I spent a night exploring the city with Lauren & Nick finding all the cool murals and cool buildings :) Our first stop was the I like you wall in Northeast Minneapolis, the next mural was right around the corner and had a beautiful scene of Minneapolis. We then drove to the Sherman Williams building and took more photos by the colorful buildings. It was so much fun goofing around with these two! Cant wait for their wedding this weekend!
Katelynn & Jake got married on a perfect summer night at Belle Vinez Winery in River Falls, Wisconsin. They were surrounded by their closest friends and family and spent the evening eating delicious pizza and drinking local wine.
It would be an understatement to just say this was a fun group of people. Everyone was having a blast celebrating Katelynn & Jake’s love. There were shots of wine taken to calm speech nerves, meatballs exchanged, and sweaty sweaty kisses all night long :)
For Haddie’s two year photos, we shot at Boom Island Park in Minneapolis. We walked around the huge park and gave Haddie fruit snacks for being a good girl along the way! My favorite spot we found was towards the end. There was a beautiful field of yellow flowers and grasses. I love that beautiful yellow flower field! It made for the perfect backdrop and the sun was the cherry on top!!
July in Minnesota offers some of the best (and the most humid) weather anywhere in the world. Of all of the places I’ve traveled and taken photos, there is no place quite as special as the North Shore of Minnesota. So when I was thinking of places I wanted to shoot for my next styled shoot, I didn’t have to think too hard. For this styled elopement shoot, I chose the Black Beach in Silver Bay, MN. a beautiful spot nestled in the midst of the north shore, with beautiful — you guess it — black sand, and stunning rock formations. This shoot was just freakin amazing… The natural lighting was phenomenal, the temperature was 75 degrees with a wonderful breeze coming off Lake Superior, and we had the most magical sunset!
What an AMAZING adventure photography session!!! Jaqui and Kirk are soo freakin’ cute!! Their go to “pose” was smile and laugh and I loved every minute of it lol. We met at Split Rock Lighthouse and hiked around a bit, exploring the shoreline rocks, and pebble beach. Im trying to convince Peter to buy some land up there so we can go up every weekend :) Coming off of a few very slow months, adventuring with these two was just what the doctor ordered.
We met them early morning at Pikes Place Market. We were greeted by the faint smell of fish, the bustle of the flower sellers making (stunning) spring bouquets, and a piano player jamming away on a public piano! It was the perfect way to start a day and an engagement session! We walked around the market and ventured down to the gum wall in a little alley below the market! It was so cool and so gross at the same time! The place was probably covered with Rona, but we were enjoying the empty spaces. & Sadie — their super sweet pup — could sniff around to her hearts content!
Sooo planning a wedding is a big undertaking and I want to help.
Below are some favorite vendors I have or want to work with! They all do tremendous work and am always impressed by each of them! This is by no means an exhaustive list, but a good starting point for you to work with as you plan you wedding day.
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.
