Hey, it's Makayla. I'm a Duluth, MN and Saint Paul, MN based wedding photojournalist.

I can see the magic in everything.

In my decade of photographing weddings, I've always come back to this: the people and the relationships are the real story. And that story is best told by letting it tell itself.

This blog is full of the stories I've seen, the things I've learned along the way, and my best advice for creating a marriage celebration driven by being present and true to you.

Pour a coffee, a matcha, a tea. Stay awhile. Linger.

M

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PALISADE HEAD ELOPEMENT | BLACK BEACH ELOPEMENT | NORTH SHORE ELOPEMENT Mary Beth and Eric truly eloped. They ran off to be married, unbeknownst to their friends and family. Mary Beth and Eric packed up their camper and their five rescue dogs and hit the Minnesota north shore. They took some time to say personal […]

Marriage Stories

October 30, 2021

Black Beach Elopement | North Shore, MN | Mary Beth + Eric

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