Hyland Hills Ski Resort Wedding Photography | Megan & Alex | Bloomington Wedding Photographer

Megan & Alex

Megan and Alex got married on Saturday at Highland Hills! The planning was crazy all the way up to the day but the rain held off for these two and the night was all sunny skies! Megan hates the cold so she was more than delighted that it was warmer weather! But what was she more delighted about? She was marrying her best friend Alex.

The ceremony took place at the bottom of the hill with a green backdrop. The rug was a last minute addition that Alex’s mom had suggested. Alex and Megan loved the extra pop and feel it added to their simple setup. They had an intimate ceremony of 25 people who love them the deepest. Megan's brother Nick officiated the wedding which made for some fun comments of Megan's past and how happy he was when he heard the new guy she was dating (Alex) was a homeowner. Alex's little brother Archie gave the rings and Megan was able to get the ring on Alex's finger with only a little bit of struggle.

I asked Alex what he was looking forward to for today and he could not wait to get the party started! Megan was just excited to have all her friends there to celebrate with! After the ceremony, the guests started to trickle in for the reception starting off with cocktail hour! All the guests enjoyed drinks and the games set up in the back lawns for them to enjoy the evening with. Alex owns a coffee shop in Eden Prairie called Smiths; for their wedding favorites they had a Megan and Alex Blend for everyone to take home! I absolutely loved this idea! You could just tell by looking at the excitement on Alex and Megan’s faces as they greeted everyone of their guests that they were full of genuine joy! We ended with a handful of sunset portraits and I could not be more in love.

Thank you so much for letting me serve you guys on your wedding day! Please enjoy some of your wedding day photos below!

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CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF MEGAN AND ALEX?! I don’t blame you!

You can check out their Lake Harriet Engagement Session HERE

You love what you see?! Here are all the people who made it happen!

Photography: MW Photography

Venue: Hyland Hills Chalet
Flowers: Chanhassen Floral

Coffee Favors: Smith Coffee and Cafe

Wedding Dress: BHLDN

Hair/Makeup: Paper Salon

Bakery: Sift Gluten Free

Redeemed Farms Wedding Photography | Courtney & Jordan | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Courtney and Jordan wed at Redeemed Farms last Friday! They were just excited to see each other the morning of; their first look was on the front porch of the house on the farm. The venue was soooooo cute and had Victorian Couches throughout the property. A couple of my favorite details of the day, Courtney's something old, some thing blue were two rings one was her grandmother's wedding band and the other a ring from her mom. The bride had them strung along her gorgeous vibrant bouquet.
Courtney really wanted to have the colors of the day pop; as you can see she definitely succeeded! Although Jordan confided that it was a little weird having all eyes on them all day, they just had to remind themselves oh right it is my wedding day! During toasts the best man let everyone know there was something weird going on with the microphone. He said he it was making everyone so emotional. When Courtney's dad got up to speak, before he said a word, him and Courtney were crying . Even though she yelled " Don't you start!" It didn't help with Papa Kleckner sharing his love for his daughter. It was one of my favorite moments in the day for sure.

Courtney and Jordan had a beautiful day and finished as husband and wife! I loved serving them.  This couple ended the night partying with their friends and family!  

Feeling Inspired?!?
These are the vendors that made this beauty happen!
Photography: MW Photography
Venue: Redeemed Farm
Flowers: Colleen's Flower Cellar
Makeup: High Brow
Hair: Jennifer Des Lauriers
Day of Coordinator: Jacki Ostertag
Cake: Nothing Bundt Cakes
Dress Designer: Diamond Bride
Groom Suit: Savvi Formal wear
Rings: Wedding Day Diamonds

 

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Can't get ENOUGH?! I totally understand! Take a look at their engagement session!!!

Favorite Wedding Photos of 2017 | Favorites | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

This year has been a blessing! I love sharing my top favorite wedding images of this crazy year of 2017! So for the first part of this post you will see my favorite wedding photos.  Originally I intended this post to be my top 20. As you see there was just too much love and goodness not to share more.
Although this year was wedding packed it wasn't the only thing happening in 2017. So the second part of the post will be my  favorite parts of 2017 from my life! 

Ugh these photos still have me keeping a smile on my face! But like I said weddings where not the only thing going on in my life this year. Here are some of my favorites for 2017 in my life.
 

Personal Favorite Moments of 2017

We bought our first house in 2017. I don't think I ever felt so much a grownup until we bought something that is really ours. We are slowly filling it with memories which I hope keeps filling for a long time! My favorite thing about our house is the living room gets the best view of sunrise. Some of them just take my breath away when I get a change to see them. 

This is Benjamin Winter Waits. He is my first nephew and this was one of his first photos. He turned 4 months old this December and is at the point where he smiles and giggles and just steals my heart every time.

Marcus and I got to go to Mt. Rushmore for the FIRST TIME! I was truly in awe of how magnificent it was! Around this time I was just itching for a trip and we jumped in the car the first opportunity we had a 3 day weekend. I love road tripping with Marcus. We just have a fun time listening to music and talking. The Airbnb we stayed at had a corgi which i have been crushing over for the entire year. THEY ARE SO CUTE.

We drove to Iowa to visit Marcus cousin Jessica for a day! This is downtown and while we were there we saw 3 wedding parties and a whole school of prom kids. It was a little crammed but beautiful! 

We also got to check off a track on Marcus's NASCAR list! We went to the race at Chicagospeedway. And then we walked around downtown Chicago which I haven't done in years. I totally forgot how big this city is! Besides paying outrageously for parking, we did a found tour which was really enjoyable! 

Thanks to my sister Jenny, I was also able to experience some amazing seats at my favorite teams! Not only that I felt like a queen with getting amazing food and hanging out with my sister! I was able to experience my FIRST Wilds game! It was really fun and I would love to go to another one in the near future. Marcus and I need to hit up one that is against and AZ team.

My last time to Texas was in 2011. 6 YEARS since I had been down to see my second family, the Glawes. It had been 2 YEARS since I had seen my forever sister/ BFF/ laughgenerator / high school-sweet-heart/partner-in-crime. Katrina and her family moved to Texas from Minnesota in high school and I think that was truly my first heart break. 
She has been up to MN loads of time and it was my turn to surprise her! Thanking the Lord for cheap tickets I hopped on a flight and spent the week with her and my second family. We were driving all over the place, singing Taylor Swift at the top of our lungs, and trying freezy pickle juice for the first time. One of my favorite moments was in the evening when we were all sitting on the couch and her two little boys were praying before bed time. When Carlile's turn came he prayed for Auntie Molly and my heart just melted. UGH SO CUTE! We also got to see sea world and magnolia studios in Waco! 

It's been a good year for us. I am so thankful for the abundant amount of blessings that have been sent my way in 2017.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. James 1:17