winter in minnesota is cold. it’s cold and windy and (often but not always) covered in snow. but winter in minnesota? it can be breathtakingly beautiful too. if you surrender to the cold and the damp and the wind you can get portraits more beautiful than you ever imagined. of course it helps if your [...]

i missed my big fine art debut last night…so disappointing. eliesa of photogen inc (she also owns rivets and roses) threw a huge party to show off our mad photography skillz and i was stuck in bed all day. all weekend, actually. for those of you who didn’t make the show, here are the images [...]

we got awesome this year.  

some images from this year…more coming soon.   xx louisa

sam and john. john and sam. sweeties for the past six years, when both of them were even younger youngsters than they are now. they got married at the beautiful trellis center in stillwater, minnesota and i was overjoyed at all of the pretty things that they made for their wedding day. sam loves beautiful [...]

If you’re going to get married outside, the Gustavus Adolphus college campus is the place to do it. These two took a gamble on Minnesota summer weather, but it paid off in a big way. Kristina and Chris were hitched in a beautiful arboretum surrounded by family and friends and the cutest flower girl/ring bearer [...]