Yana & Will’s wedding will forever be one of my favorites. The colors, the light, the cuteness, everything!!! It was the first nice weekend in Minnesota all year which makes it all the more memorable. We (Peter and I) met Yana and Will at Columbia Hall Manor — Columbia Golf Club in Northeast Minneapolis on May 26th, 2019. We spent some time capturing the small details of their wedding day and “strolled” more like huffed and puffed our way up a very steep hill to where Will was waiting for their first look. They exchanged gifts before they saw each other (so sweet). Yana gave will a star map of a special place/time in their lives and Will gave Yana a book, “The Velveteen Rabbit” which was very special to her. Will’s reaction when he saw Yana for the first time was so sweet and honestly perfect. They hugged and kissed and checked each other out before we went on to more portraits.

We met up with their wedding party at Able Seedhouse + Brewery (one of their favorites) — drank some beers and headed out to take more photos. Yana and Will brought balloons and wanted a photo of everyone jumping so it looked like they were floating away.. it made for some memorable and hilarious moments during wedding party photos haha. While we were leaving Able, we stopped in MN Nice Cream and grabbed a couple of freakin’ amazing specialty cones for Yana and Will.

The rest of their wedding day was filled with family and friends and so much love for the new happy couple. I loved watching Yana and Will interact with each of their guests during cocktail hour and their receiving line. These two are so kind and so loved and I LOVED working with them :)