A Thank You to my Couples from 2016 | Thursday Thoughts

2016 weddings have now come to a close! This year has been wonderful. I worked with some AMAZING couples who have just blown me away. I am still growing as a person. I am still growing as a business. And with everything that has transpired this year it has felt like a giant step in the right direction on achieving my personal& business goals. I have adventured with my ideal brides more this year than any other. Some of my favorite grooms have come from this years weddings. I have loved shooting some party hardy wedding parties at the most lovely venues. It makes me that much more excited for my adventurous couples for 2017! 

To all the wonderful couples I have photographed this year:
I have been truly blessed in serving you and capturing a small piece of your love story. Thank you for letting me in your life, meet your families, and dance with you while capturing your sick dance moves on the dance floor. I pray that your first year of marriage is filled with true joy and happiness.

Thank you for trusting me as your photographer.

Love Always,

Molly

Cherokee Park, St Paul | Noah | Senior Portrait Photography

Earlier Noah's mom Lori and I were brainstorming locations and the one thing she wished for was snow. This fall in Minnesota has been UNNATURALLY warm. (On my birthday I should have been bundled up under ten blankets with my cat pepper, instead my neighbor was mowing his lawn shirtless. In the voice of my father "UNNATURAL!" So needless to say it has been unseasonably warm.) I think God heard our conversation because the night before Noah's session it snowed.

Working around basketball practices and work, we decided to do a sunrise senior portrait photos at Cherokee Park! We drove along the side roads of Cherokee park and Baker's park for Noah's St. Paul senior session. Noah choose parks that he and his siblings often played at growing up.

Although 23° F is not ideal shooting weather, Noah embraced it like a champ!
Noah is schooling his senior year at Inver Hills Community College and has been enjoying spending his spare time playing Basketball for the Knights at Nova Academy. To incorporate his love for basketball I had him shoot some hoops during our session to help him relax and show off his moves. His basketball photos ended up being some of my favorites from the senior guy photography session.

Noah, I know photos are not your thing but I hope you enjoy them regardless. Good luck on the rest of your senior year and this basketball season!

I Am Thankful | Personal

Today is Thanksgiving and I can say i have been looking forward to relaxing with a hot cup coffee while chilling with my family today. Every year my dad and I go through the black friday ads and see where we will be cruising too early for stuff we "need" while my mom slaves away  in the kitchen.
Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on what to be thankful for. I personally think the more we reflect on what we have the less we complain about what we do not have.

So I wanted to share : I am thankful for a loving, supportive family.
I am thankful for a hardworking husband who loves me.
I am thankful for job that not only provides free coffee M-F, but also a sense of security.
I am thankful I have two cats who love to cuddle with me.
I am SO thankful i am not longer suffering through school like my brother currently (seniorites has already kicked in).
I am thankful for a successful wedding photography season and autocorrect/spell check (which i would be nothing without).
I am thankful for Minnesota snow while drinking hot camomile tea.


I hope your thanksgiving is full of hugs and warm turkey bellies!! So tell me, what is something you are thankful for?