Every wedding I photograph gets the same attention — whether it's at Grand View Lodge or grandpa's backyard on the lake. Reach out with your date and venue, and let's talk about your day.
Chase on the Lake · Summer
A Lakeside Vow, Twice Over: Jenna & Joe on Leech Lake
A year and a day after their first vows in a hospital healing garden, Jenna and Joe married again on the lawn above Walker Bay — wildflowers, a birch arch, and a dusk kiss on the dock.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Katie & Joe — Married on the Grand Staircase, Celebrated on Gull Lake
An August Saturday at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa: a first look outside the Chapel, a ceremony at the foot of the Grand Staircase with Gull Lake waiting at the end of the aisle, and an hour on a pontoon that turned out to be the best decision of the day.
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Private Cabin on Bay Lake · Summer
Monica & Erik — A Family Cabin Wedding on Bay Lake
A wedding at her family's cabin on Bay Lake — a circle of white roses at the water's edge, a sailcloth tent in the pines, a bar her dad built, bare feet off the dock at dusk, and a sparkler tunnel to finish.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Olivia & Adam — The Flower Walk, the Dock, and the Last Light on Gull Lake
An August evening at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa: the chapel path, golden hour at the Italian Gardens, a dip kiss on the flower walk below the main lodge, and dusk silhouettes on the Gull Lake dock. Next summer they get married a few miles down the shore at Madden's.
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Whitefish Lodge · Summer
Josse & Alex — Married in Sweden, Married Again in Crosslake
They were already married. Midsummer, in Josse's Swedish hometown. So this August Saturday in Crosslake was the one where the rest of the family got to be there, and where a fika table built by half the guest list turned a north woods lodge into something a little bit Swedish.
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Aitkin County Fairgrounds · Summer
Isabelle & Gabe — Tears at St. Joseph's, Cinnamon Rolls at the Fairgrounds
No first look: the doors opened at St. Joseph's in Crosby, and the first sight of Isabelle undid Gabe in front of everyone he knows. Then a fairgrounds reception in Aitkin with a cinnamon-roll wedding cake, a cereal bar, cowboy hats for the grand entrance, and the last of the August light throwing their kiss onto a fair-building wall.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Chelsea & Eric — A Sunflower Grand View Lodge Wedding
Chelsea and Eric's Grand View Lodge wedding — sunflower-draped arch, emerald groomsmen, a time-capsule ceremony, and a quiet silhouette dance on the dock at dusk.
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Whitefish Lodge · Summer
Amy & Carter — Every Shade of Blue on the Back Lawn
They didn't narrow a wedding party down so much as bring everyone up front — eleven women in every shade of blue, a friend holding the microphone, and a July afternoon hot enough to make the oak shade feel like a gift.
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Chase on the Lake · Summer
Amber & Monty — Vows Aboard the Knota Lotta on Leech Lake
They rode a walleye boat to a sailboat, tied a sailor's knot with her two kids, and found their harbor back at Chase on the Lake in Walker.
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Private Cabin on Gull Lake · Summer
A Private Cabin, a Dock, and the Last Light on Gull Lake
Ember & Dan married on her family's Gull Lake cabin lawn — a lakeshore ceremony, dinner under a sailcloth tent, and a golden-hour dock twirl as the sun dropped into the water.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
A Garden in Full Bloom at Grand View Lodge
Ben & Steph skipped the famous staircase for the gardens — a flower-lined ceremony aisle under the pines, a first look on the white Chapel walkway, and lemon-yellow blooms all the way to the ballroom.
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American Swedish Institute · Summer
Ali & Chris — A Wedding at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis
A summer wedding at the American Swedish Institute — stained glass silhouettes, stone arches, an outdoor courtyard ceremony, fuchsia bridesmaids, and a glow-stick reception.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Isabella & Ryan — Two Donkeys, Five Hundred Balloons, the World's No. 1 Podcaster, and America's 250th
A nuptial Mass at St. Francis in Brainerd with Fr. Mike Schmitz, a wedding party made entirely of brothers and sisters, flower-crowned donkeys at cocktail hour, five hundred balloons overhead — and a red, white, and blue dance floor the night before the country's 250th birthday.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Andrea & Jason — A Birch Arch on Gull Lake and the Lantern-Lit Path
Ten summers ago at Grand View Lodge — vows under a birch arch with Gull Lake at the end of the aisle, tears she didn’t fight, and a dusk kiss on the lantern-lined path beneath the grand staircase.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Lauren & Jeremy — A Morning Wedding at The Chapel at Grand View Lodge
An 8 a.m. start at Lost Lake Lodge, a first look in the woods, an eleven o'clock ceremony at The Chapel at Grand View Lodge, and brunch at Cru — then back to the lake for yard games. Married before noon, laughing the entire way.
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Gale Woods Farm · Summer
A Midsommar on the Farm
A lake-view chapel ceremony, a Scandinavian folk procession of fiddles and bunads, sheep at the pasture fence, and golden hour over Whaletail Lake at this working-farm wedding west of Minneapolis.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Lauren & Noah — A Golden-Hour Engagement at Grand View Lodge
Grand View Lodge runs across two lakes. We started on the quiet Roy Lake side — a hidden boardwalk through the tall grass — then headed to the historic main lodge for the famous staircase and a Gull Lake beach at sunset. Mostly, though, it was Lauren's laugh.
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Wisconsin Point · Summer
Reeden & Jacklyn — A Wisconsin Point Engagement on the Edge of Lake Superior
A June evening on Wisconsin Point in Superior — the lighthouse breakwater, a driftwood beach, and a boardwalk through the dunes, with two people who could not stop making each other laugh. Next summer they get married at their family cabin near Emily.
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Pine Peaks Event Center · Summer
Under the Pines, Into the Wildflowers
A July wedding at Pine Peaks at the height of summer bloom — a foot-washing ceremony beneath the pines, a wildflower meadow, a string-lit first dance, and a silhouette kiss over the open fields.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Sehar & Mark — A Ceremony in the Pines and Lantern Light at Dusk
A late-August day at Grand View Lodge in Nisswa — a ceremony aisle beneath the tall pines, a unity candle in the woods, cigars on the lawn, and a kiss on the lantern-lined garden path as the historic lodge glowed gold at dusk.
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Stonebrooke Golf Club · Summer
Amy & Joe — Golden Hour on the Water at Stonebrooke Golf Club
A July day at Stonebrooke Golf Club in Shakopee — a first look in the arborvitae hedge garden, an outdoor Water's Edge ceremony, the bridal party on the stone bridge, and a sunset kiss mirrored in the pond.
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Carver Park Reserve · Summer
Abby & Anthony — A Golden-Hour Engagement at Carver Park, Where He Proposed
A golden-hour engagement session at Carver Park Reserve in Victoria — the tall-grass meadow and the Lake Auburn dock where Anthony proposed, capped with cribbage and cocktails to celebrate.
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Private Cabin · Summer
Molly & Josh — A Private Lake Cabin Wedding in the Brainerd Lakes
An early-summer private cabin wedding in the Brainerd Lakes — a dock first look, a birch-tipi ceremony arch with a red barn behind it, a Converse-and-lace bride, and a dusk dock-dip silhouette.
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Greysolon Ballroom · Summer
Laura & Brock — A Cathedral Wedding in Duluth and a First Dance Under the Greysolon Chandeliers
A Catholic ceremony at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, summer portraits along the Lake Superior shoreline, and a first dance under the historic chandeliers of the Greysolon Ballroom in downtown Duluth.
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Whitefish Lodge · Summer
Kim & Jesse — A Whitefish Lodge Wedding on the Whitefish Chain
A summer Whitefish Lodge wedding in Crosslake — private vows around a doorframe, a glass-still golden-hour dock, and a reception that landed every beat.
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Madden's on Gull Lake · Summer
Madden's on Gull Lake Summer Wedding | Melissa & Kody — Brainerd Lakes Photographer
A June Saturday at Madden's — a quiet cabin moment with her father, a champagne pop on the lawn, coral bridesmaids, a recessional dip-kiss, and a kiss on a dock between two boats on Gull Lake.
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Madden's on Gull Lake · Summer
Madden's on Gull Lake Summer Wedding | Emily & Nick — Brainerd Lakes Photographer
High summer at Madden's — a sand-ceremony kiss on the lawn, a veil caught in the sunset wind over Gull Lake, and a sparkler tunnel at the end of the night.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Monika & Mats — Color, Pines, and a Dance Floor That Wouldn't Quit
A rainbow bridal party, a Grand Staircase ceremony lined with begonias, and a reception with a live band that kept the floor packed until the last song.
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Madden's on Gull Lake · Summer
Emily & Brad — Lily Pads, a Pontoon, and the Last Light on Gull Lake
A garden-rose bouquet, a first look on the veranda, a pontoon ride between portraits, and a reception that ended with a chair lift and a dance floor that refused to quit — Madden's on Gull Lake.
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Grand View Lodge · Summer
Shannon & Jon — Begonias, the Dock, and an Hourglass Full of Promises
A Grand Staircase ceremony lined with begonias and lanterns, an hourglass unity ceremony, dock portraits on Gull Lake, and a reception that never slowed down.
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