We started with hair and makeup at Stephanie’s home in the morning.

Soon after I arrived the woman in Stephanie’s bible study group started arriving to help her get ready, they were all dressed in purple ready to step in as bridesmaids.

This is Stephanie’s daughter Evelyn.

Brad is an awesome drummer in the worship band at church and he even played the morning of the wedding!! Then hurried to get ready backstage.

Right before the ceremony all the ladies prayed over Stephanie. Brings tears to my eyes.

Stephanie waiting for her cue!

I love the expression on Evelyn’s face in this photo!! priceless.

Congratulations Brad & Stephanie!

Be sure to check out more of there wedding in this video.

Brad + Stephanie from Never Miss a Moment Studios on Vimeo.

Please enjoy this gorgeous couple.

to see a few more images of this dress go here.

I love Kimarr’s tear drop ring, stunning!

I couldent get enough of these flowers, the colors were brillient with the bridesmaid dresses! Florist is Main Floral in Anoke MN

I love this image, Kimarr was walked down the isle by her mother and her brother!

Happy one you anniversary Never Miss a Moment!!

Its officially been one year since I made the decision to stay home to run my buisness and be a mom.

Technically Never Miss a Moment will be five years old this summer my first official payed wedding was Tabitha and Kipp 7-7-07 I still have there photo up in my office as a reminder everyday.

I can’t beleive I have actually come this far. Back when I first started I remember being so frustrated after the first year and crying to my husband “I just want to do this full time, I feel like its never going to happen.” I even took a job working for Lifetouch hoping it would make me feel better (it didn’t) Then I got to a great place in the buisness where I had a steady line up of work and weddings coming in but still didn’t feel like I could quite my full time job. So instead I was just twice as busy running the buisness, second shooting some weekends  and working 40 hours a week. But for all of you self starters out there you gotta do what you gotta do.

Then we found out we were going to have a baby! The plan was to keep doing everything the same. We would both work and I would still do photography “on the side.” Well after going back to work for two weeks after maternity leave I broke down and couldn’t do it anymore. At that time I was working for Kindercare, so I was bringing our daughter Paisley with me to work a few days, she was with my amazing neighbor Monica two days and Jason’s mother one day of the week. Needles to say it was a crazy house, who has her what day,? What to pack,? What not to pack,? How much am I actually bringing home in the end after paying for daycare? It just wasn’t working, so I literally called my husband one day and said ” I put my two weeks in, I have faith in God and Never Miss a Moment” as I hung up the phone I felt this overwhelming calm come over me.

So here I am one year later, LIVING IT!!! I have learned a lot in the past year, never to doubt and to trust Gods plan for my life and my families. Which as I write this now I have to remind myself of that very thing, Trust HIM.The past year has been both awesome and very hard. Staying at home has definitely brought on new challenges that I did not see coming. There are days that I crave an actual routine and adult interaction being the extrovert that I am, and other days that I couldn’t be happier. There is a fine balance that I am still trying to figure out and slowly understanding.

I am so excited for the next steps of Never Miss a Moment Studios, currently I am working on branching out to include cinematography. I also just became a member of the Minnesota Birth Photographers and am really looking forward to being involved with them and everything they stand for. In other aspects of our household Jason is on his way to becoming an official youth pastor for Illumination Church he has been the volunteer youth pastor for the past year and recently started school and is currently part time staff, I couldn’t be more proud of him! Paisley is 15 months and is absolutely awesome, she’s really starting to talk a lot and is a super happy, super busy little lady.

So since a photography blog cant be complete without a few photos here are a couple from one year ago exactly, when I started working from home. We had gone down to Kansas to visit our friends Glenn and Amy Fletcher for Easter. Paisley was 3 months old. I was so excited to come home after that weekend and NOT get up for work that next Monday.

Photo Taken by Amy Rae Photography

Just a little something different for fun, While photographing a wedding this last March I was doing my usual routine when my assistant took a few photos of me doing what I do.

So I thought I would share a little about the detail side of things. Detail in a wedding is very important but I love getting the detail of the brides dress this particular dress had really unique train with lots of beautiful layers. So I was doing my best to photograph it all. This is what I got and how I did it.

the top angles of the dress were taken using a ladder, I don’t carry my own to weddings but the hall had one I was able to use. So nice of them!

So there you go just for fun!

Brinna Joy + Cattle & Coes from Krista Reynolds on Vimeo.

Derek and Kristy were married February 18th at Edenburgh Golf Course on a very warm February day. We had so much fun at their wedding. I was privileged to have Amy Rae of Amy Rae Photography with me that day! She rocks!

Kristy was such a beautiful bride and I love that she paid close attention to every detail of the day. Pay close attention to the jewelry and the hair piece all hand made by Kristy! Along with many other things. She is a very talented girl. Derek and Kristy were really hoping for lots of snow on the day of the wedding but thanks to Minnesota’s mild winter we really had to search for it. We ended up in Anoka and Champlin along the river for most of the outdoor shots.

However we couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day.

The first glance.

all the gorgeous flowers were also arranged by Kristy.

I love the expression on her face, pure bliss.

I would like to introduce little Isla!! Isla was born in September! We had so much fun photographing them two weeks ago. Its so sweet how much these little boys adore there little sister.

Myself along with Sara Copley photographed and did something new with them. Video soon to come!!!

Enjoy this beautiful family.

Thanks so much to Town and Country Campground for letting us use your great location!

Isla 6 months!

I love this pose Trea gave me!!!

Dave and Jill are such an amazingly adorable couple!!

Isla was so tired at the end our session she didn’t care what I did with her.

Love that I got this shot of her in the bucket!

The Dubbe family owns a sod and dairy farm so I thought it only appropriate to film some of the cows as I was coming in for there session. Adam was very kind to show me around and let me play with some of the new baby calves. I know its a little strange but I’m a sucker for a cute cow!! I loved how Brinna had on a little cow outfit when I arrived. Brinna was such a wonderful newborn to work with, she let me do everything I wanted to and then some, while she peacfully slept through it all.

Enjoy her sweet little video, Photos to come soon. Love this family!

Brinna Joy + Cattle & Coes from Krista Reynolds on Vimeo.