Brandis Alves Photography

book your summer+fall sessions!

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 15:01:43 +0000

summer + fall portrait sessions are filling up!

may and june are already completely booked (with limited room for newborns).

there is some availability in july; however, august and september are also nearly full!

please email me if you would like to get on the calendar.

(and because a blog post is always better with a picture)

minneapolis senior photographer | danielle

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 23:59:11 +0000

this blog post is a very special one to my heart. this pretty little lady (and i guess i shouldn’t say little … she is all grown up now) was my next door neighbor growing up and like a sister to me. i have countless memories of her growing up and felt incredibly honored when she asked me to take her senior pictures. our original plan was to capture them this fall, until i was abruptly put on bed rest. but this sweet beautiful girl waited patiently, and once baby harper arrived and i was back in action, she was one of my first clients back on the job.

danielle, i am so so proud of you (and i can say with confidence, i know your mom would have been too). you have grown into an absolutely wonderful person and cannot wait for you to start your college adventure. you are going to rock the fashion world with all your talent and gorgeousness!! xoxo love you!

meet danielle.

minneapolis engagement photographer | laura + joe

admin — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:35:16 +0000

what a fun engagement shoot!! i love these two … they are so perfect together!! laura is from my hometown and besties with one of my absolute favorite cousins. i felt very honored when she asked me to photograph her big day. she is such a sweetheart … not to mention incredibly creative; and we had such a fun time brainstorming ideas for their photo shoot. i love that they were willing to brave the winter cold (even though it was incredibly warm that particular day … we had to “pretend” to be cold. not complaining) and shoot at a ski hill as they have a mutual passion for winter activities and snowboarding. laura also told me her and joe love saturday morning coffee runs, so what better place to shoot than a coffee shop! she even searched high and low for porcelain chalkboard paint to make their “chalkboard” coffee mugs, something I’ve been wanting to try since i first saw them on pinterest. i can’t wait for your fall wedding you guys, congrats again!!

meet laura + joe.

minneapolis newborn photographer | aiden

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 01:32:21 +0000

meet aiden.

minneapolis engagement photographer | tricia + brian

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:57:02 +0000

after being on bed rest for nearly 4 months, tricia + brian’s shoot was my first engagement session back on the job … so needless to say, there was a little pressure on my shoulders that i wouldn’t “be rusty.” however, their shoot turned out to be one of my new all time favs! we photographed inside my studio due to winter weather (although we sure have been blessed with spring arriving early; unfortunately it arrived a few days after their shoot, as their day was rainy). these two love birds are so sweet together and tricia is an absolute natural in front of the camera. a gorgeous posing professional she is … love her! but putting my thoughts on the shoots aside … i woke up to tricia’s email this morning and a smile graced my face (and hasn’t left all day) … she proved, pressure wasn’t necessary … i’m back!!

tricia’s email:

“I’m officially obsessed Brandis! Each picture is better than the next! They are all so so great! I worked until midnight and then stayed up past 3am looking at pics and trying out different save the date ideas! I love that they are in both color and black and white–I just love all of them I’m so glad you’re able to capture everything surrounding our wedding. You’ve got amazing talent. Thanks again!”
Tricia (and Brian!)

thank you for making my weekend tricia. i cannot wait to celebrate with you and brian!

minneapolis newborn photographer | carter

admin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 04:36:35 +0000

meet carter.

minneapolis newborn photographer | stella

admin — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:18:24 +0000

meet stella. i met her wonderful parents through another friend a few years back and to our surprise and delight we found out were due within one day of each other and both were expecting girls! i couldn’t be more happy for katie and eric on their new precious addition, stella; and more honored to capture her within her first 2 weeks of life. i am excited for all of our future play dates and for our little girls to be best buds growing up! congrats you two.

minneapolis wedding photographer | crystal + sean

admin — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 17:19:18 +0000

crystal + sean had a beautiful winter wedding this past january that was photographed by the lovely erin johnson photography due to my bed rest. secretly, i was incredibly jealous that i couldn’t be at their wedding, as crystal had access to the most wonderful red barn and old farm house. i love that the bride and groom, as well as the wedding party was awesome enough to brave the cold for gorgeous images. congratulations you two, i wish you happily ever after.

minneapolis photographer | canvas’

admin — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 15:05:10 +0000

i love mail; and even more, i love when i get lots of mail! today i was super excited when the ups man came with eight canvas’ for a dear client. while on bed rest, i worked on creating a canvas wall layout for a family i have been blessed to photograph multiple times. its so fun to see all the different shoots come together as one and i cannot wait to see this grace the wall in their home. just gorgeous!

minneapolis newborn photographer | harper

admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 03:28:59 +0000

pardon my absence from the blog, but i would like to introduce you to my daughter: harper marician alves! after nearly 4 months on bed rest, she graciously blessed our lives (not to mention after all the scare, she made it to week 39!!) on saturday february 18th at 9:00 pm. She weighted 7 lbs, measured 20″ long and we are over the moon in love with her. i plan on maximizing our cuddle time and can’t wait to get back to shooting!

this is our miracle, harper.