Ceremony:         Lake of The Isles Lutheran
Reception:         Minikahda Club
Floral Design:    Serendipity Flowers
Transportation:  Twin Cities Trolleys
Entertainment:   Jerry O'Hagen's Orchestra

We recently had the pleasure of photographing Sara & Michael's wonderful wedding!  Their day started off at Lake of The Isles Lutheran Church and was followed at the beautiful Minikahda Club which seemed to perfectly fit the mood and feel of their wedding. 

At the reception, guests were treated to an amazing view of Minneapolis and Lake Calhoun from the deck during the cocktail hour, fantastic food, and the swinging sounds of Jerry O'Hagen's Orchestra!

 We had a fantastic time and would like to wish Sara and Michael the absolute best on their new life together.

We encourage you to take a peek at some of the highlights from their wedding below.  We have also posted some additional images on our FB page, which we would love if you took a look and "liked" us while you are there.  Lastly, if you would be interested in purchasing any images from their wedding, you can register HERE.

This past weekend, Stacey and I, shot Sara & Michael's beautiful wedding!  Towards the end of the day, we had a chance to get outside for a few minutes as the sun was setting.  This was one of the images we got from that time.  I love how the flare from the sun kind of creates a heart around the couple!

We are back with a new episode of behind the veil, and are excited to share it with you!  We recently sat down with Jessica Bartl of Jessica's Cakes and got a chance to learn a lot about cakes and everything surrounding them in relation to the wedding industry.  Jessica is fabulous at what she does and has done some beautiful cakes.  We encourage you to watch the newest episode of Behind The Veil and give her a call if you are getting married.  Without further adieu, here is Jessica!








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So after a day that felt like something from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Stacey and I are back from La Jolla, CA and ready for Easter with our kiddos!  We wanted to share a quick picture from Casey and Dann's beautiful wedding!  They were married at the gorgeous La Valencia just off the coast.  We will be posting more images later, but in the meantime, here is a sneak peek!

Since being invited to take part in the Grace Ormonde/Thirst Relief Benefit Shoot in Tanzania, Africa during the summer of 2009, Thirst Relief has remained a cause that Stacey and I have been very involved with. 

Fast forward to this past year and I was asked by the founder of Thirst Relief, Jim Davis-Hicks, if I would help plan their WPPI Benefit Shoot.  The concept was to piggy back off the success of the Tanzania trip while adding an educational component.  We brought together some world class instructors (David Becstead,  Mike Colon, David and Luke Edmonson, JVS, and Richard Sturdevant).   In addition, we had local designer Foat Design, make two gowns.  Brandi Brownlee stylize the event, head pieces by Preston & Olivia, and Pixels2Canvas sponsored dinner!  Needless to say it came together very well. 

This year one of the things we really wanted to do was increase exposure and we accomplished this with the help of Junebug Weddings.  Junebug was so gracious to agree to publish some highlights from the event.  This was fantastic because it helped bring exposure to the entire wedding community.  Plus I am happy to say that they chose a couple of my images to feature in the post. 

One of the things that I like about Junebug is that they place a high importance on photography!  This makes sense as it was started by three former photographers :).  If you are looking for some wedding inspiration, you should check them out.  

 

If you are interested in learning more about Thirst Relief, I encourage you to look into how $5 can help provide a family with a long-term sustainable clean water solution.  And, since no post is as cool without pictures, here are some of my favorite images that I took from the day!