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Spring is in the Air | Shire + Mike’s Wedding at the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis

Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
I flew back to Minnesota from my winter home in Hawaii several times this year, and once it was for this amazing wedding at the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis. Shire and Mike are probably one of the sweetest couples I know.  Shire’s bubbly and happy demeanor endured throughout the entire day, and it rubbed of on everyone around her. She claims to be camera shy, but can you tell from these photos? I think not!

My favorite moment was seeing the looks on Shire and Mike’s faces when they first saw each other. There were tears and laughter, it was absolutely amazing.

This was my first time photographing a wedding at The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis. I have to say, I enjoyed it very much! There was lots of great lighting, and it was beautiful and elegant inside, with gorgeous two story window arches, cute balconies, chandeliers, and polished oak details everywhere. Shire and Mike, you picked a great spot!

I had a lot of sun shooting this wedding because these two were so fun to be around. Also because spring was in the air, it was sunny and bright, and the last of the snow was melting away… It was kind of like this:

“If ever there were a spring day so perfect,
so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze
that it made you want to throw open all the windows in the house
and unlatch the door to the canary’s cage,
indeed, rip the little door from its jamb,
a day when the cool brick paths
and the garden bursting with peonies
 seemed so etched in sunlight
that you felt like taking a hammer to the glass paperweight
on the living room end table,
releasing the inhabitants from their snow-covered cottage
so they could walk out,
holding hands and squinting
into this larger dome of blue and white,
well, today is just that kind of day.”
-BILLY COLLINS

Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings
Woman's Club MN Downtown Minneapolis Wedding Photography by Brovado Weddings Ceremony & Reception Venue – The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dress – Posh Bridal Couture – Wayzata, MN
Florist – Brown and Greene Floral – Minneapolis, MN
Decorator – Design Innovations – Edina, MN
Linens – Après Party and Tent Rental – Edina, MN
Jewelry – Waldeland Jewlers and Jewelry by Johan

I flew back to Minnesota from my winter home in Hawaii several times this year, and once it was for this amazing wedding at the Woman’s Club of Minneapolis. Shire and Mike are probably one of the sweetest couples I know.  Shire’s bubbly and happy demeanor endured throughout the entire day, and it rubbed of on...

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Fly Away With Me | Family Photos at the Kahului Heliport

I’ve known Brandon and his wife Kelsy for a few years now.  We met through through the aviation community here on Maui.  Brandon is a medevac pilot and one of the best helicopter instructors I know.

I’ve seen my friend Brandon more than any of my friends on Maui this year. Why? Because he helped me get my helicopter license! Earlier this year he spent many many hours with me in a Schweizer S300 so I could take my license exam when I got back to Minnesota in February.  I am beyond grateful for his friendship and his amazing instruction!

Since Brandon and Kelsy are expecting their second child in May, I wanted to give them a maternity photo shoot at a Maui location of their choice.  Of course they picked the Kahului heliport!  Our goal was to get some shots with the helicopters on the ground, and if we could, capture Brandon’s co-worker landing the medevac helicopter in the background while Kelsy and Brandon kissed.  We nailed it! Kelsy looks absolutely stunning… What a gorgeous family!

Enjoy these Maui family portraits at the Kahului airport!








I’ve known Brandon and his wife Kelsy for a few years now.  We met through through the aviation community here on Maui.  Brandon is a medevac pilot and one of the best helicopter instructors I know. I’ve seen my friend Brandon more than any of my friends on Maui this year. Why? Because he helped me...

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What Happens in Vegas… | Eileen & Warren’s Wedding at the Venetian

Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo

I met Warren a couple years ago when I visited friends in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He was in med school at the time, and was well known for hosting get togethers for his colleagues at the hospital. If you wanted a cool place to chill, you went to Warren’s.

Warren and Eileen continued their tradition of throwing chic parties by planning a destination wedding at the beautiful Venetian resort in Las Vegas.  In 2015, this was the wedding to be at. My mental image of the shotgun Vegas wedding with silk flowers in a theme chapel officiated by an Elvis impersonator has been forever changed by photographing Warren and Eileen’s stylish ceremony in the immaculately landscaped Venezia Courtyard, and their elegant Bouchon Bistro reception that featured a fresh lobster dinner and endless champagne.  Afterwards, the wedding party went out for some Vegas nightlife of course, at Marquee nightclub, where they danced the night away and even took a dip in the club’s hot tub after hours.

Eileen told me a little about Warren’s proposal…

“He HATES surprises. So much that he also hates surprising other people. So we had shopped for the ring together, he’d practiced putting it on my finger, his mother had selected an auspicious date for our engagement and we had a celebratory dinner scheduled with our parents and my sister that night.  Even with all that advanced notice I was speechless when he proposed.” 

One of the most special moments of the day according to Eileen was getting to share their first look photo session with Warren’s 94 year old grandmother.  “She loves having her photo taken, and Preston charmed her even without a shared language,” she said. “Preston’s ability to let us be ourselves and really experience our wedding made it such a magical day.  Every time it would occur to us ‘this would be a great shot’ we’d look up and there’d be Preston, already on top of it!”


Thank you for the compliments, Warren and Eileen! I really had an amazing time photographing your wedding! Thanks for inviting me to Vegas, and for being such gracious hosts! I wish you both the best in all the years to come!


Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo
Las Vegas Wedding at the Venetian and Palazzo

Ceremony & Reception Venue – The Venetian and Palazzo
Hair – Canyon Ranch Salon
Florist – English Garden Florist
Caterer – Bouchon Bistro
Dress Designer – Tadashi Shoji
Tuxedos – Indochino
Limo – Elite Transportation
Jewelry – Van Cleef & Arpels
Afterparty – Marquee Nightclub

I met Warren a couple years ago when I visited friends in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. He was in med school at the time, and was well known for hosting get togethers for his colleagues at the hospital. If you wanted a cool place to chill, you went to Warren’s. Warren and Eileen continued their tradition of throwing chic parties...

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