MN Arboretum Wedding – Maria and Alex

Maria and Alex’s MN Arboretum wedding was the perfect expression of summer.

Minnesota summers are timeless. The heat rolls around and we all feel the draw to the outdoors, the greenery bursting around us. 

For anyone who read the Little House on the Prairie novels, the idea of long days and tall grasses, big woods and warm nights, will all seem familiar. 

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If you get very, very lucky, you choose one of those perfect days for your wedding. And that is what happened for Maria and Alex – just before fall changed all the colors, right when all the trees are giving all their greenest perfection, that is when they were married in a chapel made of willow trees. 

Timeless and warm and very lucky. 

Their engagement photos, taken in winter at the Como Conservatory, were also warm and filled with greenery, until we went outside! 

mn arboretum wedding
rings in moss – mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
wedding details in the arboretum
mn arboretum wedding
Lace and buttons – weddings are a rare occasion when these come together perfectly
mn arboretum wedding getting ready
All the feels with mom and sisters
mn arboretum wedding
The perfect sunlight and the brightest flowers
mn arboretum wedding first look
first looks
mn arboretum wedding
Old willow trees make for a stunning chapel – You can’t plan for the sun to shimmer through the willow trees on your wedding day. But you can make darn sure to stand in the light if it does. Nikon D600, Nikon 24-70 2.8 at 24. 1/800 at f/3.2, ISO 800
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
No shortage of amazing trees at the arboretum -I love how structural and architectural this one seemed
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
I’m a sucker for prairie grasses and quiet moments
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Willow grove ceremony
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
Architects spend years trying to perfectly frame a space, and this willow tree just grows it
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
Wedding ceremony at MN Landscape Arboretum – away from the crowds and the sun, in a private room made of willow trees
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That just married feeling
mn arboretum wedding
This is really how you leave a willow glen
mn arboretum wedding
No, THIS is the just married feeling
Catering from Famous Daves
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
Sharing a first married sunset
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
mn arboretum wedding
Just these two on a pitch black dock at night
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Ceremony: MN Landscape Arboretum
Reception: Bryant Lake Pavilion
Catering: Famous Dave’s
Flowers: Summer Harsh Botanical Artistry