Summertime Family Photos at the Lake | Cass Lake MN Photographer Norway Beach Resort
Family at the Cabin | Pennington MN Kitchi Lake Cass Lake Family Portraits Up North
This rainy day photo shoot was fun. The whole family isn’t all together often, so getting pictures while they’re at the lake is a great idea! They stayed at and fished from Bliss Point Resort. This was my first time seeing and visiting the resort; it was so nice! Very peaceful and quaint. Their docks were super! You can rent cabins or stay in your camper. This lake connects to Cass Lake, so this family mentioned boating over to Star Island for the day, too.
How Fun! Great fishing 🙂
Next time you’re all together, consider hiring a photographer to capture some of your time. I hope you don’t forget these fun summer memories!
Beautiful Fall Wedding | October in Minnesota Russian Orthodox Wedding Photographer
We met up in the freezing rain at Itasca State Park to take the wedding photos for this beautiful bride & groom.
The weather was pretty predictable for a fall wedding in MN, and didn’t pose a threat at all to these brave Minnesotans!
I hope you enjoy the photographs that capture just a sliver of the love these two sweethearts have for each other.
Her dimple radiates joy, and the way he gazes at her proves he is absolutely smitten…
I hope you enjoyed looking through these as much as I enjoyed taking them!
XO
Amy
Kristi + Colbey Wedding Sneak Peek | Bemidji Wedding Photography at Library Park and St. Philips Catholic Church
Colbey and Kristi were married on the last August weekend in Bemidji, Minnesota. Outdoor wedding weather is never guaranteed to be perfect, and it really shouldn’t put a damper on too much! Thankfully, this sweet couple was all prepared with several umbrellas, and high spirits. The rain that came was a misty, wet shower. It didn’t pour, but was very wet! Thankfully, Kristi still wanted to meet Colbey in the park for their first time seeing each other on their wedding day. HELLO, SWEET!!!
After Colbey cried at the sight of his beautiful bride and they giggled a little bit when thinking about the fact that this big day is finally here, we did portraits outside. Family and the Bridal Party. It went great, and with all the little kids running around with umbrellas, nobody even had their eye poked out 😉
Then, we all went back to the church for their wedding. Hip, Hip, Hooray!
This August wedding was rained out in precipitation, and flooded with joy! 😉 I’m Cheesy, I know!
Z + A Carlson Wedding, Ruttger’s Birchmont Lodge, Bemidji Town & Country Club | MN Wedding Photographer
Z + A had an absolutely beautiful day for their wedding. With a quick passing thunderstorm, the showers brought a beautiful rainbow out to encourage them to wait out the sprinkles and say their I Do’s just they way they had planned them! They were married under the pergola at Ruttger’s as the sun glistened around them. Then we all rode across Lake Bemidji on the pontoon, for a fabulous bridal party excursion before the reception. They arrived in the sunset glow to their reception at Bemidji Town & Country Club. It was decorated splendidly and everything tied together so lovingly with their themes of love and togetherness. DQ Dilly bars topped the dinner off and the dance (led by Jamie with Extreme DJ and Karaoke Bemidji) rocked away all night!
Here is a sneak peek at this super fun day for the Carlsons!
#OhHappyDayZandA was the tag for the new Mr. & Mrs. <3
CONGRATULATIONS, to this dear couple!
I am so grateful I was able to be there for such a sweet wedding day.
Books Books Books! Book Themed Wedding Decorations in Bemidji, MN. | Amy Kate Photography, Bemidji MN Wedding Photographer
Mr. & Mrs. chose some terribly precious decorations for their wedding day, special to them. Books! What a lovely theme to set up with. From the “petals” the flower girls tossed down being heart-shaped cutouts from Harry Potter, the hollowed out book to the cake being a stack of novels… This was a Literature-filled occasion. Being one who makes friends with the librarian before anyone else, I can relate. Here are a few of the detailed photographs of the books throughout the day. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did. I hope you don’t start crying as much as I do every time I look at these two, privately sharing their personal vows with each other before the ceremony. GaaaahhH!!!! Thankfully, the bride found some His & Her Vows books, so they wrote them out and they can now be cherished forever. 
Wedding Day for the Weigels | St. Philip’s Catholic Church and The Sanford Event Center in Bemidji, MN. Paul & Babe, Lake Bemidji Waterfront | Amy Kastenbauer MN Wedding Photographer
Congratulations to the ravishing Trevor & Liz! These two charmers held a lovely ceremony at St Philips Catholic Church in Bemidji, and then received their guests at the Sanford Event Center in a gorgeous Ballroom, as well as entertaining their guests in the lobby and out on the patio (which overlooks Lake Bemidji)! These two love doves are a perfect match, and I was glad to get to photograph their wedding day with them.
Egoroff Wedding Week | Itasca State Park Russian Orthodox Wedding Photography, Northern MN
Family Fall Photography | Fabulous Finding Fun and Full Foliage For Fotos. (or something like that)
The colors of Autumn are in full swing here in Northern MN. So, we had this family over to Grace Lake, near Cass Lake, MN to take some family photos near the lake. We got some pops of red, orange, yellow, green, and brown. They meandered from the hill with pines down to the narrow sandy beach on Grace Lake. It was the perfect setting for an afternoon photo session.
Here’s one quick one from this good day!
Linnea < SENIOR CLASS OF 2016 > | Sr year graduation photos
Since I loved these so much, and I am dying to share them with Linnea, here is a sneak peek at our lovely session for this new Senior. We took the photos at her favorite place: camp! Sjölunden (Swedish: sjö: lake, lund: grove) is the Swedish camp site associated with Concordia Language Villages and is located at the Concordia site at Turtle River Lake, near Bemidji, Minnesota. {puhlease consider sending your kids to camp, and even more: consider a Concordia Language Village!}
