Nick and Jamie have homes in Minnesota and Texas as they go back and forth for work. Jamie wanted to have all of her children and grandchildren together for family portraits. There's a tree farm in Parkers Prairie, Minnesota that Jamie just adores. She reserved a ride for all of us in the horse drawn carriage. I planned all my bits. The kids planned all their pieces. But....

NO one can plan in advance for deeply frigid weather. I had some Hot Hands warmers in my camera bag from Hot Air Affair and I shared them around the group. We tried to do some pictures by the beautiful Clydesdales, but it was too much. 

So, we improvised.  We rearranged things. The shop employee was amazing. There was no one in there except us until the very end. 

We found little vignettes around the store that worked for each couple or grouping. 

These two have a whole inside joke about gnomes so this was super fun for them. 

I had a completely different set of poses and ideas in my mind for the day. And Mother Nature said, "Hold up, Cat. I have something better", and I think I worked with it alright. 

Lots of things happen that can switch up our photoshoot plans. I will always try to think on my feet, listen to your suggestions, and see how we can work together. If it really comes down to it and we need to reschedule, so be it. We'll figure it out. 

At the end of the day, we're all happy, we all thawed out, and we were all excited to get back in our preheated cars.