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Jet Fete – New Zealand destination wedding featured

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:27:13 +0000

It was not enough to fly across pacific, to Auckland, New Zealand. No, Yujin & Myron went for the perfect destination wedding location – a ferry ride from Auckland to Waiheke Island. So excited that their wedding is featured on Jet Fete destination wedding blog today – showing off their food, their travels, and their wedding.

You can read the Jet Fete feature online, or see the full blog post of their Waiheke Island wedding.

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2011 is dead, long live 2011 {a debt of gratitude}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 08:00:20 +0000

I am really humbled by 2011 and by the kindness and faith of the brides and grooms and families and subjects that allowed me to enter their lives, if only for a little while. Many of you have become friends, and that makes me doubly honored.

2011 Weddings

I was lucky enough to photograph weddings in the Twin Cities, rural Minnesota and Wisconsin, Palm Springs, and New Zealand. I just can’t say enough about the brides and grooms that let me to go on this journey with them. I saw so much happiness, laughter, tears of anxiety and joy. Thank you again and again.

2011 Travel

I also had the opportunity to travel this year – starting in New Zealand in January, then Los Angeles, Seattle, and all over the Midwest. I also had some amazing food (more on that in a minute).

2011: Independent Wedding Association

This past year was the second for the Independent Wedding Association, and saw the birth of our new online magazine: Hearten. 2 years ago, I started the Independent Wedding Association as a way to connect with local wedding professionals I respect, and to provide a more passionate kind of wedding planning experience than many of my clients and friends had found in the past. I am truly humbled by the work of all the association members who have given their time, their talents, their ideas, and their passion to make this last year a success.

2011: Food

This year brought many opportunities for travel and food photography, often with the accompaniment of my wonderful husband, James Norton, who edits the Heavy Table. I ate amazing things – foams and semi-freddos, coffee and beer, charcuterie and pie, farm fresh vegetables and lovely pickles, and a huge pile of spaghetti on a board. Thank you to my husband, my biggest supporter in life, and to the businesses and people who asked me to document their ongoing affair with food.

2011: Portraits

I didn’t realize, 6 years ago when I began wedding photography full time, how close the client-photographer relationship feels, at least to this photographer. I am thankful for the past clients who allowed me into their lives as their families grew, and the new connections I made along the way.

2011: Me

This year my business grew, my travels grew, the Independent Wedding Association grew, and I am happy to try to keep up. Also, I won third place for my watermelon pickles at the state fair. :)

2012

I just know that 2012 has even more wonderful adventures in store for me. I can’t say enough about the couples I will be working with already, and I feel so excited to get started.

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Palm Springs Mansion Bridal Portraits

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 08:00:26 +0000

In the midst of Michelle & Jeff’s lush Palm Springs wedding, we had a little time for portraits of Michelle in the private mansion.

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Dancing in Silhouette {Michelle & Jeff}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:00:57 +0000

A little private moment shared on a dance floor full of people.

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Out of the mansion, into the marriage

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 08:00:34 +0000

Jeff & Michelle didn’t want to see each other before the ceremony and also wanted to enjoy their cocktail hour, so we only had a small amount of time during daylight for photos, which made for a great excuse to take some portraits at night.

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Palm Springs Rehearsal Dinner

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 08:00:28 +0000

I had the pleasure of joining Jeff & Michelle in Palm Springs for their wedding celebration (lots of sunkissed images coming next week!). The evening before featured a few toasts, a lot of food, and a beautiful evening under the stars.

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The Lieutenant and Mrs {Michelle & Jeff} preview

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 08:00:55 +0000

Jeff & Michelle’s wedding at a private mansion in Palm Springs was high flying, high class, high energy fun.

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New Zealand Destination Wedding {Yujin & Myron} Part 3

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:00:41 +0000

After the wedding, we headed to the Mudbrick vineyard and restaurant for day-after portraits – we had a little more time and a little less pressure, so we enjoyed some wine and the beautiful sunny day!

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New Zealand destination wedding {Myron & Yujin}

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 20:31:38 +0000

Yujin & Myron’s New Zealand wedding was a perfect combination of love, laughter, friendship, and amazing food at the most gorgeous location they could think of.

Location & Catering: Delamore Lodge
Videography: S.O.D.E
Shoes: Badgley Mischka
Paper: Paper Moxie
String Quartet: Real Entertainment
Dress: Diana’s Couture & Bridal, Washington, DC
Florist: Waiheke Flower Gallery

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New Zealand Destination Wedding {Yujin & Myron} Part 1

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 08:00:36 +0000

Yujin & Myron’s beautiful wedding festivities began with a dinner at Cable Bay Vineyards on Waiheke Island outside of Auckland in New Zealand. The menu was perfectly paired with the wine, and the view was amazing – looking over the skyline of the city of Auckland as the sun set.

Location: Cable Bay Vineyards

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Waiheke Island Panorama New Zealand

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 08:00:15 +0000

I thought I would pull together a quick panorama, but there is nothing quick about merging 20 photos in photoshop! I am back from New Zealand and editing like crazy – I can’t wait for the rest of 2011!

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Destination wedding in Cabo, Mexico

Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Becca Dilley — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 07:16:50 +0000

Earlier I posted some detail shots of the wedding I was lucky enough to shoot for my friends in Mexico, and now I have some of the photos from the ceremony and reception. Melanie and Mark chose the fantastic Sol Melia Cabo Real Resort in Los Cabos, Mexico for their wedding. The weather was perfect for their beach wedding (especially for those of us that traveled from the upper Midwest!) and the timing worked out perfectly to take photos by the water after the ceremony.

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