This beautiful Jewish wedding of Gabrielle and Tyler took place at The Depot Downtown Minneapolis. I was able to shoot alongside Gina Zeilder to serve this cute couple.
We spent the morning getting ready in one of their sweets drinking apple juice and enjoying lots of laughter. Once Gabrielle added the finishing touches ( And to be extra she even had her perfume of Gabrielle Channel because can you be more extra than having your name on your perfume?) She had her first look of the day with her bridesmaids and Bridesmen. The tears of excitement were real as they soaked her all in. Gabby gifted all of them little Tiffany Co bracelets for the girls and cufflinks for the guys.
With excitement levels high, we made our way downstairs to get Tyler ready to meet his bride. Their first look was beautiful and they were just excited to start the day.
After baring the cold and doing portraits outside. We headed in to see the ceremony space. Gabrielle and Tyler hadn't seen it done but when they did it was all dropped jaws. It was GORGEOUS!
The aisle was lined with high vases with roses in water topped with a stunning bouquet of roses and other assortment of flowers. The Houpa was a show stopper with the whole top show casing the same amount of flowers. The other side of the aisle was decked with white trees with handing crystal and tea lights.
This is a ceremony that dream are made of. The third first look of the day was with Gabrielle’s grandparents Diana and Saul. They were just as blown away on how everything turned out as everyone else.
But they were more blown away on how beautiful Gabrielle was in her full wedding attire. "Have you ever seen anything so beautiful?!" This is what Gabrielle's grandmother kept saying to me when i asked her what she thoughts about how everything turned out!
After Family Formals were done we all headed to the Frost Room to sign the hauka which is a Traditional mini Jewish ceremony.
Once it was signed we all made our way to the ceremony. One surprise for the bride and groom was a performance of Gabrielle's mom singing the 7 blessings for them. Her mom's voice was stunning as she serenaded the couple with traditional Jewish blessings. At the end Tyler crushed the glass ( he raised his arms in triumph) and surprise number two took place as an 18 piece chorus started to sing Gabrielle favorite Beatles Song " All You Need Is Love." She was SO SURPRISED and DELIGHTED!
The reception took place in the grand ballroom with a pink winter wonderland theme. It was just stunning and classy.
Highlight of the reception were Grandpa and Mom's speeches. They were heartfelt and beautiful and showchased their love for their little girl and her new groom, the dessert table was a spread of Wisconsin and Minnesota shaped pies on a stick with the Cake having a little cat topper that was made of Gab and Tyler's fur baby, and the dancing was fantastic!
The day was a dream and I wish this couple all the love as they step forward in this life with each other.
