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.
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CANDID WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | DULUTH WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER | INTIMATE WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY Imagine a serene shore of Lake Superior, the gentle lapping of waves against the rocks, the sun slowly setting in the distance, casting a warm glow over the water. Now picture a couple, Anna and Siri, standing on a log with their closest family […]
October 12, 2024
HARTLEY NATURE CENTER ENGAGEMENT SESSION | DULUTH MN ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS | CANDID WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Megan and Kevin like to simply be together. For their engagement session, we did a host of activities that describe their lives. We took a hike through Gooseberry Falls, we wandered through Hartley Nature Center, and then stopped in their front […]
June 18, 2022
GOOSEBERRY FALLS INTIMATE WEDDING | GOOSEBERRY FALLS ELOPEMENT | PIER B WEDDING | CANDID WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Stephanie and Frank chose to host an intimate wedding in Duluth, starting at Gooseberry Falls and traveling to Pier B. Though the rain threw them some curveballs, they were still able to explore the shoreline and toast with friends […]
August 14, 2021
GOOSEBERRY FALLS ELOPEMENT, DULUTH MN ELOPEMENT This story doesn’t start easy – it starts with pulling into Palisade Head and being bombarded with fog so thick you couldn’t see the lake, let alone the cliffs. Kendra had her heart set on a North Shore location and loved the cliffs and grandeur of Palisade Head – […]
October 19, 2019
GOOSEBERRY FALLS ENGAGEMENT SESSION, NORTH SHORE MN What started as a jalapeno juice shot while hanging out with friends, grew into something much bigger. The thing Teri + Colton love most about each other is how they always create pure fun and laughter when together. Colton even told me, “I knew from the start there […]
March 30, 2019
GOOSEBERRY FALLS ENGAGEMENT SESSION, GOOSEBERRY FALLS STATE PARK, NORTH SHORE MN ENGAGEMENT I could tell right off the bat that these two are meant to be together. They pretty much treated our session like a mini date, and spared no kiss or embrace. We trekked our way through Gooseberry Falls very early in the morning, […]
October 7, 2017
