Mill City Museum Wedding Photography | Sarah & Mitchell | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Sarah & mitchell marry at Mill City Museum in minneapolis!

Sarah and Mitchell’s wedding was filled with meaning from start to finish in the heart of Minneapolis. While not every detail went exactly as planned, the moments that mattered most unfolded beautifully. They were given a warm September day that made their portraits and outdoor vows even more special.

The morning began with a first look at Gold Medal Park. We had lots of fun making our way walking towards their ceremony spot! Sarah wore a gown covered in pearls with a dramatic train. She looked breathtaking, and her happiness drew everyone in.

Their wedding took place at Mill City Museum, one of the most iconic landmarks in Minneapolis. In the courtyard they exchanged vows that had everyone smiling, and the emotion of the moment carried through the rest of the day.

The reception carried a cozy and romantic feel. Guests gathered under fairy lights for dinner, surrounded by touches of sage green, black, and gold. The celebration closed with an energetic dance floor. Sarah and Mitchell had been looking forward to that moment, and it was the perfect ending to their day.

We took some intimate portraits at the top of Mill City Museum and they are some of my favorites from the day! I hope you enjoy them too! Please love on these two newly married love birds and their wedding day!

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Do you LOVE what you see?! Here are all the Vendors that made this magic happen!!

Photography: MW PHOTOGRAPHY

Venue: Mill City Museum

Makeup & Hair: EVRY Makeup Studio & Nicole Fae

Florals: Cal + Lily Floral

Cake: Queen of Cakes

DJ Services: Instant Request DJ Entertainment

Catering: Damico Catering

Can’t get enough of Sarah & Mitchell?! I DON’T BLAME YOU! You can check out their Engagement Session HERE for more!!

Rush Creek Golf Club Wedding Photography | Kate & Chris! | Maple Grove Wedding Photographer

Kate & Chris Married at Rush Creek Golf Course!

I arrived to Rush Creek Golf Club to a bright and sunny morning! The ladies got ready in the onsite getting ready room. The tunes were playing and everyone was trying to hold in their excitement for the day to get started. Mama Waits showed off two dress options asked Kate to pick out her favorite. The wedding party partied pretty hard the night before so they were making sure to take it a little easy in the morning.
Kate & Chris exchanged letters before their first look which set the day off the right away. Their letters expressed their love and excitement for marriage.

We did their first look in the shade of one of the front trees of the Rush Creek Golf Club. As they were checking each other out Chris was very confused about the thistle in Kate’s Bouquet. He asked about it several times! It made me chuckle a little bit. Kate looked like a walking daydream in her beaded wedding gown that sparkled in the sun. Chris also looked very handsome in a light blue suit, but didn’t sparkle as much as his bride.

Chris and Kate had their wedding ceremony in the back courtyard surrounded by friends and family. They stood under an wooden arch and said their vows. The vows were sweet and from the heart. It had me tearing up in the back. To show their unity Kate & Chris knotted together three chords as a symbol of what the bible says in Ecclesiastes 4:12. It says “And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

During the reception, we ate and toasted to this bride and grooms well being and a happy lifelong marriage. The couple decided to have the wedding party do some fun and games starting out with the bridesmaids. Their game was played by finding things in the crowd as chairs were taken away. The guys games was a blind folded dance off. Once the DJ started playing the music, all the groomsmen whipped off their blind fold and got off the dance floor with the exception of one groomsmen who danced solo. Once it was done, his reaction was hilarious and he was compensated for his awesome moves with a Cabela’s gift card. Bride and groom did the shoe game, where they ask a question and raise either the bride or groom’s shoe in the air to answer.

The group finished up the night was some fun dances which the DJ rocked. (Seriously the Dj did such a great job all day).

As for the bride and groom, we snuck out at the end of the night for some golden hour portraits at the back of Rush Creek. The sunset was killer. With the day was winding down, our couple could finally relax a little more. They shared a couple of twirls and their favorite parts of the wedding day. Chris’s favorite part was the vows (and the dinner steak I know he was thinking about).
Special Moments through the day - Kate’s something blue was a flower in her hair made from the same fabric as her grandmother’s wedding dress, during family formals dad getting teary eyed looking down at his little girl getting married, and a sunset of my dreams with an amazing couple.

I am thankful I was able to celebrate with Kate & Chris all day. Please enjoy rush creek wedding photography photos form their amazing wedding day.

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Love what you see?! Here are all the people that made this amazing wedding happen!

Invitations: Julie Hanan Design

Wedding Dress: Colby John Bridal

Groom’s Suit: Men’s Wearhouse

Rings: Costco

Shoes: Kelly & Kate

Cake: Hyvee

Photography: MW Photography

Florist: Lily of the Lakes

Venue: Rush Creek Golf Club

Dj: Downtown Sound Entertainment

Videographer: Kitzman Creations

Hair: Dani Sawinshi

Makeup: Sandy Xiong

Couldn’t get enough of Kate and Chris?! I don’t blame you!! You can check out their Arboretum Engagement Photography Session!

Books To Make Your Marriage Better | Marriage Resources that Have Been a Blessing to My Marriage | Personal

Marriage Books Recommendations That Have Been A Blessing In My Marriage!

This is for my past, present and future brides. I believe your marriage is important. As you are excitedly planning for your dream wedding day you will be constantly told how important your wedding day is. Although your wedding day is important, it is less important than the marriage between you and your partner that will begin on that day. Marriage can be one of the most amazing things in your life. If you focus on prioritizing your marriage and building up your partner, your life will be a happy one. But a good marriage does not happen on its own.

A couple of years ago, I started really desiring improving my own marriage and didn’t know where to start. You know when you see something and you REALLY want it? This is how happy marriages looked to me. I felt on the outside looking in and I just couldn’t find the front door. Like any relationship, there were times when I was left reeling, not knowing what I did wrong or how to fix it. The frustration was a real thing and led to a lot of prayers asking God what I should do.

So I started with books. I rented marriage book after book to really see what could help my marriage blossom into something even more beautiful. Through these books, I have been able to better understand how to love my husband well, resolve and talk through conflict in a constructive, loving way, and be more open about my needs because goodness knows my husband is not a mind reader! (And he was never meant to be!)

Can I be honest, friend? We are two imperfect people and there are days when we still fight or disagree. But listening to these books, it helps soften my heart towards my husband. I know for me it was a humbling experience to put down my pride and pickup loving him well instead. It is my earnest prayer that whatever stage you are in your relationship with your spouse (soon to be, or have been for a long time) that these books will bring as much blessings in your marriage as they have in mine.


Books I recommend to bless your marriage:

Cherish by Gary L. Thomas

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The Passion Principles: Celebrating Sexual Freedom in Marriage by Shannon Ethridge

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From Anger to Intimacy: How Forgiveness Can Transform Your Marriage by Gary Smalley, Ted Cunningham

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Choosing Marriage: Why It Has to Start with We>Me by Debra K. Fileta

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10 Thins a Husband Needs from His Wife by Erin Smalley

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Sacred Marriage by Gary L. Thomas

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The Naked Marriage by Dave & Ashley Willis

I would ALSO GREATLY recommend their podcast! also named The Naked Marriage

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I recommend renting these books/ audiobooks for free from your local library using a library app! This is an awesome way to get these amazing resources without killing your bank account.

Two library apps that I use: Hoopla and Overdrive

I am always trying to build on this list. If you have any marriage books that changed your marriage for the better please comment your recommendation below in the comment section. This will help other brides know other books to help their marriage! Share the love! I am also cataloging my reading material on goodreads. If you would like to follow along my book journey my account is under Molly Sanchez

My real hope is that this brings blessing abundantly to your marriage so you can love each other well and strengthen your bond for the rest of your lives here on earth.

Warmly,
Molly