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One Year {Fillmore County MN Children’s Photographer}

Being a Fillmore county children’s photographer is an honor. I love meeting all these amazing and beautiful families and getting to watch them grow. Miss M and her Mom met us at our studio in Spring Valley, MN for her one year and cake smash session. We started her session with a winter theme to go with her polar bear leggings. Her older sister chose the theme of cats for Miss M’s first birthday. How cute is that? Andrea painted the cat props that made the cake smash set come together perfectly. Miss M was a mover and shaker and walking all over the place. She wasn’t too terribly sure of her cake, but she did give it a try or two! I love how much you can see her personality in her sweet eyes. Check out some of my favorite images below.

baby kneeling on snow

baby girl with bucket of snowballs

one year old girl with snowball by face

one year old black cat tutu eating cake

one year with toppled over cake

baby with pink frosting on face

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Watch Me Grow {Rochester MN One Year Portrait Photographer}

It’s not a secret our Watch Me Grow Session families always end up having a special place in our hearts. Every time they come in Andrea and I ask each other…. “how can it be that they are back so quickly?”! It seems like just yesterday we did this little guy’s newborn session….…and now he’s finished up his entire year of sessions! We have loved watching him change so much this past year!

But seriously, I mean this, the first year goes by so fast…in the blink of an eye. The first birthday marks a big celebration! The celebration of life…of coming through the first year and all of the changes! It deserves to be captured, sometimes we laugh so hard it brings tears to our eyes watching a baby dig into the cake with their hands and sometimes feet as well and sometimes it brings tears to the baby’s eyes because they don’t enjoy the frosting on their hands.

Mr. A didn’t LOVE his cake during the cake smash but you wouldn’t know it from his photos. So cute!

We couldn’t do my sessions without the amazing cakes from Debby Westphal in Spring Valley, MN. She is one of the “sweetest” people I know!!! Thank you Debby for all you do to make my first birthday babies happy!!

Infant boy sitting on red chair with smirk on his face

One year old baby boy standing by ladder

one year old baby boy eating baseball cake portrait

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1 Year Old Girl {SE MN Children’s Photographer}

A little summer with beautiful flowers and a little fall with pumpkins, so beautiful and similar to our weather the last week or so. This little lady was quick on her feet and had no fear. She made us work a bit, but gosh she gave us goldenly perfect photos.

Another amazing cake from Debby Westphal with the set we shared earlier this week. Such a fun theme for a cake smash.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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1 Year Old Boy {Grand Meadow MN Baby Portrait Photographer}

Mr. O turned one …. We have had so much fun planning our cake smashes, lately, such great themes and colors. And on first birthdays, I love getting to capture a few family photos as well.

Thanks to Debby Westphal for another great cake. And it was dairy free and so good. (Yes, we had to taste it after the cake smash,too.)

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Perfectly Sweet and Sassy 3 Year Old Girl {SE MN Children’s Portrait Photographer}

I have been photographing this cutie since she was only a  newborn. “Are we done yet?” she asked a few times during the session. When the answer was “no” she would happily go back to doing whatever we asked.  She is perfectly sweet, perfectly sassy with a bit a shy mixed in, so cute. Such a fun age to photograph.   

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Photography by Kari specializes in custom portraiture of newborn, family, children sports team banners, dog, and high school seniors in Spring Valley, MN, and surrounding Southeast Minnesota areas.

Areas, including, but not limited to, Rochester, Preston, Chatfield, Stewartville, Grand Meadow, LeRoy, Ostrander, Kasson, Hayfield, Plainview, St. Charles and Pine Island.

Southeast Minnesota based photographer.

specializing in newborn, family, children, and senior photography.

located in sPRING vALLEY, mn

TELEPHONE :: 507.951.0640

E-MAil :: kari@photographybykari.com