I WAS BLESSED ENOUGH TO CAPTURE SOME VERY SPECIAL MOMENTS FOR ONE OF MY VERY BEST FRIENDS DURING THE 9 MONTH JOURNEY… ONE OF THE EXTRA SPECIAL MOMENTS WAS BEING APART OF HER BIRTH TEAM.

WE HAD SCHEDULED TO DO HER MATERNITY PHOTOS LAST TUESDAY WHICH THEN TURNED INTO LABOR/DELIVERY PHOTOS…

I WILL LET THE IMAGES SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES BUT I HAVE TO SAY THAT I’VE NEVER BEEN SO PROUD AND IN AWE OF MY BEAUTIFUL FRIEND… IT STILL AMAZES ME TO SEE HOW STRONG WE ARE AS WOMEN. YOU CAN’T EVEN PUT INTO WORDS THE PAIN, SWEAT, AND TEARS WE GO THROUGH TO GET TO THE MOMENT WHERE WE CAN HOLD OUR BABY FOR THE FIRST TIME.

THANK YOU TO THE AMAZING STAFF AT THE MOTHER & BABY CENTER AND TO ALISSA & ALEX FOR LETTING ME CAPTURE SUCH A SPECIAL DAY FOR YOU.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD, ELLE!!!

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JEN

HAPPY SPRING! US MINNESOTANS (AND MANY OTHER MIDWEST STATES) HAVE HAD A LOOOOOONG AND GRUELING WINTER. I CAN’T BELIEVE WE WERE DEALING WITH SNOW ON THE GROUND LESS THAN A WEEK AGO AND TODAY IT WILL BE IN THE HIGH-70′S.

I WANTED TO WRITE UP A BLOG POST WITH MY SCHEDULE FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR AS IT IS GOING TO CHANGE A BIT COMING JUNE 1ST.

I WILL SOON BE HOME WITH MY KIDDOS FULL-TIME WHICH WILL ALLOW ME TO KEEP RUNNING MY PHOTOGRAPHY BUSINESS BUT WILL LIMIT THE DAYS/TIMES I CAN SCHEDULE WITH CLIENTS. I WILL ONLY BE TAKING 2-4 SESSIONS PER MONTH FOR THE REMAINDER OF 2013 AND INTO 2014.

2013 AVAILABILITY

MAY: BOOKED

JUNE: WEEKDAY EVENING & LIMITED WEEKEND MORNING/EVENING

JULY: WEEKDAY EVENING & LIMITED WEEKEND MORNING/EVENING

AUGUST: 4TH – 18TH AVAILABLE

SEPTEMBER: 2 WEEKDAY MORNING/EVENING SPOTS AVAILABLE

OCTOBER: FALL MINI-SESSION MARATHON (DATE TBD) & WEEKDAY EVENINGS

NOVEMBER: WEEKDAY EVENING & LIMITED WEEKEND MORNING/EARLY EVENING

DECEMBER: CHRISTMAS TREE FARM MINI-SESSION MARATHON (DATE TBD)

I MAY PUT A STUDIO MINI MARATHON TOGETHER IN JULY SINCE IT’S ALWAYS A NICE OPTION WITH NATURAL LIGHT AND THE AIR CONDITIONER CRANKED UP FOR CLIENTS. I AM PLANNING ON DOING 1 FALL MINI MARATHON IN EARLY/MID-OCTOBER AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE MINI MARATHON IN LATE NOVEMBER AND/OR EARLY DECEMBER AT HANSEN TREE FARM. I WILL HAVE THOSE DATES POSTED ABOUT 1-2 MONTHS PRIOR TO DATE.

I WILL STILL BE TAKING IN ALL INQUIRIES BUT WILL ONLY BE CHANGING THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS I TAKE PER MONTH. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BOOK ANYTHING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE YEAR AND/OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE SHOOT ME AN E-MAIL AT: INFO@JENMENEGHINPHOTOGRAPHY.COM

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!

xo
JEN

 BECAUSE EVERY POST IS BETTER WITH AN IMAGE… HERE IS MY MAXWELL ON HIS BIRTHDAY MORNING… WITH QUITE THE BEDHEAD AND SUPER THRILLED FOR ME TO TAKE HIS PHOTO. ;) 

I HAD SO MUCH FUN CAPTURING EMILY AND JASON’S MATERNITY SESSION ON THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY IN MINNESOTA.

WE STARTED AT MY STUDIO AND I ALMOST JUMPED IN THE AIR WITH HAPPINESS WHEN I SAW HOW ADORABLE EMILY LOOKED WITH HER BLACK/WHITE STRIPED DRESS AND PINK LIPSTICK. ANYONE WHO KNOWS ME KNOWS HOW MUCH I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE BLACK AND WHITE… I KNEW THE WHOLE ENSEMBLE WOULD PHOTOGRAPH PERFECTLY IN MY STUDIO SPACE.

JASON AND EMILY ARE SO INCREDIBLY SWEET… MY CAMERA CAPTURED THE PURE LOVE THAT THEY HAVE FOR ONE ANOTHER. THEIR LITTLE BABY IS GOING TO JOIN SUCH AMAZING PARENTS.

THE NEXT TIME I SEE JASON AND EMILY WILL BE WHEN BABY BOY ARRIVES. CAN’T WAIT! :)

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JEN

I WAS SO EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE N. FAMILY A FEW WEEKS AGO IN DOWNTOWN MINNEAPOLIS. WE HAD SOME UNSEASONABLY CHILLY WEATHER SO WE HEADED INTO THE GUTHRIE FOR A BIT AND THEN BRAVED THE COLD AIR AT THE END OF THE SESSION.

THE N. KIDDOS REMINDED ME SO MUCH OF MY BOYS WITH THEIR HIGH-ENERGY AND MATCHBOX CARS IN HAND. THIS FAMILY IS SO VERY SWEET AND I CANNOT WAIT TO HEAR IF BABY N. IS A BOY OR GIRL.

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JEN

QUINN AND JAMES CAME OVER TO THE STUDIO THIS MONTH FOR A MINI-SESSION. WE DECIDED TO STAY INDOORS AS IT WAS FREEZING COLD AND SNOWY IN SAINT PAUL. THESE TWO BROTHERS ARE ALWAYS SO SWEET, WELL MANNERED, AND A BLAST TO PHOTOGRAPH. I CAN’T WAIT TO WORK WITH THIS FAMILY AGAIN IN THE FUTURE.

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JEN

SWEET MATTHEW AND HIS PARENTS STOPPED BY THE STUDIO EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR A NEWBORN MINI-SESSION. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE HOW NEWBORN SESSIONS AT THE STUDIO ARE SO SIMPLE AND ORGANIC… NO PROPS, NO POSING, JUST THE LITTLE ONE COZIED UP ON A BLANKET OR IN THEIR PARENT’S ARMS. MATTHEW DID SUCH AN AMAZING JOB IN THE SHORT TIME WE HAD TOGETHER.

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JEN

LAST FRIDAY WAS OUR FIRST DAY IN MINNESOTA THAT IT ACTUALLY FELT LIKE SPRING. I WAS SO HAPPY TO HAVE THE B. BOYS COME UP TO MY STUDIO IN SAINT PAUL FOR A FUN LITTLE SHOOT. THEIR MOMMA IS A TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER DOWN IN MANKATO SO I KNEW HOW NICE IT MUST HAVE FELT FOR HER TO KICK BACK AND LET SOMEONE ELSE TAKE THE PHOTOS. MANY PHOTOGRAPHER MOMMAS OUT THERE MIGHT AGREE WITH ME WHEN I SAY HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE TO TAKE PHOTOS OF YOUR OWN CHILDREN. ;)

WE STARTED IN THE STUDIO JUST FOR AWHILE AND THEN DECIDED TO GET T-SHIRTS ON TO GO RUN AROUND OUTSIDE. WE USED THE SPACE OVER AT THE SAINT PAUL DEPOT AND MEARS PARK TO LET THE BOYS RUN. I AM LOOOOVING THE AREAS AROUND MY STUDIO AND CAN HARDLY WAIT TO ADVENTURE OUT MORE WITH CLIENTS THIS SPRING/SUMMER.

THESE BOYS ARE ABSOLUTELY DARLING AND REMINDED ME SO MUCH OF MY MAX AND LEO. CONNOR IS REALLY INTO SUPERHEROES AND DID A GREAT HULK IMPRESSION. GRAYSON IS A LITTLE SPITFIRE AND WAS PRETTY DARN GOOD AT KEEPING UP WITH HIS BIG BROTHER.

THANK YOU, B. FAMILY, FOR MAKING THE TRIP UP TO SAINT PAUL TO SEE ME… WHAT A PERFECT WAY TO SPEND A SUNNY FRIDAY AFTERNOON!

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JEN

LAST FALL MY FRIEND, SARAH, AND I CHATTED ABOUT DOING A LITTLE PHOTO SHOOT FOR HER JEWELRY LINE… THIS LITTLE CHIT-CHAT THEN EVOLVED INTO A BIG STYLED SHOOT IDEA. WE ASKED THE LOVELY, TARA, FROM A DAY IN PROVENCE TO JOIN OUR LITTLE CREATIVE TEAM. WE STARTED A PINTEREST BOARD AND CAME UP A FEW DIFFERENT IDEAS FOR OUR OUTDOOR BRIDAL SHOOT. AFTER HOURS OF PINNING AND COFFEE TALK, WE DECIDED TO GET SUPER AMBITIOUS AND DO TWO DIFFERENT STYLED SHOOTS… ONE AT MY SAINT PAUL STUDIO AND ONE AT AN OUTDOOR LOCATION (STAY TUNED FOR PHOTOS).

WE WANTED TO KEEP THINGS CLEAN, MODERN, AND MINIMAL… OUR FOCUS WAS ON EVOLVING A BRIDAL LOOK WITH MINIMAL CHANGES.

A BIT OF OUR INSPIRATION CAME FROM MY NEW STUDIO. THE SPACE IS VERY BRIGHT, WHITE, AND MODERN. MANY OF THE PIECES AT MY STUDIO INCORPORATE BLACK, WHITE, GOLD, AND STRIPED TEXTURES. WE THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE A GREAT BASE TO OUR BRIDAL LOOK AND WANTED TO KEEP WITH THE “MOD THEME” FOR OUR BRIDE.

WE ENLISTED AN AMAZING GROUP OF LOCAL WOMEN IN THE WEDDING INDUSTRY TO JOIN OUR TEAM.

TARA OBVIOUSLY ROCKED OUT THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE FLORAL WITH THE BLACK/WHITE STRIPED WRAP AND GOLD SEQUINED ACCENTS. SARAH CREATED THE MOST GORGEOUS JEWELRY PIECES FOR EVERY DIFFERENT LOOK OF THE SHOOT. LOCAL SAINT PAUL BOUTIQUE, SIXPENCE BRIDAL, DONATED A BEAUTIFUL ANGEL SANCHEZ DRESS FOR OUR SHOOT. AMY FROM ARMATO DESIGN CREATED THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONARY TO GO WITH OUR GOLD AND GLITTER THEME. SHAUNA YOUNGE FROM SHAUNA YOUNGE DESSERT TABLES CREATED A GORGEOUS TABLE SETUP WITH SUGARS AND SWEETS TO COORDINATE WITH THE BLACK, WHITE, AND GOLD COLORS. THE CREATIVE MINDS BEHIND THE HAIR AND MAKEUP WERE ASHLEY FROM BANGBANG SALONG & CREATIVE SPACE AND ROMENY/ALICE FROM CASTOR & POLLUX. ROCKING OUT IN FRONT OF THE CAMERA AND WEARING THE BEAUTIFUL DRESS WAS THE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL, ANNE.

THIS WAS MY FIRST EVER STYLED SHOOT AND I WAS A BIT NERVOUS CAPTURING EVERYTHING AS I’M STILL FAIRLY NEW TO THIS INDUSTRY. ON TOP OF EVERYTHING WE HAD THE BIGGEST SNOWSTORM ROLL INTO THE TWIN CITIES THE SAME DAY WE WERE SCHEDULED TO SHOOT. DUE TO ALL THE TIME, MONEY, AND EFFORT THAT WAS PUT INTO THE SHOOT BEFOREHAND WE DECIDED THAT THE SHOW MUST GO ON. MY STUDIO WAS FULL OF SOREL BOOTS, WINTER HATS, AND WARM COFFEES… SO THANKFUL FOR ALL THESE WOMEN BRAVING THE ICY ROADS TO BE APART OF THE SHOOT. DESPITE THE ICE, SNOW, AND ROSY CHEEKS, WE ROCKED OUT 2 STYLED SHOOTS IN A HALF A DAY.

WE WERE SO HAPPY TO HEAR THAT OUR STUDIO SHOOT WAS PICKED UP BY ONE OF THE BEST WEDDING BLOGS, RUFFLED. WHAT AN HONOR TO BE FEATURED ON THAT SITE! PLEASE CHECK OUT THEIR BLOG FOR A WRITEUP ON OUR STYLED SHOOT.

ANOTHER BIG “THANK YOU” TO ALL THE AMAZING WOMEN I WAS ABLE TO MEET DURING THIS PROJECT. IT WAS SUCH A FUN WAY TO CONNECT WITH OTHER PEOPLE IN MY INDUSTRY AND MESH OUR TALENTS TOGETHER.

STAY TUNED FOR OUR WINTER PORTION OF THE STYLED SHOOT DAY… :)

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JEN

LITTLE GIGI, HER BIG BROTHER, MOM, AND DAD CAME TO THE STUDIO A FEW WEEKS AGO FOR HER NEWBORN SESSION. MISS GIGI WAS ALERT AS CAN BE AND JUST LOOKED AROUND THE ROOM AT HER PARENTS AND BIG BROTHER. SHE WAS SUCH A SWEET LITTLE PEANUT WHO IS A SPITTING IMAGE OF HER MOMMA. GIGI’S BIG BROTHER, TUCKER, WAS ALSO A DREAM TO PHOTOGRAPH AS HE POSED LIKE AN OLD PRO… WE HAD FUN DOING A LITTLE MINI-SESSION AS GIGI WAS BEING CHANGED AND FED.

I HAD A PERMA-SMILE ON MY FACE AS I WAS EDITING THIS DARLING FAMILY’S SESSION. CHEERS TO THE D. FAMILY ON THE ARRIVAL OF THEIR PERFECT LITTLE GIGI… YOU HAVE SUCH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!

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JEN

SWEET LITTLE LANDON AND HIS FAMILY CAME BY THE STUDIO LAST MONTH FOR NEWBORN PHOTOS. LANDON’S MOMMA DRESSED UP HER FAMILY IN THE MOST PERFECT COLORS FOR THE STUDIO SETTING.

LJ (WHAT HIS DAD CALLS HIM) SLEPT ALMOST THE ENTIRE SESSION WHICH LEFT MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIS BIG BROTHER AND BIG SISTER TO GIVE HIM SOME SMOOCHES. THEY WERE SO DARLING WITH THEIR LITTLE BROTHER…

A BIG CONGRATS TO THE W. FAMILY ON BABY LANDON’S ARRIVAL INTO THE WORLD!

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JEN