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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BELL STREET TAVERN WEDDING | MADELINE ISLAND WEDDING | CANDID WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER Lane and David were made for candid images. When talking about what they wanted from their day, it all came down to just living it. They wanted three posed portraits – that’s it. Three. And beyond that, the entire premise was to just […]
July 23, 2022

MADELINE ISLAND WEDDING | INTIMATE CABIN WEDDING | Mel and Jed knew they wanted something that would show off their beautiful property on Madeline Island. They were so excited to host their ceremony right on their 200 feet of beach on Lake Superior, under an arch made of driftwood found on that very beach. They […]
September 25, 2021

RAINY MADELINE ISLAND ELOPEMENT | BAYFIELD WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER “It looks like we’re forecast for rain, so the Big Bay Town Park shelter is our back-up plan”. A change in plan always starts simple. Rain was most certainly in the forecast this day: as I rode the ferry across the bay, I was pummeled by a […]
August 15, 2020

LIGHTKEEPER’S LODGE WEDDING MADELINE ISLAND, LA POINTE WI, BAYFIELD WI WEDDING Rachael and Ryan have infectious energy. They wanted to plan their marriage party in a way that was small, and intimate, but also full of life and party. And they definitely did that. Everybody there was SO important to them, and they prioritized getting […]
December 7, 2019
