I was so struck by the vision for Chelsey + Kyle’s wedding: elements of the desert on the plains of North Dakota. Where most brides would have placed mason jars, Chelsey placed cacti (which she refers to as her babies). Kyle’s farm – now Chelsey’s, too!- was the perfect setting for a beautiful white tent affair, complete with a sleek …
2 THINGS THAT MAKE [OR BREAK] WEDDING PHOTOS
When we ask couples why they want us as their photographers, the answers are invariably: “I love the un-posed, candid energy of your work.” “I love that I can feel the raw emotion between the bride + groom.” “I love that your work is interesting + outside the ordinary.” These kind words make my heart swell! We’ve spent years of …
CARLY LOVES BRIDES | TIPS FOR YOUR WEDDING
Hey, you blushing bride! Carly here. Every week I’ll be dishing on things we’ve learned going into our 8th year of shooting weddings. As the title of this series declares, I love our brides. Like, LOVE THEM. I love becoming friends with them, and I love being part of the planning process before their big day. If we’re your photographers, …
SYD LOVES ALEX | AUSTRALIA
“This is a long shot, but my fiancee (American) and I (Australian) are getting married down under in March…” You don’t know how much I love getting messages like this and replying, “WE’RE SO IN. Not a long shot at all!” After months of Skyping + e-mailing, we met Syd + Alex when we landed in Australia a few days …
STYLED SHOOT | DARIANNE
Finding edgy wedding inspiration can be tough in the current wedding world of softness and preciousness, so it’s time to get creating, people! We lean hard toward creating something non-duplicative. We need to log out of Pinterest sometimes. ;) I love bold looks, while remaining feminine + stunning. Darianne’s look struck me + I was inspired to build a shoot around her. When I proposed the idea, …
ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING SESSIONS
Ever wish you could sit down with a photographer and pick their brain, asking whatever you want? Workshops can be great, but in the formative years of our business, one-on-one mentoring yielded immediate growth in our shooting and business. If you’re looking for guidance on what it takes to build a thriving photography business, we’re opening up our studio/home for a …
JENN LOVES TANNER | SAN DIEGO WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Next level awesomeness was achieved if we leave a wedding cracking inside jokes with the bride + groom. Ours with Jenn + Tanner has something to do with cupcakes. I’ll leave it at that. ;) When we met up with them to talk all things wedding, we clicked right away, sharing photos of our fur children and telling embarrassing stories. …
ALICIA LOVES CODY | BISMARCK WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
A DREAM OF A CERTAIN PHOTOGRAPHER CAME TRUE. Me. It’s me. My dream came true. An airplane hangar wedding. The bride + groom? Pilots. Could it be more perfect? The slogan from Jake Pavelka’s season of the Bachelor rings in my head: “On the Wings of Love.” ;) We legit love these two because they are crazy, madly in love …
NICOLE LOVES NICK | MINNESOTA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
Sometimes it’s hard to write about our couples. Listing off adjectives doesn’t embody their personalities enough – I want you to meet them! From witnessing Nicole + Nick’s interactions with their friends and family on their wedding day, we concluded they are the type of people you want in your inner circle. They are wholly awesome, warm, fun people. Photographing …
RHAYA LOVES MASON | ST. PAUL WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER
This post is entirely too long because we are entirely obsessed with Rhaya + Mason! From my very first correspondence with Rhaya, I knew we were going to fall in love with these two. They gushed about each other and how they couldn’t wait to call each other husband and wife. The combination of their true love + the urban …