Taking engagement and couple portraits at Como Park’s Cafesjian’s Carousel A new obsession – Como Carousel Portraits. Because if you get the chance to play on an antique carousel with two people in love, you take it by the vintage horses reins! About the Carousel at Como The Carousel at Como Park is over 100 years old and ran at the Minnesota State Fair until the 1980s. Now fully restored at the grounds at Como Park, it runs seasonally as weather permits and features gorgeous historic carvings. Can you take photos at the Como Carousel? With planning and proper permits,…
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You might choose St Paul City Hall because it is convenient, you will love it because of its stunning art deco interior.
I’ve entered my family recipe for pickled watermelon rind in the Minnesota State Fair ever since I learned that they had their own category (Watermelon Pickles, Sweet). It took me 8 years, but in 2016 I won a blue ribbon and that sweet, sweet prize money ($7) In the way you might find a castle or signature ride at the center of other fairs, at the beating heart of the Minnesota State Fair is the Creative Activities building. Home to rows of canned goods, pies, traditional Scandinavian cookies (I don’t even know what those are), and crafts. Other things that I have…
On photographing you as a couple and Raspberry Island Engagement Photos Engagement photos have been on my mind. Probably because as summer approaches, weddings and marriage occupy more of my thoughts in general. As I gear up for more photo sessions with couples and families, I’ve been thinking about how distinct engagement images are from wedding photos. Wedding photos will always be about a specific day, when you were dressed and coiffed and primped just so; when you were surrounded by everyone you care about and you celebrated in joyous emotion. Engagement photos are about all the other days you…
To walk through Rice park on a beautiful evening is pleasant. To do so with someone you love is perfect. And so we walked around the best of St Paul in late summer – the JJ Hill Library, then over to the High Bridge for a night-scape with the skyline. Because to find the right city, at the right time, and to love it, comes only a close second to finding the right person to share it with. Thanks, Meg and Peter, I can’t wait for your wedding when it warms up again.
I am not generally a “gushing over the details” type of person about weddings, which can be surprising in a wedding photographer. Yes, decorations and details are an important part of the storytelling of the totality of a wedding (and yes, they are generally very pretty); but decor does not a happy wedding make. I love happy weddings, and happy people, and those people choose the right details that express a who they are. So, I present to you Anne and Jeremy’s wedding – a wedding that was full of many happy and laughing people, a couple that wanted both a pre-wedding elopement and a post-wedding…