Chitra and Ben were married in central Wisconsin under sunny summer skies and cool autumn breezes. Their wedding was the perfect representation of each of them, from the lefse and beer and Wisconsin cheese plate to the Achaar (made by the couple’s incredible Indian condiments company, Brooklyn Delhi) and curried chickpeas and guests adorned with henna. Their wedding day was filled to bursting with culture and heritage and history. A perfect fusion of seasons. Of lives. Of two different stories – two different pasts – seamlessly merging into one new story as rich and intricate as the weaving on Chitra’s bridal sari. Here are a few favorites from their wedding day: ...
miki + kristel’s beautiful and profound and wonderfully intimate bar lurcat wedding
Miki + Kristel emailed me earlier this summer, asking about my availability, wondering if I was able to document their intimate little wedding in Minneapolis. They were set to get married on the rooftop of their apartment building in Uptown, and then head to dinner at Bar Lurcat. The event would be small, they said, sixty people total, and was all about family. Love. Joy. The instant I met them I knew theirs was a story I was destined to tell. They love Mexico and graffiti and the smell of old books. They celebrate the tedium of every day and take nothing for granted. They are two of the most authentic and amazing individuals I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. They are kindred souls, to me, to each other, to each beautiful person they come in contact with. You can feel it in their presence. It’s remarkable, honestly. Moving. Humbling. Miki’s best...
breanna + michael’s beautiful and joy-filled summer wedding at coop’s event barn.
I’m not really sure if I can describe Breanna + Michael’s wedding day in words. The typical and overused adjectives certainly apply; it was beautiful and love-filled and stylish and full of so much love and joy and laughter and tears. But it was so much more than that. Spending the day with Bre + Michael was like living in a novel. Rich and detailed and poetic and overflowing with words and emotion. They truly are best friends and it’s evident in every touch, every smile, every stolen sideways glance. They feed off each other, revel in one another, and are their best selves together. If ever there were two people destined to spend an eternity growing and loving and exploring and being, it is absolutely and without a doubt these two incredible souls. There is magic between them, and if you’re ever near them, you can feel it. Here are a...
this is the story of melanie + kevin’s wedding day | they were together | i forget the rest.
Melanie emailed me this winter and after corresponding for a month or more, we finally decided to get off the computers and get into the real world and meet face to face. It was the first snow of the season, and we had wine and tator tots and talked about Bob Goff and Donald Miller and connected instantly. I left dinner unsure if Melanie was going to choose me to document her wedding day, but certain that I had made a new friend for life. So when she emailed me to let me know that she wanted me to tell her story, I was elated. Though I barely knew her, and had yet to meet her love, I knew her heart as if it were my own, and that her love story was one that I was destined to tell. Melanie and Kevin’s story isn’t an easy one. They’ve...
