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I'm a motherhood + lifestyle family photographer based out of Maple Grove, MN. I started off my career photographing mainly weddings and elopements. Over those 12 years I witnessed so many beautiful love stories, traveled to incredible places, and even got published a few times. I accomplished everything (and more) I hoped for as a wedding photographer and I’m endlessly grateful for every couple that have welcomed me into their lives and entrusted me with these memories.

After being blessed with our rainbow baby in April of 2025, my passions have changed to wanting to be home a little more to fully enjoy this season of motherhood. It's changed me in so many wonderful ways and I'm so thankful to have a career that can change with my passions. As of January 2026, I've fully transitioned out of weddings and am now solely photograph the little moments that make your family yours.

My current hobby fixation is knitting, I thrive most in the outdoors, my favorite show is The Office, and I'm always dreaming up our next home renovations. My toxic trait is definitely thinking we can take on any DIY for the house and it'll turn out good, no matter how little we know about the subject. -- BUT I will say, it does turn out 90% of the time which only fuels my need to try the hard things. My favorite project that we recently completed was removing a wall to open up our kitchen to the living space and finishing our kitchen makeover with a tile backsplash. 

Hey! I'm Kjerstin

A lot of my inspiration comes from emotions, music, and my surroundings. I feel the happiest when my work brings on a certain feeling of nostalgia and emotion, kind of like the feeling you get looking at old home videos! I love when my photos can fully transport you to that moment and what you were feeling. It's truly such a gift to be able to serve my clients in this way.

I'm not usually the most outgoing person in the room, I'd much rather be a fly on the wall when I can, so getting to know my clients and telling their story is why I love this job so much! My approach to photography compliments this because I usually lean more towards a documentary style in shooting things as they happen naturally. I do this through a good mix of poses and prompts in order to authentically capture who you are as a couple as well as knowing when to back off to let you interact naturally. I don't want your photos to look like anyone else's because your family is uniquely yours!

How I work

  • Early mornings - I'm a big night-owl!
  • Biting ice cream is like nails on a chalk board to me
  • Honestly, hot take, but... bacon.
  • Scary movies
  • SoulCycle/Ride type classes (tried it - don't want to talk about it)

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  • Sitting in the garage during a thunderstorm - IYKYK
  • Dogs. Always dogs.
  • Binge watching The Office or really any trash reality TV show.
  • My go-to playlists: Usually anything indie or coastal cowgirl because this girl loves her chill jams. However - I do love blasting Journey, QUEEN, and basically anything from my emo kid era. I'm really all over the board with music!
  • Catch me with a sour beer at any brewery

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