How did my little cousin get to be so grown up?! We arrived at Como Park to take her senior pictures and I was completely in awe. It was a beautiful day, right at golden hour as the summer sun was setting, yet it was made all the more beautiful by HER and her JOY. […]

We’ve been so honored to be a part of celebrating David and Libby’s relationship from the moment they got engaged! David brought us along to capture their proposal as he got down on one knee to ask Libby to be his wife. It melted our hearts to learn that the ring David proposed with belonged […]

We hear a LOT of wedding speeches and toasts as photographers. The good, the bad, and the ugly (cry, that is). Our favorite wedding speeches are often short, sweet, avoid inside jokes and speak directly to the couple’s personalities and strengths that they will be bringing into the marriage. We’ve included five pro tips on […]

Rain, rain go away. But when it doesn’t… have a wedding day rain plan ready to go. It is always a good idea to make a wedding day rain plan – no matter what season it is. We’ve learned after years of photographing weddings, engagements, and portraits just how unpredictable weather can be here in […]

It may seem silly to read this title, because of course a Catholic bride and groom will be incorporating their faith into wedding planning. It is kind of a no-brainer, right? Hear us out. It takes intentional decision making to plan a marriage as beautiful as your wedding day. To the outside world, getting married in […]

Your wedding images are your first family heirlooms and become a symbol of your vows alongside your wedding rings. It’s well-worth the financial investment to bring a photographer into capturing the joyful emotions and intimate moments of you and your spouse becoming husband and wife. However, one of the common mistakes we see is when […]

Britney and Patrick met on a chilling negative-below winter day during college at the University of St. Thomas. Their mutual friends invited them over and the group decided to put together a puzzle as it was too cold in their opinion to do anything else. Although the others soon abandoned the puzzle, the two of […]

We often get asked by the bride and groom, “What should I bring to the bridal suite for our getting ready photos?” The answers are all in the details. Brides spend hours and months planning their wedding. They make dozens of choices with great love and care to make their vision for the wedding day […]

We get glimpses into the relationship of each couple we photograph. It’s what makes the intimate moments of the wedding day that much sweeter. Early on, Vanessa shared with us just how much she loves the color pink. We should be clear that is a LOT. Pink accented every encounter we had together and was […]

Planning a winter wedding or engagement session? These five practical accessories will help you stay warm during your winter pictures! First of all, there is something magical about a winter wedding and snowy engagement session in Minnesota. We all seem to become starry eyed over the idea of ice skating dates, drinking hot chocolate by […]

It takes two truly adventurous souls to brave getting married during the frigid Minnesota winter, yet Meg and Zac were more than up for the task. In fact they gladly welcomed it. Meg and Zac intentionally chose to have their wedding on the Feast of the Epiphany. One of the things we admire most about […]