Recently Stacey and I pulled together a fashion shoot for the Minneapolis PUG group that we host!  We worked with some great local talent to pull together a couple gorgeous custom couture gowns, fabulous floral design, models, hair, and make-up.  We had about 20 different photographers and split up into two different groups to try and maximize everyone's shooting time.  While Stacey and I weren't moving lights, getting reflectors, and trying to get everything going, we joined the fun and shot away!  It was a lot of fun to see other people's shooting styles and how they interacted with the models. 

With a recent whirlwind of activity, we finally had a chance to go through the images and pick a few of our favorites, which I have posted below.  We also want to take a moment to thank all of the great people who donated their time and talents, you all do amazing work!

Dress Designer:
Kaja Foat
Foat Design
www.foatdesign.com

Floral Design:
Lacie Swartzendruber
Pearls and Lace
pearls-and-lace.com

Make-up Artist: Collette Harrington

Hair: Aly Zacher

Model: Rachel Petrie (gown with black sash)

Model: Haley O'Brien (gown with copper sash)

Here were the very cool and original bouquets (and matching boutineers) designed by lacie of Pearls and Lace.

Overall Event & Floral - Sadie's Floral
Paper & Signs - A Milestone Paper Company
Cake - Jessica's Cakes
Food - We Cater to You

Stacey and I were incredibly honored to be asked by our friends and local wedding photographers, John & Katrina of Studio Laguna, if we would capture their vow renewal.  They recently had their 10 year anniversary and wanted to publicly renew their vows to one another and their three lovely children.  In preparation for the big day, John has spent the past summer putting in a patio and retaining wall, while Katrina came up with a beautiful orange and blue backyard picnic theme for the event. 

The guests were invited to come with blankets and chill out to watch the ceremony and then go through and fill up apple buckets with the food for their picnic.  It was a gorgeous day and a lot of fun for us to watch our friends enjoying themselves with the people they are closest to!

Here are some of the highlights and gorgeous details of the day!  Everyone involved did an amazing job at helping the couple pull together a day that was distinctly them.  Congratulations John and Katrina, we are so happy for the two of you and your growing family!

This past Tuesday for the Minneapolis PUG meeting, Stacey and I hosted a photo shootout, and it turned out to be a lot of fun.  We will be posting more images later with a rundown of all the fabulous professionals that participated.  In the meantime, Stacey gets a huge round of applause for putting a lot of time in and coordinating all the final details.  Here is one shot from each of us showing the two beautiful gowns that Foat Design created. 

What a weekend!  Saturday we were lucky enough to be be part of Jenna & Greg's gorgeous wedding.  It was a lot of fun and we are so excited for the two of them.  Here is a fun preview image from their wedding! 

 
A full blog post from their beautiful Minneapolis Lakes and Semple Mansion wedding in Minneapolis will follow later.  In the meantime, for some additional highlights from their lovely day, please visit our Facebook Page.  While your there, we would love it if you became a fan!

P.S.  If you would like to be alerted when all of the pictures are available to view and order, you can get to Jenna and Greg's online gallery by using this LINK.  If you register before the event is released, (right now) you are eligible for a $5 gift certificate!

It has been way too long since we have updated our blog, but we got a lot of good stuff on the way.  The last month has been crazy and we have been in and out of town, but I wanted to post a highlight from Andrea & Milyon's wedding this past weekend.  I love this shot that Stacey got, unfortunately the pigeons didn't cooperate a little better and take off, but what are you going to do?