I have been a meetings, events and catering manager for over 20 years, so to say that I had high expectations of my second wedding is an understatement. The thing is, I didn’t want to stress about it. I wanted it to be fun, relaxed, beautiful, run smoothly and allow me to be present without running around and doing everything. I didn’t want to be a Bridezilla.
Coming from the industry, I knew that the only way to make something run smoothly is to work with vendors who can be your partners, and you can trust to take your vision and execute it without micromanagement.
Our path to finding Heather Hanson Photography was serendipitous. She was meant to be our photographer. Being in the industry, I had never met her, but after a few conversations about how everything came together, we realized that all the paths were meant to cross. She was able to capture the tenderness and the fun of the day. We are a couple who like to joke and laugh. We didn’t want stuffy formal photos. What we got was a true feeling of being there. You can look through the photos and feel like you are walking through the event. The photos with family and each other are not awkwardly posed and overly airbrushed. They show our family the way it is, which is sometimes imperfect. Heather engaged with the guests and was still able to capture those moments most people didn’t see. Her photos were beautiful, and I am so grateful that she was the photographer to capture our happy day.

One of a kind- Captures the essence of love instead of manufactured moments

Really incredibly impressed with heathers work. She’s lovely to work with, helpful, and knowledgeable. We were so lucky to have her

I worked with Heather at a wedding in September of 2020. Her photography skills are unmatched and her presence is a joy. Her photos landed in Minnesota Bride magazine and I hope to work with her again in the future!

Heather captured our wedding ceremony perfectly. She was professional, easy to work with, and kept us relaxed, smiling, and laughing through all our photos. She was flexible with changes we had to make to your wedding due the pandemic, and we are looking forward to working with her again for our reception next year!

Went above and beyond to make sure we had an absolutely fantastic experience. The photos for both our engagement session and wedding were better than I could have hoped for. Can't recommend Heather highly enough!

Heather is one of a kind AMAZING. Our planned wedding of 300+ guests in May turned into an intimate wedding of just our immediate family in September.
I am a photographer myself and after studying her work, I knew she was a close contender, but once we met her, we both knew she was the ONE!
When it finally came to the big day, she walked into the house and I could see her big smile behind her mask! She instantly felt like a close friend we'd known for years.
Besides her warm personality, her work is just fantastical! She captured every moment we could think of and more! Her design of the fine details like the rings and invitations were so special! We're so thankful she froze our day so we can forever relive it!

We had a wonderful time working with Heather this year and couldn't be happier with how she captured our day! We went with an untraditional, Medieval theme and it was really fun to work with someone who was as excited about our theme is we were. Getting married in 2020 has been an interesting adventure, but Heather was very understanding and flexible when we had to downsize our wedding. We highly recommend her, and are already looking forward to working her again next year for a larger family gathering

Heather was the BEST to work with for our engagement photos this September! She drove over an hour to our family farm in Saint Peter to take our pictures. Heather was so professional, she helped us relax in the beginning and captured amazing photos! We received our photos back in a week and I was amazed with her ability to capture the love between my fiancé and I! We are so excited to work with Heather next September 2021 for our wedding pictures. Heather is truly an amazing, fun and spunky photographer...she will be our forever photographer!! Thank you Heather!!

Just realized that I never gave a much-needed shoutout to one of the best people on our incredible wedding team, Heather!
From our initial meeting to getting our photos, every step of the process with Heather was a fun, easy, professional, and very positive experience! I definitely recommend doing an engagement session with Heather to get more comfortable in front of the camera, and so you can see the beautiful moments she captures. I never felt like we were forced to do stuffy and uncomfortable poses. It was very important to me to find someone whose work was bright, clean, timeless, and unfiltered. She delivered on all of these aspects and we know our wedding photos will be cherished for decades to come. Thank you Heather for capturing all the big and little moments of our wedding :)