I first met Liz years ago – we both competed in the Miss America Scholarship Program – She was Miss Brainerd Lakes – I Miss Winona – ahhhhh good times 🙂 Lots of makeup, hairspray and chicken cutlets – if you know what I mean then we just know 😉
I digress – fast forward many years and now Liz is engaged to Glenn and we get to photograph their wedding any engagement! Â We had the distinct honor of photographing them at Liz’s family farm – her aunt and uncle currently live on the property – but it goes back FIVE generations! Â I just loved EVERYTHING about this barn.
It is currently used as a sheep farm – I had NO idea how much I just LOVE sheep! No joke! Â I want to move, like now – and get some land just so I can have sheep and sit outside and listen to them baa! Â Oh.my.word. Â I don’t think I have every laughed so much in a session – all from the sheep!! Â They were EVERYwhere – every building, every pen – every size and age and type of shave/cuts…. Ugh. Â I think I was in heaven there!
The really cool part is that they actually supply the sheep for the Miracle of Birth center at the Minnesota State Fair!! Â AWESOME!
As awesome as the sheep are – so are Liz and Glenn – they were such troopers in the cold weather we were having {and really strong winds!} and made it through the session with flying colors! I know it has been hot lately – but it certainly wasn’t that evening!
Okay – I’ll quit my babbling and just let you enjoy the pictures!! Â Can’t WAIT for your wonderful September wedding guys!
I just fell in love with this particular barn – plus it provided from protection from the wind and we acclimated ourselves to the cold!
The variety of chickens on the farm was so neat – like being at the state fair!
These two settled into posing with each other pretty quickly – that always makes it easy on us!
As I mentioned – I could NOT get enough of the sheep!!  Especially the baby ones 🙂
The lighting…. oh the lighting!! So thankful to be back to late summer evening light 🙂 <3
There were so many barns and buildings for us to choose from for backdrops!
And I think this was when I was chuckling the most – the llama with the sheep – such a hoot!
And the baby sheep that just didn’t know what to do with the barn cat… Oh sweet things 🙂
I just love these big wide shots of the barn – and the warmth the barn brought was nice too 😉
I about fainted when I saw this next image in my camera! The lighting was DIVINE and turned out exactly how I was hoping!
And of course – it was great fun to hear stories of Liz and her cousins playing up in this barn and swinging from the rope 🙂
The sheep!!! They just get me every time!!! haha
Mmmmmm and the B&W and the lighting…. I gush!
Liz – you are so beautiful inside and out! I feel SO blessed to know you 🙂
Seriously breathtaking 🙂  Love you guys!! See you SOON!!!!
These pictures are so touching! I had tears in my eyes when I looked at them. As Glenn’s mother, I wish him and Liz the VERY best. Glenn is such a great guy! I am blessed to have him as my son. I can’t wait to have Liz as our new daughter in September. I am so glad he found Liz and we wish them the very best in their new adventure as husband and wife.
These Photos are very Beautiful!!!!
Beautiful photos of a beautiful couple! If you’re photographing the wedding, please don’t photograph me. I’ll be ugly-crying the entire time 😉