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Joel and Lauryn met at a local Duluth “establishment,” which we will leave unnamed for the sake of the couple. When the time for a first date rolled around, Lauryn told her friends that if he took her out to a chain restaurant, he was not going to get a second date. Joel, thankfully, pulled through and passed the test. He took her to Seven West Taphouse, which is now one of the couple’s favorite date spots. They quickly fell for each other, and have been together for over three years. They are both St. Scholastica graduates, and Lauryn works with Joel’s mother at the hospital.

Joel proposed at Balloon Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, shortly after sunrise. It was a beautiful day filled with the sunshine, lack of sleep, and the biggest festival in the world for balloons. Their engagement session took place at Hawk Ridge in Duluth, MN, on one of the last nice fall days of the season. It was a perfect day celebrating the changing of the season and the love Joel and Lauryn have for each other.

Joel and Lauryn enjoying one of the last nice fall days at Hawk Ridge.

Ready for life’s next big adventure.

Gorgeous October day.

Happily surrounded by Duluth’s natural beauty.

Joel did a good job picking out the ring.

Joel and Lauryn beside the waters of Lake Superior at Brighton Beach.

Dusk in the fall.

Adam and Rachel were initially set up through mutual friends. When the couple discovered each other on social media, the flames of romance were inevitably kindled. Upon meeting for their first date, the couple immediately hit it off and decided to make it official. They have been together for over four years now and will be together for five and a half years by the time they get married.

On Rachel’s twenty-first birthday, Adam proposed a toast for Rachel in front of the couple’s family members. Before she knew it, he was kneeling on the ground next to her on one knee, popping the question. In the flurry of the moment, Adam forgot the speech he had prepared, and all he managed to say was, “Will you marry me?” He proposed with his grandmother’s ring, and according to Rachel, “It was the best birthday ever!”

This fun-loving couple was a blast to work with. The shoot took place at Hawk Ridge and Amity Creek in Duluth, MN, which offered an excellent overview of the city, a myriad of nature shots, and a gorgeous array of fall colors. Rachel and Adam share many similar interests, opinions, and thoughts on life. They were truly made for one another, and this engagement shoot was a beautiful testament to the love they share.

Gorgeous fall atmosphere on Hawk Ridge for this happy couple’s engagement shoot.

Rachel and Adam surrounded by natural beauty, and a shot of the stunning engagement ring, which was Adam’s grandmother’s.

Taking advantage of the stunning scenery Duluth has to offer with a trip to Amity Creek.

Rachel and Adam staying warm in their blanket in Lester Park.

Brent and Sarah spent Easter weekend in Duluth visiting family. Sarah and I have been friends since high-school; we drove to Sturgis, ND in my mother’s mini-van with a deer skull tied the the front and waited tables together through college. I even had the opportunity to photograph her sister’s wedding last summer. Over the years I’ve had the privilege of shooting their girls several times and it always amazes me how well they pose for the camera. Our mini-session was originally scheduled for Monday but at the last moment we switched to Saturday and captured the last remains of Old Man Winter. The girls were absolute troopers in the wet falling snow- now if I could just get my girls to “keep it together” for family photos.

Happy Easter!

Brent and Sarah and Audrey and Ivy on a snowy Saturday at Hawk Ridge in Duluth, MN.

Audrey and Ivy brave the wet snow.

Daddy’s girl.

Audrey and Ivy.

Twelve years (I think) married and counting.