Sometimes friendships just sneak up on you: I can’t really place when I became friends with Ian & Liza, but over the years of high school, summer camp, and then as adults, we just sort of fell into a comfortable friendship that I have grown to put the highest value on. I was honored when they asked me to photograph their wedding in Madison, but I also knew that a challenge was upon me: Ian doesn’t smile. Luckily for me (and for Ian) it turns out that when you marry your best friend, you are pretty happy, so he and Liza were all smiles all day, surrounded by an abundance of friends and family to celebrate with. Thanks for so many years of friendship, and I am so happy to see two good friends so happy together.
Ceremony & Reception: Quivey’s Grove
Well, I was already pretty excited to shoot Molly & Andy’s wedding next spring, but then they had the great idea to do an engagement session styled after Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings album covers. The 60s mod mixed great with the lobby of the lovely Riverview theater in Minneapolis, and then onto St Paul where Andy’s sweet skinny tie and new vintage suit inspired more Mad Men styled shots. Check out how fabulous Molly’s dress is! I can’t wait to finish editing the rest – but here is a preview.
I hadn’t met Zach before the wedding, but I knew from meeting Jen that he must be something pretty special! Their wedding outside Minneapolis was a wonderful day full of lots of smiles, dancing, cupcakes, and the cutest flower girl entrance ever (one was ringing a bell and announcing “the bride is coming” in a very courageous 7-year-old voice).
Ceremony: Wooddale Church in Edina
Reception: Interlachen Country Club in Hopkins
Band: The High and Mighty
A little moment of Midwestern reflection, with a cow.
A little red shoe love from Nasreen & Philip’s amazing wedding at the Downtown Minneapolis Hilton hotel.
Now that spring is in the air, I am already thinking about the 2010 Minnesota state fair. For those who might not know, I won a red ribbon for my pickled watermelon rind (a Dilley family tradition) and so I am thinking about all the other canning opportunities for this year. Here are a few of my favorites from the 2009 Minnesota state fair.
Adrianne & Ian have been through a great deal in their years together, and they brought a joyous sense of triumph to their heartfelt summer wedding. Ian’s laughter was infections, and Adrianne was perhaps the happiest bride the world has known. They were surrounded by many people who love them and a gorgeous setting, and they deserved nothing less! Plus, there were Chinese Lion Dancers at the reception, just in case there was anyone without the proper sense of celebration already.
Ceremony Location: Woods Chapel and Event Center
Reception Location: Nicollet Island Pavilion
Wedding Planner: mimi design
Second Shooter: Sarah McGee
This series of photos just touches my heart every time I look through them. A “first look” or a “first viewing” is something I set up so that the bride and groom can see each other and spend a few minutes away from everyone else before we start the formal photography, and it can clearly be an emotional time. I just love that Ian and Adrianne wear their hearts on their sleeves, and I can’t wait to post the rest of the images from their wedding.
Ceremony Location: Woods Chapel and Event Center
Wedding Planner: mimi design
Second Shooter: Sarah McGee
What a delight little S is at 6 months! We did photos when she was only a few weeks old and what a change to the practically walking little girl she is now!
