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Felix and Mille – August 22, 2009 (Scherer Garden)

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Ryan and Kami – August 21, 2009 (Lake Elmo Event Center)

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What a fantastic day; it started out raining all morning but then cleared nicely for a gorgeous day that even gave junior bridesmaid, Aspen, goosebumps for a short while at Pioneer Park. Pioneer Park was the site of my wedding reception 10 years ago so it’s always fun to take portraits there. Some of my other favorite shots below are the cool blue sky (lighting by Josh), Kristen the chiropractor’s bicep shot (check out Aspen’s face), Ryan and Kami’s little girl Molly, John’s (father of the bride) arm around Irene’s shoulder during the ceremony, and the “shadow kiss” image at the event center. What a surprise to have two of my former math students in the wedding party – Molly “Let’s be” Frank, and Jimmy Z! We’ll post Ryan and Kami’s album here in a few days. – Judd and Josh









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Kevin and Rachelle – August 14, 2009

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From swords and tractors to henna and helicopter seeds, Kevin and Rachelle’s wedding was an all around fantastic day. It was hot as could be, and our black outfits made us envy the groomsmen in their linen and khaki apparel. Rachelle’s dress caught bugs as we walked by plants and flowers; “be free” Rachelle said as she released them from their net. Aron climbed into a swamp to get a shot of the bridal party, luckily it wasn’t too wet. While taking a motion shot of Kevin and Rachelle in transit, we stopped up traffic and received some less than happy honks from impatient drivers behind us. At the reception the groom learned never to trust the photographer with his bride when he caught Josh and Rachelle staring dreamily into each other’s eyes : ) Hey, it was the groom’s idea. Studio J was happy to work with such a fun bunch of people. Thanks Kevin and Rachelle!
-Josh and Aron








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Caleb and Sarah – August 7, 2009

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Man, was it pouring this morning and we bought four golf umbrellas to get some outside shots just in case. But we didn’t even need them – it didn’t rain hardly at all the rest of the day! We had a fun shoot at Phalen park first with really interesting sky, amphitheater, and puddle shots. I love that old shed behind Gustavus Adolphus and the shot of Sarah’s dad and her behind the glass door just before coming down the aisle. Got the Landmark Center to look like a spooky old castle as well. Sarah’s grandparents were celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary – the technology has really changed in photography since then (in the way that their picture could be printed and eaten right on the cake itself!) I love the shoe shot Amanda got with the flower girls dancing in the background, and of course the choreographed wedding party dance (see Thriller and too-small cue card shots). Who was the M.C. Hammer guy? Put a pair of zubaz on him and he was in the 80’s!

I love that Caleb said a couple times “I don’t even like pictures and this is fun!” Maybe that’s because we set a record with both families and bridal party formal portraits in 19 minutes total due to a little time crunch. This was a very fun, smiley wedding – both Caleb and Sarah have just knockout smiles and are obviously so comfortable with each other – have a great honeymoon, guys!


















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Devin and Tugce – August 7, 2009

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The weather threatened Devin and Tugce’s wedding day in the morning, but ended up being a great day. We started at the gorgeous Incarnation Catholic Church, designed by the same architect who built the Cathedral in St. Paul and the Basilica in Minneapolis. The church provided a beautiful background to a special wedding celebrating culture, friendship and the love between Devin and Tugce. After the wedding, we took off for the rose garden after sipping on some delicious blue label Johnny Walker! Groomsman Charlie didn’t get the cheap stuff for his buddy Devin 🙂 Check out the classic “jumping photo” as Charlie stayed stationary due to his broken foot, hilarious! The reception was beautiful and we enjoyed some traditional Turkish celebrations including shots and a hookah bar! Congrats to Devin and Tugce, enjoy your honeymoon!

-Joe & Ryan














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Varsity Theater Shoot

Felt last night like I stepped into a time machine and went back to my 20’s going to a concert at the Varsity Theater on a Sunday night! I was doing a shoot for the Brian David Band and ended up staying all night for Arc Flash Hazard and Melanie Anderson’s CD release party. That girl has some chops! The Varsity has such great lighting and a fog machine in the ceiling to capture some great backgrounds behind the musicians. The final image is Melanie’s dad, Mark, playing the keys while she was signing – he helped her produce the CD. A really fun night capped by me running into the drummer from my band 10 years ago, and then I felt old again, and the dream was gone… 🙂













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Ryan and Kelsey – August 1, 2009

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This was one of the most unique wedding receptions I have ever experienced. From the spider web to the giant mosquito, floating fake boat to the huge bear in the creepy cave. The Minnesota Zoo along with some beautiful sunshine made for some great photos! The wedding party was hilarious and we especially enjoyed the “assertive” bridesmaids helping us with the “creative juices” 🙂 Check out Ryan feeding his little birdie groomsmen on the giant birds nest, classic. We were the first bridal party to shoot in the new kids area at the Minnesota Zoo and we took advantage! Congratulations to Ryan and Kelsey and check back to see the final photos in about a week!

-Joe & Josh










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