I love lavish international events!  The Hussains have been married 25 years, and their three daughters decided to throw them a party… a surprise party!  The girls went to great lengths to make this event something special, from the food, to the band, to flying in 6 professional decorators all the way from Miami!  The wedding anniversary party was held at the beautiful Marriott hotel in Minneapolis, MN’s City Center, and it was a night to remember.  Great music, fondue, dancing, and even inflatable castles for the kids!  The happy couple was completely surprised, and so touched that all of their closest friends and family members showed up to celebrate. (Great work, girls! It was a success!)

As if waiting 9 months for baby Litfin to arrive wasn’t enough, Jenna and Ryan chose to add a little more suspense into the mix with a “cutting edge” gender reveal!  Their doctor sealed the baby’s gender in an envelope and gave it not to the happy couple, not even to any of their friends or family members… but to a local baker!  They asked the baker to create a cake with colored frosting on the inside to represent their baby’s gender (pink for a girl, blue for a boy).

Jenna and Ryan got to share the joyous experience of discovering their baby’s gender with all of their guests as they cut the cake to reveal baby Litfin’s gender.  I was happy to be a part of this exciting day as friends and family came out to show their support for the eager parents-to-be.

So now you’re wondering… pink frosting or blue?! Check out the pictures below to find out!

My trip out to Idaho this summer to photograph Kari and Tyler’s wedding was one of the best photography trips I’ve taken.  It was the middle point of a round about flight that began in my hometown of Minneapolis, went on to a stop in North Dakota where I shot Valerie and Bill’s trash the dress session, then over to Idaho for Kari and Tyler’s wedding events, then to Denver, Colorado and finally back home to Minnesota.  I brought my new video crew with me so we could film all of the events to which we were flying and get started on our new line of wedding videography.  Here are some photos from Kari and Tyler’s wedding rehearsal and rehearsal dinner in Fairfield, Idaho.  You can see more on BROVADO’s Facebook page.  Oh!  And we made our first professional wedding video at Kari and Tyler’s rehearsal and wedding!