Elizabeth and Kai

St. Paul College Club Saint Paul, Minnesota

I have to admit some personal bias walking into this one, because I truly adore the St. Paul College Club. There's something about the building itself, all that rich historic architecture, warm wood detailing…

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Merina Burda
John and Mike

Minnetonka Yacht Club Minnetonka, Minnesota

Sometimes weddings run smoothly because the couple gets lucky. This one ran smoothly because John and Mike alongside their amazing wedding planner, Kellie, planned every single detail with the precision…

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Merina Burda
Betsy and Larry

Family Home Minneapolis, Minnesota

Some weddings I photograph as a professional, and then there are the rare few I get to photograph as family, and this was unmistakably the second kind. I've had the privilege of documenting Betsy and Larry's…

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Merina Burda
Nicole and Joseph

Hope Glen Farm Minneapolis, Minnesota

Some love stories take a detour through the desert before finding their way home. Nicole and Joseph's engagement happened on top of the Stratosphere in Las Vegas, a proposal with the entire city glittering…

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Merina Burda
Michel and Thomas

Jax Cafe Minneapolis, Minnesota

There's a particular kind of anticipation that settles over a groom waiting at the end of the aisle, and Thomas wore his on his sleeve. Practically buzzing with excitement, eyes locked on the aisle, counting down…

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Merina Burda
Courtney and John Part 1

Minneapolis City Hall Minneapolis, Minnesota

Some couples save the big celebration for later and choose to start things quietly, and that's exactly the spirit Courtney and John brought to part one of their two-part wedding. This chapter was small, just…

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Merina Burda
Peter and Courtney

Minneapolis City Hall Minneapolis, Minnesota

There's something wonderfully classic about getting married at Minneapolis City Hall, standing on that grand marble staircase in the main hall, surrounded by nothing but a handful of the people who matter…

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Merina Burda
Meghan and Jon

The Wexford at Emerald Greens Hastings, Minnesota

I joined Meghan in the bridal suite while she was putting on the final touches, and honestly, that room was overflowing with love the second I walked in. Everyone glowing, everyone happy, that particular kind…

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Merina Burda
Kiran and Sachin

Edina Country Club Edina, Minnesota

Some weddings unfold in a single day, and some, like Kiran and Sachin's, unfold in two glorious acts a week apart, each one entirely its own kind of celebration. The first was intimate and elegant, a private ceremony…

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Merina Burda
Tristan and Kathy

Paris Dining Club Minneapolis, Minnesota

Some couples wear their happiness so plainly that you don't need a single word of backstory to understand it, and Tristan and Kathy are exactly that kind of couple. All smiles, completely wrapped up in each other…

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Sisay and Rich

Minneapolis Event Centers Minneapolis, Minnesota

There's a particular energy some couples carry into a room before they even say a word, and Sisay and Rich had it in spades from the very first moment I saw them together. Their first look happened in the lounge…

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Merina Burda
Madeline and Allen

Great Wolf Lodge Bloomington, Minnesota

Every wedding day carries its own kind of rhythm, but this one had something extra woven into it from the very start, a blended family coming together in the best way. The morning began with Allen getting ready…

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Merina Burda
Coleman and Hannah

Sundance Mountain Resort Sundance, Utah

There are couples you photograph because someone recommended you, and then there are couples you photograph because you already care about them before the camera ever comes out. Coleman falls into…

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Merina Burda
Samantha and Hans

Vang Lutheran Church Dennison, Minnesota

There's something about a morning wedding that feels different from every other kind, quieter, the whole day still waking up right alongside the couple. Samantha finished getting ready inside Vang Lutheran…

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Merina Burda
Hollie and Adam

American Swedish Institute Minneapolis, Minnesota

There's an old kind of magic in choosing to wait to see one another, and Hollie and Adam built their entire day around exactly that choice. No first look tucked away in some quiet corner of the morning, no stolen…

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Merina Burda
Lucy and Zachary

Minneapolis Event CentersThe Grand 1858 Minneapolis, Minnesota

There's something wonderfully unconventional about a wedding celebration that starts with the vows already spoken, and Lucy and Zachary's night at The Grand 1858 carried that energy in the very best way…

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Merina Burda
Peter and Christine

Minneapolis Event Centers Riverside Minneapolis, Minnesota

I met up with Christine as she was putting on the final touches at MEC Riverside. Once Christine and Peter found each other, we spent some time simply wandering the Riverside space together, and I have to say…

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Nicole and Jordan

O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co. Minneapolis, Minnesota

There's a particular kind of magic that happens when a venue and a couple are made for each other, and from the moment I stepped into O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co. with Nicole and Jordan, I knew this was going…

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Merina Burda
Lauren and Spencer

Saint Paul College Club Saint Paul, Minnesota

Lauren and Spencer's love story started the way most modern ones do these days: two swipes right on a dating app. They met at nineteen, both going to the U of M, and spent those early years doing the real

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Kaitlyn and Nick

21st Century Bank Event Center Rogers, Minnesota

This one felt personal in a way that doesn't happen every day. Kaitlyn is actually the cousin of Rachel, our very own incredibly talented in-house designer and production manager, and having her whole family there…

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Merina Burda