Jessica And Ben's Elegant Mill City Wedding In Downtown Minneapolis / June 16, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

Jessica and Ben had me come to Chicago for their engagement session photos, and we spent a couple days together. We started feeling like friends, which was extended when they invited us to a Minnesota Twins game and party the night before their wedding. Nearly a year later, their beautiful wedding in Minneapolis at the Mill City Museum (elegantly transformed by the talented Amy Fuerstenberg), was even more elegant than I imagined, and my wife and I left the wedding feeling like family.

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Documentary Style Family Portrait In Seattle / June 9, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

I have photographed these two sisters every year since 2008, since they were babies. They are now 9 and 11, and they are extremely active and energetic. With the same approach I take to weddings, I let them be themselves and do exactly what they want, and I look for key moments of interaction that reveal their strong connection and their individual personalities.

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Weddings And Families, Birth And Babies / June 7, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

Although I do not market myself as a birth or baby photographer, I regularly photograph for families I've met at one of the 600+ weddings I've photographed. As a father of three myself, I know how powerful the experience of birth is, as well as the indescribable joys of parenthood. I love that photographing weddings put me in the middle of such joyful events, and that connection often continues a few years later when the same couples become parents themselves. This can mean that after photographing their wedding, I photograph the birth of their children and later the family. I take the same approach I take with weddings and portraits: the role of silent observer rather than active director. Reality is always more beautiful than anything posed or scripted. There are several families who I photograph yearly in Seattle, allowing me to actually watch these same children grow up. I just photographed a Bat Mitzvah for one of these same families, images from which will be a blog post for a later date...

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Assumptions, Photography And The Micro Four Thirds System Article In The Debut Issue Of Olympus Passion Magazine / May 31, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

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Nikki And Brett's Snowy Wedding At Swiftwater Cellars Winery In Washington State / March 6, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

I just finished editing this beautiful wedding from Swiftwater Cellars Winery in Cle Elum, Washington, an hour east of Seattle. I met the groom 10 years ago when I photographed his big brother's wedding at the Woodmark Hotel in Seattle in 2007, and was happy to hear from the family again when Brett got engaged to Nikki.

It was a beautiful sunny day, and at the altitude of the Cascade Mountain range, it was so intensely windy that Nikki's veil went flying while we were walking outside in the snow. Even though it was snowy and relatively cold by Washington State standards, the snow and altitude made the temperatures feel warmer than reality.

There were 10 bridesmaids and 10 groomsmen, and they were surrounded by friends and family, as well as what might be the world's cutest dog in a tux. A great day.

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Image Published In Current Issue Of Mpls St. Paul Weddings Magazine / February 8, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

This wedding image, the kiss from Christina and Ben's wedding ceremony at The Bachelor Farmer restaurant in Minneapolis, was featured in the current issue of Mpls St. Paul Weddings Magazine's "Kisses We Love" section.

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Images Published In Current Issue Of Minnesota Bride Magazine / February 7, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

Minnesota Bride Magazine asked me to share advice on how brides can look more comfortable in front of the camera. Since my focus the entire day is shooting spontaneously, being as invisible as possible and keeping people at ease, I was happy to give my perspective on what has worked for me. I find that letting couples merely spend time with each other and working around that yields a much truer portrayal of their connection, and they appreciate that reality much more than if I were to run them through the same series of poses that can be seen at every other wedding.

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PDN Is Using My Contest Winning Image From Last Year To Promote Their New Contest / February 3, 2017 by Bradley Hanson

While debating whether or not to enter this contest again, I noticed my image from last year being used to promote it. The contest began in 2003 as "Top Knots" and will now be known as "Celebrations" to have a broader theme.

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Si And Nathan's Outdoor Park Wedding In Minneapolis / December 21, 2016 by Bradley Hanson

I got to know the impeccably dressed Si and Nathan during their engagement session 11 months ago when it was below zero, but they still looked great and happy. Fast forwarding many months later to the morning of their wedding, we started near the Nicollet Island Inn. Their ceremony was at Central Mississippi River Regional Park in NE Minneapolis (near Broadway Avenue bridge) on the banks of the Mississippi River, and their reception was at The Bachelor Farmer in Minneapolis. A nearly perfect day!

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Solveig And Erik's Elegant Wedding At The American Swedish Institute In Minneapolis / November 14, 2016 by Bradley Hanson

After years of driving, biking and walking past the American Swedish Institute, a gorgeous castle just outside of downtown Minneapolis, I finally photographed a wedding there. It's difficult to choose words that adequately describe the feeling of being in this place, so I'll be brief and let the images do the talking. Solveig and Erik were ideal clients, very happy people with an obliviously deep connection to each other. I was fortunate to have photographed them previously at Palisade Head at Lake Superior about a year ago, which gave us time to get familiar with each other.

The morning of the wedding, I started photographing Solveig and the bridesmaids at her sister's home near Lake Calhoun. You could say the excitement level between Solveig and her closest friends and family was rather high, and that energy continued through the entire event. Wonderful people and a perfect venue.

The American Swedish Institute is the only castle in Minnesota, and I look forward to my next wedding there.

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