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Andrews Photography had the chance to document Shawn and Salinas Love. We planned a nice day out in the snow for them. Thank the lord it was December and we had snow. These two love to get out in the white stuff. Salina you could have worn your boots though, her feet did get cold but she was a real lets get it done kind of gal. Location Saint Paul Very unusual blue car wash. You defiantly don't see them around anymore, it fit perfectly with there love of cars and the color was coolio too. Location two was near Mears park in lower town by the River. Rusty pillars and hey on a Sunday plenty of room down their. Snow fight was just past the over hang in location two. Wow those two are in love and they know how to have fun. Thanks for the nice letter to Salina you are so thoughtful! We love you too and cant wait to shoot your wedding on May 1st.

Here is her letter she said it was ok to share it with everyone thanks again Salina and Shawn.. Stay tuned I have to get there proposal photos up here any day.

So here's our story, we orginally already had a photographer booked, and shot our engagement photos, but when we got them back they weren't exactly what we were picturing.

We didn't have much time to find a new photographer, so I immediately hopped on the internet and started searching for Twin Cities photographers and here it is... I found Andrews-Photography.com, which was such an awesome thing. Because I fell in-love with his work right away and knew we had to have him. It was the kind of work that you could look at and never get bored of.

This might be kind of embarrassing but I can recall a couple times where I would be at work and need to log onto his website. A Andrews Photography fix so to speak and just look at all the work he's done over and over again. Call it weird but I can't stress it enough that our engagement and wedding photos are ones that we want to look back on and say... Yes! This is how much we love each-other and you could just see it in the pictures.

When I first spoke to Rod over the phone, He kind of estimated the price and my jaws dropped. I was kind of worry that we wouldn't be able to have him shoot for us because he is kind of pricey and our wedding alone is very expensive. After talking for about 8-10 times over the phone, he told me not to worry and let's just go ahead and set a time and date to meet, so we did.

With the worries of I might not being able to get him, we still went with an open mind. He was very professional, Rod had alot of wonderful information, and made everything so comfortable. We were able to find a price that we were comfortable with, but still kind of high up there. So he told us to take time and talk to our parents, which we did and they thought we were out of our minds crazy. Then we told them that we saw his work actually in person and we fell in-love even more. We were able to convince them that it was really what we wanted. What do you really end up keeping after the wedding but the photos right? That Night we called Rod and booked him for our date.

We also picked a date to shoot our Engagement photos. Funny thing, I was stressing over what to wear for our session. Rod to the rescue! Rods recommendation on what colors we might be able to wear for our Fun E-Session. He had alot of great ideas too on were to photograph us, Shawn is into cars his happens to be orange and Rod knew of a great spot on West 7th, a self service blue old car wash place. This was our first stop the second scene was a old rusted bunch of pillars on Kellogg. When we showed up at our session, we got right to business. Rod was very good at explaining poses, lighting, and directing for us. He made us feel very comfortable and we were able to actually be ourselves. He let us review some of the shots and we can honestly say that we loved every one of them. During our session, there was not a moment where we were never laughing or smiling. We even got to throw some snow at each other. I think if it wasn't for my choice in foot wear we would have been out there having fun all day. I think about what we would have missed if we would have stayed with the other photographer. My recommendation hire Andrews Photography a professional to document your day.


We would like to thank you again Rod, for doing such a wonderful job and being flexible with us. We look forward to having you for our wedding and referring you to our friends and families!



Shawn Reger and Salina You

Rod Wilson
2668 Brand Ave East
Maple Wood MN 55119
651.292.9242
rwphoto@earthlink.net

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The Twin Cities Professional Photographers Association, presented Rod Andrew Wilson. Of Andrews Photography with this years Wedding Photographer of the Year Award. Rod entered 4 prints from past weddings and each print received a merit, a 81-87 out of a 100.Andrews Photography picked through many weddings and images. The four he choose were based on the 12 points of a merit.

Rod also received the Top wedding Image Award for 'The Bridal Party" The Bridal Party scored a nice 87 out of a 100. Thanks Jen and Eric for having such a wonderful day to document.

Each Month TCPPA gave out a word and The photographers in the group had to come up with there best rendition of the word. Everyone in the group then saw the image the next month and voted on there favorite image. Rod only entered 9 months but came away with the top award, The runners up were Rod Oman and Rod Radke. See any correlation in what makes a winning photographer? Hire a "Rod" for your shoot and you will not go wrong!

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Andrews-Photography had the opportunity to Photograph a cute couple on the bluffs in MN. Jenny and Adam wanted something fun and romantic. Andrews Photography delivers with some fantastic sunset images of the couple. Please see the videos of the two of them reviewing the photos and talking about their experience. We had alot of fun cant wait to document their wedding day.



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Cody and katrinas Fun E-session, Andrews Photography in Alexandria MN. We were in Katrinas dad was along to get the dog to look left and right. Way to go Bill couldn't have Alex over the weekend checking out the vineyard "Carlos Creek" for a wedding in August. Wow cant wait for this wedding. Wine barrels, vines, old trees, rolling hills, Beautiful bride and Mr. casual groom. These are just a few of the photos we took during our short stay. Bill, done it without you. When we do site visits we are trying to find out what the grounds or location will give us. When we arrive on the wedding day well determine if plan A is the way to go or do we modify the locations for family, bridal party, romantics. Was it worth driving 369 miles to see a vineyard, not in bloom. We believe so. A little effort to make the bride and groom comfortable and to see her dream first hand is gold. Plus its always nice to get to know our brides and grooms just a bit better before the big day. See there complete Fun E-Session here password is Codykatrina.

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Say Yes, Proposals immortalized for free this year in 2009. If we have the date open and your willing, we will follow you for up to one hour to capture that special moment on film for free. You have to be doing the asking though in the twin cities area. Andrews-Photography is always on the cutting edge of fun. Believe me it is fun, the look on her face will never be the same.

Here is a quote from, Cory Cook a groom with class "I wanted this special day to be something we could tell people about and show them too." "Thanks to the candid shots Rod did for us we couldn't be happier". "We liked him so much we hired him to do our destination wedding in Vegas." He was always thinking of new ways and angles to get the best shot.

The trend is on the rise to have all the moments documented in your life don't you want to be the first.

Ben and Molly's Wedding Video, We are trying out our new video program each video is different each time. Nice effects and really cool music. This service will be free to my brides but you have to mention you saw it on the blog to get it. Andrews Photography were always learning and trying new things to keep it fresh. Site Location was the Historic Court house in Still Water MN. What a great venue especially if you do the ceremony and reception there. Illustrative documentation of your day, well capture the fun.

Wedding images of Thomas and Ashley Vanek at the church of Guardian Angels in Oakdale Minnesota, Saint Paul. Flowers by Woodlane flowers, Wow what a beautiful bride and he didn't do so bad with the ring either. Here are a few images from the wedding. Oh and if you didnt know who Thomas is here is a brief description of what he does.

Thomas Vanek plays hockey for the Buffalo Sabres and was once a Golden Gopher. Named Minnesota’s team MVP for 2003, becoming the first freshman to receive the honor.

Thomas and Ashley, Thanks again for taking the time to let me photograph you on your special day.

Devon's wedding day. Flowers were from Woodlane Flowers, photography by Andrews-Photography. What can you say, a beautiful bride and fantastic eyes. We really wanted to show those blue orbs off and the lighting was just perfect. Cute little dog too.

Here is one of my award winning prints this one won TCPPA Top wedding image of the year. If your looking for a wedding photographer give us a call. Andrews-Photography is located in St. Paul Minnesota in the lower town commons. Call to set up an appointment 651.292.9242

Free Wedding Coverage ok almost free Wedding Coverage! We had to add a base fee of $1500.00-2000.00 based on venue and duration of days.

Here's the thing: We love shooting weddings. We also love to travel! Anytime, anywhere. But you know how it is...when you're on vacation you feel like you should be working, or when you're working you wish you were on vacation! Thankfully, there's a perfect solution:

DESTINATION WEDDINGS!

Every year we set aside Five weekends exclusively for this "Discounted destination wedding's. Aside from a few basic restrictions, there are no strings attached to this offer. Having said that, here are the few strings:


1) It should be scheduled between November and March.

We live in Minneapolis. This Nov - Mar period could accurately be called our off-season. So sure, we'll shoot your wedding for free! As long as you meet requirement #2, which is:

2) It should be someplace WARM and not in Minnesota!

In Minnesota, between November and March, it's probably wet and cold outside. Let's get away to Florida or Cancun or New Zealand or something. Work with us here. Sunny and warm. You probably want that too, right? We're willing to consider not-so-warm locations as long as they are, well, cool. Venice during Carnival? Sure. NYC on New Years Eve? Okay. Paris in the springtime? Absolutely. And finally, requirement #3:

3) You cover the COST of travel, accommodations and the meals and a small perdeum for drinks. We do the rest.

Airplane tickets, a hotel and some food. Any associated transportation, to-and-from. Tips for the bellhops and waiters. That's it! Well-rested, excited photographers will give you REALLY good photographs. That's all you have to cover, and we don't mark it up with bogus "day rates" or first-class fares. Get us there, put us up at your hotel and we are ready to rock. We'll probably need 4 or 5 nights accommodations, depending on the scope of the project. If we stay longer, it's on our dime. Update we now charge a minimum of $1500.00 for the four days of coverage.

Is it really that simple?

Yes it is. Look, we've done destination weddings, and they are always beautiful. But sometimes, frankly, it's a stretch for our clients to be able to fly two professional photographers to the Caribbean and to pay full price for the photography package. So this is a pretty good deal. And there are other benefits too:

• Destination weddings don't have the same time restrictions as our regular packages. In other words, we'll be at your disposal for the rehearsal AND all the way through the wedding. The day after the wedding, if you'd like to go out and get some "extra" portraits (on the beach...under a waterfall... on a jet ski...top of the Eiffel Tower) without having to worry about your dress, WE'RE THERE!!!

• If you live in Minneapolis but wish to have a destination wedding, it will be much easier to do all of your post-production wedding album stuff with us a local photography studio. (If you live outside of Minneapolis, then ignore this point. We're easy to work with regardless of your home base.)

• With Andrews Photography you won't be stuck with some cheesy, unknown, in-house, trainee STAFF photographer shooting your lovely wedding! Wouldn't it be better to retain the services of a known and trusted company? These are your WEDDING photos, after all.

Help us to help you! Let's go to France. Or to Cancun. Or even Sydney, or perhaps Tahiti. Think of how fun it will be!

Five openings each year. They fill up fast. Call today: 651.292.9242 We have our passports ready Contact at Rwphoto@earthlink.net