Kristi and Michelle operate their business in Walton, Indiana. Lara Marie Studios & Gifts, LLC, is a photography studio and online gift business. Kristi is the main photographer while Michelle, who continues to teach, oversees the online gift store. Kristi left the fields of journalism and law to focus on the business.
Kristi and her husband, Scott, as well as Michelle and her family - husband, Dan, and children, Ryne and Addison - work together to promote a family-friendly company.