More details to come this week!
closeI love Minneapolis. It is one of my favorite places. Before we had kids we lived right downtown and now we are in one of the first ring circles of the Cities. All that said, there are so many wonderful vendors in this city. I have been fortunate to meet many along the way in weddings, and some have just been referred to me. Here are some Minneapolis based vendors that I highly recommend:
1) Eat Drink Pretty: Jenna and her hubby are located in Minneapolis and a bride of mine referred me here to DIY wedding info and great recipes. I would love to meet this woman one day, I was so inspired by her blog. I wanted to get married all over again to use some of these great ideas.
2) Sarah Pikl at the Raddison downtown. She and her staff are AMAZING to work with, and the venue is beautiful. Let me know if you are interested in this wonderful venue and I will pass her info along.
And 3) Pam McCarthy-Kern at Flurissima. Beautiful flowers do not say enough! Her art work at Jackie and Vineet’s wedding was beyond words. I do hope to work with her again in the future, plus she and her assistant were so sweet.
If you are a vendor interested in having your site and info displayed on a future Friday, please e-mail me with your information and ideas!
Have a great 4th! I’ll be back on Tuesday. Taking the long weekend and resting. Hope you’ll do the same!
I thought I’d do a themed day, just to make the blog more alive. At times, I have brides as well as photographers asking me questions on a spew of different things. Hopefully this can help the bride, family and photographer in the future. And look for more Friday Fun as the year progresses!
This blog is dedicated to the things I love:
1) Great and fabulous wedding sites. One that I recently stumbled upon is Utterly Engaged. It is actually an on-line wedding magazine (Great way to go green!) I love looking through the pages at the variety of different weddings all over the country. They are great about showing a real wedding and then posting the budget to that wedding. Check them out for more planning advise!
2) the Farmers Market! In Minnesota summer is a very short season and heading out to the local Farmer’s Market to support local vendors is one of my favorite places to spend my money and my time.
3) White House Custom Color. They are truly amazing at what they do. The turn around time is fast, they deliver to my door (great perk with for photogs with kids!), and a blow pop comes with each order!
4) Details of the wedding day. One of my favorite things is when there are these wonderfully small, but very much thought through, details that just make the wedding day more unique. 
And 5) The exit! No greater joy to a couple than being pronounced husband and wife. The looks are priceless.
Have a great weekend!
Emotions. The word of this wedding day.
Mom weeping as her daughter emerges in her wedding dress. Dad wiping tears away from his eyes as he starts to walk his baby girl down the aisle. Bridesmaids tearing up as the couple says their vows to one another. The groom with tears streaming down his face as his bride commits her life to him. The bride wiping away tears from her own face and her husbands as they are now presented husband and wife.
Absolutely beautiful. I love photographing emotion. I have to admit my assistants and I were tearing up as the day progressed. It was absolutely beautiful.
Here are the vendors that helped make the day amazing.
Cake: Buttercream
Florist: Karen Meszaros
Ceremony: Historic Church of St. Michael
Reception: Edinburgh USA
DJ: Bellagala
Bride’s Dress: The Wedding Chapel
Bridesmaid dresses: David’s Bridal
Thanks so much Dan and Allison for letting me be a part of your day. I was truly blessed by both of you!
Yes!! These are so great 🙂
Love em! Love em! Love em! Made me tear up all over again!
These are terrific. Very cool!
These are simply beautiful!!!
The one of the bride looking out the barn door into the sunlight is amazing.
I love the pictures. They are awesome.
One word. Waterworks. Dan will forever be known as that. But your pictures are beautiful. You captured all the right moments.
Auwsum day & pictures. Just now starting to re-gain all my tears for my wedding!!
You guys look amazing together!!! I can just see the happiness that you two share. WOW!!!! Congrats…thinking of you
WOW!!!!
Red shoes. Pizzazz and punch! Best wishes for a long and happy life together.
LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE all of the great pics! Wow, you truly did an amazing job, Karen, and you are truly talented in your work. Keep up the great work and soo glad to be a part of your special day, Ally and Dan (AKA Waterworks)!!!!!!! ~Kate Steiner
WOW….what a fantastic day! There is no question that you guys are head over heels in love with one another!:) Beautiful pictures and beautiful moments! Congrats
These pictures are beautiful. Great photographer and great subjects!
When I received the e-mail I was floored. Excited. and to be honest, a bit nervous. I wanted to do the best job possible for her. You see, Allison and I went to elementary school together. Back when rolling your jeans was cool, florescent pink was my favorite color, and rollerblading was considered the means of transportation. We hung out in high school going to football games and swapping gossip at our lockers. We graduated from high school over 10 years ago and went off to our respected colleges and professions, and like many, lost touch. Thankfully Facebook reconnected us and we started back in right where we left off.
I was honored when she asked me to photograph her wedding day, and upon meeting Dan, I knew they were perfect for each other. I could tell from the beginning, this man was head over heels for my friend. He respects, honors and cares deeply for her.
Their wedding day was blessed with rain, a lot of it. BUT…. they had the best attitude. They were so awesome and Allison even walked in a field in her wedding dress to get some photos. After the ceremony the rain did die off and we were able to get some absolutely stunning photos of the two of them together. More to come tomorrow, but here are some details of their beautiful day!
Karen, very nice work! I love the detail shots! I think rainy days can make the best photos as you have shown here.
Greg
The photographs are wonderful! It was such a special and precious day. Can hardly wait for the rest of the pictures!
Karen, these pictures are amazing. You did such a great job! I love that you got a picture of her pink shoes. 🙂
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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