Wed: Leslie & Dan

June 6, 2009

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The wedding of Leslie Wilcox to Dan Rosedahl took place on the first rainy day of the summer, but with a crew and couple as rambunctious as these two, no weather could dampen the spirits, and as Dan so wisely pointed out, “a wet knot is almost impossible to untie.”

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Leslie got her hair done at Estetica off Selby, in a secret alcove under Nina’s Cafe. Dan started the day at Heimie’s Haberdashery, where the men had tuxes fitted and he got a custom suit, as well as a hair cut and food catered by Great Waters.

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The wedding party met up at Westin Hotel in Minneapolis, where Leslie got dressed and then everyone shot some photos after Dan & Leslie’s first meeting.

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The group made its way to Newport, Minn., for the ceremony, in a downpour. Newport Lutheran Church was an intimate, cozy setting that Laura got lost trying to find in a downpour (Scott was already in the party bus with the wedding party). She made it in plenty of time for the family portraits.

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Due to the rain, we skipped on outdoor photos but did get some portraits of the wedding party back at the Town & Country Club (incredible! St. Paul’s oldest country club and Minnesota’s first golf course).

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The cakes were by Buttercream.

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It’s always so endearing when there are “longest married” dances, etc.; in Dan & Leslie’s case, one set of grandparents have been married 65 years. Congrats to them, and to you, Dan & Leslie!

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Wed: Emerald & Peter

It’s wedding season! Our first wedding of the year took us all over Saint Paul on a gorgeous, sunny, 70-something May 30.

We started the day at Nina’s Cafe, where we stopped to get a quick coffee before meeting the bride down the street at 526. But to our surprise, the bride was at Nina’s, so we started the day of shooting a little early. Two medium lattes later, we were in the gallery/salon-spa snapping away.

At around 10:30, Laura took off to Maplewood to photograph the men’s brunch and some detail ring shots.

Meanwhile, Scott and the ladies went next door to Fleur de Lis to pick up the flowers, then grabbed a bite to eat at Cheeky Monkey, also on the same street. Then it was on to the University Club to get changed. The men joined at 1 p.m. and waited outside.

First meeting was in the historic library at the club, then on to Mears Park for some casual shots of couple and wedding party.

The ceremony itself was at Weyerhaeuser Chapel on the Macalester Campus.

After a stop at the Grand Ole Creamery, we ended back at the University Club for reception, dinner and dance.

Overall, a great start to our 2009 wedding season.

I had forgotten what 30 pounds of gear felt like

I loaded up my full kit of camera gear for an after work ride at Murphy Hanrehan tonight. It didn’t take long to realize that either a.) I’m out of shape or b.) 30 pounds of camera gear on your back can really suck it out of you. I think it is probably a little bit of both. The weather wasn’t being all the cooperative so we only really stopped once to photograph the semi-new skinny ladder ride that was built at the end of last year. I happen to run into a few of my new coworkers and was able to get this shot while doing some light tests.

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