Wow, what a fun way to start off this week.  We got notified from the fabulous Summer, from Grey Likes Weddings, that Laura and Brett's engagement session is featured on her blog.  This blog is a great resource for wedding trends, inspiration, and all things "grey likes"!  Considering she is on the west coast, we were very honored as Minneapolis wedding photographers to be featured!  Be sure to go check out a few of the highlights she posted here!

Stacey and I are so excited to announce our new website!  As time has moved on and we got our new blog designed, our old site just wasn't fitting the feel of Staja Studios anymore.  We needed something really clean with big images to match what our visitors are used to seeing here.  With that said, we would like to reveal our take on modern elegance and present the new stajastudios.com!  We hope you like it and would be thrilled if you passed this on to anyone you think might enjoy it.

It always helps to have a little something nice to cushion the blow of snow when just a few hours earlier your toes were snuggled into the sand of the Atlantic Ocean.  Considering we had just left the sun and sand of Florida our spirits after a difficult plane ride were beginning to match the MN weather; however, we received a quick boost the next morning by receiving an e-mail that one of our images was featured along with a quote for a story on MN Bride''s website.  A fellow friend and photographer Katie Raivala had set up a shoot a while back and asked if we would join.  One of her friends wanted to conduct a "trash the dress" session and write a story about it.  Katie was curious if we had any ideas and wanted to participate.  I always love the opportunity to get creative so I was definitely on board.  Plus I think you can learn a lot by shooting with others.  Sometimes it is a new approach or looking at things a new way.  It had been a while since the shoot so I thought nothing had come of it, but imagine our surprise when I found out it was published online and they chose one of my images to feature.  You can read the story on MN Bride's site and view some of the additional images I took here.

Wow, I am honored to be the feature speaker on Tuesday, January 19th for the Minneapolis Association of Bridal Consultants.  If anyone in the wedding industry is interested in coming, here is a link to the Evite.

I have posted the Title and small outline of the presentation below:






I hope to see you there!

Wow, what a fun way to start off the first Tanzania Thursday of the new year!  For this edition, I have some exciting news to share.  One of my favorite images from the trip was chosen for the article on the Thirst Relief Benefit Shoot. 

For those of you who haven't heard of Wedding Style magazine, within the industry it is considered one of the best magazines out there.  Grace Ormonde has staked her name on the visual appearance of this magazine.  If you were to look through it, everything is done very classy and pleasing to the eye.  The first time I came across the magazine, it instantly became a must read because I was so impressed with the layout, the images, and the style that Grace features.  I remember showing Stacey it for the first time and we both said "We want to be in there, how cool would that be".  Mark one off the bucket list I guess :).  In all actuality, I just feel honored to have my name next to any of the other people who went on the trip.

I encourage anyone who hasn't read Grace's magazine to take a look.  I think you would agree that her magazine is top notch!  Without further delay, here is the article.  My image is of the boy getting a piggy back ride on page 104.  We are hoping this is just the first of many future appearances.  Thanks Grace!