There is nothing quite like capturing a photograph that encompasses the love of two people on their wedding day. There is a feeling that day, something in the air that makes everyone around happy. Being a part of that magic is something we are truly honored to do.
All-Inclusive Packages include:
- Minimum of Two Photographers
- Full coverage - prep through reception
- Unlimited Photoraphs taken
- Photo Album of all edited images (200-300)
- DVDs of all images taken with user license to
reprint and modify as you wish
- Online gallery for easy ordering
- Slideshow set to music
- Facebook Gallery for easy sharing with
Family & Friends
- Digital retouching and artistic touches
Contact us today to schedule a wedding consultation. We will go over all the details and help take some of the stress out of planning. We have many packages and they are constantly evolving to fit every budget. Destination wedding dates are available as well. Our schedule fills up quickly for weddings, so don't delay!
Available Coverage:
The Rehearsal: Seeing how your ceremony will flow helps us to plan the photography perfectly, ensuring that your moments are captured at precise angles in optimal lighting. We meet you at the Church and walk through the rehearsal with you, your family and friends.
The Prep: Well be nearby during this exciting period of the day from start to finish. We'll capture every moment, from the hair salon to getting nails done all the way to the Church for dressing and final modifications. One photographer will stick with our Bride and Bridal party throughout this entire process. Another photographer will meet the guys for their preparation as well.
The Details: You spend more time planning your wedding than perhaps any other day in your life. The little things like flowers, shoes, rings, corsages, veils and programs make the day yours, not just any other wedding. We'll capture these like no other.
The First Time: Seeing each other before the ceremony? Should you choose to we will setup a scenario for the two of you to see each other for the first time and ensure we capture the emotion of the first time you see one another.
The Party: We will try a number of creative poses with the wedding party as well as capturing formal shots of them posed together.
The Formals: Bride with Brides mother, Groom with Groomsmen, Groom with Bridesmaids...you know the drill. We cover all the major group shots as well as any special requests you might have.
The Ceremony: Both photographers will film your wedding ceremony from two different angles throughout. We will coordinate timing with the Church officiant and staff performing the ceremony to ensure we don't miss a moment!
The Creativity: Have an idea you want to try? We are constantly evolving in our photography and LOVE to give our Brides, Grooms and other wedding participants some input. Unique poses and fun Photoshop ideas make the photographs we capture original on your big day.
The Couple: Performed either immediately following the ceremony or just before, we will take you to a special location to take candid shots as well as classic poses.
The Reception: The introduction of the new couple, the toasts, the cake and the dances. Well be covering it all from two angles. Our coverage of your reception doesn't end until you tell us we've captured everything!
The Engagement (or E-Session): one location photography session for a few posed shots of the future bride and groom. A digital version of the print will be delivered to any number of newspapers per your request. Multiple locations available at an additional charge.
Trash The Dress: A creative session completely customized between you and our chief photographer to ensure quality images unlike any other. Filmed days after your wedding, we'll get our Bride and Groom back in their wedding clothing and take portraits that capture your originality and creativity as well as providing unique shots. Want to walk barefoot down the beach with your new spouse? How about a kiss under a waterfall? The options are endless and this session is a lot of fun.
Again, please contact us right away to ensure your date is available. Dates fill up quickly!
Thanks for visiting our Wedding page. Is there anything better than seeing a true expression of love from a bride to a groom? Not in our eyes. Typically starting with an E-Sessions, we instantly develop a relationship with all our wedding clients that carries into their big day. We have covered and can cover SO many places for weddings in the Rochester area! From hair salon appointments (City Looks, Great Clips, Salon Chic & Day Spa, Rae's Salon, Tres Francoise Salon, Healing Touch, Ooh La La, etc...), to dressing at the Church (Calvary Episcopal, Autumn Ridge, St John's Catholic, Saints Anargyroi Greek Orthodox, First Presbyterian, Bethel Lutheran, Unitarian Universalist, Pax Christi, Salvation Army, Christ United Methodist, Calvary Evangelical Free, Berean, Rochester Assembly of God, Mt Olive, Emmanuel Baptist, Christ Community Church, St Luke's Episcopal, Salem Road Covenant, etc...) we cover the entire preparation for both the girls and the boys! From there we cover tons of bridal party fun shots, then formal shots, then the ceremony. During that time we completely respect your privacy to see each other in a First Look section of the day of photography by yourself or with us present to capture it. We capture multiple angles of your wedding ceremony as well with our two or three photographers. We sometimes have interns accompany us.
After the ceremony, if you rent a limousine (Star Limo, Gold Crown, RTS, Med City, Med City Taxi, McCabe, Trollies, etc...) we will ride along at your request and capture all the fun! We have often pulled out some amazingly creative and unique photographic moments during this time of your day. Jen often rides along while Scott covers the exterior shots of the Church, limos and guests, then moves to the reception. During this ride we may stop at various locations to get Just The Couple shots as well as Bridal Party fun shots.
Next we'll head off to your reception. There are a ton of options in this area for you to choose from in this area, including Blue Moon Ballroom, Rochester International Event Center, Villas on Pepin, Signatures Restaurant, Welch Village, Mankato Golf Club, Zumbro Valley Recreation Club, Willow Creek Golf Course, Grandpa's Event Center, Jewel Golf Club, Somerby Golf Club, Rochester Golf & Country Club, Ramada Hotel, Treasure Island Resort & Casino, River Oaks Golf Course & Banquet Facility, St James Hotel, LaQuinta Inn, DoubleTree Hotel, Riverview Greens, Blooms of Love, Kahler Grand Hotel, Rochester Marriott Hotel, etc... At the reception we will cover all your toasts, your dinner, your dances and every moment you want us to! We will approach you at some point in the evening and ask if you have any other ideas you'd like us to do. Only when you tell us we're done do we finally go home.
We can also recommend florists, caterer, disc jockeys for your big day. Some caterers we have worked with or hope to because of their solid reputations are Roscoe's Rootbeer and Ribs, Green Mill Restaurant, Omar's Kitchen, Gleason, Panera Bread, Jimmy Johns, Rent A Rita, Post Town Winery, Apollo Liquor, Canadian Honker, Catering By Design, Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe, Hy Vee, Dish It Up, Famous Dave's, McGoon's Taxi Co Pub and more. Florists we feel the same way about are Renning's, Fiksdal, Flowers By Jerry, Carousel, Sargent's, LE Jardin, Absolutely Flowers! and Flowerama. Disc Jockey's the same feeling about are Music On Wheels, Magical Moments DJ, Complete Music, Big Bang Entertainment, Music Medics, Nite Life and Armando's Good Time's DJ. Regardless of who you choose, our methods of contacting vendors prior to your event allows us to deal directly with them rather than involve you in any of the worry of coordinating flower arrival times and DJ schedules. Let us take that worry out of your day for you!
Viisit each of our pages for more information on all our sessions and how to book your own!
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Home, Contact Us, Thank You Page, The Latest, Blog, About Us, Directions, Testimonials, About Us Contact, About Us Thank You, Wedding Home, Wedding Pricing,Wedding Contact, Wedding Thank You, Families Home, Families Pricing,Families Contact, Families Thank You, E-Sessions Home, E-Sessions Pricing,E-Sessions Contact, E-Sessions Thank You, Seniors Home, Seniors Pricing, Seniors Thank You, Seniors Contact, Gallery Seniors, Gallery Families, Gallery Weddings, Gallery E-Sessions.
If you have any further questions about how to navigate the site, feel free to contact us at info@midwestlifeshots.com or at our phone number, 507-424-1044. You can ask for Scott Elder, Jen Elder or Ken McCasland. You may also visit our chief photographer's Facebook site at www.facebook.com/scottelder1 for contact information or to browse photographs. Our galleries may be accessed on our SmugMug site at http://midwestlifeshots.smugmug.com. Many of our site pages as well as our contact information may be accessed by searching for us on Google, Yahoo or Bing. Other search engines indexing our site are Ask, AltaVista, Dogpile, Lycos, Cuil, Excite, Go, Hotbot, AOL, Live Search and Alexa. Nationwide wedding planning sites that assist us in marketing and therefore list us as a vendor include Go2Wed, WedPlan.net, Wedj.com, Facebook, BlogSpot, Rochester Post Bulletin, Linked In, Twitter, PhotoLinks.com, Pelaez Creative, SmugMug, Yahoo Yellow Pages, Rochester MN.com, YouTube, Gathering Guide.com, BNI, 101 Photographers,Wedding And Party Network, HotFrog, My Punch Bowl, Party Pop, More-Videos, Rochester Carefest, SuperPages. There are hundreds more, but those are some quick links for ya!
Contacting us right away when considering professional photography is very important. We offer discounts to Mayo Clinic employees, IBM employees as well as military discounts to all branches, inlcuding the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and National Guard. Our vast involvement with the community and number of discounts offered makes our appointments fill up very quickly and failure to book us soon may result in weeks, sometimes months out for open appointments. We sincerely hope to hear from you soon!