2009 April — Minneapolis Wedding, Event and Portrait Photography by Austin Images

Personal.

April 29, 2009 By Susan 3 Comments

Those of you who know me know that the organization
Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep holds a very special
place in my heart and in my life.
I have been an active affiliate for 2 years and
a have coordinated our services for Minneapolis
Children’s Hospital for the past year.

In doing so I have met some fabulous photographers,
worked with some of the greatest hospital staff,
grieved with many families, some that have experienced
multiple losses. I thank God everyday that he has
given me the talent, the tools and the strength to
approach every session so that I can share with these
photographers, educate hospital staff members and
start the healing process for these broken families.

At this time, I will continue to coordinate for
Minneapolis Children’s and Methodist hospitals but I
will not be photographing anymore sessions.

God Bless.

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Change & Hope.

April 28, 2009 By Susan 1 Comment

Change & Hope…Hope & Change.
Can you do both simultaneously?
I have some change on the horizon and I
hope that folks will understand and
embrace it along with me.

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Rainy Monday.

April 27, 2009 By Susan Leave a Comment

What better way to spend a rainy Monday than
attending a TCPPA board meeting! YAY!

I just received a request to photograph a Chef!
Pretty excited! I’m thinkin’ maybe….oh, idk,
TRADE FOR FOOD!!! :p~~~~ (that’s me drooling!)

Sandy (Sam) Puc (pronounced ‘Putch’), of NILMDTS fame,
is going to be in town Wednesday holding a seminar at
the Ramada MOA. It’ll be great to see her again.
This year her tour concentrates on “Tots 2 Teens”.
Last year the theme was “Bellies & Babies”.
Busy woman, that Sam!

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Gary Comes Home/Jaxon Goes Home.

April 26, 2009 By Susan 1 Comment

Gary’s been away since Wednesday.
He and 3 other guys went back out to Oregon
to play golf at Bandon Dunes.

These same 4 ventured out there 3 years ago,
loved it so much they returned this year.
This is about 4 & half hours from Portland.

They’ve made this trip an annual thing and
have selected some mighty swanky spots to
chase the white ball. Bandon was a “must do”
again.

Where there were 3 courses: Bandon Dunes,
Pacific Dunes and Bandon Trails, there are
now nearly 4. Old MacDonald is near completion
and the guys played the 10 hole that were
open on Friday making that a 28 hole day!

As you can tell from the # of recent posts,
I’ve been busy while he’s been away.

No weddings this weekend but I did have the
honor of attending Jaxon’s funeral yesterday.
Another NILMDTS family forever changed and
another friendship forged. God is good.

I am thankful that the rain came today instead
of yesterday. God is good.

Have a peaceful Sunday.

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Renee & Shane.

April 24, 2009 By Susan Leave a Comment

Originally there was rain forecast for Renee &
Shane’s wedding day but it held off until early
the following day. Prayer works!

This unique day started with the fact that they
had chosen the Chapel at Ft. Snelling in St. Paul
for the ceremony, they selected Ft. Snelling State
Park and Rice Park for their formals and finished
up at the very lovely St. Paul Hotel.

A group of only about 80 but enough faith, hope
& love to fill the new Twins stadium and enough
celebration to last a lifetime

Congratulations Renee & Shane!

A sneak peak…

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Alicia & Matt.

April 23, 2009 By Susan 1 Comment

What a day this was!
Alicia padded the day with TONS of time
for me to capture all sorts of fun at several
spots…it’s not common to have that luxury.

Congratulations Alicia and Matt!
I thank you for allowing me the privilege to
come along side you for the day.

(Oh, and p.s. slide.com is working on making
the images larger, I’m told, so I apologize
for the postage stamp sized images.)

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Alicia & Matt.

April 23, 2009 By Susan 1 Comment

What a day this was!
Alicia padded the day with TONS of time
for me to capture all sorts of fun at several
spots…it’s not common to have that luxury.

Congratulations Alicia and Matt!
I thank you for allowing me the privilege to
come along side you for the day.

(Oh, and p.s. slide.com is working on making
the images larger, I’m told, so I apologize
for the postage stamp sized images.)

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Catch Up.

April 22, 2009 By Susan 2 Comments

Between Easter, 3 weddings, 4 NILMDTS sessions,
taxes and a sick Boo, I’ve been a bit lax in the
blog department. I just needed to “catch up”.
But do we really ever catch up? The faith that I
can keeps me going, anyway.

That said, on to a few weddings…first, JoAnn
and Rick from March 28th. A chilly day but the
sun was out and the venue (Murphy’s Landing) was
the perfect backdrop for their period wedding.

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Friday Weddings!

April 17, 2009 By Susan 1 Comment

(random shots from other weddings)

I have my first Friday wedding of the season
today in St. Paul (Alicia & Matt).

Gary and I were married on a Friday about
10 & a half years ago. I like the idea of
a Friday wedding. In today’s (and I hate to
say it) “eCONomy” brides are savvier than
ever, craftier than ever and now they are
more fiscally responsible than ever. nice move.

I have several Friday weddings on the books
this year and really, I mean, why not, right?
Typically, everything is less expensive on
a Friday so why not get more bang for the buck
and still have the whole weekend ahead of you
(not to mention the guests!).
Plus and a big plus at that, if you are having
a Catholic ceremony you don’t get rushed out
of the Church on a Friday in order to make
it available for the evening service!
(comments, questions, thoughts, concerns?)

Moving on, I have a wedding tomorrow as well.
Another St. Paul location. Ft. Snelling Chapel
and the St. Paul Hotel..LOVE the wedding season!
Photos to follow early next week.

It’s going to be a GORgeous day today in Minneapolis.
75 and sunny! The envy of the country! Nothing’s
really blooming yet but the blue sky and warmer
temps are welcome ANYTIME!!!