Danny & Mary Cashin | July 19, 2014

          I assisted my friend, Matt Sepeta (www.sepetaphotography.com), in a wedding at Nativity of Mary Catholic Church in Bloomington, followed by the reception at Gale Mansion in Minneapolis. I really enjoy working as a second shooter during ceremonies because I am able to step back and take in the ceremony in a different perspective, which allows me to capture the ceremony in a more unique way. I had a great time on Mary and Danny's wedding day. I hope you all enjoy a select few photos from their ceremony.

Matt & Morgan Faust | June 14, 2014

          Congratulations to Matt and Morgan on their coming together as husband and wife. 

          I am so glad that they asked me to be their wedding photographer. For those of you who don't know, Matt and I used to snowboard and film together for Bald E-gal Productions about 5 or 6 years ago. It's been a long time already. Although it had been a while since I had seen him or Morgan before their engagement shoot, I still remember when they were just getting to know one another and Matt was showing off photos of Morgan that were on her Facebook page and bragging about how hot she was... and now they are married.

          It was great seeing so many familiar faces that brought back memories from when I rode my snowboard over 100 days of the year. I hope you will all enjoy a selection of some of my favorite images from the day. Thanks for looking!

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I spy a farm cat.

It was so windy out that Morgan's veil flew off her head a few times throughout the day.

Matt about to see Morgan for the first time on their wedding day.

          It was raining outside and so we moved a few of the tables in the reception space so I could set up my flash for some portraits and everyone watched and cheered as Matt and Morgan showed us their most passionate kiss.

The Officiant was one classy fellow.

Gotta show some of those candid on-camera flash moments!

Photo bomb in the back!

And then things got out of control...

          The rain settled and the clouds began to clear for a while after the reception and so we went outside to shoot a few more photos up on the hill. Matt and Morgan are a very laid-back couple. Although the weather was not in their favor, it did not seem to phase them even the slightest bit. Later that night, I drove home from Hudson in such heavy rain that I could hardly see out my windshield.

          Once again, thank you so much, Matt and Morgan, for allowing me to be a part of your special day. I had a blast!

Kristin and Matt

          Congratulations to Kristin and Matt on their engagement!

Van Dusen Mansion Wedding

     Here are a few of my favorite images from a wedding that I assisted for on September 28th (shows how I am blowing it when it comes to blog updates) at the Van Dusen Mansion. Thanks goes out to the bride and groom for having Matt and I photograph their special day. Thanks also goes out to my friend, Matt, for having me as his assistant / second shooter. I look forward to the next opportunity! Check out his wedding photos at www.sepetaweddings.com. Enjoy!

     It was funny comparing the two atmospheres of the men and women while getting ready for the wedding. While the ladies frantically apply makeup and do their hair, the guys lounge around in the basement of the mansion playing video games on the big screen TV. The difference in preparation time was probably: ladies = 1.5 hours and guys = 15 minutes. Here we have one of the bridesmaids applying eye-liner (or something?) to the bride, Gaoxue. 

The groom, Alex, waits at the bottom of the mansion staircase before the first meet.

     The ceremony was held in the mansion courtyard, which was later transformed into a reception space with cocktail tables. For the left photo, while entering the building to get the window shot of the bride and groom walking down the aisle, the main door was very squeaky, which attracted a lot of attention toward me. I felt pretty embarrassed.  

One of the groomsmen. I think he was feeling pretty good about his mustache. 

     Thanks again for stopping by my blog. I apologize, once again, that my updates have not been as consistent lately. Take care!