Dakota County Courthouse Wedding Photography | Ellis & Laura | Apple Valley Wedding Photographer

It started off as just two kids who meet in math class at the U of M.

Laura and Ellis got ready at their new home and jam packed it full of their family and friends. The fall day started off with cinnamon rolls, Caribou coffee, and football playing on the TV while people got ready.

Laura got ready in the bathroom overlooking her back yard while Ellis put on his finishing details outside.

They had a first look in their backyard with all their family and friends watching from the deck! They were excited to see each other. It was a contained giddy excitement. We did a couple of portraits before heading over to the courthouse!

The judge was short literally and sweet. She read the vows and made it official- Ellis & Laura were finally married!!

We all wanted to enjoy Minnesota Nature at its best so we went to Lebanon Hills Regional Park for portraits! Although early for fall, we did even get some of the yellow and red color in the leaves!
Although it started to sprinkle just a little bit, the rain held off and we were able to get all the portraits in without rain!

They finished off the night continuing the celebration at Mannys steak house in Minneapolis !

Please enjoy a preview of their wedding day!

Love what you see?! I don’t blame you!! Here are the vendors who made it happen:

Photography: MW PHOTOGRAPHY

Dress: Bliss Bridal

Grooms Suit: Daniel’s Custom Clothing

Ring: Lasker Jewleres & Arthur Jewlers

Florist: Floral Etcetera

Interlachen Country Club Wedding Photography | Emily & Phil | Edina Wedding Photographer

Emily & Phil are MARRIED! With their wedding ceremony at Brookdale Covenant Church and Reception at Interlachen Country Club!!

Emily and Philip’s wedding day was so amazing in so many ways. This couple’s love is real and beautiful, but all day they made sure Jesus Christ’s love shined brighter. In the song choice, the church location, in the speeches - all pointed right back to the God they loved. It was powerful and really cool to be a part of such joy and confidence in Christ.
Both come from bigger families, which made their wedding party choices easy as the spots filled up quickly. They had 12 flower girls and it looked like you walked into a little group of cherubs right from heaven’s doors.

Both the bride and the groom were laid back most of the day and really made it a point to try and love on everyone that came to celebrate their marriage.

We got a lovely June day (not too hot / not too cold). The ceremony was held at Brookdale Covenant Church because it was important to the couple to get married in a church. It has a stunning towering stain glass cross at the front of the sanctuary. The guests were invited to sing a hymn with the couple before the service. The vows were said and I truly believe God was glorified with their union.

The reception was held at Edina’s Interlachen Country Club. The ball room was decked out with stunning flower arrangements from Studio C Florals. But the head table’s flower arrangement was the real show stopper. It was held up by a piece the groom himself made.

After dinner and speeches, we snuck out for some really quick sunset portraits in the front of Interlachen. This couple lit up the dance floor in the best way afterwards.

I am thankful I was able to be a part of this amazing day. Please enjoy photos from Emily & Phil’s Wedding Day.

CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF EMILY & PHIL?!?! I DON”T BLAME YOU!! Here is their St Paul Engagement Session! Enjoy!

LOVE what you are seeing?! Here are the Vendors who made it happen!!

Wedding Photography: MW Photography

Venue/Catering: Interlachen Golf Club

Florist: Studio C

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!