St Olaf Engagement Photography | Alyssa & Geoff | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

We have been emailing back and forth trying to pick the perfect day for this shoot! Canceled once to avoid an even colder day we landed on this past Tuesday ! We knew no one would fall asleep on this shoot because the chill we a good smack in the face! But by looking at Alyssa and Geoff's smiles you can't tell. They trooper through the snow and Minnesota chill to make magic happen! The also brought along for the journey the rambunctious Simba! He was so soft and did a great job chillaxing while we had shot a couple of photos of him. Our shoot was on the hills of St Olaf College where Alyssa and Geoff first met. Being in the same group of friends they have photographic evidence of meeting their freshman year in a human pyramid at a friends game night. It wasn't until a couple of years later they became closer friends. Geoff studying calculus went a semester abroad to Budapest to continue is math learning. They were just friends at this point but Alyssa really began to miss Geoff! Absence really does make the heart grow fonder! When he got back, they both knew this was something more than just good buds reuniting and decided to give them a shot.

It turned out for the better because here they years later planning for their September wedding! But before we get into that Geoff decided to put a ring on it and propose. He knew Alyssa being a true Minnesota girl loves lakes and made a reservation for a dinner that had a killer view. During their meal Geoff received a call from "an angry student." He apologetically took the call while setting the plan motion. Alyssa sat and waited for 30 minutes before receiving a text from Geoff to head for the car. Unbeknownst to her, he had slipped the car keys into her bag. After getting in the car she found a a mason jar with a clue of where to go. 

The clue lead her to a hill and she had a map to lead her. Not great with maps , Alyssa had another clue to lead her. 37 white origami cranes lead her to Geoff who then proposed! Ugh LOVE! 

Cant wait for their wedding later in 2018 and secretly hoping they bring Simba back so I can cuddle with him some more ;).

Historic Forestville Engagement Photography | Bri & Jordan | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Starting out as a practical joke, Bri and her sister jokingly filled out an online profile on Farmersmatch.com, not thinking anything would come of it. As Jordan scrolled through Bri's warm smile and striking blue eyes made him stop on her profile and gave him the courage to send her a message. Almost missing his messages, Bri stumbled upon then and they both started talking back and forth. As conversations got deeper, they decided to give it a chance and go on a first date in downtown Rochester.  Bri showed up to the restaurant earlier; Jordan unwilling to ask for directions got horrible lost and was 30 minutes late. But after the confusion was lifted they had dinner and really hit it off!!

Fast-forward, Jordan had a surprise for Bri at his farm. As they pulled up in his truck he grabbed a shirt from the back seat and wrapped it around Bri's eyes to guarantee she would not peek. Now Bri had been wanting goats for a while to add to there little farm family and as she was led into the barn that's when she heard the bleat of a goat. Getting excited what she thought was only goats, Jordan took off her makeshift blindfold to reveal two goats and a sign that said "A hobby for you to go with a hobby of mine cause I wanna be with you till the end of time."  Standing in silence waiting for her to finish reading, Jordan took out a small ring box. As she finished he asked her to marry him in which she gladly said yes! She left there with two new goats ( Vera & Jane ), a shiny halo ring, and a handsome fiance!

Their engagement session was in the beautiful History Forestville. It gave plenty of variety for their photos which was a dream. All of us are looking forward to Bri and Jordan's wedding June of next year!

Stone Arch Bridge Engagement Photography | Holly & Steve | MW Photography Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

We started off a little earlier than planned, because the whole day the weather had me on edge. Holly and Steve were up for anything and graciously let us start a couple minutes early. They had just flown in from their home in Utah and had been at Happy Hour with friends....for the last several hours! 

As we started it was clear that the biggest problem was that Holly could not STOP SMILING, which is absolutely not a problem at all.  We enjoyed our Friday night out on the Stone Arch Bridge with what turned out to be a beautiful sun set! Steve made one promise to Holly that day, he had to at least give 25% non goofy photos. With Steve cracking jokes and constantly making Holly laugh, I loved how their session turned out and I think the goofiness really made their engagement session fun! As you see from the photos we had a pretty good time all around.

Steve filled Holly's messages with goofy words to the point where she thought why not and gave them a chance at a first date.  It wasn't until after they booked the second date that Holly started to get nervous because she realized she was really starting to like this guy. As their relationship progressed these two have moved all over the US staying together!  

Now they live in Oregon and as they decided to get married the designed Holly's ring with family stones! After a little trial and error they finally decided on this beautiful ring that is literally one of a kind. After the ring was done it did not take long for Steve to propose! It was a day that was jam packed with activity and they finally got home. Even though both of them were pretty wiped out, Steve suggested they go for a run on the trail behind their house. Since Steve does not normally suggest running, it took a little convincing but they started on their run. Filled with a couple of beers, Steve didn't get too far due to a stitch in his side. When they stopped to a breather, Steve took the ring out of his pocket and proposed. 

Their wedding will take place this fall in September at the Minnesota History Center and I could not be more excited!