Little Red Riding Hood Gets the Mail| MN Storyteller Lifestyle Photographer

This beautiful winter scene is a snippet from our everyday life. I am always on the mission to be present, and in doing so, using intentionality to #documentordinary. Our daughter is wearing this red wool coat for her third winter. It is possibly the last year, as she is outgrowing it swiftly. Last week, with one of the snows we were blanketed with, she and I set out for the mail together, and I asked if I could photograph her in (my) her favorite red coat. After the dog tromped down the lane to join us, I told her she reminded me of Little Red Riding Hood and the dog was like her wolf.

This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota

This first image in particular struck me as a submission for the cover colour contest with This Detailed Life photography magazine, so I am going to share it there! #thisdetailedlife. The pop of Red color is truly perfect against the dusky snow-laden walk.

This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography
This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography
This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography
This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography
This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography
This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography
This Detailed Life Photographer Submission of little red riding hood in winter getting the mail. Black Boots, Red Jacket, Red Hood, Mailbox, Wintry Scene, Minnesota with German Shepherd. Cass Lake Minnesota Photographer Copyright 2021 Amy Kastenbauer, dba Amy Kate Photography

Family Pictures at Itasca State Park

This family! I had the privilege of taking wedding photos for one of these young couples, and now I got to take pictures of her whole family! I met her mom, dad, brother and wife, younger brother and younger sister (her god-daughter). Mom carefully made each piece to go together, and the violet-plum was the perfect color against the warming greens of our natural backdrop at Preacher’s grove. It is always a blessing for me to be around families, especially couples who’ve been married for twenty-some odd years!!! I enjoy watching their interactions, their jokes, their short nicknames… It is just fun. Here is a little preview of the photos I took with this lovely M Family

 

Amy Kate Photography Family Portraits
Amy Kate Photography Family Portraits

AKP Martushev--3 AKP Martushev--4 AKP Martushev--5 AKP Martushev--6 AKP Martushev--7 AKP Martushev--8 AKP Martushev--9 AKP Martushev--10 AKP Martushev--11 AKP Martushev-

Kaya Wedding | Itasca State Park, Park Rapids, Bemidji MN Wedding Photographer

WOWZAS.
 I had the awesome priviledge of phtoographing Zosim & Christina’s wedding photos. It was a cold and dreary day with drizzles and almost-snow.

We took the pictures at Itasca State Park, and it was the perfect location! Christina had a couple outfits to wear, and the hot pink one really stood out against the fall colors. The white dress, with the Bridal Party’s accents of peach were a great subtle mix, too.

Here is the sneakiest sneak peek. Enjoy!

Copyright Amy Kastenbauer | Amy Kate Photography, 2013 |  www.amykatephoto.com

♥ Tribute to Weddings, Part Two | The First Kiss as Mr. & Mrs. | Amy Kate :: Bemidji Wedding Photographer

 I love the sequence of this: Vows & Rings, Kiss, and be Married! Click here to read ♥ Tribute to Weddings,Part One

Chicago Illinois Wedding by Amy Kate Photography in Bemidji MN

Engagement and Wedding Photos are some of the most memorable, and most-shared pictures of your life. In natural light, we can capture those cherished moments of your love for one another. We’ll use locations that suit your needs. Love is pure and joyful. Both the engagement session and your wedding day photography include the candid moments and more formal portraits. These sessions are designed completely around you!​

Engagements $150 | one hour
Weddings $1200 | all day, three locations

Amanda + Bob :: Family + Amy Kate Photography | Bemidji MN Photographer

This family was SO MUCH FUN to shoot with! I had such a blast shooting with these guys! Talk about quality characters. Thank You Amanda, Bob & those kiddos. It was an AWESOME way to spend a Snowy Saturday 🙂

Want to see more of this wonderful family? Amy Kate Photography | Bemidji Northern MN Wedding Photography: Amanda & JoLynn Family Portraits by Amy Kate Photography | Bemidji MN Family & Wedding Photographer

♥ Tribute to Weddings, Part One | A Wedding Song | Amy Kate :: Bemidji Wedding Photographer

I’ve decided to work on documenting the beautiful weddings that I have been blessed to be a part of. Here is the first installment 🙂

The better you know me, the more you understand that I AM IN LOVE. I know that my husband loves me with a pure, gentle, and giving love. I know that he is going to continue providing more than I can ever ask for or imagine. Together, we have a joy that comes only from our relationship with Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Tim and I have the love, mercy, and justice of our God. HE is everything to me and Tim. That is why our love for each other can be as beautiful and gracious as it is. 

We strive to love one another unconditionally, just as we are loved. A hymn by Stuart Townend and Keith Getty, In Christ Alone, beautifully portrays the foundation that my husband Tim and laid our marriage on. Here is that song.

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
this Cornerstone, this solid Ground,
firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
when fears are stilled, when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my All in All,
here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone! who took on flesh
Fulness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones he came to save:
Till on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied –
For every sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain:
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave he rose again!
And as He stands in victory
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me,
For I am His and He is mine –
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the power of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath.
Jesus commands my destiny.
No power of hell, no scheme of man,
Can ever pluck me from His hand;
Till He returns or calls me home,
Here in the power of Christ I’ll stand.

To read ♥ Tribute to Weddings, Part Two  Click Here!