I can’t believe that it’s already the middle of August! Soon kids will be returning to school and the heat will leave (I will actually be sad about this!). So before the leaves change and the weather gets cooler I thought it would be great to offer a portrait special! Portrait sessions for the week of August 22nd – August 28th will be $200 and will include at least 20 high-resolution images on a disc!! Family sessions of a maximum of 6 people (each additional person is $50), children/baby sessions and Anytime sessions for couples is included in this special. Senior sessions are not included in this special. So how do you take advantage of this deal? Just contact me and choose a day the week of August 22nd-August 28th that would work for you. I will contact you with times that are available. Sessions can take place any place within Fargo/Moorhead and will last 1 hour. Payment is due before your session and can be paid by check or credit card. So hurry up and email me about what day might work for you and let your friends and family know as well!
A few weekends ago we met up with Jenny + Tim in Fort Ransom, ND. I photographed Jenny’s sister’s wedding 2 years ago in Fort Ransom as well! It’s always such an honor and so fun to be asked to photograph for the same family. I love Jenny’s family because they are so fun to be around!
Jenny + Tim met in Kansas City, Missouri soon after Jenny moved there. She had signed up on e-harmony.com to meet people and ended up being matched with Tim! They had their ceremony on her family’s land in Fort Ransom, ND overlooking the valley. It was a very intimate ceremony with very close friends and family in attendance. It was exceptionally hot and humid that day (you should have seen me after the ceremony. Horrific!) but it was absolutely stunning and you really couldn’t ask for a better view! Here are a ton of my favs:
I love Jenny’s Dad. He’s so sweet!
I adore how Tim looks at Jenny! You can just tell how much he loves her by the way he looks at her.
Loving this ring shot!!
Vendor Information:
Brides Dress: Ida’s Bridal & Tuxedos – Overland Park, Kansas
Bridesmaid Dresses: Belsoie – Ida’s Bridal & Tuxedo – Overland Park, Kansas
Groom/Groomsmen Suits: Their own
Groom/Groomsmen Ties: Tie Bar
Flowers: Flowers Etc. – Enderlin, ND
Hair: Edward Arthur Hedberg – Bucci Salon
Cake: Cindy Olson – Friend of Brides Mother
Band/DJ: Brother Jukebox
1. What were you most looking forward to on your wedding day?
Our ceremony. It was very personal. Also, I was excited for Tim to see my dress.
2. What was your favorite part of your wedding day?
Again, the ceremony. It was beautiful and just the way I pictured it.
3. Do you have any advice for future brides and grooms?
Try not to stress too much.
4. What was your favorite wedding purchase?
My dress and our rings.
5. If you could do it all over, would you change anything?
I wouldn’t have let the alterations lady lead me to believe that you shouldn’t be able to breathe in a wedding dress
or I wouldn’t have eaten that entire week
6. What songs did you choose…
During the Ceremony: “The Luckiest” Ben Folds and “Last Night on Earth” Green Day
First Couple Dance: “Warmness on the Soul” Avenged Sevenfold
Father/Daughter Dance: “I Loved Her First” Heartland
Mother/Son Dance: “100 Years” Five for Fighting
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Katie, I absolutely LOVE the pics. I can’t even tell you how much. So much of the day seems like a blur, but you really brought it back for me. Thanks so much for capturing our day.August 20, 2010 – 10:24 pm
stunning, absolutely breathtaking! I am becoming a quick huge fan of your work, Katie!August 18, 2010 – 12:35 pm
Amazing shots Katie! Our family knew you’d bring the awesome…once again 
August 18, 2010 – 7:23 am
so SO adorable Kates! As always, you did a wonderful job! And congrats Jenny and Tim! You both looked stunning on your wedding day! Love you guys!August 17, 2010 – 11:08 pm
I can’t believe that it’s already the middle of August! Soon kids will be returning to school and the heat will leave (I will actually be sad about this!). So before the leaves change and the weather gets cooler I thought it would be great to offer a special portrait special! Portrait sessions for the week of August 22nd – August 28th will be $200 and will include at least 20 high-resolution images on a disc!! Family sessions of a maximum of 6 people (each additional person is $50), children/baby sessions and Anytime sessions for couples is included in this special. Senior sessions are not included in this special. So how do you take advantage of this deal? Just contact me and choose a day the week of August 22nd-August 28th that would work for you. I will contact you with times that are available. Sessions can take place any place within Fargo/Moorhead and will last 1 hour. Payment is due before your session and can be paid by check or credit card. So hurry up and email me about what day might work for you and let your friends and family know as well!
And because a post without a picture is boring, here is a sneak peek of a wedding in Fort Ransom, ND last Saturday!
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YAY! You posted the picture that I shot!August 14, 2010 – 3:02 pm
Jon + Sadie both grew up in Enderlin, ND but it wasn’t until they were at Minnesota State University – Moorhead that they started hanging out. One day, Sadie invited Jon to a Superbowl party and he declined! Good thing he came to his senses later that day and decided to go to the party! That was 9 1/2 years ago and they’ve been together ever since!
On Sadie’s birthday (her favorite holiday!) Jon sent Sadie stargazer lilies, had her dress up and took her out for a delicious dinner at W.F. Maxwells. All through dinner Sadie hoped that this would be the night that Jon would ask her to marry him. They finished dinner and Jon didn’t ask her. While they had a fantastic night out, Sadie was a bit disappointed. Once they got home Sadie lingered in her ‘engagement outfit’ hoping that he would ask but she finally decided to just get comfortable in her sweatpants and t-shirt. As she was walking out of the room, Jon stopped her, got down on one knee and asked her to be his wife. Sadie began to cry, hugged him and forgot to answer. Jon asked her again and her response was “Well Yeah!”.
Sadie + Jon’s wedding was BEAUTIFUL! They were married in her father’s amazing garden in Enderlin, ND. Seriously, this garden was stunning! We had so much fun with this couple and their wedding party! Here are a few of my favs:
Jon plays guitar in the band Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome. They were AWESOME!
Vendor Information:
Reception Venue: Holiday Inn – Fargo
Brides Dress: Alan Evans – Rand Evans Collection
Bridesmaid Dresses: Bride’s Aunt
Groom/Groomsmen Tuxs: Tip Top Tux
Flowers: Hornbacher’s Osgood
Transportation: All Occasions Limousine – Trolley
Hair/Mark-up: Cloud 9 Salon
Cake: Fantasies in Frosting
Band: Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome
I’ve decided to start asking the couples questions after the wedding about their wedding day. I think it’s kind of interesting to hear what the bride and groom think about their wedding day after the fact, and I think that it might help future brides and grooms with their wedding day!
1. What were you most looking forward to on your wedding day?
Sadie: I looked forward to becoming Mrs. Jon Rudolph and for being together with all of our friends and family to celebrate this wonderful time in our lives
Jon: First look. It was the first time I got to see my bride. It was awesome!
2. What was your favorite part of your wedding day?
Sadie: My favorite part of the wedding day was walking down the aisle with my father and my step-father. When my father (who always said one of the hardest things he would ever have to do was) gave me away, he put my hand in Jon’s hand and told me he was so happy I chose the best man to marry. I will remember that moment for the rest of my life.
Jon: The ceremony because it was when I knew I was marrying Sadie. But really, it was all awesome! Everything was my favorite.
3. Do you have any advice for future brides and grooms?
Sadie: Do everything you’ve ever dreamed of and have the wedding of your dreams!
Jon: Hire everything from people you don’t know. Start your slide show early.
4. What was your favorite wedding purchase?
Sadie: My dress! It was the dress I have always dreamed of and my husband loved it!
Jon: The band! Because Post Traumatic Funk Syndrome is awesome!
5. If you could do it all over, would you change anything?
Nope. Not a thing. It was the best wedding we could have ever asked for!
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Jon’s beard turned out great in the pics!!!August 19, 2010 – 10:25 am
Katie, you did such a great job of capturing the joy and happiness of the day. As well as beauty radiating from both Sadie and Jon.It simply brings tears to my eyes to see such great pictures of two of the dearest people in my life. Well done!!August 17, 2010 – 2:21 pm
Perfect!!! Perfect pictures for a perfect bride and groom!! What a wonderful day and it is captured in these pictures, so unique and fun!!!August 16, 2010 – 11:49 am
Congrats you two! Favorite pics were the ones at the house! Can’t even start to think about how much work and dedication was put into that beautiful scenery/wedding! Sweet! August 14, 2010 – 1:38 pm
the photos are absolutely breathtaking!!! What a BEAUTIFUL couple!August 14, 2010 – 11:59 am
Wow — Your wedding must have been amazingly beautiful! These photos capture some great moments that you will remember forever! Congratulations!!August 14, 2010 – 6:56 am
Absolutely stunning photos Your photographer captured you guys perfectly. The beauty inside and out just shined!August 13, 2010 – 12:20 pm
Great job! These look fantastic.August 13, 2010 – 11:39 am
My gosh, these are gorgeous. Sadie looks like a porcelain doll. What a great wedding and evening!August 13, 2010 – 10:14 am
These pictures are just beautiful! You captured the happiness of that day perfectly!August 13, 2010 – 9:53 am
Love, love, love the picture of Jon and Sadie with rock wall background! Great shots – really captured the comfort and happiness of the couple.August 13, 2010 – 9:34 am
GREAT pix! Nice work capturing the day and the emotions for the bride and groom. Nice guitar, too. August 13, 2010 – 8:04 am
Beautiful, but of course they would be with the two of you. Katie does a great job.August 13, 2010 – 8:02 am
These pictures are simply amazing – stunning work Katie!
Sadie – you are the most beautiful bride ever!
Jon – not too shabby yourself : )
Congrats you guys!August 12, 2010 – 10:09 pm
these are so good!!!! Awesome!August 12, 2010 – 7:52 pm
Amazing photos of an amazing day!!! Truly wonderful images to capture the start of a brilliant life together as Mr. & Mrs. Rudolph.August 12, 2010 – 6:02 pm
Amazing photos! They’re all gorgeous but #7 is absolutely stunning!August 12, 2010 – 5:05 pm
Oh my gosh! These are the most beautiful wedding pictures I have ever seen!!!!! FABULOUS WORK!August 12, 2010 – 4:53 pm
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