Kathryn's 1st Communion

I had the distinct honor of not only attending Kathryn's
1st Communion but photographing her that day as well.
Rather than putting a slide show together, I've decided
that the images would be best viewed individually.

Kathryn is a complete natural beauty, loves the camera
and, luckily, loves me too. Oh, and also pictured is their
new puppy Sam. Sam is a Cavalier King Charles/Bichon mix.

Happy Thursday!

Good Day to you all!
LOTS going on in the next several days.

And of course I can't leave out the fact that my brunch at
Interlachen Country Club yesterday for NACE was fabulous,
delicious and a nice break in the middle of the week.
And Kudos to Interlachen, 2009 marks their 100th anniversary!



I set up a table, an easel, set out all sorts of albums, guest
books, proof books, framed images etc...then I ran a 200+ image
slide show of some of my favorite images that I've shot for NACE
since I started on that fateful day that the 35W bridge collapsed
into the mighty Mississip nearly 2 years ago.

The slide show was a HUGE hit! Next time I'll bring my 24"
monitor! :) I just couldn't swing it yesterday. Everyone
gathered around and reminisced as it looped.
You see, each NACE meeting is really like a mini wedding
reception from decor to floral to signature drinks, not to
mention the venues! Really, a lot of fun.






Tonight I will head up to the Metropolitan to cover a MOFAS event.
Pregnant Pause, being held tonight, is their 4th annual awareness
event for expectant moms.


Tomorrow, I am photographing a fun wedding out at the
Como Park Conservatory.
Yep, another Friday wedding! :)

Saturday my niece, Amanda, has a dance recital that I wouldn't
miss for the world!

And Sunday is Mom's day, of course..ahhhhh.

Who's Better Than Me Today?

Today marks my 6th anniversary of not smoking!
Wow! QUIT NET has a great program for
anyone that you know who is quitting, struggling
with quitting or just wants to keep a tally of
their stats through the years....



Do something special for your heart today!

TCPPA Board Member Spotlight.

To my surprise, the editors elected to
place me in this month's newsletter as
a spotlight...cool!
Gary informed me right away that "lei"
should be spelled "lay"...men.

Facebook vs. Blog

I'm being told that my blogging is suffering
due to Facebook. WOW! People can be so cruel! ;)

Sorry. Just wrapping a ton of things up.
I'll be FREE TO BLOG more very soon.

Did y'all see this???





Thanks Dawn Davis for all your lovely comments!
Nikki, the bride pictured, submitted her wedding for
editorial consideration last spring and told me that
it might make the fall/winter issue...and it did!
Thanks Nikki Butts!! It was the first wedding I ever
shot for Bella Pictures. YAY!

CRAZY Tuesday!

As many of you know, Boo goes mental every morning.
The instant he's done waking me up and after a
quick cuddle, he BOLTS! He flies off the bed,
onto the floor, down the hallway and into his
own world. We just started saying..."It's crazy
Monday, Tuesday etc...It's fun to wake up laughing
everyday!

I had the honor of spending the day and most of
the evening with Bob & Dawn Davis (la Storia).
They came to Minnesota to lecture on "Master Your
Craft" for my local photographer's group, TCPPA.
I've been following Bob and his work and passions
for a little over 2 years and I'm so wowed by the
both of them. Bob is the ever sharing, ever professional
photographer and Dawn, Bob's wife, is the ever sharing,
ever friendly photo editing wizz. What a fabulous
combo. I know it's not easy to work along side a
spouse so KUDOS to you both for becoming your own
sort of dynamic duo!

Some of us hit Jake's (Eden Prairie) and had a bump
& a bite before they headed off for the night.
Today they will be at GraphiStudios talking some
more but unfortunately my schedule wouldn't allow
for me to attend that so I'll have to hang my
hopes on meeting up with them in Chicago someday
soon...in the meantime, there's always FACEBOOK!
Thank you so much Bob & Dawn for taking the time
out of your CRAZY schedule to come and see us!

Slacking...

So I must make a confession.
I've felt a little liberated lately
as I have been blogging from my iPhone.
Not that I wont' sit down and TCB from
my G5 but sometimes, when I'm out and about,
It's fun to just capture what I'm doing
on the fly and send it off.
That said, happy Wednesday.
I met a couple on Twitter that are up for
"Race to the Altar" on the TODAY show.
They were on this morning, selling cupcakes
to the crowd and Tom & Annie
WON!!! Yay!

I HATE COMCAST

There. I said it.
I successfully have NO e-mail now.
Not on my phone, not on my Mac.
I spent an hour with them on the phone
yesterday (in my basement on the first
really nice day of the season) trying
to sort out the issue.

They changed something overnight on
Wednesday and now they tell me that it
is not compatible with my Leopard operating
system....WHAT!!!????

The drama will unfold soon, I can only pray.
I can access my mail remotely (thank goodness for
e-mailanywhere.com)

POP server, IMAP server, incoming, outgoing,
it's really all Greek to me but when it works
I'm in my happy place and when it's not,
well..I'm not.

Alright, now I know a lot of you are wondering
why all the personal stuff lately and not
so much photography...you are not alone.
That said, starting next weekend (Memorial Day
weekend) and running through into September
I am going full on into wedding season.
Every weekend (except for the Starkey Hearing
Foundation Gala the week of June 14th) I have
a wedding to shoot! I'm so excited! So watch
for some gorgeous weddings starting the week
after Memorial Day. It's going to be a crazy
summer!

Now, one last thing today before I sign off.
I have to give a huMONGus shout out to the
Palomino in Minneapolis.

See the cute blonde in the long red dress?



Okay, this is cool...
So this group of like 15 couples took this
fabulous limo to Palomino for dinner before
the prom at International Market Square.
G's date, Zach, accidentally spilled this girl's
drink ALL OVER HER DRESS! OMG!!!!!!!!
Someone from the Palomino (not sure if it was
the manager or the waiter or who) asked her where
she got her dress...she said "Macy's." So he went
to see if they could clean it or something
Macy's replied..."sorry, nothing we can do."
(SHOCKER!!..i hate macy's too!) and so he
bought her another red dress and brought it
back to the restaurant and gave it to her!!
Couldn't get the exact same one, but he got her
another red dress, in her size...can you stand it!?
how aMAzing is that. UnHEARD of customer service!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the Palomino!

Gotta go!
2 Hilton Families today.
Sunny 77 today...GORgeous!