Twin Cities Wedding & Family Photographer ~ Sarah McGee
I met Mark & Kris on my triathlon team last year and was honored when they contacted me to do engagement photos for them. They picked Lake Calhoun, in Uptown, Minneapolis for their session, because that was where they met and where they got engaged! We had a beautiful night with the last of the spring flowers blooming. Here’s your sneak peek!
So I never did get around to blogging one of my absolute favorite weddings from 2009. This July wedding had just too too many beautiful pictures, making it tough to narrow down for a post. I did, however, turn the photos into a sample album that I show clients when I meet with them. And it just occurred to me that I could post them here as well! So here is the wonderful wedding of Sarah & David, which took place outside of Rochester, Minnesota and the reception was held at the stunning Somerby golf course, on what might have been one of the most magical days of the summer. Many thanks to my friend Jeannette of Wild Curl Photography for second shooting with me.
Here’s the album’s custom cover:
And the rest of the pages. The albums included in my wedding packages typically include 20 pages. This album clocked in at 31 pages, but you’ll see why below:
Jaime and Matt were married on the Endless Bridge of the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, on September 12, 2009. I joined them at the Grand Hotel for a few getting ready photos.
The party then moved to McCormick and Schmick’s in downtown Minneapolis and then off to the Minneapolis Queen for a larger wedding reception cruising the Mississippi River.
A beautiful summer day for a wedding near Rochester, Minnesota. A much longer post to follow.
Before I start this post, I want to offer an apology for the delay in posting this sneak peak. In between shooting this wedding and today, both my computer AND the external harddrive where I store all of my photos crashed in separate incidents. My computer was sent back to Apple for a new logic board and other tweaks. My external harddrive seems to just be toast. BUT, all of my images are backed up, both at my home and off-site. So while I lost over a week of processing time, I did not lose any client images. I’m so thankful for that!
And now on to this gorgeous wedding that took place on May 30, 2009 up in Motley, Minnesota. When we met for a pre-wedding consult, just two weeks before the wedding, Shannon said I wouldn’t miss the church. ”Just turn right at the Dairy Queen.” I love small towns!
I loved Shannon’s birdcage veil. Isn’t she gorgeous?
Even though it looked pretty nice outside, it was also quite windy and chilly, so we took formal portraits inside the church before the ceremony.
A quick toast before the ceremony!
After the ceremony, we headed over to the next-town-over, Staples, to take pictures around the Staples Depot. I absolutely adored this location!
Then it was off to the Pine Ridge Country Club in Motely for the reception.
Congratulations again, Jerrod & Shannon!
On Saturday, I traveled up to the beautiful campus of the College of St. Benedict for Annie & Ryan’s wedding. Although the forecast was for morning rain, there was not a cloud in the sky and the temperatures stayed cool enough for August to really enjoy the outdoor ceremony. Here’s a quick sneak peak of some of the many shots I took that day. Many thanks to my friend Jeanette for helping me out as a second shooter. I also posted a few more pictures on my Facebook Page. If you’re not already a fan, I’d love it if you became one!
Here are Annie and Ryan right after their “first look” — seeing each other for the first time on their wedding day.
We took a few minutes for some casual portraits right after that, and then did all of the formal family shots before the ceremony.
There were so many cute kids at this wedding! Here are Ryan’s 3 nieces, who did a great job as flower girls.
And here are Annie’s 2 nephews, who were very serious about their ring-bearing jobs.
Here’s Annie and her Dad walking down the college green!
I adore photographing outdoor weddings, because there are usually fewer restrictions on where I can stand. Here I could even get some unique angles from behind the scenes with my new super-zoom.
This was the exchange of vows:
Ending in a very passionate kiss!
The reception was held just across campus at the Gorecki Conference Center. The reception had a lot of cute touches, like homemade potica as favors, kissing contests with every clinking of the glasses, and of course a gorgeous wedding cake!
And finally, a few photos from their first dance.
I can’t wait for you to see the rest of your photos! Thank you again for letting me be part of this wonderful occasion.
