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Bruce vs New Auburn

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Big win for Bruce on Tuesday! I'm working on getting a bunch of images together for storyboards to post online soon!

Attention Babies & Tots!

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Bundle your kids up and bring them to our studio for a fun photo session! I love photographing babies & tots with their darling winter hats & cute boots...Could be a great Valentine's Gift to someone too!

Free Sessions are limited to the first 10 booked & require a $50 deposit that will go toward your

photo order.

11x14 Sale!!!

2009-01-08T08:55:00.000-08:00

Hello 2008 brides! Take advantage of our 11x14 sale (Reg. $45) Now $25!! Get some artwork up on your walls of your wedding day.......sale is now through January 29th. All prints will come sprayed and mounted. (P.S. I found 11x14 simple black frames at Michaels in EC for $7.49-that is so cheap!)

Just send me an email if you are interested in ordering. Thanks.

Where I'll be this weekend....

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At the Florian Gardens in Eau Claire for an engagement party!! Sunday(Jan. 11) 3-5 p.m. I will have a table set up with samples and books for brides & grooms to view. To get tickets call the Florian at 715-832-8840 or log on to their website www.thefloriangardens.com Hope to see you there!

40th Anniversary

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On Sunday, I went to the Plaza to photograph Greg & Sharon's 40th wedding anniversary party. I thought this cake was so cool-they said it's a Norwegian wedding cake.

Family

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We photographed this wonderful family on Christmas Eve Day-here's a peek at their photos.

Christmas was..

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great. Watching Taya's excitement made my holiday. She got her first camera and needed no help learning how to use it!!

my brother & sister

Last minute..

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Yah! My last & favorite Christmas gift has arrived. This storybook pictured below is a tradition in our house. Each Christmas (well two so far) Brent and I go through our hundreds of snapshots and create a hard covered storybook for Taya. Kind of like a year in review, only written like a children's book. Since I don't scrapbook, I found an online way to do the same thing. It costs only about $50 and it's the best way I could think of to make a great keepsake of each year of her life. To get started on one for your own kids.. go to www.creativememories.com

Merry Christmas!!

One year

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Little Miss Paisley has a very special birthday-on Christmas! I've had the pleasure of photographing her every few months and just adore her sweet little face. Here's a peek at some of her One year pictures..

the lollipop was a big hit this year!

She is also future BFF's with Taya so I got a couple of the two girls together checking each other out

Albums

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Wedding albums have been taking a back burner to the work load I've had this fall. They require a lot of time, and it's time that I haven't had until now....I'm not kidding-this fall has been crazy! I want to thank all my patient brides for waiting and waiting and waiting :) for their albums. Once this Christmas rush is over I'll have days to dedicate to finishing everyone's albums. Here's a run through of a wedding from this summer. You'll have to click on it to see it larger.

Last Day..

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to place your order and receive it by Christmas! I was in a slight panic this weekend realizing I have less than two weeks to get a whole lot of work & shopping done. Thank God for the internet....I was able to get a big portion done with the click of a button!

Blake

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This little guy & his family came over on Saturday. What a cutie!

I can't remember what was so funny, but I love this family picture!

Bruce vs Shell Lake

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You can access all (64) images from the game last night by going back to www.lifeandstylephotography.com click on client proofing, entering the event ID: bruce
and your email address.

Thanks!

Basketball

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becomes our life during the winter months. Taya and I head to every game to support Brent and his team. Coaching takes up almost all of his extra time. It's no easy task, but he loves it and luckily for me, it was my favorite sport in H.S. so I thoroughly enjoy watching the game.
Here are some images of the game at Shell Lake last night. I'm not set up for sports photography, but I think my Christmas gift to myself will be a new telephoto lens :) Lighting in the gym was not so great, so it was easier on me to just drop them to b & w. I think they'll look great printed on metallic paper. Bruce won last night giving them a 2-1 record to start the season!!

Twins!!

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I love this one!

Waiting Patiently

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I am finally, yes finally caught up with my weddings. I have one more to post but at least I'm not behind on this one :) The picture of this bride & groom below is so pretty I had to share. Brent got this shot while I was on another dock getting another angle. I think his picture beat mine hands down. They have been waiting so very patiently for their wedding photos and I was determined to get them done before December 1st.....and I did. November 30th at 10pm!

Natasha & Bob

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CHRISTMAS DEADLINE

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Clients have been asking me when the deadline is--DECEMBER 15th! I am blocking that week off for orders and will be able to guarantee them by Christmas if you pick them up. If you need them mailed to you, allow a couple days of cushion for snail mail. **reminder** orders need to be paid for before I send them through my lab. Thanks!!

Lollipop

2008-11-19T06:43:00.000-08:00

I love this idea. I saw this lollipop at the grocery store and had to get it to try for a photo session..Taya modeled for me and things were going great...

and then she raised it up and.....

yep, five minutes into getting her picture taken she had enough and dropped it. I still love the idea, but I need to have a few on hand in case this happens again!

Drew

2008-11-17T11:57:00.000-08:00

This pumpkin came over Saturday for his Christmas photos. I love the pictures with his hat!

Jack's 1!!

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I started photographing this little guy when he was 3 months. Where does the time go?

Fundraiser--Westlake

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I spent a couple hours at a fundraiser for Westlake (a facility for persons with development disabilities) Where my good friends Al & Richard put on a spectacular luncheon for more than 150 people to enjoy lunch, desserts (all made by my MOM!), raffles & and an auction. It was held at a beautiful home near Bruce.

my mom & her best bud, Lynette

My mom has been doing "gigs" for over a year now and I had maybe one photo of her awesome desserts, so today I promised to come over and take some photos, and well it took off from there..I soon started photographing for the home owner who wanted Christmas card photos of her collection of ornaments.

Justin & Sara

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Sara & Justin were married at Fanny Hill on November 1st

Back to work..

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We got away this weekend (finally) for some much needed R&R, Taya began our mini-vacation with a fever, but ended things today having a blast in the waterpark! I didn't realize how addicted I am to my blackberry & laptop and it was killing me to put work "away" for 2 whole days. I did pull out my camera on the last day to snap a few of Taya having fun. Now it's back to work...I will be returning everyone's emails shortly!

Meet my senior rep

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Alexis from Chetek High School. She'll get cool cards with her photo on it to hand out at her school for 2010 seniors. I'm looking for reps from other schools...if you think you have what it takes, contact Jodee @ 715-642-0101

isn't she gorgeous! And she is a total sweetheart.

Barbie

2008-11-06T06:22:00.000-08:00

My last senior for the year...

Taya is...

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TWO!!!! I can't believe it...my baby is growing up so fast. We spent the day together..(well sort of..I did have work but snuck it in during her nap time.) And we got outside late this afternoon for a five minute- impromptu photo session.

Jenny & Tom

2008-11-03T19:01:00.000-08:00

On Thursday I met this awesome couple for an engagement session on location... the weather was beautiful but the bugs were so bad! Seriously, I think I ate a few.

Josh

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Here's a peek at a senior session from last Tuesday.

Ok, so I've seen this done before.......but yikes, I was sooo nervous to stand in front of him and take this picture....I think next time I'll just photoshop the darn arrow in there :)

Tis the season

2008-10-27T07:13:00.000-07:00

Holiday cards are now on sale thru November 14th! Get 24 5x7 cards on cardstock paper for $25!!

Jodie & Rob

2008-10-27T07:00:00.000-07:00

Here's a peek at an engagement session from Saturday..

Ellie

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A love for all seasons

2008-10-22T07:13:00.000-07:00

Let me first just say--I love my grandparents...they model everything I hope to be someday. They truly enjoy every day they have, and don't concern themselves with the daily crap I seem to get to caught up in. So... about 4 years ago, I was at a photo conference and listened to this incredible photographer talk about her parents and the importance as a photographer to photograph family. (And just about any photographer I know agrees this is the hardest "client" because it's so easy to be too busy, and to put off and put off...) Well NO more. 4 years ago I said I would do something called a "love for all seasons"...model my grandparents and photograph them summer, spring, fall & winter. I had about 10 minutes from a shoot yesterday until I had to pick up Taya and as I drove past my grandparents house, I thought why not start now. I grabbed them away from dinner and walked them out in their yard and started to get a feel for what I will do. No more excuses.....my shoot with them will start on Thursday!!

Jodi & Travis

2008-10-19T18:19:00.000-07:00

Here's a peek at Travis & Jodi's engagement session done at our studio..I just love this first picture, Jodi is always smiling!

Family

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I had these two darling kids for my second session on Saturday, they started out shy but really seemed to love getting their pictures taken by the end!

I love this one!

Karen & Michael

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Saturday morning I met Karen & Michael near Lake Holcombe for an engagement session. Their wedding is set for next May!

Jack & cousins

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Jack & his cousins came over Friday for a fun Fall session!

Baby Brooke

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Here's a peek at little Brooke's photo session on Friday!

Elysha

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Elysha is a senior at Ladysmith who had a great day for fall photos!

Kendra & Phillip

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Wednesday engagement session...sorry for only posting two....I'm falling behind on this blog again!

Tanya

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Tuesday senior session

keychains

2008-10-15T11:54:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I know keychain photos have been around forever, but I just started printing them for all my clients, not just sports! And..I personally love having a picture of Taya with me wherever I go since I never seem to have any in my wallet! You can pick two pictures from your session and have them put in the keychain for only $5 !!

Football

2008-10-15T11:39:00.000-07:00

Catching Up

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As you can see, we had a super busy weekend..and we're trying our best to work everyone in while the leaves are peaking in color. I have another busy week ahead of me and I wanted to give a heads-up that I'm working diligently at getting every one's photos online asap.

Fyi--For seniors & portraits ---it's about 2 to 2 1/2 weeks to get online! Thank you all for your patience!! I can't tell you enough how thankful I am to have all you awesome clients!

Braylen's Family

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Brianne & Nathan

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Here's a look at pics from an engagement session on Sunday!

Family

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Here's a peek at a family session on Sunday!

Family

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Elisha & Adam

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Here are some images from the awesome wedding we had on Saturday!!

Senior

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Peek at pics of a senior session on Friday

Family

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Here's a peek at some images from my first session on Friday..

Marly

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Here are pictures of a Senior at Weyerhaeuser...we had an awesome, warm day for photographs!

Payton

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Here is a look at some of Payton's pictures taken on Tuesday!

Shaina

2008-10-08T10:32:00.000-07:00

Yikes, I'm getting behind with this blog, here's a peek at a couple photos from Shaina's session on Sunday!

Parkman Family

2008-10-05T13:51:00.000-07:00

Here's a peek at a few pictures from our session this morning in Rice Lake!

Erin & Chad

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Jenna

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Here are a couple of Jenna's second session in Chippewa Falls last Thursday

Daisy & Bryan

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Here are some pics of an awesome couple I photographed yesterday!

Makyah & Cambree

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Paisley

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Here are some pictures of 9 mo. old Paisley. She's the daughter of my good friend, Brook. When I was editing these, I was thinking...Brook & I first met when we were about this age!

Laura & Matt

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Here are a few of our favs from our wedding in EC yesterday! Congratulations Laura & Matt!

Wildcat VB

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Kurt

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Kurt is a senior at Bruce and he was able to come over today to do his senior pictures. We had a fantastic overcast sky to work with!

Kelly

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Kelly is a senior at Flambeau this year. She came out to our studio yesterday and we had a lot of fun..she had great hair to work with for photos!

Shaina

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Yesterday I also photographed a Ladysmith Senior. The weather was fantastic again! We've really been lucky this fall for photographing.

Aryana

2008-09-21T18:10:00.000-07:00

Today began with a photo session of a little girl & her cousins...cute little girls!

Sara & Mike

2008-09-19T12:07:00.001-07:00

Here are pics of an engaged couple taken at our studio location. We had a great time and I found some cool new spots for photos!

LA-X

2008-09-19T12:07:00.000-07:00

Taya and I spent yesterday in La Crosse doing some photography. Here are a couple pics from a VB game for a friend of mine's daughter, Elle. I hope this winter to be able to photograph more at Brent's basketball games and create fun storyboards like this for my clients.

Katie

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Here are some images from a Flambeau Senior taken at our studio location. She was a lot of fun, and the weather was beautiful!! It's like we got summer back for a day.

Sisters

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Three sisters brought over their kids for pictures today so we were all busy trying to get the little guys to smile and we got some really fun pictures! Below is an idea for a storyboard..

Justine & Dustin

2008-09-12T13:44:00.000-07:00

I haven't been posting engagement sessions on the blog this summer...I didn't think I'd have time, but I've kept up with everything else, so I thought what the heck! Here are some from a couple today, they are getting married next year at the Florian Gardens and we had a great time at our studio location...the weather was beautiful!

Jenna

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Here are a few images from a Chippewa Falls Senior taken yesterday..it drizzled the entire time, but we toughed it out and got some cool shots.

Carissa

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This is a Ladysmith Senior taken yesterday...and burrr was it cold! We toughed it out and got some great pictures anyway!

50th

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I had the honor of photographing Betty & George's 50th wedding anniversary at the Florian Gardens on Sunday. The rain held off and we were able to get some fun pictures out in the gardens. This was a wonderfully nice family that I thoroughly enjoyed working with!

Matt & Michelle

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This family farm was breathtakingly beautiful when we drove up. The barn, the tractors, the hay, the fields, the pond, the flowers...it was like if I could pick a perfect setting, this was it!! Matt & Michelle had the perfect day, the weather cooperated and the thunder clouds (it didn't rain a drop!) moved in and made for a perfect backdrop. And the hosts, Ed & Mary were kind enough to show us around their farm and we were in love with it all. Brent and I were very thankful we got the opportunity to be part of this awesome day. Congrats to the bride and groom..

Jake

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I met up with Jake and his mom at Camp Manitou. This is a beautiful camp and we had a great time hanging out and taking some pictures! The colors were just amazing with all the kayaks and trees & the lake to set it all off for his senior photo session.

Camp

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I got to camp early this morning before Jake arrived, so I walked around and got a few cool pictures. This place is absolutely amazing...Brent and I renewed our vows here and it was a lot of fun to be back. This first picture is in the sunken garden where we had our ceremony..

Ashley

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These are from Ashley's studio session taken this weekend. I love the image in the red chair! That chair was an awesome find last summer, I've gotten to use it a ton outside and now I'm having fun using it in our studio!

Jessica

2008-09-01T06:20:00.000-07:00

Here are some of my favs from a Ladysmith senior on Saturday. I got to photograph her older brother last year, so it was fun to meet up with her and her mom for this session!

Katie

2008-08-29T06:06:00.000-07:00

Here are pictures from a Ladysmith Senior..we had GREAT weather for this shoot so it was a lot of fun to be able to go to all the spots around our studio. Here are a few of my favs...

Tyler

2008-08-28T06:49:00.000-07:00

Tyler is a senior from Ladysmith, and came over to our studio location yesterday. We had a great overcast sky to work with and had a lot of fun!

Dalton

2008-08-28T06:39:00.000-07:00

We finished up Dalton's pictures in Bruce. Here are a couple from yesterday's shoot.

Dalton

2008-08-25T19:06:00.000-07:00

Here are some images from a senior for Bruce High School. I really like this first image and had a great time on this shoot. We're meeting again this week to photograph more sports stuff..so check back!

Kelly & Sean

2008-08-24T07:56:00.001-07:00

Here are some images from yesterday's wedding in Eau Claire. We've gotten to know some of the people at this wedding so it was fun to hang out with everyone and get some great shots on their beautiful wedding day! Best wishes to Kelly & Sean!

little wedding guest

2008-08-24T07:46:00.000-07:00

After we finished photographing for the wedding yesterday we hung around and visited with some friends and got a few pictures of this little doll!

I think it looks like she had enough of getting her picture taken here!

Megan & Roger

2008-08-23T06:28:00.000-07:00

Here are some images from a wedding we did yesterday on a farm outside of Eau Claire, the weather held off and it was a beautiful evening for photography. We had a blast with this awesome couple, congrats!

Brittany

2008-08-22T06:18:00.000-07:00

Here are a few more from Brittany's second session. We went into Chetek for this shoot and along the way found this cool old truck to use!

Brittany

2008-08-19T19:41:00.000-07:00

This is a senior from Flambeau who got my name from her older sister who's wedding I am photographing this fall. I had a great time with these to ladies and absolutely loved the pictures! Here are a couple of my favs.

Family

2008-08-19T19:21:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple images from a family session last Sunday, cute kids!

Renee & Jamie

2008-08-17T06:46:00.000-07:00

We had a beautiful day in Bloomer to photograph Renee & Jamie's wedding. Our favorite spot was about a block from the church by this old feed store right next to the railroad tracks. Congrats to the bride & groom!

Jack

2008-08-15T20:03:00.000-07:00

I've had the pleasure of photographing this little guy every 3 months and have had a lot of fun observing his growth through my lens. I just love this first image of him and his big brown eyes!

Sam

2008-08-15T19:49:00.001-07:00

Here are a few of my favorites from this Chetek Senior session, they came up with the idea for the baseball collage and it turned out pretty cool.

More Studio..

2008-08-13T19:50:00.000-07:00

Here is a peek at another wall I painted! I have a shoot later this week with a little guy and I'm anxious to test this brown suede look!

Studio Update

2008-08-12T13:51:00.000-07:00

The studio is so close to being completed! Before we put in the floor I wanted to start painting walls to use as sets. Here are a few walls we got done today.

This is a faux "purple plush & classic red" mix. I think it will be great for little girls, and is really workable on photoshop. I will be able to drop or enhance the colors as needed.

The "gray card" wall was something I was really excited about. I've seen so many celebrities photographed in front of this color and it will look great with just about any clothing!

Finally, the big white wall. Once again, will look good with everything, and plan on using it with busy toddlers, seniors and sports and who knows what else!

faux in black and white...

heavy load!

the painting will continue..be sure to check back!

Drew

2008-08-12T06:47:00.000-07:00

This is a Six month old photographed at our studio location...we really had to work for the smiles, but eventually we got them!

I love this wagon shot with his name..

S & P

2008-08-11T11:41:00.000-07:00

We were in Burnsville, MN for this wedding. The sun was shining bright all day and we loved the black mixed in the with pink flowers, it made the pink just pop in every picture!

At Champs bar...

Congrats!!!!!

woof!

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We did this shoot in the cities on Friday evening...cute pooches!

Newborn

2008-08-11T11:07:00.000-07:00

On our way to the cities Friday we stopped to do a newborn shoot...beautiful baby!

Family

2008-08-11T11:01:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple from a family shoot done last week at our studio location.