When our dear friends Laura & Todor found out they had an accepted offer on their home in NE Minneapolis and invited us over to capture them in the home they loved for so many years, in addition to being absolutely honored, we were also just plain excited to see them!!! Through photography, we have become great friends with these two, and trading photo sessions with each other is something we try to do regularly. However!!!! Laura Ivanova is a fellow film photographer who we have looked up to, admired, and ooooo'd & awe'd over since 2009 when we first met. Since, she has photographed us (here, here, here and here - to name just a few!) and we have photographed her & Todor (here, here and here). Needless to say, we consider Laura our lifetime photographer (she even photographed two of our family member's weddings!!) and we can't say enough about her awesome husband Todor & their adorable pup, Cali, too. :)
You know that feeling where you walk into a place - whether it is a friend's house or a local store you love - and you want to take home one of everything in sight?! That's the way we can best describe the feelings we had upon entering Laura & Todor's charmingly styled home. But what we found to be the best part - aside from the perfect decor they had as far as the eye could see - was that the things laced throughout their home all had special meaning behind them. Heirlooms from their family members, things they had collected on one of their many trips (check out Laura's travel photography!!), etc. And just like that, here we go rambling about how much we love this little family!! We'll wrap this up so you can scroll down to see just how lovely and sweet Laura, Todor and Cali are together.
Laura & Todor - than you so much for the absolute honor of capturing one of your final days at Casa Ivanova! We hope you're loving your new home and soaking in the beauty of a fresh start.
xoxo,
Kelsy & Butch
Images captured with Contax 645, Pentax 67 and Rolleiflex 3.5c on Kodak Portra 160 film.
