We Bought Our First Home! | Personal

I wanted to give you a little insight in a big update in my life!
This weekend was full laughter, family time, and tired backs. Marcus and I closed and moved into our first house!!!!! We are both SO excited and we are still a little awe-struck knowing that it is ours (Fully after 30 years of payments of course ;)) My family graciously gave up their Saturday to move into our new digs, which made the day that much more enjoyable! My dad kept saying he was just a happy camper that it was a balmy 34 degrees, because everybody knows moving in negative degree weather is not fun for anybody! And to top it all off, NOTHING broke!

Marcus did an amazing job doing all the heavy lifting; I did all the unpacking while being serenaded by Ingrid Michaelson until the sunset! After hours of unpacking and finding all our things a new home, my mom brought over some of her wild rice soup; If you should know anything about my mother it is that she makes the most DELICIOUS soups!  We all took a breather around the table and enjoyed it together. It was the perfect way to end such a productive day.

Naturally, we snapped a few shots before all the moving took place!

This house has truly been an amazing gift! 

Compact Emergency Kit Perfect for Wedding Days

I try to encourage being prepared for anything on a wedding day! If you ask anyone, wedding days are pron to being a small disaster magnets.  I suggest having a small bag full of items you think you should have to have those life savors all in one spot! I was recently browsing my local Sephora at the Mall of America and I found the PERFECT solution for my brides!

It is called the miniergency Kit. It has all the essentials and so compact it can fit right into your maid of honors purse! Small, cute, and stylish, the miniergency kit is a GREAT option to rely on during the wedding day! 

The kit has:
- Adhesive bandage
- Safety pin
- Earring backs
- Deodorant towelette
- Nail polish remover pad
- Stain remover pad
- Clear elastics
- Lip balm
- Emery board
- Tampon
- Hair spray
- Clear nail polish
- Dental floss
- Mending kit
- Breath freshener
- Double-sided tape
- Pain reliever

There is even one for your groom!  I promise I am not being paid to recommend this to you. I want to make your wedding day easier and this product helps achieve that goal! 
And It is so stinking cute, I purchased one for myself!
 

Lebanon Hills Engagement Photography | Laura & Wesley | St Paul Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

These two meet in high school and reconnect a while later through a mutual friend gathering! Although many people thinks the fireworks were for the Fourth of July celebrations little did they know it was actually Laura and Wesley getting better acquainted that night! Fast-foward to fall of 2015. Welsey brought Laura on a camping trip to one of their parks; it was the same camping site in Lake City they had their very first camping trip!
Wesley decidied that they needed to enjoy a walk, so off they went.  Enjoying their walk they ended up in the same spot that welsey told Laura he loved her; in this same spot Wesley asked Laura to be his wife !

To date one of laura and Wesleys favorite adventures was welcoming their fur baby Thor, a mastiff, into their family! As we started to shoot the engagement session, Thor was pretty excited to be out and about, but we were able to get a couple of nice one of him in!

We enjoy shoot their engagement session at Lebanon Hills Park in Eagan. Although the weather had been warming up we still had a chance go get a couple of photos on the lake!