Moving On Up - STAJA STUDIOS BLOG HAS MOVED!

Hey everyone, sorry we have been on a mini blogging hiatus. We have been diligently working on creating a better experience for all of of our wonderful clients, family, friends, and blogstalkers who frequent our little slice of life on the web. With that said, although this blog has been good to us, we are VERY excited to announce the release of:

STAJASTUDIOSBLOG.COM

Thats right folks, you will no longer find our ramblings here, but at www.stajastudiosblog.com. We hope you enjoy the new digs!

Katie and Jon

Another fabulous sibling of one of our favorite couples from last year! We met Katie and Jon at Katie's brother's wedding last November; not long after which, Jon popped the question. We are so excited we get to be part of their wedding too! We met up with them at a small park in St. Paul. It was very close to where Jon used to live during college and played a significant role in the infancy of their relationship. Many mornings they would stop by before class and play a little one on one basketball. I can only imagine how flirtatious those games were;) We hung out at the park for a while before heading over to The Stone Arch Bridge. This is where Jon proposed and Katie, of course, said yes. The sun was perfect as was the weather. We finished off with some super cool shots with Jon's OTHER baby...the bright orange Mustang. Sweet ride!
And, since we were so close to that delectable artichoke dip, we swung by Pizza Nea to cap off the evening. (seriously, I can't get enough of that stuff?!)
Check out some shots from the day.

Enjoy!

Stacey

Ruthie and Tony are Married!

Ruthie and Tony tied the knot on a beautiful Saturday in May. You might recall their engagement session photos from last winter which incorporated the "splash of red" theme that Ruthie was planning. How sweet was it that their church actually has a RED front door?! Edina Covenant Church is where the ceremony took place. After the bride and groom got their first looks at each other we all headed off for a quick walk to the movies! Tony's parents have owned the Main Street Theater in Sauk Center throughout Tony's childhood so it was perfect that the Edina Cinema agreed to let us in for some super fun bridal party shots!

After the ceremony and a touching serenade by Ruthie's brothers, Jason and the crew took off in the Hummer to Centennial Lakes Park for some more pictures while I got some great detail shots at their movie theater inspired reception. With bags of popcorn waiting on the tables, these two really pulled some of their personality into the day. Another thing that was very cool was that Ruthie's younger brother made their cake for them and he did a wonderful job (plus he incorporated the MN icon "Spoonbridge and Cherry").

We want to thank you both for including us in your special day and wish you the very best starring in your own romantic comedy!

- Stacey & Jason

Susan and Ryan are Engaged!

Susan is Jenny's little sis, one of our lovely 2008 brides. It was so much fun to connect again and it really made our whole session so relaxed and super fun right from the start! We began at The Sculpture Gardens in Minneapolis and then headed over the bridge to Loring Park. Half way to the park I stopped in my tracks, realizing that I had locked the keys in our car. (Not my most brilliant moment). It was a little less embarrassing though since we already knew Susan and Ryan. After the session, they graciously drove us home to get the second set before ending our evening at Granite City for some yummy microbrew and apps.
All in all it was an awesome time despite my very lame move. BTW, that is the FIRST time I have ever done that! (Next I'll probably run out of gas or something!)
Please enjoy some of our favs from the afternoon.

Stacey