Paul and Sara - October 27, 2007

What what a great night! Click here to see their pictures I love the Outing Lodge at Pine Point outside Stillwater; a perfectly quaint place for a small family wedding. The lodge was built in the 1850's and had some great charm, massive fireplace you could fit 5 stumps in, and candles and comfy couches everywhere. Both Paul and Sara have this amazing ability to make every person feel like they're the most important people in the world to them. I nicknamed the fantastic live band "The World's Most Expensive Babysitters" as they rapid-fired classic tunes with all the family kids dancing (about 12 of them), while the parents looked on admiringly. Some adults joined in later after a little "beer courage."

This was also my first "celebrity" wedding as Sara, Sadie, and Paige got some face time in Newsweek recently for Sara's Camp Odayin for kids with heart disease - I think Paul was taking the picture - right Paul? Pics are password protected so Sara can weed out the ones with all the funny faces she made throughout the night; no album design on this one so I'll have them up in a couple weeks. This wedding ended a "30 weddings in 22 weeks" run for me, so I'm going to go re-introduce myself to my wife and 3 boys in November. Remember me kids? How did you guys get so big? :) -Judd

Chad and Anne - October 20, 2007

Off to Montana in the fall! Click here to view their pictures!
Here is their video highlights - part 1:

And part 2 complete with 99-year-old Grandpa Hardy dancing with Anne - sweet moves!

Awards: "Most unique sunset" - check out the top shot with the wall of clouds that barely lit up - never seen one like that. Anne, Chad and I ran up the ditch on the side of the road to get this shot just in time before it went down.
"Cutest flower girl (my niece) and ring bearer (my son)" - biased award there - see lower left shot on the collage above
and "Greatest place to see each other for the first time" - on the dock over the trout pond of the fly fishing lodge where Chad is a fishing guide; mountains in the background, autumn reflections in the water, and Anne wearing her mom's dress - Judy was a mess watching that. :)
Random unique memories: Anne's dance with 99-years-young grandpa Hardy (above left), Chad's severely sprained ankle working out the day before the wedding, great farmer's market flowers, Viig the biermeister making a 400' extension cord for the sound system 5 minutes before the ceremony, Paul's cross, cold guitar-playing fingers, crazy 1960's dusty bus (complete with dog bed for Cowboy the dog) taking 30 of us from the lodge to the reception, Boss Emily the PA, great live band, and tons of fun. Love these family weddings, it was great to get some really unique backgrounds in Montana!

Is that a heart-shaped opening in the leaves in the upper right shot on the collage? -Judd and Melissa

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Wow we saw a ton of people at our booth Sunday at the wedding fair - lots of couples loved the bigger 12x12 Italian albums and engagement picture guestbook. My back is sore from hauling all of our albums and TVs in and out of the studio... I'm hiring a Sherpa next time.

Since this blog has all the important information from each wedding, we've decided to extend a $250 coupon on the blog only. If you book with us before November 10 with a $750 deposit, and mention code "07NovBlog250" you will receive $250 any photo or video package or $500 off any photo and video combo package. This coupon is only published right here on the blog. E-mail me if you want some testimonials or FAQ's e-mailed to you, or are interested in seeing other locations we have shot other than the ones below.

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Matt & Lisa (Northwestern/Edinburgh - Diamond unlimited time package), Wade & Brandi (Carlson Towers - 10 hour Platinum package), Eric & Amber (University Club - 7 hour Gold package)

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Dave and Tia - October 6, 2007

Click here to see the pictures from Dave and Tia's Wedding! Where do I start on this one? "Most unique wedding site?" Dave and Rocky had been working for 6 months on the family farm to get it in "wedding shape" as Dave put it. We had Hercules the leashed-up pet pig, Norm the female dog (that's her in the picture above), chicken coup, pole barn turned reception hall, pig roast, sauna house, upside down fire sprinkler for a pond fountain, homemade wine (amazing), brilliant fall colors, and 80+ degree temps in October which all added up to a very surreal and fun day.

Amanda and Jessi took the lead on this one so it was fun to enjoy the day with many friends. No album design on this one, so take a peek at the 1154 images with the link above! Have fun in Scotland you guys! Jealous. -Amanda, Jessi, and Judd

Pat Holmes Benefit Dinner

I was honored to have been asked to take a few snapshots of the Pat Holmes benefit dinner, honoring an incredible baseball and family man who was tragically killed on the 35W bride collapse August 1. I played against him for years in the amateur baseball circuit and his life and family are similar to mine. There was an AMAZING outpouring of time, kindness, and love for his wife and two young children - the silent auction items were top-notch and raised an unbelievable amount of money for his family. The picture on the "memory board" of his young son throwing out the first pitch at the St. Paul Saints game shortly after the tragedy kind of tore my heart out.
Click here to see the pictures.