Summer Shop Local Wedding Shoot- {MN Wedding Photographer}

In the fall local businesses teamed up to produce a styled wedding shoot featuring all services and products that can be used/hired locally to show what an amazing wedding one could plan by keeping all your business local. Fast forward to this summer and here we are with another shoot promoting shopping locally and utilizing our home-town businesses and services! For this shoot we really wanted to show a unique, eclectic wedding with lots of details to show you can really make a one-of-a-kind wedding like what you see in magazines right here in Fergus Falls. Wild Rose Floral & Gifts provided the beautiful fresh floral arrangements presented in vintage mason jars tied with beautiful raffia to complete the look. Majeco Creations provided most all of the propping for the shoot. Tables, chairs, antiques, jewelry and head pieces, etc. It is really a gold mine in there! One of the featured items above is a brooch bouquet, one of the newest trends in bridal options. You can purchase pieces from such places as Majeco, or you can utilize your own jewelry, or your mother's/grandmother's pieces, etc. This bouquet is SO gorgeous and if you do not have the time or energy to assemble one yourself, you can easily hire a floral designer to complete the look for you. Sew Perfect Bridal provided the beautiful gown for our bride model. Ben Franklin Crafts was involved with designing little crafty DIY projects and little odds and ends of decor. DIY projects are so popular now for your wedding day to really personalize the day. 715 Hot Heads provided the hair and make up application-- another stunning job well done by Lauren Carlson, owner of the salon. Forest Lodge Farms Bed & Breakfast was the setting for the shoot. I just cannot get enough shooting in out there. I am always excited to go back and find more beautiful locations to utilize. They also have an amazing chef ready to prepare and discuss wedding meal choices and he also can make cakes/desserts for you to choose from for your big day. Of course, photography services were provided by myself, Holly D Photography.

You can also be on the look out for a brand new wedding brochure with listings of preferred vendors and wedding information to be produced using these images and more. Keep watching for more details. If you are a vendor and wish to be involved in the next promotional shoot or want to be included in the preferred vendors listing, please contact Holly D via her website. To see more photos, just go to the Holly D Photography Facebook page and check the album!

One more word of special thanks to our models Erin Burns and Ryan Hintz and also to my amazing assistant Danielle Rund and Ashley Karsnia for all the help with the brooch bouquet.

Wild Rose Floral & Gifts http://www.wildrosefloral.com/

Majeco Creations 215 W. Lincoln Ave. Fergus Falls 218-998-2950

Sew Perfect Bridal http://www.sewperfectbridal.net/

Forest Lodge Farms Bed & Breakfast http://www.theinnatforestlodgefarms.com/

Ben Franklin Crafts http://www.facebook.com/benfranklincrafts

715 Hot Heads http://www.715hotheads.com/

Holly D Photography http://hollydphotography.com/

Miss O & Family {MN Child & Family Photographer}

My how time flies! It seems I was just doing photos for this little sweetie, but that WAS back in October already now that I think about it!! It was time for Miss O's 1 year session and I was thrilled to hear her mama's fun ideas! We shot many of the photos at the gorgeous Forget Me Not Flower Farm in Fergus Falls. What a beautiful place! Mama also had brought an outfit from her childhood she wanted little O to wear to recreate a picture from mama's past eating a nectarine. What a great idea! Love when we can really personalize a session with meaning like this! Another fun touch was a GREAT prop mama picked up from Majeco Creations back in October when we did our first session together and I was so happy to see we were going to be able to use it for this session. How adorable is that! At the end we went over to meet Daddy and grabbed a few quick family photos and then of course I can't go a shoot without a couples shot of mom and dad. What a beautiful family! Thanks so much to Miss O and her family for a lovely shoot- enjoy your sneak peek! :)

{Josh + Mindy} - MN Engagement Photographer

This was attempt #2 for a winter wonderland engagement session with Josh and Mindy. We attempted on another brisk (to say the least) winter day, but we just couldn't make it with the wind chill. Today we were bound and determined to power through and they were sure troopers!! It was STILL cold and windy, trust me, but we worked around it and their love for each other shined through and warmed up all of us. They were so easy going and just happy to be together and willing to try all my crazy ideas- LOVE that! ;) This shoot took place on the lovely grounds of Forest Lodge Farms Bed & Breakfast just outside of Fergus Falls (www.theinnatforestlodgefarms.com). What a beautiful place! We were also treated at the end of our shoot to some fresh, warm, made from scratch croissants made by the owner- that also helped us warm up a tad ;) We have more up our sleeves this spring with them and I absolutely cannot wait to take advantage of their full property without all this fluffy white stuff in our way ;) I cannot WAIT for my first bride to tell me they are getting married out there- check out their website and all their options for weddings! Another special treat about this shoot were some great pieces from Majeco Creations (215 W Lincoln Ave - 218.998.2950) right here in Fergus Falls. They are a virtual treasure trove of great pieces for styling shoots, your home, your office, or anywhere! Great selection and the owners are VERY helpful!! There were also some touches added from our local Ben Franklin Crafts (www.facebook.com/benfranklincrafts) to this shoot to give it just the right look. To see MORE photos from this session just visit the Holly D Photography Facebook page- there are SO many great photos showcasing our shooting location Forest Lodge Farms Bed and Breakfast and great pieces from Majeco Creations and Ben Franklin!

Shop Locally Wedding Shoot

Here are just a "handful" of favorites from the event that took place October 30th in Fergus Falls, our home town, where we featured many local vendors in a photo shoot promoting keeping business local for your wedding planning needs in the Fergus Falls area. Many businesses participated, including Sew Perfect Bridal, Mauk Jewelers, Wild Rose Floral and Gifts, Majeco Creations, City Bakery, 715 Hot Heads, Victor Lundeen Company, Bello Cucina, River Inn, Events by Laura, and of course, Holly D Photography ;) A special thank you to my models that day as well, Lauren Carlson, Katie Bigelow, Tara Wallington, Nick Suridis, and John Faber! A special thank you as well to my assistant that day Danielle Rund.

I was so pleased we got written up in Daily Journal- to view their article on the event, here is the link:

http://www.fergusfallsjournal.com/2010/11/05/local-businesses-unite-to-produce-wedding-catalog/#respond

I also ended up writing a short article for the Fergus Forum on the event and just some general info on local wedding planning- you can check that out here and hopefully will be doing more articles for them in the future on photography and wedding planning/trends!

http://fergusforum.com/2010/11/09/local-businesses-team-up-to-promote-shopping-local-for-weddings/