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Kristin & Jonah | rural Minnesota wedding

At the end of July, I drove south to Hokah, MN for the wedding ceremony of Kristin & Jonah. Jonah & his sister were actually members of a previous bridal party for my past clients Shannon & Jon. One thing about rural weddings, is that the strong bond of family & friends is very apparent. [...]

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Stephanie & Geoff | Caledonia, Minnesota wedding

Once again, the autumn sun was shining for a wedding. Stephanie & Geoff returned to their hometown of Caledonia, Minnesota to be married in front of their family & friends. The first time I met them was for their engagement portraits in which we took at Beaver Creek Valley State Park on another beautiful day [...]

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Brittany & Brandon | wedding pictures in rural Minnesota

For my sixth wedding within 22 days in the month of August, I traveled into southeastern Minnesota near the small town of Mabel – which is a polar opposite of the large metro areas of Chicago, IL & Indianapolis, IN that they now live between! What’s interesting, is that a number of events took place [...]

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wedding engagements in Caledonia, Minnesota

Nearly two weeks ago, I traveled down through rural Minnesota to Caledonia and met with my future wedding clients Stephanie & Geoff for their engagement pictures. They love the outdoors so we planned to go to Beaver Creek Valley State Park for a perfect natural backdrop. We crossed creeks and climbed rocky terrain, but I [...]

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Shannon & Jon wedding photographer – La Crescent & Caledonia MN

June 28th, 2008 – I was the wedding photographer for another Shannon this past weekend! As some of you know, my wife & I have the same first name, Shannon. This is one of the main reasons I prefer to go by just “Porter”. But the bride’s name was Shannon and one of the bridesmaid’s [...]

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from Saturday’s wedding

Here’s a little preview from this past Saturday’s wedding photos – we snuck out of the reception and made use of this nice little hill with some dramatic clouds… Check back soon for more wedding photos of last weekend’s wedding!

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La Crescent MN & Caledonia MN wedding photography today!

I’m getting ready for a wedding I’m photographing at the Church of the Crucifixion in La Crescent, MN. Appears to be chances of rain, but even if there is, it won’t prevent us from getting some great wedding pictures. After the wedding ceremony, we’ll be heading to the Four Seasons Community Center in Caledonia, MN [...]