Tara & Justin - Wisconsin Dells, WI

What a great day: a beautiful location (Chula Vista Resort), the sun peeking out at the exact moment the bride came down the aisle, a riverboat ride on the Wisconsin River, and an awesome couple.

Christi & Justin - Galena, IL

Christi and Justin had an awesome wedding day. Shortly after I arrived, the decision was made to have the wedding outside, under the prediction that rain would hold off long enough to make it happen. It was a good decision because the rain did hold off and the Galena Ramada has a great backyard, which made for a really beautiful ceremony. By the way, I'm convinced that Galena, IL is one of the best places in the area for a wedding. Of course, I am a bit biased since I got married in the Galena area, but still...it is a great place. The setting, the decorations, the people, and most of all the obvious and grounded love between these two made it really enjoyable for me to be able to capture this day.

Christa & Paul - St. Paul, MN

I've been looking forward to Christa & Paul's wedding for a long time. When Kelsey and I took these two out for their Engagement/Love Story Video shoot, we laughed so much that it hurt. Between their fun personalities and Christa's impeccable taste for style, I knew that documenting their wedding day would be a blast.

Christa & Paul's ceremony was at Calvary Church in Roseville, MN, and the reception was held at the Minnesota Boat Club on Raspberry Island in St. Paul. The photo possibilities here were endless.

Christa's dress was designed by Elizabeth Fillmore and she found it at L'atelier Couture Bridal Boutique in St. Paul.

A couple fun clips...

Usually when I post my wedding video work here, I only post highlight videos and not many people really ever get to see any of the full-length video. Today I'm turning over a new leaf! These two clips are taken from Christi & Justin's full-length video and they crack me up. I hope they crack you up too.

Megan & Daniel

Kelsey was the lead photographer for this shoot, so if you'd like to see pictures from the whole day, check out her post here. I just chose a few of my photos from our morning photo shoot to post here. We shot this wedding in Duluth and did wedding party photos on the shore of Lake Superior. This is exactly why I love traveling for weddings. Even though there's a lot of variety to be found close to home, I love getting out a little further and using unique settings like this one.

Ashley & Sean's Wedding Photos

I had such a hard time narrowing down photos to post here from Ashley & Sean's wedding. In the end, I decided to just post a whole bunch of them. Kelsey and I have been friends with Ashley & Sean for quite a while. Kelsey grew up with Ashley and has been friends with her just about as far back as she can remember and we both got to know Sean pretty soon after they started dating. They're also talented photographers themselves and have both assisted us on some of our wedding shoots. These two are such a great couple. Their fun and laid-back personalities complement each other so well and we're so happy they found each other.

Ashley & Sean used Sean's parents' beautiful property as the setting for their wedding and the weather was perfect.

This was a first for me at a wedding and it was awesome - Sean and his groomsmen showed their talents as stuntmen with a mock fight. After the first dance, Sean's groomsmen pretended to make a pass at Ashley and Sean fought back, ultimately throwing each of them to the ground after a few punches and flips. It was quite the show!

It's that time of year...

I know my blog has been incredibly lacking as of late, so I just wanted to write a quick post to anyone who might be stopping by periodically to say that lots of awesome stuff is coming soon! I'm currently in the process of editing 7 weddings, so I haven't had much time to blog anything lately. But I have had the opportunity to capture several incredible weddings (among other things), so hang in there and I promise my blog will be refreshed soon!