Monday, January 16, 2012 at 09:00AM After their intimate wedding, Ben and Kate decided to host a fun picnic to celebrate their nuptials at Tartan park with tacos, beer and cake topped off with famliy, friends and coworkers. It was a lovely humid summer day and everyone had a blast!
Sunday, January 15, 2012 at 05:26PM Kate, Ben and I had a lot of face time last year. In addition to their snowy engagement session, I photographed their intimate wedding in February and a sunny reception in June. Up first, their engagement session and wedding ceremony.
Monday, December 26, 2011 at 05:43PM A good friend and photographer colleague of mine does a great thing every year with her business. She gives back. Obviously this is something I think we'd all like to do in one fashion or another throughout the year. Yes, I give heaps of clothing and underutilized household goods to The Epilepsy Foundation every few months, but this works more as a convenience for me that just so happens to help others. Nicki does a great job of putting a concerted effort putting a portion of her company's proceeds towards those who need it. In the past I've given to various charities, usually as a gift to others who appreciate a donation versus the traditional material gifts, but never have I made a continuous effort to do this on a schedule, or for myself.
Deciding this was a good practice to get in the habit of, I racked my brain to figure out what would best co-align with my business and clients. The Human Rights Campaign was the first idea I came up with, but I wanted to do something that would affect people more locally. After a bit of digging I finally came to find Minnesotans United for All Families. As 15% of my clients are same-sex couples, obviously the issue of gay marriage is near and dear to my heart.
As you may or may not know, next November Minnesota voters will given the opportuniity to vote in favor of or against a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage in the state. Minnesotans United for All Families has formed a coalition of businesses to defeat this amendment next year. Kate Sommers Photography is now a member of this coalition and financial contributor to this campaign which will help make the celebrations of love of so many of my clients legal in the eyes of the state. To join the campaign, visit MNUnited.org, and consider doing so by December 31st to help them meet their goal of $300,000 by years end.
Friday, December 16, 2011 at 08:00AM The first wedding of the 2011 season started off with a bang. Kayla added lots of beautiful DIY components, and these two are just crazy about eachother. We rented cabs and drove around downtown Minneapolis (AWESOME idea if you want to save time and keep your feet from getting sore) which gave us so many opportunities for shots and plenty of time for both couples, wedding party and family portraits! It had been pouring all morning, but the sunshine broke through and we were able to get all the shots we needed, just avoiding a few puddles here and there.
Thank you so much Kayla and Joe for making me such a special part of your amazing wedding! It was a great way to kick off the wedding season, and I love going back and revisiting all the fun we had together!
And just for fun, a couple outtakes from the day:
Monday, December 5, 2011 at 08:00AM 'Tis the time of year to catch up on months and months of engagement and wedding blog posts! First up is Kayla and Joe, whose engagement session, as you can see, was shot the LAST time there was snow on the ground. I love how things come around full circle...
