Jordan and Joy

I photographed Jordan and Joy's wedding back in March. I suggested the idea of doing a wedding portrait session in the summer. They loved the idea and Joy was excited to be able to wear her dress again.

There has been a new trend in the wedding photography industry to have a photo shoot after the wedding to "Trash the Dress". Check out www.trashthedress.com. Basically the session involves the couple getting into the ocean, waterfall, lake, water fountain, etc... It is edgy and amazing photography. Even though the dress usually ends up in plastic in the back of the closet, a trash the dress session may not be for every bride. But if you are a bride willing and interested, CALL ME!!!

A wedding portrait session, however, is appealing to all couples. It allows more time to focus on the connection, emotion and love the couple shares. The wedding day can be so hectic! A relaxed day outdoors in a beautiful location transforms into beautiful portraits. It is much easier to do fun and creative poses, without the worries of getting the dress dirty.

A wedding portrait session allows for a great variety of locations. Jordan and Joy could never have this much variety on their wedding day alone. We started out on the Wisconsin side of Interstate Park . Then we headed over to the Minnesota side (love the old stone building and wall) so we could get to the water's edge. We ended up in downtown St. Croix Falls, so much fun! The first time I had Jordan and Joy in the middle of the street, they quickly walked to the curb after a shot or two. I had warned them that the drivers would honk their horns, but for the fun of it. Joy was so sweet, she was worried about the drivers having to wait and that their honking was serious. I convinced her to do it again. This time Jordan picked her up in the middle of the street and a guy waiting in his truck yelled out "I want a picture of that one!". Joy finally believed us that no one minded waiting!

Congrats Jordan and Joy! I truly enjoyed photographing your wedding day and your wedding portrait session.

Here are a few favorites. It was so hard to pick the ones to post here, I would post 50 if I could. There are so many more that I absolutely love!






















Here are a few of my favorites from the wedding day in March.