Every good love story begins by meeting through mutual friends and extra tickets to a Frank Turner concert, right?! Okay, maybe not every love story, but that is how Bella & Matt's began. After a year of coffee, furniture building, and photography journeys together, they finally began "officially dating". What an incredible foundation for a relationship! And that leads us here... On a cloudy, overcast Tuesday, we drove up to Two Harbors from Minneapolis. From the moment we stepped into Bella & Matt's cabin at Larsmont Cottages, we felt the warmth and energy from their family's as they prepared for their ceremony overlooking Lake Superior. We can't imagine a place that could be more perfect for these two!
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From DIY bouquets to film cameras, their wedding was centered around their passion for beautiful things. Family & friends joined together to create a beautiful day!
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Bella & Matt's first look along the shore of Lake Superior in Two Harbors was dreamy and their reactions to seeing each other: priceless.
The excitement at their future ahead could be seen on their faces! Also - peak that cute little moment between her & her dad at the bottom of this stack of photos!
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Intimate wedding ceremonies are some of our favorites. Bella & Matt's ceremony was performed by a friend as they stood in front of their dearest friends and family members. They had a "Ring Bear" to deliver their wedding rings - how freaking cute is that?! The ceremony also included a blanket ceremony done by Bella's father.
What a wonderful way to include her heritage and her family life as a part of the San Luis Rey Band of Payómkawichum tribe within the ceremony!
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Immediately following the ceremony we snagged some fun portraits of them with their closest and dearest friends who had been invited to celebrate!
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With an early meal and reception, we watched (with tear-filled eyes - at least for Elisebeth) as their friends and family shared about them as individuals and as a couple. Their love filled the room as they began their married life with the most important people in the world to them.
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One of the many beauties of intimate weddings is your wedding day timeline is a lot more flexible! You can focus on what is truly important to you. Bella & Matt are both wonderfully creative people - so it was a priority for them to have a lot of time to have portraits of just the two of them done!
Duluth holds a special place in their hearts, so we ventured down from Two Harbors to many beautiful spots in Duluth. Duluth was where they enjoyed a lot of their time early in their relationship, as well as where Matt proposed!
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Intimate weddings are all the rage in the wedding world right now, and we're so glad we got to photograph Bella & Matt's day! If you're interested in planning your own intimate wedding, let us know - we'd love to document your day too & share what we learned from Bella & Matt's perfect day!
Vendors:
Venue: Larsmont Cottages in Two Harbors, MN, Catering: Larsmont Cottages, Cake: How Sweet It Is Cakes, Dress: The Wedding Shoppe, Hair & Makeup: Sullivan Rice (Bride's Sister), Menswear: Nordstrom, Florist: Bride & Maryn Helfert (MOH), Additional Photo Locations around Duluth, MN