Amy and Jamieson are a couple who compliments and supports each other, no matter what they are pursuing in life. Whether that be school, a career or a move across the country, they are always there. Their love seems steadfast and solid, which is pretty wonderful. The couple currently resides in North Carolina, but will be coming back home to Minnesota for their wedding next summer! We couldn't be more excited for these two and all they have in store!
LOVEe
Anna and Derek have a great story. The couple met when they were both a part of their friend's wedding! She was a bridesmaid and he was the best man. (I mean, it's totally out of a romantic comedy, right?) Derek asked for Anna's number that night, with her parents standing right beside her, and from that point on this couple grew to find love! I have many different connections with this couple, but the coolest might be that I was a witness to their engagement and I didn't even know it! Derek proposed to Anna under the marquee of the Parkway Theater, on a snowy night in Minneapolis. I had just happen to be driving by and took note of how romantic the snowflakes and the sign was! When the couple came into the studio to meet me, I could barely believe that it was them! For their engagement session, we took a walk around Minnehaha Parkway with their adorable dog, Archie. This couple could not be more adorable and I am so happy the universe brought us all together for this moment in their lives!
LOVEe
Ellie and John's wedding can only be described as a timeless, elegant St. Paul wedding...with a lot of fun! On one hand, the couple chose classic looks - with the groomsmen in black tie and the bride in a stunning dress from L'atelier Couture. On the other hand, there were pops of color and fun - with the bridesmaids all in different colored dresses and yellow sunglasses for the entire party! 317 on Rice Park was the perfect venue for this couple's wedding - with the rich wood and big windows - it complimented the enchanted theme quite perfectly! I first met this couple a few years ago, when Ellie was a guest at Alex + Brian's wedding. Being invited to photograph her own wedding day is truly an honor! We couldn't be happier for John and Ellie on tying the knot and officially becoming Mr. and Mrs. Barragry! LOVEe
Venue // 317 on Rice Park
Hair // Swept Up
Makeup // Megan Skendaj
Bride's Dress // L'atelier Couture
Videographer // Clarity Films
Flowers // Colleen's Flower Cellar
Brittney and Pete have been together for 8 years, but they new about only 1 month into their relationship that this was 'the one'. Over the years, they have grown and have built a really solid foundation for their relationship and life. I suppose we could say this is both a literal and figurative statement, as Pete *literally* built the couple their first home with his own hands. For the last year, this groom-to-be has been working to build them a home, while Brittney has been working to plan their wedding. Family, friends and the couple's roots are incredibly important to them, so we went back to the area where they both grew up and will settle themselves. It's a gorgeous property, with rolling hills, woods, gravel roads and one gorgeous couple! Congrats to Brittney and Pete on their engagement! Stay tuned for their wedding this summer!
LOVEe
A couple of months after Maggie and Mike tied the knot at a private ceremony in Palm Springs, the couple threw a spectacular party back home in Minneapolis for their extended group of loved ones! And when I say spectacular, I mean it! This event was full of awe-inspiring details and some of the greatest vendors that the Minneapolis industry has to offer! The inspiration behind the design, that the ladies of Mimi Design dreamed up, was to bring the feel of Palm Springs back to Minnesota. There was a slideshow, cactus, lots of modern design, a live painter and even a projection of a pool! How cool is that?! Aprés Party also built a stunning tent structure - complete with a glass roof! Our team really came together to document the Walker Event for Maggie and Mike! I had another wedding booked this day, so Thea Volk and Jackson Faith of our Rivets and Roses team were the photographers for this special night! It was so fun to see the evening thru their images! Congratulations to Maggie and Mike on all of the celebrations, but mostly on getting married! What a party it has been!
LOVEe
Photography: Jackson Faith and Thea Volk of Rivets and Roses
Rentals: Aprés Party & Tent Rental
Event Planning & Design: Mimi Design, Bungalow 6 Design, Aprés Party & Tent Rental
Floral Design: Mimi Design
Invitations: Mimi Design
Calligraphy: Athena Pelton
Light and Sound: EMI Audio
Catering: D'amico
Photo Booth: Big Red Photo Button
Brides Dress: a&bé Bridal Shop, Minneapolis
Groom's Suit: Ash Custom Tailor
Makeup: Kumi Goaneh
Hair: Tien Makinen of José Eber Salon
Live Art Performance: Jake Herrick
Maggie and Mike are in every way a power couple. They are smart, driven and successful. At the same time, this couple is up for a trip across the world or a walk around their neighborhood with their dogs. They have created a relationship on an incredible friendship and because of this, they are really a team-for-life and I greatly admire that! The groom, Mike, just so happens to work in the wedding industry, so when it came to planning their big day, it was important for the couple to create a special space for a private ceremony...and then have a party. Palm Springs is a place that Maggie and Mike travel to often and in March, the couple invited their immediate family to a private property for their wedding ceremony. I was lucky enough to document this event and the day was truly stunning! We spent the day going thru the city, adventuring into the desert and hitting up some of the hot spots in Palm Springs for their photos. When it came to the ceremony, Maggie and Mike passed around their wedding rings to each family member to bless - and I don't think there was a dry eye in the group. It was such a special moment! A couple of months later, Maggie and Mike hosted a wedding party at the Walker Art Museum, back in Minneapolis, to celebrate the marriage! That is coming soon in Part 2 of their blog feature!
LOVEe
Photography: Photogen Inc.
Flowers: Lotus Garden
Invitations: Mimi Design
Linens: Aprés Party and Tent Rental
Rentals: Signature Party Rental
Catering: Arturo Montes, The Art of Catering
Cake: Exquisite Desserts
Makeup: Makeup by Keturah
Hair: Tien Makinen of José Eber Salon
Bride's Dress: a&bé Bridal Shop, Minneapolis
Groom's Suit: Ash Custom Tailor
Katharine and Ryan are a couple who chose Minneapolis as a destination location for their wedding! Their family and friends traveled from across the country to experience the Twin Cities and it was so fun to hear how much they loved our city! The couple chose one of the most scenic venues, the Mill City Museum, for their event and though the day brought a lot of rain, Katharine and Ryan braved the weather and still got married outside! I absolutely LOVED that they chose to carry on with having their ceremony and photos outdoors. Our team was talking after we left for the night and we all felt like the day offered a little more adventure than usual - and we loooooved the umbrellas! Congratulations to Katharine and Ryan on tying the knot!
LOVEe
Venue: Mill City Museum
Event Design + Week of Coordination: Style-Architects
Hair + Makeup: Julie Swenson Beauty
Floral: Le Petite Fleur
Catering: D'amico
Linens: Linen Effects
Jessica + Elroy's wedding officially kicked off the busy start to our 2015 wedding season and it was a gorgeous start. Their wedding weekend started with a traditional Catholic Indian ceremony called the Roce, where the couple is blessed by their guests. The next day, the festivities continued with their American ceremony + reception at the new Solar Arts Building. The bride is a familiar face for us here in the Minneapolis wedding scene, as she is one of the designers for Munster Rose, so it was only fitting that she had a great lineup of vendors (you can see who below!). My favorite moment of the day was after the ceremony, the couple took a moment to themselves. It was then that I overheard Elroy whisper to Jessica, "You were totally worth the wait." I think everyone who is a witness to this couple's love is inspired. Congratulations to Jessica and Elroy on their marriage! We are so happy for you guys!
Venue: Solar Arts Building
Day of Planner: Bash Collective
Floral: Munster Rose
Invitations: Paper Rock Scissor
Catering: Chowgirls
Beer + Cask Tap: Bent Paddle Brewing
Dessert Bar: Patisserie 46
Hair + Makeup: Castor + Pollux
I first met Libby when her sister was getting married back in 2010. Then, one of Libby's best friends was also one of our wedding clients in 2011 and I had the pleasure of photographing her again in a wedding party! I was THRILLED to get a phone call from her a couple of months ago, asking me to photograph her wedding! Alex and Libby have known one another for years and it was in their college years that they started dating! They have supported each other thru their careers, traveled to many lovely places and now they are about to embark on their latest adventure - getting married! This couple is a part of the crowd that I call the 'original North Loopers'. You know, the people who just KNEW it would be cool and moved there years ago, which is where we went for their session. Congratulations to Libby and Alex on their engagement! I can't wait for the wedding day and to see the whole crew again!
LOVEe
Adam and Katherine are a really incredible couple, who is also very inspiring to be around. During their photo shoot, Katherine said, " I'm sure I would look really cool with a serious face on, but I simply can't stop smiling! This is so great!" That is what I love the most about these two. They always bring a warm, positive energy to whatever they are doing and whomever they are with. It's contagious, in the best way and I walked away from their engagement session with a smile on my face for the rest of the day! Adam and Katherine were real troopers. The weather was a little gloomy for their session, but they rose to the occasion and brought a great umbrella - and were still up for climbing on rooftops to catch the views of Lowertown in St Paul. And above all else - this couple's chemistry is undeniable! Congratulations to Katherine and Adam on their engagement! I can't wait for the wedding!
LOVEe
Hello everyone! We've been on a little hiatus from our wedding blog for a couple of months now and I wanted to fill you in on all of our studio happenings here! During the winter months, we take the time to catch up on all of the projects and ideas that go on the back burner during our busy wedding season. We also take this time to pursue new work and push our businesses forward. As many of you know, weddings are just a portion of the work that I photograph. All year round, our staff stays busy supporting the commercial + editorial side of the business and I am SO happy to announce that we have launched the new website for eliesajohnson.com. This project has needed to happen for a couple of years now and it feels SO great to have a new, clean home for that body of work! I encourage you all to check it out!
Additionally, we have been spending a lot of time pumping up our sister company, Rivets and Roses! This season, we hired 3 new photographers, rounding out that studio to 6 talented artists. I am in awe of the work that they produce on a daily basis and I couldn't be more proud of the group we currently have for this brand. For those of you who are new to Rivets and Roses, this brand is a wedding photography studio in which I have hand picked our artists to be a part of. All of our photographers shoot different kinds of work on their own and come to the Rivets studio to photograph weddings! They are not just talented, they are wildly talented. If you are a couple looking for a great wedding photography experience, I encourage you to check them out! Collections begin at $2800. Below are some of our latest happenings on the @rivetsandroses instagram account!
As we move forward with our 2015 wedding season for Photogen Inc, I couldn't be more excited for all of our couples getting married this year! Stay tuned to see all of the great weddings to come!
LOVEe
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Laura and Nick's wedding technically kicked off our 2015 wedding season, but it also felt like it closed out the year 2014 for us...and we couldn't have imagined a more perfect wedding for this! I know this is a long post, because I simply had too many favorite images I wanted to share. This couple choose to have a classic St. Paul wedding, filled with family and tradition. The entire day, I kept thinking to myself, "I feel like we are living in a movie right now, everything is so perfect." Our Lady of Victory Chapel at St Kate's was the ceremony location, followed by a gorgeous reception at the St Paul Athletic Club. Martha's Gardens arranged all of the beautiful florals and can we all agree that Nick and Laura looked absolutely stunning together on their wedding day?
Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Murphy!
LOVEe
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As our couples book for the 2015 season, I'm beginning to see a trend. More and more couples are having more small, intimate and family-based wedding ceremonies, at a cool destination location! It's almost a fusion of an elopement, in which the couple takes some time for just the two of them during the day, while joining the immediate families for a very tiny reception. I love to travel for weddings, I mean, what wedding photographer doesn't, but I find that I am incredibly inspired with new locations and when Corinne and Josh asked me to travel to Colorado for their winter wedding, I was totally on board. This couple spent the first half of their day taking time just for pictures and we even found a *quite* epic backdrop for them to say their vows to one another, just the two of them. We later ventured to some family property up in the mountains where a small ceremony and the celebration continued. So, Corinne and Josh - you are totally trendsetters with your outlook on your wedding!
Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Larsen!
Amanda and Luca's wedding was simply so much fun. From the moment I entered their hotel rooms on the morning of, I knew it was going to be a good day, based on the gold/black and glitter combo I saw around the room! I have really enjoyed getting to know Amanda and Luca and I think their wedding was absolutely perfect for them. The couple choose to have an intimate wedding a the Loring Pasta Bar with the reception following at the Varsity Theater. Way back when we were discussing their engagement session, Luca shared his love for music and live concerts, so we made a stop at First Ave. It's only fitting that they chose to have their reception at a concert venue, too! Their guests mingled and danced the night away and one really great thing to see was how perfectly Amanda and Luca's family and friends blended. There were bright lights, a marquee, sparklers AND an ice-rink-appearance...let alone, the actual marriage! I would say this gives us all a lot of reason to celebrate such a great day!
Congratulations to the new Mr. and Mrs. Potter! You did it!
LOVEe
Dan and Andrea are not only a gorgeous couple, but they have a GREAT love story.
Both Dan and Andrea went to the same high school growing up and knew of each other. 5 years ago, Dan's brother married Andrea's sister and it was after their sibling's wedding that they felt a spark with one another. About a year and a half ago, they decided to pursue a romantic relationship and felt the need to take it seriously off the bat, since their families were already connected by marriage. I mean, if they broke up, that could be weird.
Luckily for Dan and Andrea, their relationship has grown into an incredible thing and Dan proposed on a beautiful hot fall day at the end of September, on a boat that was very reminiscent of one of our favorite dates on the Fourth of July.
Both Andrea and Dan are big family people, both with strong traditions that they have now both been a part of over the years. Choosing a Christmas tree on the day-after-Thanksgiving is a big tradition for Andrea's family, so for their engagement session, we went to the Krueger Tree Farm to take in the Minnesota landscape.
I am so happy and excited for this couple!
LOVEe
Winter is suddenly upon us here in Minneapolis! For Mary and Nick's engagement session, we shot inside the Walker Art Museum, which is one of my favorite modern spaces to be in. It's so bright and refreshing, which matches the outside vibe of Minnesota right now - without the cold! Mary and Nick are a wonderful couple and I have had so much fun getting to know these two! I look forward to sharing more photos of them on their wedding day!
LOVEe
There is snow on the ground right now, as I type out this post, but a couple short weeks ago, the golden fall light was still around for Lindsey and Trevor's wedding day! This couple stuck to tradition and waiting to see one another until their ceremony, which is always such a special moment. The connection between these two is amazing to witness. They have a bond that, from the stories of their family and friends, seems to have been there since the moment they met. Lindsey and Trevor had a gorgeous day, with an intimate church ceremony, followed by a beautiful reception at the Golden Valley Country Club. The fabulous ladies of Mimi Design made the space look incredible and between the atmosphere and special moments, it was a wonderful evening to celebrate! Congratulations to Lindsey and Trevor!
LOVEe
Ceremony Venue // St. Therese Catholic Church
Reception Venue // Golden Valley Golf and Country Club
Florals and Event Design // Mi Mi Design
Videography // Dandylion Pictures
DJ // Instant Request
Chairs, Linens and Napkins // Apres Party Rental
Jessica is a woman who is a big part of our wedding community here in Minneapolis. She works for two of my favorite vendors - Munster Rose and Bash Collective. Needless to say, this girl knows what she wants when it comes to her wedding and I am so excited to be their photographer. I met Jessica and her fiance, Elroy, as a couple last winter. I had always heard her talking about him, but it was SO great to see them 1) out of work mode and 2) together. They are the best couple. Quirky, Fun, and so excited to be building their life with one another. We all headed up to the north shore for their engagement session, since it was here that Elroy proposed. This is a special place for this couple and I'm always up for a road trip!
Congratulations to Jessica and Elroy on their engagement!
LOVEe
This fall. It has truly been one of the most lovely seasons that I can remember and the colors have stuck around for much longer than expected, which has been such a treat. For Ellie and John's engagement session, we spent some time around the area that Ellie grew up in and it was STUNNING. There were walking paths that were so enchanting, covered bridges and a perfectly breezy lake. This couple is so great. I first met them when they were guests at one of our favorite weddings 2 years ago. After John proposed, I was lucky enough to be asked to photograph their wedding and I couldn't be more excited! Congratulations to Ellie and John!
LOVEe
From the moment that Maddie walked into my studio, I knew that I had to photograph her wedding. We bonded instantly over restaurants, Frye boots, J crew jackets and our dogs. Needless to say, our client/photographer connection was strong, but after meeting her fiance Ben, I am even more pleased with this couple. They are so fun and have an outlook and energy for life that is so contagious. The couple chose to have an Uptown engagement session, which is where they spend much of their time. It was a gorgeous fall day and I couldn't be happier with these photos! Congratulations to Maddie and Ben on their engagement!
LOVEe
