Joeseph and Siera tied the knot at Deer Lake Orchard in Buffalo, MN. The wedding party spent the morning getting ready together before the Studio Veil team arrived for the finishing touches. The couple booked our team for both wedding photography and videography, so Chip, Ashley, and Ben were there to capture every moment!
Shortly after our arrival, we set the couple up for their first look outside. As soon as the couple laid eyes on one another, they had the most genuine, heartfelt smiles on their faces. We love moments like this!
Deer Lake Orchard offers many unique wedding photo spots, allowing our team to have fun with details in the couple’s portraits. We got creative with the hanging frames and giant bounce pillow, while also ensuring to use the landscape to our advantage.
With the ceremony starting at 4pm, we made sure to wrap up photos by 3:30pm. We always like to give at least 30 minutes between the end of photos and the ceremony for the couple and wedding party to relax so it shows in their photos. The couple opted to not have a coordinator for their wedding day, so these timeline details fell heavily on our team. Luckily we have plenty of wedding day experience and ensured that we figured out a shot list with the couple before the big day, but not all wedding photographers do. This is why it’s important to hire experienced vendors that can help with various components of the day when needed!
The outdoor ceremony location at Deer Lake Orchard involves a hayride that leads you rustic benches under a canopy of trees. It is truly a memorable experience for your guests! Once all guests made it to the ceremony site and took their seats, Siera made her grand entrance. She was escorted down the white aisle runner with the wind perfectly blowing her veil. It was a beautiful moment! The couple shared a lovely ceremony surrounded by the support of their family and friends. Then it was off to celebrate the new Mr and Mrs!
After grabbing a few formal portraits of the couple with their wedding party, we let the whole group have fun on the bounce pad. We can confidently say that everyone enjoyed this activity at Deer Lake Orchard!
As the evening progressed, guests began to make their way to the tent for dinner. The entire wedding party got the vibes up with a grand entrance, which was followed by a few speeches. After a quick prayer, everyone was invited to enjoy the buffet dinner. Joeseph and Siera took advantage of that yummy food and loaded up their plates. You can tell by their faces how excited they were to dig in!
As dinner wrapped up, guests began to disperse around the venue to socialize. We pulled the couple aside to do a quick cake cutting. Thankfully they saved some room for dessert!
Everyone was invited back into the space a while later to watch the couple’s first dance, followed by the parent dances. Siera opted to do a first dance with both her biological father and her stepfather, which was such a special touch to the evening! Ben, the Studio Veil wedding videographer on site, filmed each dance so that the couple could relive these moments for years to come. Once the first dances wrapped up, the video coverage for the night came to an end.
Chip and Ashley, the Studio Veil Wedding Photographers, whisked the couple away after the dances for a few sunset photos. We lucked out with a few puffy clouds reflecting the golden glow of the evening sunlight. It was a beautiful Minnesota night to celebrate the marriage of Joeseph and Siera!
Our team had a great time working with the team at Deer Lake Orchard for this sweet couple!
Venue: Deer Lake Orchard
Photographer: Studio Veil (Chip and Ashley)
Videographer: Studio Veil (Ben)
Creatively written by: Hope Konkol
February 3, 2025
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