Minnesota Renaissance Festival Wedding

For some time every fall, the Renaissance festival grounds are in full operation as a vintage fair. At other times, it can host events and weddings. For couples with a love of whimsey and medieval flair, a Renaissance Festival wedding can be a spectacular choice to celebrate with guests. Some folks might lean into a themed wedding, but choosing a non-traditional space doesn’t require everything to follow suit. The bright colors and flair of this couple perfectly complimented the renaissance vibe with a modern feel. Ceremony at the Renaissance Festival Grounds An outdoor celebration and castle ruins make for an…

Guide to have the Minneapolis skyline in your Engagement Photos

Bringing the Minneapolis skyline into your engagement photos brings a sense of place for portraits. This can be especially fun if your wedding day won’t include time for skyline portraits, or if you are getting married elsewhere. If Minneapolis is important for the two of you, then there are many ways to bring it into your couple photos. Here are several spectacular spaces for bringing the Minneapolis Skyline into your engagement photos, along with some of the best spots and things to consider for these locations. Stone Arch Bridge Guide to Minneapolis skyline engagement photos by the Stone Arch Bridge…

The 5 things to know about finding a local wedding photographer

You know the craziest thing about planning a wedding? Always feeling like no one else has ever planned a wedding before!

You are totally not alone – even though your wedding should be uniquely about you and your partner, you don’t have to make every decision in a vacuum!

So, if you are looking for a photographer for your wedding, I have tips for finding a local wedding photographer in 5 steps.

Aster Cafe Wedding – Basit and Serena

The Aster Cafe river room is an incredible space for a Minneapolis wedding. Over the years I’ve photographed many weddings in their spaces, from winter elopements to huge summer celebrations. Basit and Serena’s wedding is a perfect showcase of what make the Aster Cafe such a lovely Minneapolis wedding venue.

Lutsen MN Wedding

In a season of staying apart, we found new ways to grow together. Kat and Bryan’s wedding at a vacation rental in Lutsen showcases the best reasons why we celebrate. We join together, we laugh together, we eat together, we mark the amazing passage of two people into a marriage.

And so for these two, a ceremony on the shores of Lake Superior.

A toast on the rocky coastline.

Dancing under the pines.

If Awards Matter, I’d like you know know about these

The goal is happy couples. The goal is documenting something beautiful for them. The blogging and the writing and the awards are just a path to get to that goal. Every time a couple chooses me to document their wedding, I feel a little tough of gratitude and wonder.

I’ve also been a Minneapolis wedding photographer long enough that I’ve received awards and acknowledgements for the depth and breadth of my work with clients and the service they receive.

I keep striving to be earn that trust.