Taylor Swift Concert Trip! | Kat & Molly | Dallas Texas photography

Bestie Trip To See Taylor Swift’s Era Tour Concert In Dallas!

After hours of waiting, Katrina finally got what a 9 hour+ wait had all been worth it. WE GOT THE TAYLOR SWIFT TICKETS! So we started planning our trip to Dallas! What we were going to wear to the concert was high on our list. We sent multiple screenshots and agreed on TS Lovers Era for our inspiration!

But Taylor Swift concert wasn’t the only thing we wanted to do in the area. We spent two days checking out places for donuts we had found on Instagram and a coffee shop highly rated on Google Maps. Among one of the best Chai Tea Lattes I have had in my life (Thanks Cuppa Coffee!), we got to enjoy some of the amazing art at the Dallas Art Museum and Meadows Museum on the campus of Southern Methodist University.

After exploration throughout Dallas, we got ready in our hotel! We both LOVE and share special memories of Taylor Swift’s Lover Album, having shared the first listen experience. SO we got decked out in pink tulle and sequence and all the Taylor Swift Easter Eggs we could make on the way and finally headed to the concert!!

I wanted to experience the concert outside of my phone or camera so I intentionally limited my phone usage. The whole concert my girl and I were dancing and singing at the top of our lungs. What was cool is that we were not the only ones! The whole stadium knew all the words to all the songs and it felt like such a community singing and making the whole place shimmer along with Taylor on stage. I am so thankful I got to do this experience with my best friend. It will always be one memory that follows me around.

Trip to Phoenix Arizona! | Personal | Phoenix Family Photographer

Marcus and I enjoyed a week in the Phoenix, Arizona sunshine to introduce Mae to her Arizona family! It was a whirlwind of a week for sure. But we enjoy time with family around the glendale/scottsdale area. We even checked out Sea Odysea in Scottsdale and the Wildlife World Zoo in Glendale. Sunday we had lunch over at Marcus’s Grandparents home and believe it or not Mae did SO great with these photos for the lack of sleep she had.

I was really worried about traveling with her for the first time and she did as good and even better than expected. For both flights she slept completely through. WOW! Now we are back home in Minnesota just trying to get sleep schedule back on track!

Enjoy some photos from our small trip!

Travel Photos!

Hurricane Ridge Photography | Our Washington Trip Adventures | Washington Travel

Last month Marcus and I made our way to Washington State. This trip was a happy unexpected surprise as one of my couples graciously flew me out to have their engagement session photos shot. Nothing right now is normal so travel there with a plane half full and masks required the entire time was different. Our first day in we went to the must-see places of Seattle. We explored the Pikes Place Marketplace and walked the gardens surrounding the base of the Space Needle. I checked the Space Needle’s website daily up until we arrived and we just did not get there in time for it to be open. I think we will definitely check it out more when we go back in future.

Friday we made our way up the PNW for our engagement shoot where we were able to enjoy an adventure session with my couple while enjoying the deer and lake views of Lake Crescent. I seriously could have stayed at Lake Crescent for a solid week. It was a cloudy day with fog coming over the tops of the mountains. It was so beautiful. Next time we are here, we will definitely be kayaking around this beauty and attempting the King Storm Trail! (You can check out their amazing engagement session here)

Lake Crescent

We stayed the night in a Port Angeles airbnb, which had 4-week old toy poodle puppies!!!! THEY WERE SO LITTLE! I do not have photos but they were cute. The next day after a peaceful night of sleep, Marcus and I made our way to Hurricane Ridge in Olympic National Park. A lot of Washington had been closed due to COVID; so I jumped on this opportunity when Hurricane Ridge opened back up a week before our scheduled trip. This location did not disappoint. The drive up the mountain gives you a little teaser of what you will see as you climb above the clouds on winding roads. The spectacular mountain views hit you right in the face once you get to the top. We just sat and soaked it all in for a little while. Washington is the Evergreen State; the whole mountain smelled like a crisp Christmas morning. The air was so fresh and walking the trails were a true pleasure. Deer are so used to people they would just walk out right in front of you. This location was easily a top highlight of our time in this beautiful state.

Can’t get Enough of Lake Crescent?! Don’t worry neither could I! I shot a whole adventure engagement session at Lake Crescent. You can check it out here!

Hurricane Ridge

Sunday and Monday were both spent back in the city exploring places like Discovery Park on the beach in the sun, checking out Washington Waterfalls, and Kerry park with the awesome views of downtown Seattle. There are so many more spots I want to explore in the state of Washington, But I feel like we were blessed enough to see a lot while we were there! Huge shout out to Marcus for being the best driver and getting to our places safely and on time!!

Can’t get Enough of Discover Park?! Don’t worry neither could I! I shot a whole couples session at Discover Park in the morning! You can check it out here!

Discovery Park

Snoqualmie Falls

This little day trip is only 45 minutes outside of downtown Seattle. Out of all the stops we made on this trip this location was by far the most touristy and populated. It is easily accessible, which I think was part of the draw for people.
I really wanted to venture to the bottom of the falls but it was closed at the time we visited. The hike from the top to the bottom was not hard but it wasn’t easy. We all were out of breathe when we got to the bottom only to find out there was a parking lot at the bottom we could have driven to instead. I would 100% do an engagement session at this location only if the bottom of the falls trails were open at the time. Other than that I would probably not visit this location again.