08/06/2026
Hey! How is it August already!? I have been pretty quiet this summer, some of you already know, but a lot of you don't. My fiancé unexpectedly passed away on July 11th. We were up baking for the farm stand we started this June and he collapsed at 2:30 am. I couldn't wake him, called 911 and did compressions until EMS arrived. They worked on him for about an hour and couldn't get him back :( it was and will probably be the most traumatic thing I have EVER lived through. He was fine, feeling great, didn't complain about anything but then again he wasn't much of a complainer to begin with more of a suck it up type... which if he was feeling pain I wish he would have said. The ME called me that afternoon and told me his aorta had ruptured and even if he was in a hospital there would have been very little they could have done. :( So I have spent the last month trying to process, trying to figure out where life goes from here, or what it'll look like for me and the kids. Our daughter just turned 1 on the 2nd of July and he LOVED her so much. But the world does continue and the sun still rises in the morning. I have promised myself to not die in my grief and convinced myself that peace and happiness is something I do deserve!
SO with all of that. I am not going to book anymore full family sessions this fall, he was my support with kids and that makes life a lot trickier flying solo. So I am offering 2 weekends of mini sessions instead. Those of you who have booked full family sessions or a session booked from last fall (I know there were a few of you that dates just didn't work in our favor) please if that is you message me and we will get your day figured out. I know it's probably not ideal for most families, but they are still fun sessions and I promise to get you great photos. Take it from me... you can never have enough.
This year looks a little different for photos. Instead of booking out a ton of dates I am offering mini sessions with both session weekends held at the nature center in Austin Mn. September 12th and 13th & October 3rd and 4th. Sweet and simple sessions for you to get the family photos you will cheri...
