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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.