The Reuille Family

It was very neat taking the Reuille family pictures because our families grew up together in the same small town of Donaldson, MN. The parents were great friends, Cody was my brother's best friend, and I babysat all of the boys. I won't embarrass them totally by pointing out whose diapers I changed, but it was still hard to imaged that these grown guys were once much smaller than me! It's also interesting because we once again ended up as neighbors in a different small town.                            It truly is a small world!

Amey & Ryan Tie the Knot!

Amey and Ryan's wedding venue spoke a lot about them. The ceremony and reception were located at Amey's family farm where she grew up. And since Amey & Ryan live in the country themselves, it symbolized their roots and their future! It was a very hot day, mid-90's, but all I could think was, "At least it's not raining!" All of our photos were taken on location as the various farm buildings, gravel roads, fields, and all those other things that are associated with farms, gave us great places to catch some nice shots. One of the best parts, from a photographer's standpoint, is that the wedding party was up for anything! They had a positive, willing attitude - along with some great suggestions of their own! 

Amey & Ryan, fairy tales do come true!

 

Jessica & Marcus Get Married!

As I stepped into the church where Marcus & Jess got married, my breath was taken away. This church reminded me of the beautiful cathedrals Nate and I visited in Rome. It's nestled in a very small town only miles away from Jessica's family farm. As most wedding days, the day was busy, fast, and wonderful. The church, joyousness of the bride, groom, wedding party and family were truly inspiring! Congratulations, Marcus and Jess!

Nick & Tina

The weather was fairly kind to us during this engagement session. Cloudy and a comfortable mid-70's day... even the 20mph winds didn't interfere as much as we'd expected. We met Tina and Nick at Tina's family farm. Her dad even saved a patch of his wheat field so that his daughter could get some pictures in it. Needless to say, we hit the field first so that the men could get out there ASAP! Our session continued on the family farm and ended after some locations in Stephen. We look forward to taking pictures for Nick and Tina's wedding next year!

                   

Kendall - 18 months

Kendall is the daughter of our good friends, Rick and Tara, who live in Bismarck. She is four months older then our youngest, Ava, and it's been fun watching them grow. As they get older, the four months difference doesn't seem like that big of a gap... unless you watch Kendall run! Kendall is definitely a mover and a groover! Because she wasn't interested in sitting at all, I did the best I could to just keep up with her. It was great to see her... and Mom and Dad, too!

Here, by popular demand... The Sustad Photography Blog!

Well, Sustad Photography has decided to get with the times and join the blogging world. Our clients often asked if we had a blog, and up until now, the answer was always, "No, not yet..." Finally, we don't have to say "no" anymore! After spending hours uploading some recent photo shoots, I sure wished that we had created a blog sooner. Oh well, you live and learn. Now, if I can just keep up with our photo sessions, life will be great! I apologize to our clients who don't have a blog post. I don't have enough hours to go back through all of our past sessions. However, if you send me a special request to have your session posted on here, I would be happy to add it!

Eva

Eva is three and about to become a big sister for the first time! Although this photo shoot was all about Eva, we had to sneak in in a picture of her with the baby bump of her soon to be brother or sister. Eva was a photographer's dream! She was full of energy, stopped long enough for us to capture some great shots, and was gladly willing to "pose" for the camera. Her beautiful smile, cute wardrobe changes, and stylish accessories added lots of charm to her three-year pictures.

Fredrickson Family

 

Somethings are just meant to be! I had been looking for a daycare for Jack in Lancaster and the same day that I was told about Wendy's daycare, she contacted me to take her family pictures. So, we became each others' customers at the same time! We had fun taking pictures of her girls, and a few with their cousins, too! The weather was great, the lighting was great, and although the mosquitoes were awful, it was a great night for taking pictures. Courtney, the oldest, had many faces and personalities to share with the camera and Peyton was full of energy playing in her sweet polka-dot dress!

                                                                                      

Mike & Rumi

Mike, Nate's brother, spent two years serving with the Marines in Okinawa, Japan. While he came back with some souvenirs, the best thing that he left Japan with was his amazing fiance, Rumiko, or Rumi for short. They came to visit us in July. It was our first time meeting Rumi and loved every minute of getting to know the great person that she is. Even though I had to nearly twist Mike's arm to get some engagement shots of them, we finally got it done the day before they left. We went out to my parents farm and had our quickest engagement session to date. Because of the time constraints and vicious swarms of mosquitoes, we nearly ran from spot to spot taking some shots. It was fun photographing these two because they are so very cute together! I had to sneak in some pictures of when they were at the airport, about to leave for California.