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Announcing Hearten Magazine

I am so pleased to make this announcement! (It’s been hard keeping all of this good stuff a secret!).

As part of the fabulous Independent Wedding Association, I was involved in two styled shoots over the summer that are featured in the new quarterly magazine Hearten (together with photographer Becca Dilley).  The first feature shows how stylish a church basement wedding can be and showcases the amazing food of the Chowgirls (including their modern take on jello molds and mini tater-tot hotdish!), Minnesota-shaped pies on a stick by Cocoa & Fig, Norwegian-inspired florals by Ashley Fox, and lovely paper — including a recipe-card guest book — by Armato Designs. For the second shoot, we did a modern take on Paul Bunyan and his Babe in the deep woods of a Minnesota State Park.  You must check out the tackle-box and fishing-inspired florals by Sassafras Gardens, the locally-made jewelry by JWP Jewelry, and another amazing invitation suite by Amy Armato.

The issue also features a flow chart for planning the timing of your wedding day photographs, a glossary of floral terms, and other real Minnesota weddings.  So go check it out!  Hearten Magazine.

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Back to School | Pictures of Joe

The blog is back from summer vacation!  There’s so much to share — lots of weddings, newborns, kiddos and more.  I’ll start off with this back to school session for  Joe, who has grown up so much since we met up two years ago.  We took a few photos with him and the family dogs in the backyard, and then a few more pictures near a lake by his home.

Kellee Walsh - September 13, 2011 - 12:55 AM

What a little cutie :)

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Playdate with Sophia

Early last Sunday morning, I headed to Minnehaha parkway to meet up with Sophia and her mom for a photosession to mark her recent second birthday. We had a great time!  We read some of her favorite books, pulled lots of leaves off of the trees, blew some bubbles, and caught up with Dora on mom’s iPhone.  

Kellee - June 20, 2011 - 5:46 PM

Very cute. Love the bubbles!

Preston Palmer - September 22, 2011 - 2:20 PM

Look at those big ol baby blues. And I bet she can use that iPhone better than most of my friends can! Beautiful photos.

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Sibling Portraits in Black and White

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of meeting this family for some casual portraits of their three children in a park near Delano.  It was a lovely morning full of everything that childhood should be – blowing bubbles, playing hide and seek, climbing on jungle gyms, spinning pinwheels, and exploring the woods with flowers and sticks.  The family wants some black and white portraits to display in a collage in their new home, so I thought I would change things up here on the blog and post a few of my favorites from the day in black and white.

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Julie & Trevor and the Minneapolis Skyline

I’m so excited to feature Julie and Trevor on my newly-redesigned blog.  Check it out and let me know what you think.  Julie and Trevor are two of the sweetest people and their wedding is coming up so quickly!   We met up in St. Paul, close to where the two of them met in college, for a late-afternoon engagement session.  We hoped to catch some of the sunset and the Minneapolis skyline and with a lucky break in the clouds, I think we succeeded!

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Heather Parker - May 8, 2011 - 7:55 PM

I love the warm glow of all these photos. It looked like the perfect time of day to shoot! Great photos, they seem like such a happy couple!

Louie Abellera - May 8, 2011 - 7:58 PM

Ahhh so good. Love those last two frames.

Chinmay Patel - May 8, 2011 - 8:12 PM

I am liking the new blog look, it complements the great photos here

max - May 8, 2011 - 8:24 PM

She oozes happiness!

I like your new template :D

Heather - May 8, 2011 - 9:42 PM

I love these! The top one is my favorite, it’s perfect!!

Bees - May 8, 2011 - 9:55 PM

Love ‘em!

Kyle - May 9, 2011 - 1:34 AM

These are really cute photos, Sarah, the couple looks so happy and natural together. Great job capturing that!

sarah black - May 9, 2011 - 5:17 AM

Oh these are so sweet, and this couple have such beautiful smiles. Perfectly captured!

Matthew Mead - May 9, 2011 - 6:38 AM

So much romance, you got to love it!

Marianne Taylor - May 9, 2011 - 7:42 AM

Oh my she is so pretty! They look so happy and in love, adorable. x

adam houseman - May 9, 2011 - 12:02 PM

Julie and Trevor, you two look awesome together!
Well done Sarah. Love these.

chantal - May 9, 2011 - 1:54 PM

Very clean & genuine.

[...] Laguna finds beautiful locations for this wedding at Five Event Center and Sarah McGee uses the MPLS skyline for engagement photos. Sewell Photography shows off the Summit Manor in this wedding with pink accents and Emma Freeman [...]

Razvan - May 13, 2011 - 6:51 PM

Love that first frame, against the skyline!

Heather - June 10, 2011 - 12:18 PM

Aw, I love that last set! So cute!

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