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MN Bride Magazine!

I couldn’t quite remember what my first reaction was when I was contacted by the editor of MN Bride Magazine about featuring Andrea and Marty’s wedding. I think I might have shrieked a little… just a little. And now, to actually hold the magazine in my hand, and absorb in the fact that it is really being featured, it feels oh-so-good. Thick glossy magazine paper, I love you!



They interviewed Andrea for the article as well. It’s the sweetest reward for all the hard work Andrea and Marty put into planning and executing their awesome wedding.
Congratulations, Andrea and Marty!



Go pick up a copy of the MN Bride Magazine, Fall/Winter issue if you get a chance. Oh, and did you see that the cover is in black? So luscious!

warmly,
Ai Ling

Matthew Geiger - Congrats!

Mary C. - Congratulations Ai!!! On your way to fame and fortune already I see :)

Andrea Jarosinski - We can’t thank you enough Ai Ling! Congrats to ALL of us!

Ai Ling - Thank you!! It’s such an honor.

Calista - WOW, congrats sis!

lauranne - awesome !!!

Ai Ling - Thank you!

Sherri - Wow! The article looks awesome – I’m so happy for you!!

Rebecca Ortmann - Congrats Ai Ling you deserve it! You are an amazing photographer and I am so happy for you!

Ai Ling - Thanks, Becky!

Wei - Congratulations!! Your work are awesome!

the cox family

Lindsey, Doug and baby Ashlyn came all the way from Oregon for a visit and we had a great time hanging out in the nature and taking some family photos. Isn’t this the most adorable family you’ve ever seen?





Baby Ashlyn just turned one. She is such a happy baby!





Sweet!





Lindsey, Doug and Ashlyn, thanks for the fun shoot. It was such a pleasure working with you and getting to know you. I hope you enjoy the photos as much as I do, and I hope you had a great time in Minnesota!

warmly,
Ai Ling

Lindsey - Oh Ai, we LOVE them!!!! Thank you so much! You are so talented! I cannot wait to show our friends and family :)

Emily - Great photos as usual Ai Ling! A great looking family. That’s three families in our clan you’ve shot now!

emily - Nice work Ai Ling! Gorgeous stuff as always. I guess you’re a Johnson family staple now. :)

Ai Ling - Thanks! That’s a good staple to be. : )

jill + matt {wedding day}

date : july 16, 2010
ceremony and reception : private residence, isle, minnesota

Sit tight, because this is a record breaking wedding blog post.
This post contains three of my brides, past and presents, all so amazingly talented. My, being Jill’s best friend, paired with her sister Ngoc, worked magic and helped put together this enchanted wedding. You might still remember their beautiful weddings last year — My’s warmth of frost wedding and Ngoc’s birds of a feather wedding. They waved their magic wedding wands and everything became gold.

It was titled “The Lake Wedding”. Jill and Matt were married in the backyard of Jill’s parents house, on an island, by the lake. Beautiful day, awesome couple, amazing details… it couldn’t have been more perfect!


The ceremony was intimate and touching.


The details for this wedding are simply incredible. From the wedding dress made and altered by Jill’s mom and sister, to using a Harry Potter book as the ring box, to customized koozies, to hand crafted accessories, to candy ‘tree’, to pirate treasure map guestbook, to crazy cool cake topper, to paper lanterns and paper buntings (I am borderline obsessed with those!)… they are all so colorful and breathtaking.


Matt changed into a Sponge Bob t-shirt, shorts and sandals after the ceremony. I must say, it is the best wedding attire I have ever seen. Way to go, Matt!

This just shows how I am always lucky to get the best clients. Somehow they let me talked them into doing this…

Love this!

Please click on the image below to start the slideshow. Enjoy and share!
This is going to be a long one!
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Jill and Matt, you blew me away with how much of this wedding you did on your own, and how you managed to do it all without being completely stressed out, mystifies me. Thank you for choosing me as your photographer. It is such an honor to be able to spend the day with you and witness all the love. Lastly, thanks for rocking my socks off!

warmly,
Ai Ling
 
related posts :     Jill and Matt’s engagement shoot

  
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Ngoc - LOVE LOVE LOVE! Jill – you are the epitome of a summer bride. So beautiful – I found myself choking up. <3 Congratulations again Matt & Jill! Your day was so wonderful and lovely. I couldn't be happier for you both!!! Ai Ling – What an awesome, awesome slideshow (::sigh::). Love your attention to detail and innovative shooting. ^_^

Ai Ling - Ngoc, would you come to my house and hang buntings ALL over? Pretty please?

D*S junkie - Put this on Design Sponge

Denise - I’ll admit, I got misty looking through these. Absolutely beautiful!!

Jill Hayhurst - Ai Ling! YOU ARE AMAZING! I can’t even find the right words about how happy I am with your pictures. I was late to work looking at pictures with me in them…I hate looking at pics of myself, that’s how good you are! I got misty eyed too, Denise :*) Thank you so very much Ai Ling!

Ai Ling - Thanks, Denise!

Jill! You are welcome! So glad you like them.

Melissa C. - OMG! just when i think you’ve done an amazing job, you go above and beyond! i’m not a very emotional person, but those pics brought a tear to my eye!

Mike Tvrdik - Awesome Photos! What an Amazing Day that was! Congrats Again Matt & Jill!

Matthew Geiger - Yay! They turned out awesome! Thank you so much, Ai Ling! You really do spectacular work.

And I would just like to go on record by saying that those were the nicest outhouses I’ve ever seen.

Spongebob Squarepants - BUAHYAHYAHYAHYAHYAHYAHYAHYAH!

Ai Ling - Hi Spongebob!

Kristine Wissmiller - These are beautiful pictures, everything looked amazing!

nicki_bennie - So beautiful… what a wonderful wedding and images to match x