Monthly Archives: February 2009

Anne & Derick | An Iowa Winter Wedding

Anne & Derick were married last Saturday after a fresh snow fall at the Trinity Cathedral in Davenport, Iowa.  It was picture perfect!

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The ladies getting ready:

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The bride and groom make their final adjustments:

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It was a packed house in the beautiful cathedral:

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We took formal photographs in the chapel and on the altar after the ceremony.  We took a few more in the parlor at the Outing Club.

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For two people not into cake, the bride and groom were great sports about the cake cutting!

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The rings:

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A first dance and a father-daughter dance to start a long night of a very busy dance floor!

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Congratulations Derick & Anne!  It was an honor to be part of your wedding.  And a very big thank you to Quad City photographer Tiffanie Weaver for shooting with me!

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A Weekend for Play

It’s no secret that winter in Minnesota is the wedding photography off-season.  It’s also been too cold the last few weekends to shoot outside for long, but this past weekend was different.  For the first time in a month it got above 32 degrees!   I took the opportunity to rent a lens that produces some cool effects and used it to shoot some Twin Cities landmarks.  I hope to use this fun lens in the future for engagement or portrait sessions — I’ve seen it produce amazing images.  Here are a few of the pictures I took!

Lunch in St. Louis Park at Yum!

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Walking around Lake Harriet.  I think all of Minnesota was out by the lakes on this beautiful Saturday:

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A walk through Prospect Park and the Witch’s Hat water tower.  I love how this lens can make people look miniature (second photo from left):

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I saw this photo on flickr and just had to go find these skis.  There were lots of other cool things nearby.

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Then I stopped to catch a few pictures of one of my favorite sign, the Ideal Diner:

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And then I drove home to St. Paul through nordeast:

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And dinkytown:

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