Sneak Peek: Turkey Day Family Photos

I come from a large family: three sisters, 15 cousins, and four grandparents who all enjoy getting together for holiday festivities. So I felt right at home at this large family photo shoot over the weekend. With four generations all in one house, they must have had a festive Thanksgiving! Here's a sneak peek from our morning shoot. 

I love this picture of all the cousins!

All the grandchildren

Isn't a grandmother's (and great grandmother's!) hand a beautiful thing? I can't wait to post the others from this series. Thanks to Jackie for recommending this.

 More to come!

Julia + Chris: Almost Married!

The title to this post doesn't really apply anymore since this lovely couple is now married, but these photos were taken the night before their big day at their rehearsal dinner at Pracna in Minneapolis. Funny story, the bride (who also attended St. Olaf) was born in my hometown way out in Lawrenceville, New Jersey!

Enjoy the two collages I put together (below) with a few snippets from the night. They food was amazing and the historic building was the perfect backdrop for their cozy evening. Congrats Julia and Chris!

Minnehaha Falls Slideshow

You've already seen sneak peek photos here and here, and now you can watch the final slideshow!

This cute family knows a thing or two about long-distance relationships, since the grandparents live down in St. Louis, where they're all originally from. I had a blast capturing their happy reunion at Minnehaha Falls earlier this fall.

More Family Photos by the Falls!

Here are a few more gems from my photo shoot a few weeks ago at Minnehaha Falls. The waterfall itself was pretty much dried up, but there were so many other picturesque spots - like the trellis walkway you'll see in multiple shots! I'll have the rest of these done soon, but as a teaser ... err, I guess this is the second teaser ... here are a few more of my favorites.

 I love the hand holding in this one.

Cuddles with Mama!

I told you we liked walking through this thing!

St. Anthony Main: Family Slideshow

Some final photos from my shoot down at St. Anthony Falls - and a slideshow! I love the task of coming up with the perfect song to accompany a set of photos, but I was at a loss with this one. I went through every song in my iTunes folder and couldn't find anything that was happy and peppy enough, with a good moving beat. Gotta have that for pics of kids. Then I called my sister who nailed it on her first recommendation. Scroll down to find out what song!

Turn up the music and enjoy the slideshow!

Music: On Top of the World, by Imagine Dragons

View all photos here.

Here's my first post of this photo shoot, and here's my second.

More from St. Anthony Main

I've been busy editing photos for a few different fall sessions, and although I don't have this one completely finished, I thought I'd post a few more of my favorites (first batch can be found here). More photos and a slideshow coming soon. Now, who's ready for a leaf fight?!

Sneak Peek at Minnehaha Falls

Here's a peek at my latest photo shoot taken on a warm fall evening at Minnehaha Falls in Minneapolis.   The grandparents were headed back to St. Louis the next day, so it was a treat to capture their last evening together. Can't wait to edit the rest!