Jeff + Tarrah: 10.31.2009 (St Mary of the Lake and Sheraton West, MPLS)

Jeff and Tarrah's Wedding Links:

Link to all pictures (The EVENT KEY is: Jundt)

Jeff and Tarrah will release the images after they have seen them all first. Register before the release and receive a $10 gift certificate code when they release the pictures.

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Happy Holloween! It was a crisp, sunny fall day - amazing for late October so we could do some outdoor sessions with Jeff and Tarrah and crew. Joe and I were going to dress up as cat burglars, but the nylons I bought for over our heads were pushed to their elastic limit, so they looked more like really long do-rags. Some of my favorite moments and images from today: the small-town vibe of the North Dakotan guests (complete with chocolate covered potato chips or "chippers", the cool sky, cold wet leaves the bridesmaids were game enough to throw at Tarrah, the purple cat socks I gave Tarrah as a Halloween gift, my favorite shoe / ring shot to date, the old man mask that got left behind (anyone know where it is?), little Bridgit cooing during the ceremony, (Joel and Mary's new daughter ('06 wedding), the elevator shot, and making up a brand new pose I call the "paper dolls" picture on the Stone Arch Bridge - nobody copy it! Yeah, right, :) Toward the end of the night, Don (Tarrah's Dad) invited Joe and I up to his hotel room for some "Apple Pie." Little did we know it was a tasty mixture of brown sugar, cinnamon sticks, and everclear - yikes! Is that legal? What a way to end an eight-wedding month! -Judd, Amanda, and Joe

Holiday mini-sessions are here and SANTA!

Wedding Fair Goers!

Great to meet so many of you brides at the wedding fair Sunday! For those of you who picked up our general pricing information, at the bottom there is a coupon for up to $250 off your wedding collection OR two complimentary parent albums so be sure to mention it when you book with us! We are booking right now at twice the rate of 2009 so contact us today to see if your date is available!

Geoffrey + Phyllis (Grace Lutheran and Crowne Plaza)

As our wedding season draws near the end, the parties seem to get better and better! Geoff and Phyllis celebrated a great wedding and their family and friends had everyone (including us) cracking up the whole day. From the quaint Grace Lutheran in St. Paul we headed to the Stone Arch bridge in Minneapolis and captured some fun photos. Note the winning runway pose from the bridesmaids! Nice work! Geoff and Phyllis win the award for most gorgeous view from their reception site. The Carousel Restaurant on the 22nd floor of the Crowne Plaze provided us with some amazing views of downtown St. Paul. Everyone danced the night away and celebrated a union of two great people!

Check out our favorite shot of the crew at work. Joe shoots into a mirror capturing Josh doing video and Aron providing fill light while Geoff and Phyllis end their video interview! Amazing!

Geoffrey and Phyllis' Wedding Links:

Link to all pictures (The EVENT KEY is: Faulkner)

Geoffrey and Phyllis will release the images after they have seen them all first. Register before the release and receive a $10 gift certificate code when they release the pictures.

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The studio expansion continues!

We had a little fun yesterday creating a video to help clients find parking here in downtown Stillwater and took these shots as well; the old man / monster mask you will understand better once you see the video that will be ready in a couple weeks. To handle our increasing workload, we've hired on photographer/videographer/lighting specialist Josh to be our portrait manager to free up Allie to work with just our wedding clients. Joe continues to be our award-winning video editor and I basically do whatever needs to be done when I'm not shooting; like buy clearance Fedora hats. :)
So in review:
Allie: Wedding Manager
Josh: Portrait Manager (High School Seniors and Families)
Joe: Video Manager
-Judd

Caption Contest

Cutest two dogs came into the studio the other day - totaling a whopping 15 pounds - together. Leave a comment with your caption for this picture and the best one will receive a half price family photo session from Studio J! Here's mine: "¡Yo quiero Taco Bell!"

Storyhill Fest 2009

I was on vacation with the family last month near Deerwood, MN at an outdoor music festival. Usually on vacation I try not to take any pictures but with the sun setting behind these artists (Justin Roth, Antje Duvekot, and Storyhill) I couldn't help but grab my wife's camera and take some fun slow-shutter stuff. There were some amazing singer / songwriters there in the northern Minnesota pines. The campfire music was still going around 4am... -Judd
Here is the link to view all the pictures!

Scott + Majalisa: 10.17.2009 (Ft. Snelling Services Club)

Scott and Majalisa's Wedding Links:

Link to all pictures (The EVENT KEY is: Diaz)

Scott and Majalisa will release the images after they have seen them all first. Register before the release and receive a $10 gift certificate code when they release the pictures.

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Both Scott and Majalisa are in the Army Reserve so we had a chance to capture some really unique images: Scott going to pick up Majalisa with a convoy of five HUMVs (you should have seen the looks from the Cottage Grove neighbors), Maja "surprising" Scott with a lime green fake dress (he had a lime green tie but left it at the hotel), Maja always wearing green Army socks (which she stayed true to), some fun images at Minnehaha Falls like tracy getting after Maja and Art (Maja's dad), cool shots on the runway (right before we violated the runway radar and got warned by a dude with an AK-47 machine gun, and Scott's "first" pitcher of the night! - Judd, Amy, and Josh