been chosen to be the *first ever* featured member for the month of November.

I totally believe in the power of networking and creating friend groups to encourage and build you up along any journey of life....especially a business! This is why I am so excited about this group of people and the possibilities that we all hold together as the best in the Twin Cities! :)

In the mean time, check out the website and if you are a fellow photog looking for some lovin' from some like-minded people, please join in!

Rock on TCPN! We are going to do great things......

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Jenn says:

That's awesome! Congrats!

(11.20.09 @ 10:03PM)
Jamie says:

Way to ROCK IT Emily!

(11.23.09 @ 9:38AM)
Sheen says:

Yay! Congrats Emily, I've been following your photography in my RSS feeder.

(12.10.09 @ 3:33PM)
Vikki says:

How awesome!! I am a "newbie" follower of your blog & I am in LOVE with your photography. You have an overload of talent!!

 (02. 4.10 @ 8:27AM)
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