Verna graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and for a number of years successfully navigated the world of corporate retail. A job offer brought her to the Minneapolis area where she has remained. Photography continued to be her companion, but not her vocation. As that spark of passion began to burn hotter, she closed the corporate door behind her, grabbed her camera and skipped off, never looking back.

Initially she contracted with a local Women’s Press, allowing her the opportunity to travel to national events and hone her photo journalistic skills.

Verna’s extended portfolio includes manifold photo ventures ranging from wildlife and landscapes to editorial and portraiture. It is wedding photography however that has truly captured and focused her passion.

She sought out the best in the world to learn from, revered professionals and Pulitzer Prize winners. While on a never ending quest for new enlightenment, she shyly admits that now, she is often the mentor to others.

While the majority of her work is solicited by regional clientele, she has photographed weddings in many areas of the U.S and internationally also.

Verna delights in making images of the real moments that tell of the relationships between lovers, families and friends. She has documented thousands of such moments of her three sons that are her hearts treasures.