Engagement session

Interstate Park | Courtney & Jordan | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Courtney and Jordan met online. Courtney had left several messages for Jordan, which he thought it wouldn't hurt to meet with her, as he thought like the others, it wouldn't really work out. While they met at a Chinese restaurant in Uptown that is no longer there, his doubts slowly melted away.

Our first scheduled engagement session was on April 14th which ended up being one of the worst blizzards in recent Minnesota history. So we enjoyed the beautiful weather this past weekend instead! We enjoyed walking around Wisconsin Interstate State Park, a frequent and favorite hiking place for these two.  The rain held off so we could enjoy doing all the awkward things and enjoy the beautiful day!

They decided they needed a weekend away at a familiar place they have relaxed at before. For Courtney's birthday they made their way to Denver, Colorado for a quick celebratory 3 day weekend. Courtney wasn't expecting anything but relaxation. THey stayed at the same hotel that is rumourly haunted and inspired Steven King's famous novel The Shining. As they enjoyed their time they decided to venture out to enjoy the lakes in the surrounding areas. With high winds that day they made several attempts until they finally ended up at Bear Lake. They were pretty much alone with only two skiers watching from a distance when Jordan got down on one knee and proposed. And with cheers from the random onlookers, Courtney said yes!! They are both excited and ready to get married this fall! 

Hudson Engagement Photography | Grace & Ethan | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Grace wasn't looking for anything but an enjoyable time when her friend reached out asking her to join the college ultimate frisbe. That is where she first meet Ethan. But it wasn't Gods time for anything more than a budding friendship. They spent more time together when Grace invited a whole group of people to help with a school out reach ministry and like sometimes happens only Ethan showed up.  They had a blast. (Ethan expressed he considers this their first unofficial date)  After a while Ethan started to really take notice of Grace more than just a friend. They had their first date on a hike at Afton State Park with dinner in downtown hudson. After that Grace wasnt so sure if they should have a second date and let Ethan down as nicely as possible . Ethan was hard core friendzoned, but that didnt stop him from keeping a small hope of Grace in his heart. Grace spent that summer in Guam and she honestly thinks God was working in her heart to mold her and shape her heart for the better. After Grace got back to the states and Ethan got his second date!! XD Friend zone officially lifted as they are smiling their way to the aisle in just a short couple of months.

Fort Snelling Engagement Photography | Alyssa & Adam | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Adam and Alyssa both work at a resort in northern Minnesota. The first meet as they were working at the resort; Alyssa really had a crush on him first but nothing happened until Adam took a different position in business and that's when they started to become friends.  Building on their friendship they started to grow closer and closer until they decided to start to date.

Last January, they decided to escape the minnesota harsh winter and headed to Arizona to visit family out there. Unfortunately they encountered a colder Arizona with plenty of snow and it ended up being warmer in MN the week they were gone! While they were there toward the end of their trip Alyssa had lost hope of him proposing because she thought "he would have already done it by now". As they went on a hike to enjoy their remaining vacation, Alyssa started to worry they were lost! She took out her map and start to try and figure out where they had ended up on the trail. While she was busy working on making sure they didn't die in the vast Arizona wilderness, Adam sneakily set up a camera and video to capture the coming moments.  Now Adam announced it was time for a photo because they had hardly taken any on their trip. After a couple of attempts that "weren't good enough" Adam told Alyssa that they were going to do one more. Setting the camera on a timer Adam hurried back to Alyssa's side and as they waited for the camera to click Adam got down on one knee and asked Alyssa to marry him. She said YES!

Their engagement session took place on the trails of Minnesota's Fort Snelling with their little pup Nova. Nova was sure to pose for us when we were motivating her the whole time with Cheeros! WIth the help of Alyssa's sister Angie, we had a great time shooting in beautiful 40's weather which is unseasonably warm for this time of year! While they were holding the bag of cheero's Alyssa kept saying how much she felt like she looked like a mom. I (along with Adam and Alyssa) are super excited for their fall wedding later this year!