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Steve and Leia’s winter wedding was perfect! The weather was far from freezing and they were up for trying anything! The details helped make this wedding beautiful!
Leia’s dress was purchased at Priscilla of Boston (she was lucky enough to have received it before all the stores closed!) It was a Vera Wang dress style being Ethel, and it looked A-Maz-ing on her!
Leia and her bridesmaids work Kelly & Katie shoes.
Mici O’Grady did all of the women’s makeup with Mac products and Tracy Glenn did Leia’s hair as well as all the other women in the party.
Leia’s jewelry (earrings and bracelet) and her black reception sash were all done by Maria Elena, and purchased each piece from Priscilla of Boston.
Her veil (which looked stunning on her) was also purchased from Priscilla of Boston.
All the bridesmaids selected their own long black gowns.
The groomsmen also wore their own ark grey suits and Steve provided the red tie that they each wore.
Steve’s ring is from Bergstrom Jewelers, and Leia’s eternity band is by Tacori and was purchased at Arthur’s Jewelers, in Roseville.
The ceremony was held at Temple Israel in Minneapolis.
A group from the Minnesota Orchestra brought the beautiful music to the ceremony.
mimi design was the overall amazing vendor for the day… they provided wedding planning for the day, created the stationary for the day (invites, programs, menu’s, place cards) and provided all the decor for the table design, all the floral arrangements, table design, and layout (including the baby’s breath on the chuppah for the ceremony). Side note: As a vendor they were wonderful to work with!!
Windows on Minnesota held the reception while Instant Request provided the music.
I loved the idea that Leia and Steve used for their guest book. Because the couple went to Thailand for their honeymoon, they had guests sign into a photo book of Thailand. 
Cocoa and Fig provided the yummy dessert bar.
More to come tomorrow of this beautiful couple!
Details of a wedding bring the personality of the bride and groom to life. Patti and Steve brought in their favorite touches to make the details of their December wedding beautiful.
Patti’s dress was purchased at Wedding Connection and it is a Mori Lee Dress.
I loved the “Mrs. Peichel” hanger that Patti used.
Being that Orange is Patti’s favorite color, she really wanted to incorporate into some of the details of her day. Being that it was December, orange is a hard one to pull off. She did it though, bringing in her favorite flowers (also hard to find in December) Tulips. Forever in Bloom Floral made the buds look ama-z-ing!
She also pulled out the orange bling with some great orange flats.
The ladies dresses were MoriLee Dresses a variety and purchased at the Wedding Chapel in Crystal.
The men sported Men’s Warehouse attire.
Patti also pulled out another orange bit. Because she injured her knee playing soccer earlier in the summer and had to go into surgery not too long after, she was prohibited by her doctors to wear heels. She brought out some orange Saucony after the wedding ceremony, and used them to dance the night away, bad knee and all!
She carried an old hankerchif and wore bracelet and earrings (as a gift from her mother) from Macy’s.
Purple invites were created by Rochella Jean Studio of Design.
LeAnn Stadt of Mary Kay did all the ladies make up.
The ceremony was held at Patti’s home church Church of St. Jerome.
Patti’s hair was done by Minnesota Hair in Maplewood.
Patti’s ring was created at Helzberg Diamonds, and Steve’s ring was his father’s. Passed down to him, it has not only Patti and Steve’s wedding date engraved, but also his parent’s.
Because Steve is an engineer, and wanted to be involved in the planning process, he created all the centerpieces for the wedding. He created the vase,light, circuit and all, to make it completely their own!
Earl Brown held the festive reception.
DorothyAnn Bakery in Woodbury designed the cake for the evening.
More to come tomorrow of this beautiful couple!
Winter is a wonderful season for weddings. Kory and Andrea planned their December wedding in 8 weeks. Yes, you read that right, just 8 weeks!! It was small, quaint and beautiful! I had the joy of capturing even the minute details.
Andrea’s dress was purchased at the Wedding Chapel in Crystal
Her black and white poca dot stylish shoes were Nine West.
Rings that the two wore were from Shane Co.
Groom and groomsmen attire were from Macy’s.
The beautiful, colorful buds were created at Linsk Floral in Saint Louis Park.
Andrea’s hair was done by Marisa Trevino of Sakada Studios in Minnetonka.
Invites were handcrafted by the bride and groom.
Bridesmaids chose their own black formal dresses.
Andrea’s hair piece was found at the Wedding Chapel and her jewelry was found at JC Penny.
More to come tomorrow of this couple!
August is such a perfect time to get married and Carrie and Mark’s wedding day was absolutely stunning. There were so many vendors that helped Carrie and Mark’s day beautiful.
Best Wishes Floral in Golden Valley provided beautiful flowers for the day.
Carrie’s wedding dress and veil were from David’s Bridal in Maple Grove, and I loved her blue shoes!
The gold bridesmaid dresses were also from David’s Bridal.
Savvy formal wear provided the tuxes for the groomsmen.
Carrie’s jewelery was from Kohl’s.
David’s Bridal also provided the jewelery for the bridesmaids.
Carrie’s hair and make-up were done at Simonson’s Spa in Plymouth.
Mark’s wedding ring was my favorite detail of the day. The imprint that surrounded the ring was hand crafted by Mark Williams custom Jewelery and was an enlargement of Carrie’s fingerprint! I just loved it! Mark purchased Carrie’s engagement ring at Arthurs Jewlers.
The ceremony was held at Carrie’s parents church in Minneapolis, Elim Church.
The cake was created by D’amico and Son’s and the Kransekake was made at Wuollete Bakery.
The reception was held at International Market Square.
Carrie found her hair piece and the bridesmaids’s hair pieces on an Etsy site.
The placecards and programs Carrie and her mother hand-crafted.
More to come tomorrow!!
Beautiful pictures from Mark and Carrie’s wedding. Great job!
These are wonderful pictures—I can’t wait to see more!! Denise Wellner
Including siblings in your newborn session… yes or no?
My answer is always yes.
It might feel a little chaotic in the moment, but those are often the images you end up treasuring the most—the real connection, the tiny interactions, the beginning of a new family story.
I’ve loved watching the Luong family grow through all three of their children’s newborn sessions, and those sibling moments are always some of my favorites.
If you’re wondering how it all works (and how we make it easy), I wrote a full blog post about it! Check it out in my stories
#newbornphotography #minnesotaphotographer #familyphotography #siblinglove
NEW WEBSITE. SAME HEART.
After a long time behind the scenes… it’s finally here.
And I want YOU to be one of the first to experience it.
So I made it a little more fun 👇
✨ I’m giving away TWO mini sessions for 2026 ✨
How to enter:
• Visit the new website (link in bio)
• Look around
• Enter the giveaway
That’s it.
If you’ve been thinking about booking photos this is your sign!
Tag a friend who should enter with you below and add to your stories for another entry!! (Make sure to tag me!!)
No one said you had to do newborn photos inside! Taking lifestyle newborn photos outside and making them true to your style makes them even more meaningful and significant!!
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