A Beautiful Family {Stillwater MN Family Photographer}

I met up this weekend with an awesome family who my hubby and I have known since before kiddos came into the picture.  It's always fun to photograph friends and their beautiful families, but wow, this family is gorgeous!  Just check them out!

Miss Taylor, she's a sweet little diva.  I adore her!

Cole, he's looking like a ladies man here!

Beautiful!

Holy sweetness!

I told you they were gorgeous!

Look at those eyes!

Beautiful mama and dad!

Neighborly {Lino Lakes Family Photographer}

Tonight I crossed our little street and met up with a family I've known for years. It's always fun to photograph friends, especially one's with kiddos as cute as these!

Miss Goergia, I met this little lady when she was just 10 months old, now she's starting Kindergarten.  Time surely flies!  Such a little beauty, and those freckles are to die for!

And little Miss Charley, she's a mere 10 months old and is already walking!  Sounds like trouble but luckily she's sweet as can be!

And talk about gorgeous girls.  Seriously, this might be one of my all time favorite shots to date.  Just stunning.  You can only hope they have this relationship always...

And funny little Matt, he's 2 1/2 and boy does he remind me of my little Bennett.  Always on the go, goofy and oh so animated! 

Such a lovely and down to earth family, we are lucky to have them as neighbors.

Oh so pretty.

HAHA, love it.

Little Matty.  Ok, so he's not so little, but you get the point.

Lovely.

Look, we got all 3 together!

Can you even believe all this was shot in our 2 backyards?  We are so fortunate to live in such a beautiful area.  Goodnight!

All grown up, sort of! {Minneapolis Child and Family Photographer}

Ok, so 18 months isn't all grown up, but it seems like it when you've been shooting a little guy for a year! Jake's Baby's First Year is up, but lucky me I get to start all over with baby #2! Congrats to Jessi and Jeff on their upcoming arrival!

Yesterday we ventured out to St. Anthony Main, it was a gorgeous day and the place was hopping. We had a good time wandering and shooting!  Jake was a dream, so smiley and happy!

And the beautiful preggo mama!  36 weeks!

And a little blooper for good measure!  Love it!

Housekeeping {Minnesota Family Photographer}

Happy Sunday!  I hope everyone is enjoying a relaxing day.  I have been reworking some of my packages for some variety for my wonderful clients and all you potential clients out there.

As you can see, I added in a mini-session that will be available all of the time.

Mini-session- $350
Includes a 30 minute session for up to 4 people either on-location or in my studio.  You will receive 10-12 edited proofs on a disc for you to keep, as well as a copyright and printing release signed by me.  You will receive 2 5x7's, 1 8x10 and an 11x14 print of your choice from your session.

I also tweaked my Newborn to Age One package to offer all the digital files from each session, unfortunately I had to increase the package price a bit as I found I literally made nothing after all the time I put into doing 5 sessions throughout the year.  I hope you all can understand.



Newborn to Age One Package- $1300
Includes 5 sessions: newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and 1 year .  This package includes a disc of the digital negatives from each session and 5 complimentary 5x7's of your choice. You will receive a complimentary 10x20 storyboard featuring a photo from each session.   Enjoy 20% off your wall portrait order through Michelle Sauer Photography. 

I then added in a Mini-Newborn to Age One Package for those who don't necessarily want all 5 sessions.  I included the 3 key sessions in a baby's first year.

Mini-Newborn to Age One Package- $800
Includes 3 sessions: newborn, 6 months and 1 year.  This package includes a disc of the digital negatives from each session and 5 complimentary 5x7's of your choice.  Enjoy 20% off your wall portrait order through Michelle Sauer Photography.

I think most of you will be able to find something here that will suit your needs.  I am also offering sessions in my studio which has been proving to be a great option for young children.  I have a ton of fun props and a great setup.  The session fee will be the same for coming to my studio as I have never charged mileage and the time I spend on your session remains the same.  I hope that you can all understand my reasoning behind this. 

Thanks for taking a moment and reading about all the new packages offered.  I hope I will see you soon!  I am always excited to see returning faces and am ecstatic when I get to meet new clients!  Spread the word, that's how my business thrives through word of mouth and it's appreciated more than you could ever know!

Junior Firefighter {Golden Valley, MN Child Photographer}

AJ turned one a little while ago but we finally got around to taking his pictures! We headed out to the Golden Valley Fire Station since Dad is a volunteer Firefighter. I just love this place and it's such a fun back drop for a little guy!

I just love this shot, check out the snowflakes.

McManus Family {Lino Lakes MN Family Photographer}

Yesterday I hopped across the street to photograph our lovely neighbors.  They just welcomed sweet Charlotte in October so it was fun to photograph their newest edition!

I've known Georgia since right before she started walking, and now she's 4!  Wow does time fly.

And Matt, he's just a cute little guy who's always happy (for me anyway!).  He's all boy!

Introducing Charlotte!  Isn't she a doll? 

Aren't they a cute bunch!?!?