Lunch with Tara Guerard
Wednesday afternoon I had the pleasure of attending a NACE luncheon at the magnificent Millennium Hotel in Minneapolis where Tara Guerard was the speaker. I confess that I didn’t know her before this day but I did know Liz Banfield who was not only in attendance to introduce Tara but she has done a ton of work for Tara, as well, and it was so fun to see the two of them together showing off their style! The topic was “The Next Decade Bride” and Tara, who holds nothing back and is self proclaimed ‘opinionated’ gave it to us straight! She shared, with us, that Pink and Gold are hot trends in weddings and that traditional standards are returning. Vintage pieces are trending as well as tiny, bite-sized, passed hors d’oeuvres. Liz’s photography is really outstanding and what I wouldn’t give to work along side her someday! I, of course, brought along my camera to capture some of the elements of the luncheon. Thank you, Tara and Liz, for making yourselves available to our local NACE chapter for the afternoon and sharing your ideas & successes!
Jenny + Andy
I am so excited! I can only imagine how Jenny & Andy are feeling. Today they wed at Mt. Olivet in Minneapolis and the celebration will continue atop the IDS tower downtown at Windows. The day begins with snow so I’m going to pack an extra sense of humor and a smidge more patience in my camera bag! The weather will undoubtedly be much different from the engagement shoot that took place earlier in the year!
What I know for sure is, despite the weather…..this is gonna be a HOT one! Lots of love here, folks!
Salvage One in Chicago.
Wow! Megan was right! What an opportunity. She flew me to Chicago to shoot this wedding with her, yesterday, and I can’t stop thinking about it. What an incredible couple….and the location, Salvage One, was SUCH an outstanding backdrop for what turned out to be a specTACuar day (and evening). Now, for some reason, Megan is not a blogger (but we can’t all do everything, right?) so I thought I’d put some images up so that you could see that I am NOT making this up! I wonder if there is a venue like this in Minneapolis???
Here’s Caroline & Sean…
How about some exterior shots?
Everything inside and out is for sale! All of the vintage tables and chairs were not only positioned and decorated for the event but each piece had a price tag displayed so perhaps at the next wedding reception, because they are all priced to sell, some may not be there!
End of the night, a tender Father-Daughter dance…
Judy + Trey
What a lovely afternoon for a wedding and I spent it with Judy, Trey and their family and friends nearly from start to finish! Judy reminded me of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy in her stunning slip gown. Understated and drop dead gorgeous at the same time. Trey, a devoted, adoring husband. Congratulations to you both! Good news…no broken bones! More to come…
Kate + Tom.
Congratulations to Kate & Tom who wed yesterday in the Harriet Rose Garden in Minneapolis! Blog post is coming soon.
Sonja + Patrick
Sonja and Patrick married yesterday at Mt. Olivet in Minneapolis and held their reception at the very fabulous Science Museum of Minnesota. With plenty of time before, during and after, we (I) got to play a little and get some really nice and some pretty crazy fun shots! I just love when a bride shows up with props so we had a bunch of fun with the parasols! These two were quite the willing participants as well as creative art directors themselves and so we had a lot of fun!
Karen + Ben
I just wanted to post a couple of my faves from Karen & Ben’s wedding yesterday. Thank you Karen & Ben for having me join you on your wedding day…here’s just sample of what’s to come.
Beth + Tim
Hey there…another wedding come and gone.
I told Tim, “thanks for breaking my rain streak!”
This was a perfect wedding day. Could not have asked
God for anymore on this day. Everything went as smooth
as silk throughout and before we knew it, it was over.
Thank you Beth & Tim for allowing me this wonderful
opportunity to come along side you and photograph your
wedding for you. By the time I left, I felt like family!
Here’s some teasers for you.
Be sure to click on “view images” then in the upper
right hand side click on “full screen”.
Congratulations, enjoy.
Jenny + Andy
Jenny, Andy and I got together a couple of Sunday’s
ago in St. Paul to photograph their Engagement Session.
And even tho’ this link takes you to their entire shoot,
I thought I’d toss a few images up on the blog too.
For a larger view, please click “view all images” then
in the upper right hand corner click “full screen”.
Kate + Tom.
Kate & Tom are getting married on July 25th of this year.
I’m photographing their wedding and earlier this week
we selected Tuesday to get together for their engagement
session at Lake Harriet in Minneapolis.
They are HUGE into fishing and so the plan was to bring
their boat along and get some fun shots out on the water.
God had other plans for us. Despite the cutest pink
tackle box I’ve ever seen! 
With the end of the day approaching, the wind gusts reached
as much as 30 MPH that evening and into the next day.
Not optimal for any kind of shoot (unless you’re
shooting a regatta!). Yea, white caps all the way to shore!
We made an executive decision to park the boat, head down
the bird sanctuary path and grab some shots there, out of
the wind…
From there, with the wind still howling, we drove around the lake
and popped into Tryg’s to get some fun atmosphere images.
It was packed. The temp reached 97 degrees that day which ended up
shattering a 100+ year old record so everyone was out!
