Showing posts with label st. paul. Show all posts
Showing posts with label st. paul. Show all posts

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Wedding Preview: Gary + Suzy

Gary and Suzy are a beautiful couple.  And fun.  And just a bit smitten with each other.  You don't need to spend a lot of time with them to see this.  I was so happy to be celebrating their wedding day with them.  And equally happy to once again have Brooke Wood second shooting with me.  Love her.

The day began as my other May weddings had...with rain.  And more rain coming.  Gary and Suzy had chosen not to see each other prior to the ceremony.  This worked out nicely because after the ceremony at the beautiful Faith Lutheran Church in St. Paul, the church doors were opened to a fabulous and unexpected surprise, sunshine!  We took a drive around Como, where Gary had grown up, and took some pictures.  Then headed over to O'Reilley Hall in North St. Paul for the reception.  My day started and ended with rain, and what happened in between was absolutely lovely.  Here are a few pictures from the day...
One of Brooke's pictures of the ladies.
 The newlyweds
 One of Brooke's pictures and one of my faves.  So sweet!!
 I loved the yummy light coming through Suzy's veil during their Grand March into the reception hall.
 Suzy surprised Gary with a Stanley Cup cake.


It was a good surprise.
I'm a sucker for funny and heartfelt wedding toasts.  Toast time is always one of the highlights of the day for me.  The best man and maid of honor both delivered. Big time.
What wedding would be complete without the groom treating the crowd to "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah"?  It really doesn't get much better than that, does it?!
 Oh yes, and this happened...

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Engagements: Gary + Suzy

This was an engagement session months in the making.  The weather just never worked in our favor so we finally decided to surrender to mother nature and meet up at my good ol' faux spring standby, the Como Conservatory.  I've been there enough this past winter/spring that you'd think I should know more about the plantlife.  Instead, references such as "that pink spiky thingy" are as technical as I get.

Gary and Suzy are getting married very soon so I was grateful that they could take time out of their busy, last minute wedding planning schedule to shoot some engagement pictures.  They are a fun couple and I'm really looking forward to their wedding in a couple of weeks. Enjoy the pictures!

Friday, January 15, 2010

These Kids ROCK (literally)

I had a really awesome opportunity to shoot a concert for the St. Paul School of Rock last weekend at the Rock Night Club in Maplewood. Kids that attend the school range from 8-18 years of age (No adults. Even after pleading with the General Manager I was turned down). These kids play an array of instruments and rock it to songs ranging from AC/DC to Michael Jackson to Styx. Definitely not your average school recital! I'm looking forward to shooting another concert next weekend for the Eden Prairie school at Bogart's in Apple Valley. Here are some highlights from the St. Paul School of Rock concert...

And for all of you with little rockers and rockettes in the family: http://www.schoolofrock.com/