Chris + Maggie: Minneapolis Portrait Photography

I met Chris aka Christopher aka Twitterless Chris about six months ago when we both started jobs at the same company. He was professional, young, smart, funny, nice ... and VERY PATIENT. You see, Chris is the only guy in our group of five. But instead of shrugging off the girls, he started "lovingly" referring to us as "the sisters."

It was only a matter of time before "the sisters" met Maggie for our Friday lunch and we instantly fell in love with her -- so sweet and charming and dished it out just as well as we could! Plus, she tweets, loves fashion and celebrity gossip and has an amazing sense of style ... LOVE HER!

Chris + Maggie are definitely each other's perfect match. He's the ultimate gentleman and she the ultimate all-American girl; they "get" each other to a T. They're both probably the sweetest people you'll ever meet and down to earth. He knows just what gets her to smile and laugh, throwing her head back in a way that just makes everyone else start laughing too. Hilarious, kind-hearted and so in love -- they're a photographer's dream :)

Dating for 6+ years, Maggie's dream has been to do a four seasons photo shoot -- once I learned this, I wanted to know where to sign up! Four photoshoots with a couple who is so natural in front of the camera, joking, laughing, and being themselves AND they're game for my crazy ideas?! I love it!!

Since our friends Heat and Humidity were finally here to stay after a long winter and non-existent spring, we decided to style a little beachy shoot for the summer session. Chris + Maggie love being by the water, on the water and in the water at the lake "up north" so we decided to incorporate that along with some fun and bright summer apparel options. I had such a blast with these two, minus the walking backwards on the dock that wasn't as secure as I thought -- ha! They were great sports and I can't wait for our vintage-inspired classy summer session in a few weeks!

xoxo,

syd.

sydnee@sydneebickett.com

Kate, class of 2011: Minneapolis/ St. Paul Portrait Photographer

My besties are always trying their hardest to promote my little bizz to the people they know -- and it has always, without fail, turned out GREAT! So when Kate came my way, I knew her session would be stunning and fabulous, just like her!

I know all of us here in the Midwest couldn't wait for our high school senior photo session, but apparently in AZ, the multiple outfit changes and cool (at the time) poses weren't all that and so poor Kate never had senior photos taken! She'll be graduating a few weeks from now from graduate school and will soon be off to conquer the world and wanted to celebrate the end of this academic journey.

You know you've made a friend when she opens her car and five pairs of shoes come flying out, along with a vintage trunk of jewels and uber trendy cheetah print threads and she says, "I know you said to bring options, so I did and I hope that's okay..." and you're standing there, thanking your lucky stars! I absolutely adore when clients allow me to style their shoot and Kate was totally along for the ride -- she even wore my magic silver belt in a few shots!

Of course the weather wasn't too cooperative, but Kate took everything in stride and did so flawlessly. We HAD to do some cheesy poses just for tradition's-sake but ultimately ended up with some headshots for resumes and fab Facebook profile photos :)

Here's Kate!

When your clients think you're hilarious, it makes it SO much more fun! Thanks to Kate, I've begun perfecting my list of jokes that work and... don't work :)

Thanks to these guys for making us laugh on such a chilly day! One of the ladies was even so nice as to let Kate have a ride :)

xoxo,

Syd

sydnee@sydneebickett.com