Our approach to family photos is considered a lifestyle session. Our goal is that we capture you and your family in their natural state - tantrums, goofy faces, loving life, and all! We feel that families so often feel the pressure to get that cookie cutter, absolutely beautiful family portrait and while that's still the goal, we also embrace the goofiness, the weirdness, and sometimes, the sassiness.
The goal with our family experience is that it is painless and an easy check off of your to do list! We deliver your images through an online gallery where you can download and print your images through a professional print lab if you please. We offer three unique types of portrait sessions.
Choose your mini session date by browsing the options below. Let us know if you have any questions about the dates.
Head to the calendar below. Officially select your mini session date and it will show you all available time slots. Choose your desired time slot and enter your information. Pay the session fee ($350). Easy as that!
It's booked! You'll receive a confirmation of booking email within 24 hours BE SURE TO CHECK YOUR SPAM. Four weeks before your session, you will receive all of your meeting details, how to prepare, what to wear, and more!
20 minutes of coverage
Select dates with complimentary locations
Online gallery of 40 edited, high-resolution, digital files
Maximum of one outfit
Scheduled by booking online below on our live calendars
The first set of sessions of the year will release annually Dec 15th
The final set of sessions of the year will release annually May 15th
A full payment of $350 is due to reserve your date
1 hour of coverage
Date and Location of your choice
Online gallery of 80 edited, high-resolution, digital files
Maximum of two outfits
Can be scheduled at your convenience
We typically book out 2-3 months in advance
Email to schedule
A deposit of $300 is due to book your date
Four 20 minute mini sessions
3 mini sessions are scheduled within our mini session dates
You get first dibs on dates before they're released to the public
Your 4th mini session can happen at the date and location of your choice
You can purchase at any time
Great option for those early milestones (ex: maternity, newborn, 6 mos, and 1 year), but can be used for any life stage
Package lasts for two years from your first session date
Package valued at $1400
$550 due at booking and $549 due six months later
For life events happening while MN is still frozen, this session is for you. Join inside a beautiful studio. Everyone will stay nice and warm and cozy while we photograph you in their large space. If the weather is nice, there is a small space that we can bop out to for an outdoor portrait as well.
Meet us at one of our favorite locations to kick off the warmer weather. The Arboretum has lush greens, flowers blooming, and if we’re lucky, even some flowering trees!
Lebanon Hills is a great blank slate for summer. You’ll get greens everywhere, walking trails, and some lake views. Your family will pop here.
Join us for a summer evening at Lyndale Park. A gorgeous park with green trees, cool rock features, and flowering gardens, Lyndale Park has all the variety. It’s right outside the cities and with ample parking available.
Join us for a summer evening at The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Wrap up summer by documenting your family on a warm evening. We’ll host you at our favorite location, The Arb! Tons of availability and an easy weeknight makes for the perfect option.
Join us for a summer evening at The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Wrap up summer by documenting your family on a warm evening. We’ll host you at our favorite location, The Arb! Tons of availability and an easy weeknight makes for the perfect option.
Join us for a summer evening at The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Wrap up summer by documenting your family on a warm evening. We’ll host you at our favorite location, The Arb! Tons of availability and an easy weeknight makes for the perfect option.
Join us for a summer evening at The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. Wrap up summer by documenting your family on a warm evening. We’ll host you at our favorite location, The Arb! Tons of availability and an easy weeknight makes for the perfect option.
As fall arrives, join us at the Arboretum. We’ll find some leaves starting to turn colors but won’t have to worry about potentially chilly weather later in the year.
Carver Park Reserve offers so much fun in the fall. Our final mini session chasing after fall colors. This spot in Carver Park Reserve typically holds on to colors a bit later, but even if the leaves have shed, there is still tons of gorgeousness at this location.
Meet us for one last session in 2024. This is the perfect opportunity to join us for huge pines and capture your holiday card images. Be ready for amazing light and a sprinkling of green Xmas trees here. Please note that due to crazy MN weather, temps could be very cold, we could have lots of snow, or no snow at all. Please plan ahead with young children.