The long winter is subsiding and wedding season is getting close! (I’m ignoring the snow that is falling as I write this.) Here’s a beautiful wedding I shot last fall in Iowa. It was a beautiful multi-cultural day featuring traditional Vietnamese and African ceremonies. Theresa and Kole were surrounded by so much love on this day. It was amazing to witness.


These ceremonial cups sit on the table with a shrine honoring passed relatives.


A traditional drink is served and shared to join the families.


Here is the table of gifts for Theresa’s family brought by Kole and his family. (Check out the whole roasted pig in the middle!) The food was shared and enjoyed by both families.


These smiles rarely left their faces.


How adorable are these flower girls?


The priests on the left and right are Theresa’s relatives. It was a wonderful and personal service.


Sometimes to get the shot you have to suffer a few bubbles on your camera lens. It’s totally worth it for a picture like this.


I’m pretty sure Theresa is laughing at the number of people crammed into this limo. Always a fun time.


I wanted to create a couple timeless portraits for Theresa and Kole.



Listening to a couple tearful toasts from their siblings.


Theresa changed into a traditional Vietnamese dress for the first dance.


Thank you to a wonderful and inspiring couple. I’m honored to have witnessed the celebration of your love.

A beautiful wedding for an amazing couple. The ceremony and reception were held outdoors at Hidden Falls Park in Saint Paul on the hottest, most humid day of the year. The rain and predicted thunderstorms held off and everyone had a wonderful time.

Pablo’s stunning bride.


We were stopping traffic with this series of middle-of-the-road shots.



What wedding-day jitters? Looking pretty cool and collected before the ceremony.


Off to find the hidden falls!




Those are some good looking guys.


I believe this was the “put a ring on it” pose. Love the flower girl getting into it.





An outstanding toast that brought down the house with laughter.


Not to be outdone, the best man delivered an incredibly funny toast of his own. I love the head table’s reaction here.


Dancing just before the tornado sirens sounded.


And a ring shot as the night ended.


My Linh and Pablo, it was an honor to photograph your wedding. I wish you a wonderful marriage.

My Linh and Pablo’s wedding was amazing and I have a ton of great pictures to post here. For now, I’ll leave you with this one picture, already one of my all-time favorites.

A couple weeks ago, Abbey and I tied the knot in her hometown of Yankton, SD. It was a beautiful, amazing, emotional weekend. I only wish it could have lasted longer.

Our photographer was the incredible Rod Evans. Sorry South Dakotans, he doesn’t normally shoot weddings. Here is my favorite image of the day:

I took a road trip to Iowa to photograph the wedding of an amazing couple, Laura and Troy. The wedding took place in the very small town of Hospers and had all the charm of a small-town wedding.

Laura and Troy found a beautiful grove of trees that served as a perfect setting for some pre-wedding portraits. I love the powerful look that Laura gives here.



Troy eventually did bring Laura back. :)




A beautiful bride by a beautiful window.


Love this real moment.


Laura’s mirror was a wedding-day gift from Troy.



The couple was covered by dried flower petals. And so was I in order to get this shot.


I love these real emotions.



A proud moment for Laura’s father.


Time to celebrate!