Stacey and I wanted to take a moment on this classic of Holidays to give thanks to all of you!  To our clients, you make our job an unbelievable experience!  You are the reason we love to do what we do!  To our families and friends, we thank you for your never-ending support and inspiration.  To our blog-readers, thank you for continuing to keep up with us and what is going on in the world of Staja Studios!  Needless to say, we appreciate you all!

We hope you all have a fantastic day and are able to spend it with the people that mean the most to you! 

I was just going through some pictures from Abbie and Eric's wedding last night and came across this image and couldn't help but post it.  They had a beautiful evening wedding at the Semple Mansion and this just epitomizes the feel I got. 

P. S.  If you would like to be notified when Abbie and Eric's full online wedding gallery is posted, you can get there using this LINK.

We are very excited to announce that Staja Studios is launching a new side to our business.  We have been photographing weddings for many years and have built some fantastic relationships along the way!  Many of our past clients have begun growing their families and  we are always excited to hear about these changes and exciting developments in their lives. Simply put, it would be an honor to help document them.  With that thought in mind, we are in the process of rolling out Life Stories Photography.  Life Stories Photography will be taking a very relationship oriented approach to family, children, and high school senior lifestyle-portraiture.  We are focusing on high quality, personalized service and products.  It is our goal that with each session, you will not only gain beautiful art-pieces for your home, but memories and heirlooms that will last a lifetime.

The holidays are upon us and we wanted to get the word out by offering our first day of Holiday Mini-Sessions.  These will be taking place at our studio this Saturday, November 20th (possibly Sunday also) and will be available for $65 plus a non-perishable food donation for STEP.  This includes a 30 minute session and 25 custom-designed Christmas cards.  At the session, we will schedule your viewing and ordering consultation.   

If you are interested, please call Stacey at 612.387.7292 to set up your session, we hope to see you there!

Ceremony:  Rice Park 
Reception:  James J. Hill Library

We had so much fun at Andrea and Milyon's wedding.  Everything seemed to fit our style to a T!  It was the perfect blend of fun and classic elegance!  The day started with Milyon and his guys getting ready at Heimies Haberdashery, while Andrea and her lovely ladies got ready at the St. Paul Hotel.  After meeting at the stairway in the St. Paul Hotel, we were off for their perfect outdoor wedding at Rice Park.  The evening finished across the street at the James J. Hill Library Reference Library.  Needless to say, the couples guests were treated to a quintessential St. Paul experience complete with plenty of it's history. 

Be sure to check back later for a short video we took from the day, in the meantime here are some highlights from their gorgeous wedding! 

P. S.  If you would like to view and/or order additional pictures from the wedding, you can view Andrea and Milyon's online gallery by using this LINK.

This past summer we did a really fun engagement session that we wanted to share.  Talaine and Jeff were planning a lakeside wedding and reception and wanted to incorporate that feel into their engagement session.  They decided on a picnic followed by a canoe ride.  We were eying the weather all day as clouds were rolling in and out.  We ended up dealing with some drops but were treated to a great afternoon all around. 

One of the things that we have offered since the beginning of Staja Studios are engagement guestbooks.  When we started this, we actually couldn't find a place to print and bind them the way we wanted.  After two to three years of printing and binding them ourselves, we finally found a place that did the job the type of job we were looking for.  We have now been using VisionArt for the past few years for these books and couldn't be happier.  They are printed on enhanced matte paper so they can be signed with a standard pen and look fantastic. 

In closing here is Talaine and Jeff's book.  All the guestbooks are custom designed incorporating your engagement pictures.  They include a blank side on page one that we mount your invitation to, white space for guests to sign and leave messages (similar to a yearbook) and also include a spread at the end where you and your fiance can leave one another your own special note, message, write your vows, etc.