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Motherhood, Newborn & Family Portraiture

RAPID CITY + BLACK HILLS, SOUTH DAKOTA

April 7, 2015

Brody, Heidi, and Floyd met me in Silver City for their engagement session, which had previously been cancelled due to way-too-cold-to-look-happy temperatures. I couldn’t have been more pleased about the day we were given, and am feeling especially excited about their wedding this summer. Thanks, guys, for hurrying back across the state to make this […]

January 9, 2015

I’m so excited to share this session! This sweet couple traveled from Sioux Falls for their engagement photos, and even though we didn’t get the picture-perfect snowfall Jen was hoping for, these photos still make me so very happy. Jessie and Jen, thank you for making the trip, for doing a fabulous job of pretending […]

January 2, 2015

This fun couple was just one of the reasons I loved December. I met up with them in Spearfish for engagement photos, and adored every minute. These two had each other laughing the entire time, which as you’ll clearly see, makes for the very best smiles. Erik and Maren, thanks for traveling this way and […]

December 3, 2014

This is the lovely Katie and Myles, and I wish I could photograph them on a weekly basis. We met up for engagement photos while Katie was in town visiting from Alaska (and now the Pacific Northwest), and I couldn’t have imagined a better afternoon. Thanks, you two, for being so willing to wander without […]

November 3, 2014

This is Erika and Peter, and they made my job really easy. And fun. And easy. I would like to take all kinds of credit for these genuine smiles and bursts of laughter (really, I would), but those were simply the result of this couple standing next to one another. It was love at it’s […]

October 31, 2014

Fall was so lovely this year, and I couldn’t have been more excited for the opportunity to share one if it’s most gorgeous days with this instantly love-able foursome. Just wait and see. You’re going to want to be their friend. Tim and Krista, thank you for knowing to start early (internet, it poured not […]

October 8, 2014

This is Derek and Melody, and they’re especially adorable. During our first meeting this summer, it didn’t take long for me to become smitten with the idea of photographing their wedding, and working with them for engagement photos didn’t disappoint. Derek and Melody, thank you for this lovely afternoon and for making me feel extra […]

September 12, 2014

I loved spending time with this extra-sweet couple and their black lab a few weeks ago (pre-snow) in the Hills. I think Remi had the best time of all, however, as he was dressed to impress, AND got to run to his heart’s content. Robb and Amber, thanks for bringing your faithful companion with you, […]

September 8, 2014

Glen and Sam meandered downtown with me for photos a few weeks back, and I couldn’t be more excited that I get to be a small part of their “I-do’s” next year. Because they’re really funny. And lighthearted. And they can’t help but smile at each other. Friends, thanks for walking and talking, for showing […]

August 28, 2014

Brittany invited me to her family’s ranch outside of Wall a few weeks ago to wander with she and Ryan for engagement photos, and had you been there with us, you would have seen my face light up at every turn. It was heaven for me, as the light was incredible, and being there gave […]

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