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!

Quincy Hall Wedding Photography | Anna & Alex | Minneapolis Wedding Photographer

Anna & Alex Got Married at Epiphany Church in Coon Rapids & Celebrated at Quincy Hall in Minneapolis!

Anna and Alex are officially married! They threw a big celebration to document their marriage this past Saturday!
In the morning the girls got ready at Anna’s childhood home, before making our way to Church of Epiphany to see Alex for their first look. Her sisters and Mama Cindy helped get her perfect before seeing her groom.

Alex waited in the gardens in the back of the church and seeing each other was magic. Anna’s dress was something that checked all her boxes. She wanted something with sleeves, and open back and lace. It was a little more boho than she thought she would fall for but she loved it all just the same! Her bouquet (done by Apricot Florals) had beautiful floral that also included raspberry flowers and even had some raspberries growing in it! All genuine smiles all day, Anna & Alex were just soaking up the happiness and excitement. I was loving it all day!
The Ceremony was a classic Catholic Ceremony where they asked for God’s blessing on their marriage and their future. Their ceremony treated their union as the sacred act that marriage is.
After their I do’s and becoming officially husband and wife, the wedding party hopped on the Gray Lines Trolley and headed over to an additional photo spot near their reception venue to snap a couple of extra photos.

After making our way to Quincy Hall to party the rest of the night away, we got to see the amazing work that Apricot Florals and Fab Designs put in to make their reception stunning! With Covid restrictions lifted, these two were really able to have the reception they wanted and celebrate the way they wanted.

The night continued with speeches (some times a little embarrassing & others all love), dinner, and dancing! Now when you have been cooped up for a year and a half, it makes for a FIRE of a dance floor. It was hopping in the best way. Before dancing we went out for some last rays of golden sun for portraits!
The whole day was positively beautiful, but what shined the most was the gentle kindness of Anna & Alex. Their joyful spirits really made the day what it was - Amazing. I am SO thankful to have been a part of capturing their day and I really hope you enjoy their photos as much as I do.

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Do you LOVE what you see?! I don’t blame you!! Here are the vendors that made it happen!!

Photography: MW Photography

Wedding Planner: Fab Event Design

Florist: Apricot Floral

Hair & Makeup: Spa Beauty Agency

Ceremony: Church of the Epiphany

Reception: Quincy Hall

DJ Music: Instant Request

Photobooth: Studio Veil

Dress Designer: Angelique's

Alterations: Amazing Alterations

Groom Suits: Savvi Formal wear

Trolley: Gray Line

Can’t get enough of Anna & Alex?! You can enjoy their Anoka engagement session HERE!

Where To Start Rescheduling Your Wedding Due to Corona Virus | Minneapolis Wedding Photography | MW Photography

Making the hard choices

To brides struggling with the decision of postponing your dream wedding due to Corona Virus,

First off I want to say I am so sorry you have to go through this. You have planned months and maybe even years for this day. Your desire to make it perfect drove every decision from the white dress to every place setting. This sucks and there is no way around it. Just know your wedding community is feeling it too; your vendors want to help as much as they can.

If you are the bride who has decided to postpone your wedding day due to the Covid-19, these are a couple of the beginning steps to help regarding your vendors.

1st reach out to your venue.  Ask your venue what days they have open to reschedule. In all honesty, you may need to be open to booking a week day. A lot of brides book from August to Oct; open weekends at your venue might be low due to the popularity of your venue. A small bright side to this is many venues offer weekday discounts! Normally changing your date would have financial charges, but this is not a normal circumstance! Ask your venue if you can transfer your deposit to a new day with no additional charge. Be courageous; ask ALL the questions.

When you have the new date established, it is time to see if your other vendors are available. Prioritize this by your vendors you know you can't do your day without. Prepare your heart that they might not all be available. If that is the case, ask them for recommendations for who could take their place in your wedding day. Don’t attack that business for not having your new day available . Trust me when I say your wedding vendors are doing the best they can to make you happy.

Most of your vendors will have a non refundable deposit clause in their contract, due to the extreme nature of the change, I do not think you would be out of place asking for a full refund. Prepare to be rejected by this request but you will not know if you do not ask. Be as kind as possible. Everyone is feeling the strain on this and from an insiders opinion people are willing to work with you more when you approach this type of situation with kindness and grace.

To the brides who are heart broken because your day has special meaning- my honest suggestion is to elope in your state. I know how special a day can be. Save your new date for celebration of your marriage when it is safe for everyone to be there. Contact your photographer, officiant, and Florist immediately for this request. It will be a very intimate wedding day experience that will allow you to keep your special day. Make sure your current vendors would still be open to doing this with you. Most will, some won’t as they are trying to protect their families from the virus. Again, I say be kind and ask for any recommendations they may have if you decided to go this route.

Check your locate government website to see what is open and what is allowed during this uncertain time.

Here is a Link to Minnesota’s Health Department Website: https://www.health.state.mn.us/diseases/coronavirus/index.html

I truly hope this was helpful. Know I am praying for you during this time.
Warmly,
-Molly