Babies & Families.  I do love to photograph them.  I enjoy taking a very relaxed approach and making everyone feel comfortable.  Love it when families open up their homes to me.  Everyone always seems so relaxed and comfortable.

Thank you Beth & Ryan for welcoming me into your home to photograph your beautiful Family.

XOXO- Krissy

There are many reasons why I am a moment driven photographer.  One of the most important to me is that I like to document real relationships, real life and put it into a photograph.  Maybe not everyone is perfectly posed or maybe not everyone is dressed perfectly, maybe everyone isn’t even matching.  I don’t care.  I’m there to pass memories down from one generation to the other.

This article speaks right to my heart.  It sums up everything I am trying to accomplish when I am photographing an event, a child, a family.  Slow down, let them get messy, and cherish the moment.  Cherish life.  Cherish this relationship- whatever and wherever it may be.

You may remember a post I did on Gary and his family.  Below is a quote straight from Tonia.  The moment above is not staged in any way, nor was I paying attention to what Tonia & her Father were talking about.  I’m so very blessed that I was able to create these memories for this family.

“This very true moment I will never forget. It’s the mere seconds after I first told my dad that Mike would take care of me and our kids, and the moment I told dad that Tricia would take care of Jeremy and their kids…. Krissy just so happened to catch this on film….. His moment of peace. Of clarity. Of “it’s ok to let go”…. Krissy’s placement of both Jeremy and my wedding pictures behind us, shows how blessed he was to have such amazing people love his kids.”

What can I not say about this couple.  I love them.  They are kind and have the exact qualities that I would choose for my best friend.  Really, they don’t come any better then these two.  They were married in Ely, Minnesota late last summer (yes, I know, I’m behind).  It couldn’t be a more perfect day to be in Northern Minnesota.  Perfect weather.  Not cold, not hot and no humidity.  Their day consisted of some clouds, some sun, some rain, and a perfect rainbow.

This was a wedding that I was taught a hard life lesson.  The day after Marlayna & Sam were married, Sam’s stepfather ended up in the hospital in intensive care.  He lost his life not a week after they were married.  The lesson I learned is that when I pull my camera out, I am doing far more then taking pictures.  I am capturing memories.  Memories that are forever frozen in time for all to share.  The images and the moments that were captured are going to always be treasured by these two families who were brought together for such a beautiful event and ended in such tragedy.

To Marlayna & Sam:  May your photos forever remind you of the love you share and how happy Reed was to be with you on such a wonderful day.  He lived his life to the fullest and he knew that Becky would be taken care of.  You two are rocks.  For everyone.

Thank you so much for sharing such a wonderful day with me.  Loved every minute.  XOXO- Krissy

Sometimes, you get that message.  The one that says, we would like you to photograph our family just being a family.  Sooner then later.  This happened to be one of those messages.  I was contacted by past  bride of 7 years this  Spring.  As tears filled my eyes while reading her message, my heart ached.  A  few weeks had passed before we could finally get everyone together.  I can remember driving to their house, and thinking that I need to hold myself together and hold back all my emotions.  I had to capture images of this beautiful family, just being themselves.  These were going to be their memories to hold onto. Forever.

The time we spent together touched my soul.  As I look at the images, I can remember exactly what they were doing and saying to each other.  It is like I am still there, with this family.

This shot makes me smile every single time I look at it.  I told sweet Callie to give Papa a kiss, and she ran over to her mother.  Gary’s look sums it all up.

Not even 10 days after this wonderful day, Gary bravely lost his battle to cancer.  No words can describe the sadness and heartache I felt when I got the news.

Gary, I know you are looking down on your loves, and still protecting them.  Thank you for allowing me to photograph your time together.

XOXO- Krissy

I have had the honor of being able to photograph Bryn a few times over the last year.  It all started a year ago.

9 days old.

Then this past fall at 6 months old along with her parents.

And just a couple weeks ago, Bryn at 1 year.

Katie & John, thank you so much for choosing me to photograph your beautiful little girl.  It has been fun to watch her grow up.

XOXO- Krissy