Some people just make taking photos very easy. Ariana is defiantly one of them. We shot the photos at Minnehaha Falls and the Stone Arch Bridge / Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis.

You may remember Kali and Steven from the engagement photos I shot for them at the Stone Arch Bridge. They made it official on 08/08/08. Along with the normal wedding shoots, they gave me a couples of hours of their time to do some more shots with them by the bridge. A note of interest to photo geeks, I got to try out my new toys. It was really nice to have plenty of time to do the photos and just hang out with Kali and Steven. The time allowed them to relax in front of the camera and let me really get some honest smiles form them.

Congrats guys. Thanks for sharing your day.

Less talk, more photos…

(Note for those wondering, they are looking at the new 35W bridge that is almost finished. Like many, it was a stressful day for them when it collapsed as they were not sure if the other was on it.)

(Steven proposed at the Guthrie, so it was fun to get some shots in and around it.)

(Yummy macro shot of the rings.)

I shot Kali and Steven’s engagement photos last Thursday by/at the Stone Arch Bridge and we (well I know I did, and they were smiling and laughing the whole time) had a great time. They were a blast to hang out with for an hour (OK, my wife pointed out I was gone closer to 2 hours… but when I have my camera and a smiling couple time just seems to slip away) and they also didn’t mind me taking the time to shoot some “swing for the fences” (see above) shots. Their wedding is coming up here pretty fast in August. They have blocked aside a couple of hours for us to shot photos of JUST THEM AS A COUPLE down at the bridge and in downtown Minneapolis, so there should be plenty of awesome shots. I am getting excited just thinking about the shots. I hope I never forget the honor it is to be trusted with several hours of a couple’s time and smiles on their wedding day. Thanks guys.

OK, enough of me talking. Here some shots and the slideshow.

We shot this with Kali sitting in one of the mirrored windows of the Guthrie Theater. It was fun..

This one was also shot in the Guthrie.