Nicole and Chuck

Talk about a small world! The other Minnesota wedding I photographed, was Nicole and Chuck’s. The crazy thing about this is that we all currently live in Florida…but it gets even weirder—my wife once worked with Nicole, in MN, who I’ve also worked with on photo shoots here in FL, as she is a hair and make-up artist, and a GREAT one at that! It also turns out, that her husband, Chuck, was my old neighbor on Tamarac Lake in MN, who I haven’t seen since I was four years old. When I found out their wedding was in MN, I figured it would be in Minneapolis, since that’s where they used to live, but it actually ended up being held in my hometown, Pelican Rapids, near Tamarac Lake! Follow that?! All of this slowly unravelled in our pre-wedding chats.

Anyways, the day started out at the lake, which was amazing to see again 22 years later, but the actual ceremony and reception took place at Milts Barn—this place has more character than any venue I have ever shot at. I highly suggest you check them out if you are in the area! Nicole and Chuck had one of the most unique weddings I have been to—it had a great vintage charm, which had a huge impact on the way the photos were shot and edited. Because of the wedding style, I played with textures to give the photographs a nostalgic feel. Nicole and Chuck were a blast to work with, and I wish them the very best!
http://www.events.micahkvidt.com

Kelly and Campion

I got to go back to Minnesota this summer to photograph two weddings, among other things. The first wedding I shot was Kelly and Campion’s, at the Salem Covenant Church in St. Anthony, MN. They had such a beautiful wedding—it was so much fun to shoot, and I was amazed at how great the weather was! They had a huge wedding party, which consisted of 10 bridesmaids, 10 groomsmen, 5 ushers, 4 personal attendants, and if my memory serves me right, 15 nieces and nephews also included in the wedding, so needless to say, the largest I have shot so far. Talk about your big day, haha! Other than it being a challenge to fit everyone in the frame, they were so lucky to have so many great people to share their day with! The reception was held in the back yard of Kelly’s parent’s house, and we were able to try something a little different with the photo-booth set up this time. It was set up in front of the “kissing tree”, so it made for a fun set of photos to say the least. Best of luck to you both in the future! Also, much thanks to my second shooter, Gunnar Cook, for all of his help!
http://www.events.micahkvidt.com