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Family Favorites

Tamrah — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 17:51:47 +0000

In post #3 of favorite non-blogged photos from the last several months, we feature a few of our favorite family sessions!

P.S. I’m looking outside my window right now and I think we might have skipped spring and moved right to summer. Mail carrier in shorts? People driving with their windows down? What?! Happy summer!

Fall Mini-Sessions! (Update)

Tamrah — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:13:56 +0000

*Update*

Hello all! After much thought, prayer, and conversation – Tamrah and I decided that I (Cory) will go to Puerto Vallarta on the missions trip in January. I’ve never been on a trip like this and am SO excited for the experiences ahead!

As far as the mini-sessions go on October 8th, nothing there has changed one bit. Tamrah and I will both be out photographing the sessions, and all of the details remain exactly the same. Down below is a slightly altered promo for the shoot (notice where it says “Cory” instead of “Tamrah”… pretty clever huh?)

*Here’s the original post (written by Tamrah)*

So, guess what?!? No, I haven’t decided to give up coffee, silly. I’m going on a trip. A very special trip, in fact. I’m planning to head to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico this January. And no, it’s not to get a tan (as anyone who knows me knows, my skin doesn’t take too kindly to sunbathing).

Actually, I have the great opportunity to go on a missions trip! I get to spend time caring for the kiddos there, distributing shoes, showing love. And the best part? I get to take my camera, document the trip, and share it with the world. I get to go on this spectacular adventure with the purpose of using my camera to show what people are doing down there to help and love people.

When some people hear the words Puerto Vallarta, they almost instantly say, “Oh, my! It’s beautiful there! Such a great place to vacation!” And while I’m sure that’s true, as in any place that is beautiful and exotic and full of tourists, there are people who are not able to share in the wealth of a beautiful place like that. I get to be part of a group from my church who is going to go to share love with those less fortunate.

I plan to partner with a lovely vintage couch to raise funds for my trip to Mexico. How, you ask? Well, check this out:

And you, my friends, can be a family/couple/individual sitting upon a couch on a field. I’m truly excited for this opportunity. Not only can I raise money for this trip, but I get to do something I’ve always wanted to do: photograph sessions with a lovely, vintage couch in the middle of a big, open, gorgeous field. Not to mention conditions look promising for peak fall color.

Session slots will be available every 45 minutes and will be 30 minutes long. Sessions are $200. Normally, we don’t provide a CD of high resolution images with our sessions, but because of the nature of these sessions, they will be included in the session fee of $200. These high-resolution files can be used for Christmas cards, prints or any other personal use. {In case of rain, Saturday, October 15th is the back-up date}.

Email or call to set up your session time:

photo@ctryan.com

651-587-7218

Gracias! Mucho amor, que Dios los bendiga!

Tamrah

Cake!

Tamrah — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 19:05:52 +0000

We now interrupt your regularly scheduled programming to bring you a little taste of cake. And a taste of what we Ryans do in our spare time…

A little project we’ve been working on for our kitchen (picture 20×20 gallery wraps, lined up horizontally across our kitchen wall):

Wren and Kaj

Tamrah — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:14:16 +0000

What do you get when you combine two kids with awesome personalities, a beautiful home, and parents who love their children immensely? Meet Wren and Kaj. We’ve been following these guys since we photographed the birth of Kaj and it’s been amazing to watch them grow! Love these guys!

Johnson Family

Tamrah — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:29:46 +0000

We really like photographing at the Guthrie because of the light, the endless possibilities and all of the nooks that are great for exploring. The Johnson family’s session was at that very location and all of the kids were awesome… they really embraced the space. What fun!

Pugh Family

Tamrah — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 18:01:03 +0000

I photographed the Pugh family when the leaves were vivid and amazing… Remember last fall? The leaves just stuck around… There was an especially lovely and vivid spot in South St. Paul that we were able to use as our backdrop. And what a great family! Love them!

Zimick Family

Tamrah — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 16:51:58 +0000

The Zimick family was great fun to photograph. The fields just down the road from their house was a perfect backdrop on a sunny, warm fall day.

LeVahn Family

Cory — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:01:40 +0000

I photographed the LeVahn family in their backyard in Maple Grove. It was especially fun photographing their 3 kids, because they’re almost the exact ages of our own 3 kids, and the similarities in their personalities were neat to see.

Such a beautiful family!

Preston Family

Cory — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 14:30:27 +0000

We were looking for a unique place in the southern end of the Twin Cities to photograph the Preston family, and we came across the Caponi Art Park in Eagan, MN. It was an amazing find: 60-acres of beautiful rolling hills filled with a variety of outdoor sculpture created by Anthony Caponi which made it a cool and unique place to photograph. The Preston family were full of big smiles and fun ideas and were a pleasure to photograph.

Hart/Wilcox/Fish Family

Cory — Wed, 26 May 2010 02:00:08 +0000

We love being able to keep in touch with couples from weddings we’ve photographed, and it’s even more fun when they ask us for another session down the road. We photographed both of these sister’s weddings and got to know their families pretty well. They were looking for a fun, relaxed session with the sisters, their husbands, and their parents, and we were able to go out to a cool new location, the Lilly property in Mendota Heights, for the shoot. There were two great barns, tall grasses, and amazing big clouds in the sky. What great fun!