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2014 Wedding Season Highlights | New York City Wedding Photographer | Destination Wedding Photographer
Holy moly. This past wedding season was amazing! A HUGE thank you to all my awesome clients for making this past year one of the best yet! While I’ve been shooting primarily elopements nowadays I still love the energy that comes with big weddings and 2014 gave me the honor of capturing 17 celebrations, bringing my big wedding total up to 67. I am constantly overwhelmed by gratitude that this many couples have invited me to be such an integral part of their special day.
This year was especially fun with the opportunity to shoot in so many beautiful locations. I got to head back to Vermont, one of my favorite places for weddings, twice this year to both the Grafton Inn and West Mountain Inn. This past summer I got to enjoy my first wedding in the Berkshires at the Race Brook Lodge followed by two wonderful summer camp weddings, in both the Hudson Valley and Connecticut. This fall I traveled up to the Catskills and then on to Lake Placid for some stunning weddings up north. I also got to shoot back in my hometown of Minneapolis with a super fun wedding at the Day Block Event Center. In the city I also got to finally shoot at the Prospect Park Picnic House, along with the Knockdown Center, Coney Island, and Eleven Madison Park.
Congratulations and best wishes to all my 2014 couples!
For the purposes of this highlight reel, since the line sometimes is a bit blurry, I’m separating weddings and elopements by size with elopements being those events with 20 or fewer guests.
Ross & Jeremy | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Day Block Event Center
You probably remember these two super handsome grooms from their engagement shoot at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. While that session was awesome, their wedding was even more dapper! Suspenders, bowties, and matching summer suits? My second shooter and I were seriously giddy with how ridiculously cute these two guys were.
I had such a fun time with them and their wedding party on a glorious summer day back in Minnesota. We wandered all across the Stone Arch Bridge and the Mill City Ruins and I had a field day with photos. Then off to the Day Block Event Center for their ceremony and reception, a new brewery and event venue in downtown Minneapolis filled with natural light and exposed brick. Awesome.
Ross and Jeremy, I can’t thank you enough for having me and for inviting me to be a part of your celebration. May you have many years of happiness full of loads of travel adventures!
Congratulations!
Wedding Day Vendors:
Venue: Day Block Event Center || Coordinator: Jen Hagerman, Bellagala || Second Shooter: Jennifer Togal || Caterer and Cake: D’Amico || DJ: Fulton Productions || Decor: Avant Decor || Florals: Luna Vinca || Transportation: MIK Limo || String Trio: Innocenti Strings
Ross & Jeremy | Engagement Photos at Minneapolis Sculpture Garden | Minnesota Wedding Photographer
For those who don’t know, Minnesota is where I grew up. The land of 10,000 lakes will always be home for me, Minneapolis specifically is very close to my heart. I also offer no travel fees to shoot in the Twin Cities; so as marriage equality finally passed in my home state I was THRILLED when Ross and Jeremy decided to take me up on my offer this past June.
You guys, these two are so awesome. Not only are they such nice guys, they’re fellow travel addicts (thus we had a great time comparing thoughts on various destinations) and I’m pretty sure they are the most fashionable gorgeous pair of grooms ever. Amazing. I know the sculpture garden is a common spot for portraits in MSP, but it was new to me as a now out of town shooter this summer, and it was so refreshing to shoot in a new locale on a beautiful day.
Congrats guys!
Ross & Jeremy: Sneak Peek! | Minneapolis Wedding Photography | Day Block Event Center
As promised yesterday, wedding photos from the two cutest grooms ever. How incredibly dapper are these guys in their suspenders and bowties?? I had an absolute ball at this wedding, and have lots more photos on the way! Enjoy the preview.
Ross and Jeremy, congratulations and best wishes! Have an AWESOME time in Bora Bora! (SO jealous. 
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Ross & Jeremy: Sneak Peek! | Minneapolis Sculpture Garden | Minneapolis Engagement Photography
It was so fun to be back shooting in my hometown! Ross and Jeremy are getting married tomorrow, and I met up with them today for the first time for their engagement shoot at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden. I’m pretty sure I have the most fashionable couples ever, aren’t these two ridiculously handsome? So much more where these came from, and wedding photos on the way soon, stay tuned!
Congrats guys!
No More DOMA & Happy Pride Month! | New York City LGBT Wedding Photography
I meant to get this post up yesterday, but was running around like a crazy person. In any case, I just wanted to write a blog with a big wonderful YAY!! in regards to yesterday’s supreme court decision regarding the Defense of Marriage Act. I have had a fantastic time working with so many amazing LGBTQ couples and I couldn’t be more thrilled to see this major step forward for marriage equality!!
Keep it going America, so much more work to do, but one more step closer. Love is Love. Congratulations to all!
Happy Pride Month!!
Chris & Mike | Normandale Japanese Gardens | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer
As I mentioned in their sneak peek, Chris and Mike are friends with my little brother back in Minnesota. I always love getting a chance to head back to the midwest so I was thrilled when they asked me to shoot their wedding this May! Chris and Mike were married in the Japanese Gardens at Normandale Community College. I had actually attended a wedding there the year previous for my brother in law, but that time it was about a million degrees.
This time around, in true Minnesota fashion it was SNOWING. And SLEETING. For their outdoor wedding. IN MAY. Oh midwest, whatever are we to do with you? Despite the ridiculous weather, Chris and Mike took things in stride and rolled with the punches Mother Nature threw at them.
A quick break in the rain.
We did take a few photos outside but then headed indoors and I’m super pleased with how things worked out! Stairwells and campus lobbies, bring it on!
Love this.
Can we also take a minute to admire Chris’s awesome hair?
These guys totally rocked.
After portraits, we headed out for the wedding, rain or shine! Their guests were in happy spirits despite the weather! 
They were married on a red bridge in the middle of the garden with their guests just across the pond.
Married! 
These two share a love of video games which they showed off at the reception. I love these Zelda programs!
For the non-gamers out there, I have been told these are Final Fantasy characters.
For their first dance, they did a Just Dance games routine to Crazy Little Thing Called Love. Amazing!
Congrats guys! Thanks so much for having me!
LOVE WINS! | Minnesota Wedding Photographer
Today, I just wanted to give a huge shout-out to my home state of Minnesota.
Today, Minnesota became the 12th state to sign marriage equality into law and I couldn’t be more proud, thrilled and excited!
Well done, land of 10,000 lakes! You will always be home, and I’m so happy you voted for love.
If you’re a couple looking for a wedding photographer in the Twin Cities, I’d be honored to shoot your event!
Chris & Mike: Sneak Peek! | Minneapolis Wedding Photography | Normandale Japanese Gardens
Chris and Mike are friends with my little brother (cue me feeling SUPER old that my younger brother has friends old enough to be married!) and got hitched yesterday at the Japanese Gardens at Normandale Community College. These guys were nothing but awesome and I had a blast being a part of their day! In typical Minnesota fashion, it was snowing/sleeting, in MAY. But these guys made it through and we had a great time!
Congrats to you both! More to come!
Emily & Matt | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer | Old Arizona Studio
Emily is one my very best friends. She and I have known each other since our freshmen year in college and have literally been around the world and back together since then! She’s one of the best people I know, and I’m so incredibly happy that she found someone equally awesome in Matt. I was honored to shoot their wedding, but these two were so glowing and happy and easy to work with, it made my job pretty easy.
They were married at the Old Arizona in South Minneapolis, a very cool arts space with a great mission. Bonus, the surrounding spaces around the building also made for excellent photo taking!
Emily and Matt, like me, are both travel addicts, thus their card box was pretty darn near perfect.
I love the idea of having everyone write you a note for your 1st, 5th, and 10th anniversaries!
They got married on a day that kept raining on and off, but things held off just long enough for us to grab a few fun portraits around the building!
You kids make my heart happy. Love both of these.
Emily, I love that your hands are so proper, even being tackled.
They were the first ceremony I’ve been to officiated by a Zen Buddhist Priest.
I love you both and am so excited for the many adventures you’re going to have together!
PS. You best be getting that guest room ready in Bhutan! I will be there!
Thanks to the lovely Kate for snapping a photo of me and the bride!