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Real Brainerd Lakes Weddings
Full wedding stories. Real venues. Real couples. Planning guides for your day.
Milford Mine Memorial Park · Fall
The Hildenbrand Family — Three Households and Peak Color at Milford Mine Memorial Park
An extended family session at Milford Mine Memorial Park near Crosby: Nate and Debbie, both of their grown kids and their partners, baby Violet, two dogs, a marsh boardwalk and a trail through peak orange woods.
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Breezy Point Resort · Winter
Morgan & Cole — Snow and Candlelight at Breezy Point Resort
A snowy first look, portraits on Pelican Lake with their breath caught in the winter sun, and an indoor ceremony followed by candlelight and dancing at Breezy Point Resort.
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Northern Pacific Center · Summer
Madelyn & Mason — A Train-Shed Ceremony and Powerhouse Golden Hour at Northern Pacific Center
A summer wedding at Northern Pacific Center in Brainerd — a ceremony beneath the soaring trusses of the historic train shed, portraits under the steel beams, and golden hour at the powerhouse smokestacks.
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Ashery Lane Farm · Summer
Ashery Lane Farm Wedding | Kendell & Brock — Minnesota Documentary Photographer
A late-summer farm wedding at Ashery Lane Farm — red barn doors, a pergola ceremony, an orchard sunset, and a timber-frame first dance. Kendell & Brock in Minnesota.
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Greysolon Ballroom · Autumn
Kelsey & Jake — An Autumn Wedding in the Greysolon Ballroom in Duluth
A September wedding inside the historic Greysolon Ballroom — ceremony under the chandeliers, downtown Duluth portraits, and a first dance in the same room they said yes in. Duluth wedding photography at Greysolon Plaza.
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Whitefish Lodge · Fall
Amber & Don — A Whitefish Lodge Wedding Under a Big September Sky
Amber and Don's Whitefish Lodge wedding in Crosslake: a first look on the lawn, a ceremony under the trees out back, and portraits on the Whitefish Chain under a big cloudy September sky.
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The Gathering · Fall
Abby & Anthony: Family, Faith, and a Wedding at The Gathering
A first look with Dad, a kiss in the church aisle, and the people who held Abby and Anthony close through their wedding at St. Joseph and The Gathering.
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Grand View Lodge · Fall
Lauren & Noah — Letters and Laughter at Grand View Lodge
Handwritten letters in an empty Chapel, a ceremony led by their military chaplain, and Lauren’s laughter on the lodge steps. A rainy September wedding full of close embraces and the people who matter.
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Madden's on Gull Lake · Autumn
Katie & Brenden — A Soft Gray September Day at Madden's on Gull Lake
An overcast September Madden's on Gull Lake wedding — lavender florals, footbridge portraits in the birches, a lakeside arch ceremony, a pontoon hour, and a backlit first dance.
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Whitefish Lodge · Fall
Maddie & Cody — A Whitefish Lodge Wedding in Crosslake
A dress against the stone fireplace, bubbles down the ceremony aisle, portraits beside the water, and a busy dance floor at Maddie and Cody’s Whitefish Lodge wedding in Crosslake.
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Pine Peaks Event Center · Autumn
Taylor & Charles — An Autumn Afternoon Beneath the Pines
An autumn day at Pine Peaks Event Center near Pine River — a tearful first look in the evergreens, vows beneath towering northern pines, golden-hour portraits in a harvested field, and a string-lit reception in the woods.
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Northern Pacific Center · Summer
Maggie & Craig — Red Freight Doors and a Sunset Silhouette at Northern Pacific Center
A late-summer wedding at Northern Pacific Center in Brainerd — white-brick getting-ready suites, a veil-in-the-wind kiss at the arched red freight doors, and a silhouette against a wild sunset to close the night.
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