FAQ’s

Step 1: Click on the Sessions menu tab for a drop-down menu of all the sessions I offer. Find the session page you need.

Step 2: Click the ‘Request A Session’ button which opens up a Contact Form. Here you can request your preferred date + time of booking and share other specifics.

Step 3: Submit the form and I’ll be immediately notified of your booking request.

Step 4: I’ll review your booking request and email you within 24 hours to either approve your session request or ask you to work out an alternate date/time.

Step 5: Once you’re session date/time is approved, I’ll send you a proposal (including invoice + contract). Once signed, paid and submitted, your session is fully confirmed and we’ll move on to planning your session.

All session ‘base’ costs are listed on my website. The invoice included in your session proposal will reflect the base cost of your requested session, plus any known up-front additional fees for extra family members, travel and location permit fees. I will always discuss this with you at your booking request so you understand what’s being charged and why.

A 50% non-refundable retainer fee is due upon booking and the remaining 50% of your session cost is due 7 days prior to your session date. This retainer fee holds your booking date and time, or ensures that your session can be rescheduled, if necessary.

$25 sitting fee applied to each person beyond 6 (the more people you want in your photos, the more time it takes to shoot, and the more photos you’ll likely want as a result)

$0.58 per mile fee applied to any location beyond 17.5 miles (35 miles round-trip) from my homes in the St. Paul, MN area or Charlottesville, VA.

Location permit fees - some locations require this! I’ll research beforehand and let you know, so you can decide if you want the location or a different fee-free spot.

After your session is confirmed (proposal submitted), I will send you a Questionnaire that asks you to describe the type of setting you prefer for your shoot. That’s when we’ll start working together to craft your perfect session!

All outdoor locations are either scouted by me and approved by you, or suggested by you and researched by me. I do my best to find the best spots for taking photos and make sure all required permits are taken care of.

Absolutely! After your proposal is submitted, I will send you a Questionnaire that will prompt you to share your vision. I want to know all about it! From the moment you hire me to the day that I deliver your images to you… I am here for you. I want to make this session everything you’ve dreamt of. We will be corresponding through email so you have plenty of opportunity to let me in on what you want.

Yes! Abso-freakin-lutely. Please for the love of Pete, bring your pets! I love all animals, but especially big dogs. I am excited and happy to include any pet… big or small…furry or scaly… well, except spiders.

After your session booking request is confirmed and your proposal submitted, you’ll receive a session Questionnaire where you can tell me all about the pet(s) you’d love to include in your photoshoot. From there, I’ll give you a list of requirements and recommendations for making their inclusion a safe and successful one.

YES. I allow for up to 35 miles round trip from my home in the St. Paul area (built into the base price of sessions). Beyond that I charge an additional travel fee of $0.58/mile.

I am open to traveling farther away for additional fees. So, if you are wondering about a specific location and whether or not it may be a place I would travel to, fill out a Contact Form on my Contact page or tell me on the bottom of your booking request form from whichever type of session page you’re booking through.

Charlottesville customers- I do travel to your area again from time to time. I try to keep you all posted on when I’ll be back in town. I could be persuaded to fly in for a visit and to do some photo sessions. You’d just have to email me to ask. No guarantees, sorry.

My MOST favorite time to shoot is golden hour, which is not always the same time of day year round. Golden hour is the hour just after sunrise, and the hour before sunset. The colors and lighting during that are sooooo worth it. I know… golden hour is normally around bed time for kiddos certain times of the year…but I PROMISE it’s totally worth one night of staying up a little later.

As your session approaches, I will be watching my weather app like a hawk.

If there is any potential for rain a couple days before your session, I’ll contact you for a reschedule date. However, we will NOT confirm the reschedule until a few hours before your session as the weather can change quickly.

If temps are too hot or too cold I will also reschedule. Photography equipment doesn’t always function properly in high heat and, lets be honest, ain’t nobody going to be comfortable or feel attractive when they’re sweating buckets. During the winter if the driving conditions are not safe I will also reschedule.

Please be respectful of my decision to postpone a session due to unstable weather and/or driving conditions. We all want to get back to our families safe and sound.

I do NOT reschedule for cloudy days or windy days.

Things come up and I totally understand that! I allow for ONE free, non-weather related reschedule. After that a second retainer fee of $150 will be required to hold another date for your session. Holding dates prevents me from booking any other work, so it is income lost on my end, which is why I choose to offer only one reschedule for free.

P.S. I'm not heartless, so if something really sensitive happens (death in the family, illness) let me know and I may be able to waive that fee.

I find it’s easiest to have ONE ITEM that you’re DYING to wear for pictures and then work everyone else’s outfits around that. I’m a hippy boho-girl, so I love those beautiful flowing lace gowns, floppy hats, jewel colors and so much more. But you do you! If you need help, send me pictures of what you have or what you’re thinking of wearing and I will give my input to help you find the right outfits and color schemes for the location you’ll be in.

For all regular portrait sessions, your full gallery is ready within 6 weeks of your session date.

For elopement/weddings, full galleries are ready within 10 weeks of your wedding date.

I use an online service called Pic-Time to deliver your gallery of digital images.

For all non-wedding photo shoots: I edit all the BEST and put them into a Pic-Time gallery. I email you a gallery link and instructions on how to choose the final images you want to keep as part of your package. You’ll also be instructed on what to do if you decide to purchase additional single images or upgrade to purchase your entire gallery.

Once you’ve chosen the images you want to keep, I’ll remove the watermark from them, update your gallery and unlock it so you can begin downloading, sharing or using your images to create/buy prints and physical products through Pic-Time or any other service you choose.

For wedding clients: I will edit all of the best images from your wedding day and place them into your Pic-Time gallery, then email you the link to your gallery. You will be able to download your images, share them, or use them to create/buy prints and physical products through Pic-Time or any other service you choose.

ALL CLIENTS: Your gallery will remain accessible for 1 year from it’s creation date, after which point you will lose access to any images you haven’t downloaded within that time. Additional fees may be charged for opening up access again.