M&J Engagement Photos - Take I

Joe, Maddie and Millie

No meadows, brooks or silly swings for this couple...just a comfy spot and a cup of java.

Part II of Take I

View the entire photoshoot here: http://www.lisabairdphotography.com/Family/MJ/

M&J and dozens of things to think about : )

Maddie is getting married July 1, 2017

She and Joe will be married by her friend Kelsey's husband who is a youth minister.
The vows and reception will be held at Old Swedish Church in Stillwater MN.

The Old Swedish Church was built with Opera House architecture; seating a large number of people in a room with good acoustics and unobstructed views.  There is a balcony and domed ceiling.  The stained glass windows are original to the structure.  The church is no longer functioning and was sold to a young couple who is fixing it up with event hosting as their business.  I found them on Craigslist. 

The stage area will be the center of the ceremony.  The floor dips to the stage making the dance floor on a slant.

Balcony.

Tim and Helen (Joe's mom) talking with the owner.

Antique bar area and one of the staircases.

320 4th St N, Stillwater, MN 55082

B&B Aurora Staples Inn an 1892 Queen Anne Victorian home is across the street.  

Maddie has reserved the Carriage House.

Picture Arrangement

The End of June

A Macro Lens and 20 minutes in the Garden

East Farmington, Trap Rock, Eureka, Bass Lake, Orr, Pleasant Valley and Trade River

One of my goals this summer is to get every school house on the same document.  I have blogged about many but not all.  Other places I share some of my schools are Flickr, Facebook, Picasa(now Google Photos).  So I started a  Google Document.  I'm not doing very well on this task ; )


Last week we went fishing and I forgot to post the one school house that we stopped at.

East Farmington, Wisconsin.     Zion Lutheran School  .45.245112, -92.696396

Today we enjoyed the St. Croix River, although the fish were NOT biting in the +90° heat and 25-30 mph winds. We stumbled upon 5 one room schools. All were close to hwy 87 skirting along the river on the Wisconsin side.

Trap Rock School

 45.571799  -92.574649

 Pleasant Valley School

45.5555128  -92.5907606

Eureka School

45.514506, -92.652286

 Bass Lake School

45.36008  -9240268

Trade River School

45.657456, -92.672984

We saw this house and I was thinking how the architecture looked like a school.  

Later I realized it was Orr School. 

45.6219009,  -92.6729851

 This is a Google Map image.