Pugatory Creek Park is one of my favorite locations to photograph at, it has so many options! Rylee also was a beautiful model. Belle Plaine is close to home, so it was nice to be a Belle Plaine Senior Photographer!
Location: Pugatory Creek Park
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
School District: Belle Plaine
Senior Portraits are one of the best ways to show off personality. Through props, clothing and scenery. For Judson, hockey is a huge part of his life, so of course he had a jersey! These portraits document a time in their lives that when they look back at the can remember exactly how they felt in those moments. Tri-City United school district is three towns: Lonsdale, Le Center and Montgomery. It’s always great to be a Tri-City United Senior Portraits photographer for this district and to showcase these students.
Location: Ney Nature Center
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
School: Tri City United
If you live in the area, you know what Clancy’s is, if not – you need to get out more! Kaitlyn and Mike met at Clancy’s through a mutual friend. Mike’s good work friend and Kaitlyn’s neighbor, well apparently Luke (groomsman) knew how to make a connection! Kaitlyn and Mike are laid back people that like to have a good time together. Whether it’s butchering chickens the day Mike plans on proposing, relaxing in the pool with a drink in hand, tending the garden for produce or cooking and grilling. These two are truly a great match and their barn venue at Scenic Escape Barn couldn’t have fit them any better! I truly love the chance again as a Scenic Escape Barn Wedding Photographer.
Location: Scenic Escape Barn
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
Cupcakes: Lexi Lu’s Cupcakes
Catering: Chef Craig Catering
Officiant: Maggie O’Conner
Florist: The Vinery
Katie took a chance by hopping on a dating site to try to find a potential “someone”, she was really looking for someone close by because she wanted a walking partner. Well, she really lucked out, beacause she matched with Joe and it said he was only .5 miles away. Their walks continued from that day and it was on one of their walks at Schaar’s Bluff that Joe propsed! These two built an immediate friendship and now have walking buddies for life!
Location: Schaar’s Bluff Gathering Center
Photography: Courtney June Photography
DJ: Midwest Sound
Cake and cupcakes: Hy-Vee Sweet Shop
Officiant: Mark Scannell
Hair: Phenix Salon Suites Eagan – Brittany Pagitt
Wedding Dress: The Wedding Shoppe
Chris and Heather have a great sense of humor, and you can see when you are with them they really enjoying joking. In fact, one of their quirks is that they like to jokingly call each other “offensive” names for absolutely no reason. Now this may sound a little off, but if you know Heather and Chris, you would know it’s really quite hilarious. Their wedding dinner aprons are a great glimpse into their humor. The fall colors were absolutely amazing and it was a beautiful day for Next Chapter Winery Wedding Photography!
Location: Next Chapter Winery
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
DJ: Northern Sound
Catering: Big Bore BBQ
Floral: Costco and Sam’s Club
Cake: Costco
Janelyn and Mark’s story isn’t a short one, in fact it’s been in the works for quite a long time. The first met years ago on an online role play game, it was so long ago Janelyn had to think hard of what it was called. The other twist, was they were literally oceans apart, as Mark lives(d) in the UK. Throughout the years, these two created a bond and a unique relationship, with more curveballs than just distance. Mark and Janelyn were actually suppose to have their wedding back in 2020, and with all the shutdown and restrictions, they had to postpone. Fast forward, they were finally able to have their big day, and even though it was chilly, it was beautiful!
Location: Gardens of Castle Rock
Coordinator: Weddings Your Way
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
Catering: Green Mill Catering
Floral and Design: Stargazer Designs
Wedding Cake: Queen of Cakes
Wedding Hair and Makeup: Ziel Bridal
They say that true love will find it’s way, and that’s fitting for Bryant and Hunter. Hunter and Bryant met several years ago through their employment at Valleyfair, dated for awhile and life took them down separate paths. They found their way back to each other, and what a perfect fairy tale like venue to have their wedding; that’s the reason they chose it! Their reception venue was one of a kind, it was like stepping back into time with different performing stages, and many, many carousels!
Location: The Woods Chapel
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
Flowers: Sola Wood Flowers
Dress: David’s Bridal
It’s nice to be able to photograph a session close to home, so I was excited when Kaitlyn said Lagoon Park sounded good! It’s not a big park, but it has great options, and some really good fall colors. An engagement session is a great time to get to know each other, and we found out we had a lot of people and things in common we both knew!
Location: Lagoon Park
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
In all my years of photography, this was a first. There was a huge storm blowing in – hail, winds, rain and Chris and Nicole and I decided to still go for it! I’m so glad we did, because the photos turned out amazing and had I not just mentioned it, noone would have ever known! The fall colors were beautiful and the trees helped to hold off the rain, and at the end the sun even surprised us by coming out. I have done a lot of sessions as an Eden Prairie Engagement Photographer and this session for Starling Lake Park Engagement Photography was no different! I can’t wait for the next time.
Location: Staring Lake Park
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
Katie and Josh have been together for 14 years, and you can tell by how comfortable they are with each other, and their sense of humor together. This couple (and friends) were all about taking fun and funny photos. This wedding has been a couple years in the making, with some setbacks (thanks Covid), but this day turned out beautiful! They had a beautiful intimate ceremony with close friends and family, and a was able to be close to home as a Belle Plaine Wedding Photographer.
Location: Belle Plaine
Photographer: Courtney June Photography
