Wed: Sarah & Josh

Sarah & Josh got married on a sunny Aug. 2, 2008. We met Josh through mutual friends at Red Bull, and immediately we connected over our mutual love of the energy drink and kickball. Sarah had her hair and makeup done at Spalon Montage in Woodbury.

Both Josh and Sarah got ready at hotels near their reception site of Oak Marsh Golf Course in Oakdale, Sarah at Wildwood Lodge and Josh at Holiday Inn Express.

After stopping off at Target to pick up some black socks for the best man, the bride and groom met up at Rice Park in Saint Paul to catch a first moment together before the ceremony began.

Sarah had to reserve her date a year and a half ahead of time to secure Saint Paul’s Cathedral, and the architecture of the historic building is more than worth it. The Cathedral is prepping and raising money for a $30 million renovation.

All of the floral decorations were created by Josh’s dad.

One of the things we selfishly really enjoyed about Sarah & Josh was their wililngness to do just about anything in their wedding clothes. From a trip to McDonalds to Kellogg Park to traipsing across and even getting down on the grass at the golf course, it was clear they were having the best day of their lives, and it made our job of capturing their moments so enjoyable.

Introducing:

That’s right Laura and I are going to be parents. We’ve decided we don’t want to know if it is a boy or a girl so the name is to be determined 🙂 Place your bets now on the due date. The docs are saying March 4th.

My boys can swim!

E&E

Erin & Erik contacted us last winter inquiring about photography services for this fall. Erin is the sister of one of Laura’s good friends from college. She runs, he bikes, similar to the two of us. In spring we scooted around Minneapolis with the couple, just skirting rain showers at Lake Harriet. 

We snapped a couple of quick pics when we first met with Erik & Erin last winter in Saint Paul’s Rice Park.

 

Just a week before, we’d shot a wedding that drove us right by this bridge along Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis. Unable to stop that day, we made a point to pause briefly on our way to Minnehaha Falls with Erin & Erik.

 

 

Erik & Erin were real troopers, happily changing clothes throughout the day to lend some diversity to our pics. Check out Erin’s heels!

 

 

Erin & Erik have just less than a month to go before their big day. Best of luck to them as they finalize their plans!

It’s Super Sheep!

Laura and I went to the Minnesota State Fair last night and saw this uber cute little sheep being weighed in just hours after its birth.  The fair was solid as usual, I got to taste all my favorite fair foods.  I had a pronto pup, french fries, cheese curds, a couple beers, a chocolate malt from the milk barn and mini donuts.

The fine arts building is my favorite thing to see as there are so many talented people out there.  It was also my first time at the Miracle of Birth barn and it was well worth the visit.  While we were there we saw a calf in the process of being born as well newborn sheep, goats, pigs and chickens.

To close the night out Laura and I wandered over to take in a broadcast from the radio station I spend the majority of my day listening to.  When we walked up they were looking for a fifth and final couple to play in a “newly wed” game so Laura and I jumped right in.  We didn’t win but we did come in second place and Laura got a t-shirt and it was fun being on the air.