Top 5 St. Paul/ Minneapolis Wedding Venues I loved shooting in 2016

The new year brings new wedding venues! It is always so much fun to shoot somewhere new and make it a unique experience for my couples photos of their day!
I wanted to share some new Saint Paul/ Minneapolis Wedding Venues I was able to shoot at and why I loved them 2016 style!


1. Minikahda Club is now one my favorite Minneapolis wedding venues. Picture it, you step out on a balcony overlooking a well kept golf course and in the distance is the Minneapolis skyline. I am a sucker for a good view!  It was a beautiful stop to say " I do " and the reception space had the same view with plenty of space for a large group of wedding guests.   

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2. The St. Paul College Club is a mansion on Summit Avenue in the heart of Saint Paul; it reflects a classy choice for any bride. The ceremony space is in the privacy of the backyard. I loved the intimate feel of of a small house/garden wedding. I love mansions in the Twin Cities; some of my favorite places to visit consist of the Biltmore in North Carolina, and more like the James J Hill house near by to this venue.

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3. Villa Bellezza Vineyard and Winery has a gorgeous brick courtyard with plenty of wine for your guests. The large wooden door not only give access in and out of the reception space but is also perfect location for larger group photos. Besides its sizable reception space and lovely architectural courtyard, I enjoyed the tower they have attached to the main building. This tower was the ideal spot for a stunning first look with my bride and groom. It was intimate with plenty of great light for their photos.

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4. 514 Studios Event Center, a Minneapolis wedding venue, gives a very downtown feel! Brick walls with a small outdoor space out back for cocktail hour. It felt homey and relaxed with a coffee spot in the same building. Only thing I would say didn't work at this venue was their was only one bathroom. For everyone. Twinkle lights hanging from the ceiling really added a finishing romantic touch to the space.

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5. Saint Paul Public Library - George Latimer Central Library. I have a week day job in the heart of downtown St Paul. Being only a few blocks away from Rice Park and the St Paul Public Library, I will often make my way over to enjoy a walk through of this massively beautiful library. This building often inspires my creative side and I have wanted to take photos of a bride and groom here for years. This stair case was one of the things I was most excited for and it really paid off.
from the painted ceilings to the towering marble pillars, this library is so romantic in photos.

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St. Paul College Club Wedding Photography | Mitch & Shelby

A couple of weeks ago I was able to be a part of Mitch and Shelby's wedding day! I was shooting alongside Jessica Smith Photography who was the primary shooter. The groom and his friend got ready at Heimie's Haberdashery and to this day i still can never remember what the place is called. But it was definately a masculine type of place to get a shave and prepare for a wedding day! It has all the man's man vibes! Honestly this couple was adorable and you would hardly see either of them NOT smiling. I love second shooting and this wedding was no different. These two lovebirds met at a movie theater that after listening to the toasts is a very popular place among their friends to find the love of your life. Having meet in a movie theater, their whole reception was was placed by themes tables inspired by their favorite movie titles. This bride has a love with anything Kate Spade as seen in her Kate Spade Cake cutters.

Loved being able to shoot at the St. Paul College Club and look forward to shoot there again in future. My favorite part of Mitch and Shelby's wedding day took place durning their vows towards one another. Having just meet this couple on the day I felt like I knew them wood better just by the beautiful words that had for eachother. I mean I was just the photographer and I WAS CRYING MY EYES OUT! Thankfully I wasn't the only one as there was not a dry eye durning the Vows. To Shelby and Mitch : I am so grateful to have met you and share in your day. Your vows to one another will stay with me in the front of my mind as some of the most beautiful, fun, tender loving words towards a spouse I have every heard at a wedding. Thank you for being so giving and sharing to all who were blessed enough to be a part of it.