Kelly and Justin: Wedding Photographs

Rain, rain… stay awhile?  I know that there probably aren’t many brides that dream of having rain on their wedding day, but it can make for some unique images!  Eventually the rain let up enough for us to take some outdoor photos later on…  and the bright glaring sun stayed nicely tucked behind clouds keeping things all nice and comfy.  Turned out to be quite a beautiful day…

The Carlson Rotunda is a great place for a reception, we had the photostation there as well and also made use of the beautiful grounds whenever we could.

A few posts back I told you about the amazing wedding favor idea Kelly had – and as you’ll see with the last image – we put the frame to good use.  😉

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Happy Anniversary, Anna and Mark

For some reason, last year, I never got around to blogging Anna and Mark’s absolutely amazing rustic wedding. (though you may remember that we did blog their photostation) This wedding was all-out, from them building a commercial kitchen on-site to the bride and groom helping rebuild the floor in the barn that would serve as their reception site. Their connection to the farm is something to behold and their commitment to sustainability is inspiring. (for more info on their wedding, the farm, and some of their cool ideas take a look on the wedding website I made for them: www.WillowLakeFarmWedding.com )  Here we are exactly one year later, busting out a blog in full force. Here is to remembering….

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Best part of this photograph…

The really happy bride? Nope. (though that is awesome)
The maid of honor busting a gut with laughter? Nope. (try again)
The family and friends all surrounding the bride? Nope. (love is great… but that’s not it)
The motion captured – dress flying, beads floating in the air? Nope. Nope. (fun, but sorry)

Check on the floor, to the right of the girl in yellow. Yep. A dog, chillin’ on the dance floor… how cool.
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Alyssa and Mark : Wedding Photographs

Old school meets modern would be a great way of describing Alyssa and Mark’s wedding, plus lots of heat, powerful storms… and yet still somehow great weather.  Hrm… not sure how that works, but it did.

We started off at Estetica Salon & Spa with the girls while the guys hit the bars and threw some darts.  The girls finished getting ready at the St. Paul Hotel before heading to the church. I love the satin-y bridesmaids dresses and how the light played off the folds… very cool.  Next was a beautiful ceremony followed by a off-balance dance party while riding the Twin Cities Trolley to Sweeny’s bar for between-event drinks… impromptu itinerary addition of the Happy Gnome and life was even more beer-a-licious. (If you haven’t noticed, the plan was to basically criss-cross [make you jump, jump!!] the area we did their engagement photographs last fall).  Off to the stunning Landmark Center for an amazing reception, dinner and dance.  Even Obama made a showing. 😉

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Susan and Troon : Wedding Teaser

Just got back from a fabulous weekend on the north shore with Susan, Troon, their family and friends and wanted to throw up a quick shot from their Minnesota/Scotland (yes, it works) meets Louisiana wedding.  Rockin’ the Kilt on the shore of Lake Superior.

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Sara and Gaby : Mariachitastic!!

Colleen and I drove out to Milwaukee (West Bend area) for Sara and Gaby’s wedding.  I’ll just say… the margaritas were a flowin’, the mariachi band was a playin’, the sombreros were a stylin’, the guests were a laughin’, and the newlyweds were a smoochin’.  (How’s that for pre-emptive ending of words… 🙂  )   Quite the festive night – congrats Sara and Gaby!

Mariachi band.  For real.

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Meghan and Scott : Wedding Photographs

Meghan and Scott got engaged 5 years ago — so they had a lot of time to plan their wedding.  That time was well spent.

Their wedding was held at good ol’ SJU (Go Johnnies!!) in the Abbey. The Abbey is sweet, it’s where all the cool people get married (Did I mention that’s where Colleen and I got married?).   They hadn’t seen one another before the ceremony, so when Meghan came down the aisle it was a good thing that Scott’s brother was one of the officiants (how cool, right?) to help Scott pull it back together.   A quick smooch (them, not me…;) ) and we popped on over to the new Gorecki Center at St. Bens for a little wedding Plinko (oh yes, Plinko), dinner, speeches, and a first dance that turned into a choreographed event that had everyone hootin’ and hollerin’.

And of course, in that grand SJU tradition, piano man with pants at the ankles to end the night…

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