THE JOURNAL

Learn more about sneak peek photography and why it’s a fun way to preview your photos before the big reveal!

As you prepare for your session, these are the little-known senior photo tips I share with all of my clients! Your senior year is right around the corner, and now is the time to think about senior photography!  Senior photos capture such a fun and important time in your life. They document who you are […]

Harleigh and TJ said “give me something moody” and we did just that!  For their engagement session we headed to Thr3 Jack in Minneapolis, which is an awesome bar and golf simulation space. They enjoyed snuggling up on the couches with some celebratory prosecco while I was a fly on the wall capturing their love […]

Let’s be real. When you think of family photos, you may remember growing up in the 90s  and stressing about your bangs not curling right or how awkward it felt to smile at the camera at the Kodak studio.  Am I speaking from personal experience? Maybe. All I can confirm is I upset my mom […]

Holy sh!t you’re engaged! First, congratulations on this amazing step in your relationship! Second, how the heck is wedding planning going? Typically the order for planning a wedding goes 1) engagement 2) narrow down your vibe 3) find a venue and pick a date 4) hire your photographer! Once it comes time to find the […]

Lauren and Austin are high school sweethearts that celebrated their 10 year dating anniversary the day after their engagement session and if you ask me, I think that’s just about the perfect way to capture your love! Their sweet dog, May, joined us for the adventure and let me tell you, I don’t know if […]

What is a Senior Ambassador? A Senior Ambassador for Aly Cross Photography is an all around hype-person that will help to represent my business in their area high school! Simply put, we have multiple shoots throughout the year, become besties, and have a lot of fun 😉 But in all seriousness, being an Ambassador for […]

Lebanon Hills Regional Park | Eagan, MN Our Session Lebanon Hills is one of my favorite places to photograph at because of all the locations within such a short distance. Maiya, her friend, and I wandered around the park and had the best time (although Maiya probably wanted me to stop telling her to “laugh […]

Silverwood Park | St. Anthony, MN Back in the 2010’s, Katie, Logan, and I went to high school together – and I feel so incredibly lucky that I was the one to capture their wedding in July of this year. A Subway love story Katie and Logan met at the Subway near our high school […]

Lebanon Hills Regional Park | Eagan, MN Ummm excuse me, but does this girl take any bad photos? Seriously! Two seconds into our session I knew that I was going to have a hard time editing her gallery because they were all THAT GOOD! Our Session Maddy, her mom, and I ventured through Lebanon Hills […]