Cinema Ballroom Wedding Reception with Michaela & Mark!

Michaela & Mark are such a sweet and thoughtful couple and so perfect for eachother.  They are also dear friends of ours and Michaela is in our book club.  Mark and Michaela had a private back yard wedding ceremony for their family members only and the following day they had their reception for their closest friends and extended  family members at the St. Paul Cinema Ballroom.  Take a good look at Michaela’s dress please!  Do you see all of that amazing beading?  Michaela designed and beaded everything herself!  I love special touches like these that couples do to really make their wedding day unique.  Mark and Michael are also huge nature fans and fellow birders (my kind of couple) and they live in a condo right across from the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge.  Since this is a favorite spot of theirs and since Mark proposed there, they wanted to have their photos taken there.  It is such a lovely spot with an incredible view of the river valley and when we arrived there was a glorious bright orange sunset which made for some spectacular photos!  Oh, and their rings were made from a meteorite that landed in Africa a long time ago!  How cool is that!!!!