Cris and Jennifer [Engagement Photos - Sioux Falls, S.D.]

It's hard to believe that, in just 7 weeks, my friends Cris and Jennifer will make their vows right here in Sioux Falls.

The three of us met in front of the Old Courthouse in downtown Sioux Falls for this engagement session. We had a great time strolling along the streets and capturing some great portraits for their invitations, prints, their walls at home and even their Facebook profiles!

They're genuinely nice people with an authentic love for each other. I can't wait for the wedding!

Tricia and Chris [Engagement Photography - Sioux Falls, SD]

If you've never been to Palisades State Park (just a few minutes northeast of Sioux Falls), you need to check it out.

My newly-engaged friends Trish and Chris joined me there for some engagement portraits. It was a great time! The park offered a spectacular backdrop for the spectacular love that these two share. (Sorry for the mushiness, haha.)

Anyway - I hope you like these portraits as much as I liked creating them.

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

Jennifer and David [Engagement Photos - Sioux Falls, S.D.]

Hey everybody! I hope y'all are having a great weekend. I just wanted to share a few of my favorite photos from my most recent photo session here in Sioux Falls.

My friends David and Jennifer are getting married in Rock Rapids later this year (Yes, you'll get to see those photos too!) and we recently took a trip to the Downtown/Falls Park area to shoot a few snowy engagement photos.

I had a great time with the two of them that day. Jennifer and David have a bright, genuine bond. There's no question that these two are in love. It's the kind of thing that makes me love being a photographer. I hope it reflects through these photos.

But enough with all that sappy stuff! I just hope they (and you) like the photos as much as I like creating them.

I'm definitely looking forward to spending more time with these two and their families at the wedding!

Brittany and Scott [Brookings, SD - Engagement Photos]

June is a sacred four weekends for wedding photographers. If June were a house, the wedding photographer would be its obsessive, caffeinated architect. June is gold.

I'll be spending one of those four golden summer Saturdays with my good friends Brittany and Scott, and I couldn't be happier about it. I can already tell that this is going to be a big highlight for me in 2011.

But first - engagement photos! We had a lovely (albeit quite windy) day in the country for their engagement photo session. Brittany and Scott both have heritage which is planted firmly in the midwestern countryside, so the rural scenery fit them very naturally. We had a great time wandering and discovering photographic nooks around the farm. Outings like this are why I love October almost as much as June.

As we dive into the colder months and until my camera graces these two and their families again, June smiles will no doubt be on my mind.

Thank you Brittany and Scott for a great session!

Amber and Jeremy

Even though they Googled me just a few months ago, I feel like I've known Amber and Jeremy my whole life. They're the quintessential, passionate American couple -- following their path together right in our own beloved Brookings.

We had a great time wandering through a beautiful and frozen Hillcrest Park together to get these shots. The weather gave us a very nice, comfortable opportunity to create these shots.

Amber and Jeremy are the type of couple that will look great together anywhere life takes them.

In less than two weeks, they will make the ultimate commitment to each other, and I'm honored to be there to capture it for them.

Brad and Michelle