Tim & Sara – Engaged to be Married on June 28th, 2008

Posted on May 29, 2008

What a great night for some engagement pictures! I met up with Tim & Sara at the Lyndale Rose Gardens on Lake Harriet last night to take some engagement pictures. They are getting married in less than a month, so we are all glad we got them in now! Tim & Sara live very close to where we took the pictures, which made for the perfect setting. They originally met when both of them worked at General Mills. They were friends at first, but eventually that friendship grew into romance! Now, Sara is at another company, but their love is still going strong… obviously Their dog, Barkely, tagged along for some shots at the end of the session. Tim & Sara are such a great couple and a blast to work with. I’m excited for their upcoming wedding at the end of June!

Again, the colors were so gorgeous, I didn’t have the heart to do many in black & white. Here is one of the few!

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Rachel’s Senior Portraits

Posted on May 28, 2008

It was a beautiful night last night to take Rachel’s senior pictures. I frequent the Lebanon Hills park near my studio since it is a great place to take pictures with lots of different locations and great lighting. This was my first time shooting a senior session there, and I’m definitely going to go back there again! Not only was the lighting gorgeous, but I never realized how much variety there really was at the park. Anyway, back to Rachel and her pictures.

Rachel & her family just moved here from Indiana. It was their first winter here in MN and it was a brutal first one for them to experience. Originally from San Diego, this is quite a shift for Rachel! I had such a hard time choosing pictures for the blog from this session. There were so many good ones! We never got a chance to talk about her post-graduation plans, so I’m not sure what she plans to do. I know for sure that whatever she decides, she’s going to do well for herself. Congrats, Rachel and best of luck to you!

The colors were so wonderful & vibrant throughout the session due to the lighting that I couldn’t bring myself to convert many over to black & white in post-processing. This one I thought looked great as a black & white, though.

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Josh & Dominic – Married on May 24th, 2008

Posted on May 26, 2008

These guys couldn’t have asked for better weather! Well, maybe a little more cloud cover, but the day was absolutely gorgeous. The wedding & reception took place at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum. This location had several special meanings for them. Since Dominic lives close to the Arboretum, they went on picnics and walks here frequently. Then, during one picnic last summer, Josh proposed! We also did their engagement pictures here as well. So, it was only appropriate to exchange their vows here! Josh & Dominic are really a couple in love, and it shows. They met just over a year ago and got engaged after 3 or 4 months. They really were meant to find each other and share the rest of their lives together. I wish them the best! Here is a sneak peek into their day.

The day started out with Josh seeing Dominic for the first time.

They really wanted alot of the blooming flowers and gardens in their pictures, which wasn’t too difficult since they were everywhere there!

There were these really cool reflection “balls” under a tree. I thought it would make for an interesting image Too bad there wasn’t a way I could be out of the shot!

Dominic having a private moment with her dad before the activities of the day began.

Walking to the ceremony…

Parents waiting for people to arrive at the ceremony

There are several different gardens where people can choose to get married at the arboretum. They chose this one, which had a reflection pool.

It was a very windy day, so Dominic had some troubles with her veil. During Josh’s vows to her, her veil blew straight up in the air!

We stopped off at the fountain before going into the reception for some fun shots!

The original plan was to have Dominic stand in the water with her dress hiked up (gulp!), but the water was too deep… so, we just pretended

They were the first wedding I attended that had an Italian Soda Bar! It was such a good idea that was vastly popular with all of the guests, especially those were were sitting in the sun during the wedding.

Another first for me was the “Loved” Bingo game. Apparently, this is a tradition for Josh’s family at Christmas. They had Bingo cards for everyone with different places and things that were special to the couple. Here is Josh calling out a special place…

….and here is Dominic handing out the prize!

Dominic thought a particular picture of Josh was especially funny during the slideshow the Maid of Honor put together for them.

Cutting the “cupcake”… And, I found something out at this wedding I never knew. The reason why the bride & groom cut the cake is that it signifies their first task they complete together as husband & wife!

Congrats, you two! Enjoy your honeymoon in gorgeous Bluefin Bay!

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