Phodot Photography announced a winner of The Knot Best of Weddings Hall of Fame

Today the Knot revealed the 2015 Best of Weddings Hall of Fame winners and Phodot Photography is happy to announce that we made the list.  The wedding industry and wedding photographers in particular have a very large turn over rate.  The Knot created the Hall of Fame to help couples locate and hire the top wedding vendors in the US that demonstrate quality and customer satisfaction in a consistent nature over a extended period of time. 

Whether they’re trying to find the wedding dress salon with the best service in New York, the most creative wedding photographers in Minneapolis, Miami’s top cake bakers or LA's hottest reception sites, engaged couples across the country want the inside scoop from real brides. The Knot Wedding Network (NYSE: XOXO), which is composed of the top two wedding websites, TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com, today announces the 2015 wedding industry Hall of Fame for the all-time best wedding vendors across the United States. 

Comprised of winners of the annual Best of Weddings, a by-brides-for-brides guide to the top wedding vendors in 80-plus cities across the U.S., the Hall of Fame inducts wedding vendors who have won four or more Best of Weddings awards. This honorable list of more than 330 inductees includes less than 1 percent of wedding professionals.

 To view a complete list of award winning Minnesota wedding photographers and other vendors please visit the Knot Best-of-weddings Minnesota Hall of Fame winners 2015.

“For the past seven years, WeddingChannel.com Reviews has been the definitive resource for our brides, providing them with unparalleled vendor recommendations directly from the tried-and-true experiences of fellow brides,” said Carley Roney, cofounder of TheKnot.com. “We’re beyond thrilled to induct our 2015 Hall of Fame winners, crowning the best of the best across the country, based on more than 700,000 reviews from real brides.” 

About XO Group Inc. 

XO Group Inc. (NYSE: XOXO), is a global media and technology leader devoted to weddings, pregnancy and everything in between, providing young women with the trusted information, products and advice they need to guide them through the most transformative events of their lives. Our family of premium brands began with the #1 wedding brand, The Knot, and has grown to include WeddingChannel.com, The Nest, The Bump, TheBlush.com and Ijie.com. XO Group is recognized by the industry for being innovative in all media – from the web to social media and mobile, magazines and books, and video – and our groundbreaking social platforms have ignited passionate communities across the world. XO Group has leveraged its customer loyalty into successful businesses in online sponsorship and advertising, registry services, ecommerce and publishing. The company is publicly listed on the New York Stock Exchange (XOXO) and is headquartered in New York City. Follow XO Group on Twitter @xogroupinc.

Minneapolis Winter Engagement Photography Locations

Now that Christmas has passed us by and New Years Eve is upon us engagement session is in full swing.  However, an engagement photography session smack dab in in middle of the chilly Minnesota winter may be a bit scary for most couples.  We encourage couples to get brave and embrace the winter photo session.  They are fun and they can add some variety to your photos if you have a summer wedding planned.

In Minnesota there are plenty of winter engagement options and in Minneapolis and St. Paul there are spots where you can jump inside to warm up.  Below are a few of our favorite winter engagement photos we have taken over the last year.

We photographed Bobbi and Mitch just after the holidays this past year at Rice Park in St. Paul.  The Holiday lights warm the photo with shades of yellow, red and orange.

For Alysia & Callen we started their session at the Historic Hanover Bridge then we travel to Crow Springs Park near our home in Buffalo.  Crow Springs Park is full of tall mature pine trees that added a touch of green to Alysia and Callen's photos.  Below is a ring detail photo from their session.

Not into the winter weather scene?  The Depot in Minneapolis has some indoor locations that give you an outdoor feel.  Below is a photo from Kate and Karington's session in November taken inside at the Depot.

In St. Paul we take couples to the Bus Depot in lower town in the winter months.  The Depot is full of light via some very large and ornate windows.  However make sure to watch for event at the Depot.  The area can be tough to manage around St. Patrick's Day every year, unless of course you want a mop of green leprechauns running through your photos. 

 

A well known and popular spot, the Guthrie Theater near The Stone Arch Bridge also is a warm, color full spot to duck into during your winter engagement session in Minneapolis.

Just a few pointers for your winter engagement session:

1. Dress in layers.  So you can peel when you go inside.

2.  Wear long underwear under your pants and wool socks to stay warm.

3.  Bring fun winter items like bright colored mittens, earmuffs, boots, scarfs and hats to your session.  Treat the winter session like it's a summer one and bring more than one outfit.  Even if it's two different coats.

4.  Be ready to jump into the snow and bring some winter activities like skating, sledding, and snowshoeing into your photos.

5.  Guys should bring lip balm to keep lips moist.

6.  Bring a hair brush to tame that hat hair between outfit changes.

5.  Be prepared to make a donation or pay a fee at some locations.  Some locations also require a permit that must be acquired in advanced.  Check with your location in advance.

Our $375 winter engagement photography sessions usually run about two hours with unlimited outfits.  With your session you will receive a flash drive of edited images with print release.  So you can create fun Save the Dates, invitations and art work.  For those of you not into DIY we do offer design services for save the dates, guest signature books, custom artwork and prints.

Ready to book your engagement photography session with Mark & Stacy of Phodot Photography; then give us a call at 612-685-2046 or email mark@phodot.com.