2013 – My Year In Photographs – Part VIII: Weddings

During this past year I was able to attend a few special weddings and I was also honored with the task of officiating a handful of weddings as well.  Below are images from some of these weddings and the memorial service for a close friend who passed away this year.  Gay marriage was legalized in MN during 2013 and I was also lucky enough to attend two marriages that were formerly not legal in our state.  It’s good to see that in some aspects of our society things can change.

My friend and fellow photographer David Mendolia took these great shots from Andy and Busola’s wedding one of the weddings I was honored to officiate this past summer.

Their wedding was outdoors in a beautiful location.  I’m very happy for these two.

Another wedding I had the honor of officiating in 2013 was for Ryan and Karen.  Their wedding was wonderful with a large gathering of friends and family in a very cool art gallery space.  These two are a happy pair.  Kate Sommers took these photos.

On a more sad note these images are from a memorial service for my dear friend Harry who passed away in 2013.  Harry lived a good life and his memorial celebrated and honored him in a way that he would have appreciated with a gathering of friends, dogs, family, food, and stories.  He will be missed.

Harry’s Daughter Kate listening as friends share stories Harry would have loved.

Here’s my sister Claire and I attending our mutual friends Jake and Chris’s wedding.  It was a fun and grand affair!

They pulled out all the stops.  The wedding even included ariel dancers!

Minnesota was the 12th state in the nation to allow for gay married in 2013.  This was Jake and Chris’s ice sculpture to honor that milestone.