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Shay, Owatonna, Minnesota ~Senior Photographer

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Seniors have the world at their fingertips. High school seniors are not something I photograph very often, but after spending the evening with Shay, that may be changing!! My time spent hanging out with Shay took me back to high school, literally. One of our locations was at Owatonna Senior High School where I attended (longer ago than I’d like to admit). Talk about a trip down memory lane! I

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Wedding of Allison & Craig -Blooming Prairie, Minnesota | Owatonna Photographer, Nicki Joachim Photography

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Rain on their wedding day in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota was surely a sign of good luck for Allison and Craig. Yes, it’s true their wedding day did not start the way anyone would dream, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t the perfect day. The rain came down as Allison and Craig finished getting ready and anticipated their first look. They dodged the rain to find each other underneath her father’s

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We Are Owatonna

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Owatonna is the place I have called home my entire life and now I have the joy to photograph people and events. Last week southern Minnesota was hit with tornadoes, we lucked out in Owatonna and only had straight line winds. If you talked to the people with damage from fallen trees or those who went without power for days, they may not agree that we were lucky. I agree

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Child Portraits in Owatonna, Minnesota

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Sending your child off to Kindergarten is such an emotional event for parents; it’s a sign that your little kid isn’t so little anymore. Those 5-6 years of taking care of your baby flew by and now you have to trust complete strangers to be the ones to take care of your beloved child. We all tell ourselves it will be good for them, and they will learn so much

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Birthday Like No Other

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No matter how hard we try, time keeps ticking on and before we know it, it’s our birthday and we’re another year older. Each year wrinkles become deeper and hair turns grayer, but with that comes all the best joys in life. My dad turned 60 this month and of course we all got together to celebrate his birthday. The sun poured through the trees onto the tables set with

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