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Sweet Firefly Event Center Wedding :: Sara + Alex

Sweet Firefly Event Center Wedding :: Sara + Alex

Blustery Maple Ridge Farm Boho Wedding :: Andrea + Ryan

Blustery Maple Ridge Farm Boho Wedding :: Andrea + Ryan

Ivory North Co :: Styled Elopement with Kaley + Josiah

Ivory North Co :: Styled Elopement with Kaley + Josiah

Romantic Minnesota Barn Winter Wedding :: Shannon + Kyle

Romantic Minnesota Barn Winter Wedding :: Shannon + Kyle

Macrame Arbor, Rugs, and Rottie Dog of Honor :: Heather + Jake Boho Cabin Elopement

Macrame Arbor, Rugs, and Rottie Dog of Honor :: Heather + Jake Boho Cabin Elopement

PAIKKA Wedding :: Amanda + Chris | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

PAIKKA Wedding :: Amanda + Chris | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Intimate Kitchi Gammi Club Duluth Wedding :: Lizzy + Joe

Intimate Kitchi Gammi Club Duluth Wedding :: Lizzy + Joe

Kellerman's Event Center Winter Wedding :: Olivia + Paige

Kellerman's Event Center Winter Wedding :: Olivia + Paige

Bohemian Legacy Hill Farm Wedding :: Desiree + Sean

Bohemian Legacy Hill Farm Wedding :: Desiree + Sean

Intimate Copper Hen Wedding :: Becky + Karl

Intimate Copper Hen Wedding :: Becky + Karl

The NP Event Space Boho Wedding :: Emma + Jeremy

The NP Event Space Boho Wedding :: Emma + Jeremy

Minneapolis Event Centers (MEC) Urban Wedding :: Meggan + Joe

Minneapolis Event Centers (MEC) Urban Wedding :: Meggan + Joe

When the Price is Right :: Lisa and Joe's Machine Shop Wedding

When the Price is Right :: Lisa and Joe's Machine Shop Wedding

Romantic Bloom Lake Barn Wedding :: Afton + Jake

Romantic Bloom Lake Barn Wedding :: Afton + Jake

The Depot Hotel and Minneapolis Event Centers (MEC) Wedding :: Kayla + Alex

The Depot Hotel and Minneapolis Event Centers (MEC) Wedding :: Kayla + Alex

Barefoot Boho Bloom Lake Barn Wedding :: Ally + Gabe

Barefoot Boho Bloom Lake Barn Wedding :: Ally + Gabe

15 Things Your Wedding Photographer Won't Say, but Maybe Kinda Wishes You Knew...

15 Things Your Wedding Photographer Won't Say, but Maybe Kinda Wishes You Knew...

This pic gives me ALL the cozy feels! Love my couples! It's so amazing to get to be around love, and passion, and coziness for my full time work! I go home and instead of being annoyed with my boss I feel like I want to hug my babe. Being married 17 years, it's amazing we as in love as we are, and partially I have my passion for my couples, and my couples' passion for each other to thank for that. ☺️ Feeling pretty grateful, smiling as I write this 😘

Them details! ✨Love this little table sign idea - everywhere they've travelled together - Germany, Paris, etc. with B&W square prints of their adventures at each place, at every table! A sprig of greenery / a fern branch 🌱 on every napkin - different per table, but all of the botanical feels. Soft white linen table cloth, with greenery as a runner, simple jars of baby's breath in jars. Bistro lighting. It looked gorgeous, simply elegant, contemporary, with a romantic twist. The tables were full, which is the key to making it all look good (too sparse will look tacky), but this wasn't a crazy amount of effort, and in big part DIY, so not too crazy expensive.

When you realize it's Friday!!!!

(SWIPE) for some sweet under the veil moments from this unforgettable wedding. There've actually been only two weddings I've cried at... (One where the groom had a first dance with his grandma, and me and my 2nd shooter bawled the entire time. I don't think there was a dry eye in the entire place... ) And second was this wedding. So much love, everyone tearing up. The officiant pulled me aside and gave me the sweetest thank you. Apparently he had been watching me all day, and proceeded to tell me all the things he had never seen a photographer do... I was about to leave for a 3+ hr drive home by myself, and he said some of the sweetest things, ones I didn't know anyone would have ever noticed... I'll never forget it... The speeches, the dances, parents loving on each other and their guests, it really was amazing to be around so much love and respect. I really didn't want to leave...

Deliriously happy and cheezin' all day! That's how I like my couples! 😁 Mustache socks are never a bad add.

Today is my parents' 43rd wedding anniversary. I look at them now, and though I know things weren't always easy, they stuck together like glue through thick and thin, figured things out, learned and grew together, and I think they are better now than ever before. Maybe it's because the kids moved out lol 😂 😝. Although, all the grandparents moved in, so I'm not sure if that was an upgrade 🙃😏🙄. For the past few years my parents have been taking care of their parents - a trio of firecrackers that get along for the most part, as long as no one is stealing anyone's shoes, and there's always something sweet with tea. One grandma has Alzheimer's, most hard foods get blended into tartare form, everyone tends to their own garden, so they pretty much turned the inside and outside into a botanical garden lol 😂. Green thumb - something I did not inherit from all the grands. 🌱 Anyway, when I see my parents and the love and incredible patience they have for all the daily senior comedy sitcom (also know as 'just their life'), I am blown away, and I've grown in so much respect seeing how they just let everyone have their own quirks, laugh it off, keep peace in the house, and go out on their own little ice cream dates. Mom and Dad, I love you. Happy 43rd, and many more after this one.

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