Hello friends. Welcome back! Well, it’s been a rather rough week in the Garderksen household. (Garderksen … I like it! Thanks, JC.) 😉 A whirlwind of ups and downs, you might say. If it’s possible to feel every emotion within seven days, I’m pretty sure I did. I lost my beautiful, loving, amazing grandmother last […]

Blog! I’ve missed you! It’s been a week or two … but I’m back. Sorry Ms. Blog, but photo shoots and corresponding with clients take precedent, and after hours, it’s wedding planning, 24/7. No really, I mean it — these wedding nightmares have taken OVER my life! Honest to goodness, I can’t remember the last […]

I like to run. I think. Maybe. Actually, I’m not really sure I like it at all. A few weeks back, I ended a post by saying, “I’m off for a run!” As if I’m oh-so-cool, the type of person who runs without waver, my feet drifting along the pavement as if I were born […]

Well ladies and gents, my fiancé turned a year older this week … which is VERY exciting for me: The one month out of the year where we’re the same age is officially over. For the next 11 months, he can’t call me old. Life is good. The big day was Thursday, and since he […]

Day by day, photo by photo … I’m slowly getting caught up on my editing. Yeeeeeeees! If there’s ever a day where I don’t have a thing to do, I’m not sure whether I’ll worry or celebrate, but it feels good to see the light at the end of the Editing Tunnel. Last night, Tommy […]

As I said during the photo shoot, this little guy must be from Waupun: Blonde hair, blue eyes … he’s 100 percent Dutch. 🙂 Every so often, I get a referral to photograph something in Waupun, which is where I grew up. I love the opportunity, since I feel totally at home and never get […]