Cleary Lake Regional Park Wedding Photography | Paige & Jordan | Prior Lake Wedding Photographer

Paige & Jordan Marry at Cleary Lake Regional Park!

Paige and Jordan had plans to get married and covid restrictions made those plans go right out the window!
They didn’t let all the covid crap get them down though. Even though their plans evolved, they still kept true to what they wanted. Paige & Jordan held their wedding ceremony at Cleary Lake Park with a very intimate group of family members and friends. The officiant was one of their closest friends Nicole, who had everybody smiling and laughing along! They got married on their 9th anniversary of being together! That is pretty awesome and special. Afterwards, everyone enjoyed a celebratory meal at Eagan’s Doolittle’s before the wedding party and I did our portraits at a favorite nearby park. These sunset portraits had me swooning the entire time and this crew was just awesome to party with! (not too many bugs either!)

The next day at Cleary Lake Regional Park Pavilion more friends and family were invited to come celebrate with a relaxed game day and food in the Minnesota Sun! Everyone came relaxed and ready to enjoy the day with some Cafe Latte cakes! (They got a large variety which were absolutely delicious!)

Paige, Jordan, and I finished out their wedding adventure weekend with portraits with Paige’s horse Vinny! Although I don’t think he was the biggest fan, he did like being bribed with peppermints!

Please enjoy this look at Jordan and Paige’s Wedding Weekend Adventure! I really loved how they embraced it and really made this whole experience their own!! Enjoy!

Reception!

Vinny Portraits & Lake Fun!

Love what you see?! Here are the vendors who made it happen!

Photography: MW Photography
Venue: Cleary Lake Regional Park
Dinner: Doolittles

Cakes: Cafe Latte
Dress: David’s Bridal

Can’t get enough of Paige & Jordan? I don’t blame you! You can check out their fall engagement session HERE!!

Maplewood Community Center Wedding Photography | Nikki & Devon | Maplewood Wedding Photographer

Nikki & Devon

Nikki and Devon got married at their church of First Evangelical Free Church and held the wedding reception at the Maplewood Community Center!

The day started out with them relaxing in their getting-ready rooms. After getting dressed, right before the first look they opened letters they had written to each other. Devon opened his first and smiled through the whole thing ending with him saying " She is a good writer." Nikki got her dress on with the help of her mom and sister. She also smiled the whole time while reading Devon's letter to her.

The first look was tucked away on the path so they could just enjoy each other privately. Once they laid eyes on each other it was ALL smiles! Devon later revealed this as one of if his favorite parts of the day!

We made our way to a small park right behind the church for our portraits! It has a little pond and as we were hunting down a spot to get to the water God led us right to a little field of wildflowers! Nikki had expressed earlier her love of wildflowers and had the florist design her bouquet with wildflower feels! I was SO excited about this little addition to the day! The bridesmaids were in a beautiful burgundy lace dress while the guys kept it summer simple with a white shirt and brown tie to go with their burlap boutonnieres.

The Ceremony was held at First Evangelical Church. Right before the ceremony , their family prayed over them and sang praises to Jesus. Under an arbor lined with greenery and daisies, Nikki and Devon said their vows and the families again joined them for one final prayer on stage. After the vows were said, the ceremony was complete, and the marriage license was signed, we all made our way to Maplewood Community Center to party the rest of the night away!

It didn't come without some happy tears from Nikki's sister giving her speech and then again when Nikki's parents got the mic. They told everyone that Nikki was known for drawing on all the walls, which after they said their bit they both started singing "Writing On the Wall." The bride and groom loved it and got a red crayon as a small souviner! The couple served Nothing Bunt Cake for dessert to all their guests. For the first dances Nikki and Devon started off the normal way dancing with each other while everyone watched, but about half way they invited the wedding party with their significant others to finish out the song with them on the dance floor! I loved how inclusive this was. It is SUCH a great Idea. They did the same for the Daddy Daughter Dance and Mother Son Dance inviting all the parents with their kids to the dance floor!

I wrapped up the photography part of the night by sneaking the couple out for just a last few intimate portraits. What a great day with an Awesome couple!

Please enjoy their wedding day photos below!

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CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF NIKKI & DEVON?!?! I DON’T BLAME YOU! : You can check out their Minnehaha Falls Engagement Session HERE!

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These are the people who made it happen!

Photography: MW Photography

Venues Ceremony : First Evangelical Free Church

Venue Reception: Maplewood Community Center

Flowers: Lexington Floral

Cakes: Nothing Bundt Cakes

Dress: BHLDN

Hair: kristilong.hair

Catering: TST Creative Catering

Suits: Macys

Merry Christmas | Personal

Christmas is literally one of my favorite times of year. The snow, the smells, the massive cheer from random strangers on the street, the music that keeps a heart happy, the hot cup of coffee that keeps my soul warm, it is no mystery why it is coined as the most wonderful time of the year.

Minnesota winters is beautiful when the trees are caked in snow that welcomes you in the mornings. It enchants me. But my favorite part has and always will be the extra time I get to be stress free with my family in the middle room with the gas fireplace crackling in the only warm room in the house. It makes it impossible for anyone to escape to a different room without the danger of freezing to death. 

I hope this Christmas you stay warm and cuddled close to you loved ones.
Merry Christmas.

Warmly,

Molly