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WHAT'S IN A NAME?

Weddings are a time of metamorphosis and beauty. They bring families together in a way that nothing else does and it's all to celebrate you and your love and commitment to one another. LotusFly (pronounced as two separate words: lotus fly) Photography was named after two of my favorite representations of beauty and metamorphosis in the natural world: the lotus flower, and the dragonfly.

ABOUT YOU
LotusFly clients are smart, fun, passionate yet laid back, and completely in love. Your friends and family are important to you. You are looking at many photography websites and portfolios because you value photography and finding the right photographer is a priority for you. You know that your wedding photos are the first record of the two of you as an official family and that they will be treasured by you and yours for the rest of your lives and beyond. You want a photographer you feel comfortable being yourself with who isn’t overly directive and controlling but who knows what she is doing and will help you create the best memory of your day.

MY APPROACH
Your photographer is the one vendor who will be with you all day, so it is important to make sure you select someone who treats people well and has a great attitude in addition to a beautiful portfolio and style that resonates with you. I love my clients and their families. I will treat you with the same humor, understanding, and respect with which i treat my own friends and family. I enjoy the process of getting to know you and i am excited for you on your day (I’ve even been known to tear up behind my camera). Overall, i blend into the background as much as possible when it's appropriate, capturing things as they happen and I help you create portraits with gentle direction and humor where necessary. It is your day. let’s work together to make your photos the best record of your memories they can be! I look forward to working with you!

  • LGBTQ+-owned
  • Woman-owned
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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting price?

Engagement Shoot
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Proofs

Which of the following are included in the price of your most popular wedding package?

2nd Shooter
Boudoir Shoot
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
Multi. Locations
One Event / Day
Toning
Digital Files
Prints

What primary photographic style do you identify with?

Contemporary
Natural
Photojournalism
Traditional

What photography services do you offer?

Additional Hours
Boudoir Shoot
Destination / Travel
Engagement Shoot
High-Res Images
One Event / Day
Second Shooter
Wedding Portraits

What photography items do you offer?

Albums
Canvas
Digital Files
Flush Mount
Matted Prints
Prints
Proofs
Save the Date
Thank You Cards

Reviews of LotusFly Photography

Vanesa
Vanesa Sent on 09/16/2025
5 out of 5 rating

great experience!!!

Working with LotusFly for our wedding photography was a breeze! From the moment we started working with Shawna during our research phase, we ultimately picked LotusFly because of Shawna's communication style- warm, friendly, knowledgeable, and professional. Every interaction was smooth and reassuring.

For our engagement shoot we worked with Kevin, and he made us feel comfortable the entire time! He was great at walking us through the process and keeping it light and funny.

For our wedding day we worked with Kevin and Amber! They absolutely crushed the first looks by making sure we didn't cross paths before the first look, which took some strategy. They also did a great job managing the group photos, and we got them all done with time left for extras of me and the groom.

Overall, Shawna, Kevin & Amber were a delight and I would recommend them for any event, especially weddings!
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Elisabeth Sent on 12/22/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Recommend for wedding

Lotus fly captured great photos on our wedding day to cherish. Great to work wyth
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Kayla Sent on 12/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Professional, Kind, Amazing!

I’ve been working with Shawna for over a decade. In that time Shawna has captured beautiful photos of my college graduation portraits, couples’ photos, and mother/daughter photos. For my Halloween Masquerade themed wedding she went above and beyond on a cold, rainy, October day to make sure we got the perfect shot. It has been wonderful working with a photographer that has become a part of our family and a dear friend, as she continues to capture different milestones in our lives including our recent pregnancy announcement. Her photo editing skills are amazing and natural, but just enough to make you feel confident and comfortable in every image. If you decide to work with Lotusfly Photography, you’ll be getting more than just a professional photographer because you’ll be working with someone who truly cares about the special moments in your life and aims to make any occasion one to remember!
Erin
Erin Sent on 10/18/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Incredible photos

Shawna was so amazing to work with! She traveled to be at our wedding and was still able to go check out our first look spot and the venue before coming to meet us for getting ready photos. She was so fun and easy to have around while we were getting ready, and then gave amazing direction during our first look and wedding party photos. My now husband and I rarely take pictures and definitely felt a little awkward posing, but she gave such great direction that we felt much more comfortable. We now have all the photos back and they are incredible!! She really managed to get pictures of everything we wanted, and our pre-ceremony pictures are truly magical. I cannot recommend Shawna enough!
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Chasidy Sent on 11/08/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Shawna just photographed our wedding and we just got our photos back, I am so beyond happy with them!! Not only did we have a blast with her through our entire wedding day but also with our engagement photos. She hike the entire Devils Lake with us and into pictures that captured us perfectly!! I just recently got her photos back from the wedding and instantly started crying tears of happiness when I saw them! I could not be more happy, there are so many to choose from we are going to have a hard time picking which ones to go with . She went above and beyond what any photographer whatever do . Needless to say she will be our photographer every step of her life from here on out! 5 stars is not enough to give her!!!! Shawna not only are you amazingly talented but we had a complete blast with you throughout the entire process!!!????
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Nicole' Sent on 09/04/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Shawna and her assistant were amazing on our wedding day! So much that I've used her for other shoots! They were very professional and never in the way as I've seen that happen at other weddings! Captured many gorgeous and fun shots! We were not disappointed.
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Rebecca Sent on 08/20/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Shawna was great to work with. She had wonderful ideas and captured our wedding beautifully. She was very responsive and helped us through the process to make it one less thing I had to worry about for our special day. I'd definitely work with Shawna on future events!!
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Katherine Sent on 08/16/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Shawna is a talented artist. We fly her out to New York to photograph our wedding and were so happy that we did. She was unobtrusive and very responsive to our list of wants and needs. Everyone who attended the wedding said that they never even saw her, but somehow she provided us with portrait quality photos of every single one of our guests. Three years later, we are still in awe of the pictures when we look back at them and they flood us with such special and happy memories. We couldn't have asked for better quality photos and we couldn't have asked for a better photographer. Reasonably priced and professional from start to finish.
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Phillip Sent on 08/16/2015
5 out of 5 rating
I was so enamored with the quality of Shawna's social media posts that after several back and forths, we decided to book her for our wedding in upstate New York, hundreds of miles from Shawna’s Wisconsin-based business. This geographic disparity proved to be a nonissue as Shawna maintained open communication with us throughout the planning process and took care of the logistics of her travel and accommodations. Katherine and I were wed on September 1, 2012. It was a beautiful day, filled with love, laughter, and dancing! I’d hate to admit it, but I didn’t even notice the photographer. Shawna really took into consideration what we felt were essential shots and made sure they were captured, while remaining unobtrusive and flexible. Shawna even worked within our schedule and came back to the venue the following morning to take some couple portraits. Shawna is professional, kind, and thoughtful, but above all she is truly talented. Once we received our photos, we shared them with our friends and family, all of whom were intensely impressed and eager to order prints of their own. Since receiving our arsenal of fabulous photos, Katherine and I have fancied ourselves fashion models; continuously updating our Facebook profiles with new pics, each one perfectly capturing the happiness we felt that day. The icing on the cake was when one of our pictures was published on Italian Vogue’s website. Though Shawna was a clear choice for our wedding photography, working with her exceeded our wildest expectations and we simply couldn’t be happier.
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Hayley Sent on 08/11/2015
5 out of 5 rating
Shawna was AMAZING. She was so brilliant at capturing so many special moments during our wedding, plus, she was super unobtrusive. She was like a photography ninja! I have never been so happy with photos, and I practically work with them (I'm a casting director for a professional theatre company - I look at photos ALL DAY LONG). Every photo was beautiful, natural, and really captured the joy from the day. HIRE HER!
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