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It’s a little late in the game for Small Business Saturday, but it’s not too late to do your Christmas shopping, or ANY time of the year shopping. I thought this was the easiest way to add a whole bunch of links in the same place (instead of trying to link them all in Instagram!). SO. In no particularly order. A whoooollle lot of small quality businesses. This is by no means an exhaustive list (there are SO many great businesses out there) but I can personally say I’ve worked with, or purchased from, or used something from every business on this list! Yummy coffee, trendy clothing, and beautiful artwork: https://locoespress.com Fun treats, lots of colorful games and toys, AND lactose free ice cream from my favorite place: https://www.goodysgourmettreats.com Speaking of… my favorite ice cream place (they sell their flavors at Goodys, but they have SO much more at their main shop): https://shopvictual.com Bike rentals, delicious food and coffee, cute clothing (and earrings!), and bike shop: https://www.redraven.bike Favorite local getaway, on the Cuyuna trails, feels like you’re out in the woods: https://cuyunacove.com Seriously good coffee. AND SCONES: https://www.stonehousecoffee.com Small batch made clay earrings. SO cute! https://www.instagram.com/all_dahledup/ Beautiful, custom hand lettering: https://www.autumnmadeco.com THE most beautiful, handmade, Pendelton wool and leather bags: https://alissalindnerdesigns.com A gift shop with something for EVERYONE: https://www.shopzaisers.com…

Wellll. We all know how bad I am blogging, but I knew from the get go that I DEFINITELY wanted to blog this Nassau Bahamas destination wedding. I thought I’d get to it last fall, but I had a super busy season (yay for the business, not so much for the blog haha), and then I thought for sure I’d get it up by their 1st anniversary. If you follow me on insta… you’ll see I actually said that it was “coming to a blog near you soon” ON APRIL 15th. 🤦🏽‍♀️ Which would have been in time for their April 27th anniversary. That obviously didn’t happen… but I knew that I had to get it up before I do their family photos with their new little guy in about a month and a half! haha. So with all that said….. Darius and Sally’s wedding was not only (obviously) a gorgeous wedding in an unbelievable setting, but it was also a super special one given that Darius and my husband have been best friends since 7th grade. Like Darius said in the speech at our wedding they’ve pretty much done everything together and on similar timelines (except now with the kids thing 😂😂😂 apparently we have some catching up to do!). So to get asked to be a part…

Ya’ll. This is the final senior in the “Class of 2020 Senior showcase! Nathan’s woodsy senior session included his shotgun, and trap & skeet uniform, plus lots of flannel and I loved it! He was also the last senior that I shot last year, so we got some pretty, late fall, color! Thanks for being so easy going, Nathan! I hope you’re finishing up your distance senior year strong, and that this next year is a great new chapter for you! Kelley P.S. Wanna see all the other seniors? Click here to view the rest of the “Class of 2020 Senior Showcase” Nathan’s woodsy senior session – Class of 2020!

Ahh you guys! Sydnee was one of my final seniors of this past season, and her softball senior pictures (along with the WHOLE of her session) did not disappoint! This girl is so joyful and was such a blast to work with! Again, another day last fall where it rained and rained and rained, and then POP out came the sun just in time for Syd’s session, we may have had to fight some humidity and a whole lot of bugs but hey we had some perfect sunshine and this girl was a trooper! Sydnee, I’m sorry that you didn’t get to play your final softball season, but I’m sure that there will be more ball in the future for you! I hope you’re crushing the rest of your senior year and the best of luck to you this fall! Kelley P.S. We’re on the home stretch of the Class of 2020 Showcase, but you can still check out any of the posts you missed by clicking here!

Emmitt’s session was another cloudy, windy, try to beat the rain session… but honestly I really love the images that we got! He was super game for anything I asked him to do, and just as game for the list of things his mom wanted :) And of course… I got to do some baseball senior photos so I was a happy photog! haha Emmitt is on my dad’s baseball team, so I’ve gotten to watch him play ball for quite a few years which makes it even more fun to work with him! Emmitt, thanks for running ahead of the rain and being a fun session to work with! I hope you’re doing well in the final stretch of your online senior year, and best of luck as you plan for this fall! Kelley P.S. Have you seen the rest of the Class of 2020 Showcase? If not, click here to see all the other great kids I had the honor of working with! Feel free to share and show them some love! Class of 2020 – Baseball senior photos!

This Cardinal Football Senior, Ryan is also a basketball AND baseball player! He grew up playing baseball with my brothers, and I did his older brother Jordan’s seniors quite a few years ago, so it was that much more fun to hang out with him. He’s not only an easy going kid, but a very polite and nice one as well… So easy to shoot with! Also. It literally rained throughout Ryan’s entire session. But he was such a trooper, and I think it made for some pretty cool images. We spent a lot of time dashing back and forth from cars and umbrellas, and he had to change more than once after getting soaking wet! Ryan, thanks for being such a trooper and making it easy to shoot your session, despite it pouring throughout. I’m looking forward to seeing where this next stage of your life takes you, I know it’ll be good! Kelley P.S. If you missed the previous Class of 2020 posts, you can click here to see them all! Ryan, Cardinal Football Senior – Class of 2020!

The weather for Ryan’s Breezy Point senior session was super unpredictable, it was rainy and cloudy and windy, and then it would clear up. The funny thing, was that I shot his older brother’s session the year before and we had the SAME weather! 😂 Ryan was such a chill kid to work with, very easy going! The kind that settled pretty naturally into poses, which makes my job so much easier! Breezy Point Resort is one of my favorite places to shoot, both weddings and sessions, and according to his mom, Ryan and his brother have spent a lot of time there growing up, so it was the perfect place to shoot his seniors. Ryan, thanks for being so easy to work with, I had a fun time with you and your mom! Good luck finishing up your senior year, and hoping that your next stage of life is a little more “normal” than your senior year was! 😉 Kelley Class of 2020 – Breezy Point Senior Session!

This Staples Motley Cardinal Volleyball senior, Bella, was another fun session! Ya’ll know how much I love sports photos, and sports photos in the SM gym are even more of a fav! I started my photo career at The Staples World, shooting sports, so it has some good memories for me. One of my favorite parts of this session is that we did her photos at some similar locations to some of my other previous sessions that were also Staples Motley students, but Bella’s images turned out totally different then those sessions… just a good example that photos are more about you as a person than your location, and we can make your photos unique to YOU, no matter where we take them!! Bella! Thank you so much for choosing me to do your seniors, I had such a fun time with you and your mom! Finish your senior year strong, despite all this craziness, and the BEST of luck with your next season of life! Kelley P.S. If you missed them… the previous Class of 2020 Showcase posts are HERE! Cardinal Volleyball Senior – Class of 2020!

Hailey is a senior at East Ridge High School in the twin cities, but she wanted some Brainerd MN senior photos, as her family has a cabin on Gull Lake that holds some great memories for her. I shot her extended family session earlier last summer (they’ll be making a blog appearance at some point!), and then she reached out to see if I’d want to do her senior pictures and I said OF COURSE! Hailey was yet another senior girl that had such cute style! Seriously, this year really had me looking back on my clothing during high school, and I think my generation definitely had the short end of the stick when it came to “style” 😂 Girl! Thank you (and your momma!!) so much for driving all the way up to Brainerd for the evening, to shoot with me! I had so much fun with you, and love how your images turned out. Best of luck finishing off your (online) senior year, and wishing you a smooth fall as you transition to a new stage of life! Kelley P.S. Have you missed any of the previous Class of 2020 Showcase? If so, click here to see the rest! Brainerd MN Senior – Class of 2020!

Colten’s twin, Cloey is up today! We did her session the same night as his, and had all the crazy weather, but this girl rocked her pictures through it all. Not only is she a cutie, and a natural in front of the camera, she’s got all kinds of cute outfits, definitely one for girls senior session outfit inspiration! (Class of 2021, listen up!) Cloey, thank you for hanging out with me and being so much fun to work with! I hope your senior year is also going okay, even though it’s online, and that your plans for the next chapter of life all go smoothly! Good luck! Kelley P.S. See the rest of the Class of 2020 Showcase (including Cloey’s twin, Colten) by clicking here! Class of 2020 – Girls Senior Session Outfit Inspiration!