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.Danielle & Bryan. July 8th 2009
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Wedding Date: May 31st 2009

When Bryan called me to tell me he is marrying a woman more amazing than he had ever imagined, my heart leaped! See, Bryan is from an incredible family I have known for years working at a family camp in Wisconsin. Normally a pretty calm cool and collected guy, I could just hear the excitement ooze from his voice. The only thing he knew was that they were getting married in Vermont at her father's church that he leads, and that I was going to be his photographer. Period. I was honored, and we started scheming dates that would fit into my summer calendar.

Vermont is a gem. The rolling Appalachian Mountains were the perfect backdrop to this love story. The church is perhaps the oldest church I have photographed to memory, being built in the 1850s. Brian, having a keen eye for photography himself, pointed out the rustic bell tower and up we went. Between old brick walls, covered New England bridges, and rolling green hills, I was in photographer heaven! Thank you for dreaming big but being so intimately intentional in your lives. I love you both and have your back in this new venture ahead!

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.Christina & Jhon. February 24th 2009
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Wedding Date: December 20th 2008

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Who really gets an opportunity to shoot a wedding in Peru anyways? Long story short, I was out in NYC and had a chance to meet up with Christina and Jhon at a cupcake shop to hear about their vision for their wedding day. Jhon's family is from the Dominican Republic and Christina's from Lima, Peru where the ceremony and reception would be hosted by her family. What a colorful vision the family drew up; singing, cultural dancing and food that just kept coming! The entire wedding was done in Spanish and start to finish was a day filled with spice, passion and mucho amor! I think her brother warned me that I was stepping into "My Big Fat Greek Wedding on crack." He wasn't too far off as I laughed hard all weekend. During our stay we tacked on some time to travel to rural parts of Peru along the Amazon and the Andes Mountains, including the ceremonial ground of Machu Pichu. Christina and Jhon, thank you for adopting me into your family and sharing your love with me. May this art be a reminder of your love.

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.Megan & Mike. February 17th 2009
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Wedding Date: November 22nd 2008

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When the darling of the Youth Group meets her Prince Charming, there is a party to be had! Megan and Mike are two of the most down-to-earth genuine people and everyone was so excited that they found each other. With a pastor named Siler that could stand in for most any rockstar, you just know you are amongst the coolest people the North Shore of Chicago has to offer. For me, it was extra special to capture their day, as their church has been my family's home church for the past six years. We has so much fun throughout their wedding day, got private access to beaches in the area and capped it off with some moody images at nightfall to put a final artistic stamp on the day. Since Chicago is like a second home, thank you both for making me feel like family over the Thanksgiving holiday. As your friends find love, keep me in mind as I would be honored to come back!

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.Emily & Andrew. February 9th 2009
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Wedding Date: November 16th 2008

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Destination weddings rock my world! When Andrew and Emily started dreaming up a destination wedding, I knew I would be in for an adventure. They explored options all over Mexico and the Carribean, eventually landing on Montego Bay , Jamaica. Even though stylistically fashionable in every detail of the day, it was their authentic love that made even the most incredible island images stand apart. Their friends so admired their relationship and was obvious in the week's conversations and activities leading up to the ceremony. God made his presence known as just when the family laid hands on the couple to pray, the sky lit up with streaks of light embracing the union of husband and wife. Highlights of our trip included a big welcome party, Jamaica-style, jerk everything, swimming in glowing blue waters at night and just the absolute most perfect day for a wedding. I also had the opportunity to bring along a photographer friend of mine for another perspective on the details of the day, Mr. Spencer Combs. Besides being uber talented, he brought a great complimentary eye, his friendship that I cherish, as well as some great laughs along the way. Check out his blog for additional memories of Andrew and Emily's wedding day. Thank you for sharing your joy as it is great to feel like we have new friends for life's journey. To anyone else planning a small wedding abroad, learn from these two that you would not want to do it any other way...oh, and take us with you to capture all the adventure!

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.Angela & Steffen. May 19th 2007
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This was one of the most unique experiences of my life. Angela and Steffen live in Eden Prairie, MN and contacted me to photograph their wedding in Germany of all places. The wedding was held in Stefen's home town of Irslingen and the small town shut down literally for the entire weekend to celebrate. The day before their wedding was Father's day and the town threw a mini Octoberfest to commemorate the occasion; polka band in lederhosen and the whole bit. It is truly small town Germany when the polka band becomes the church band at the ceremony, then transforms into the entertainment for the reception that evening.

The day started off with a bang at the break of day with fireworks outside the place everyone was staying. Before the wedding, I encouraged the couple to go "site-seeing" to relieve stress, but also to pick some of their favorite romantic places which included a castle with a real moat. What a photo shoot!

The wedding was a solid 24-hour event and the reception alone ran until 6am, including a kidnapping of the bride! The reception featured party hats made of newspaper, chants, broasts, Elvis skits, and even a log the bride had to saw in half to demonstrate their partnership...it had it all! For a Minnesotan to be adopted by this small town kilometers from the Black Forrest, was an experience never to be duplicated in this lifetime.

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