This past Saturday Graddy Photography covered Beth & Nick's wedding. It was an honor to work with the bride and her family yet once again. We have known the family for many years now and have always been thankful of their support in what we do. The wedding day started off at Most Holy Trinity church in Vesili with a stop across the street at Brewster's after the ceremony. From there it was off to Jordan to the MN Harvest grounds. Thanks so much guys for choosing Graddy Photography once again as your Minneapolis wedding photographer and we wish you both the very best!
Badge | Minneapolis Commercial Advertising Photographer
This week Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial was invited to Best Buy Corporate headquarters in Bloomington to capture some advertising photography for the Geek Squad. What an awesome experience this was! Thanks so much to all the crew at Geek Squad....you guys are actually pretty cool...ha! Look forward to many more adventures in the Geek Squad world!
Finalist I Top Minneapolis Wedding Photographer
We are super excited to be a top 3 finalist for our 5th year in a row for the "Best Photography" award and for our 4th year for "Top of the Tiara/Best Overall Vendor in the MN Wedding Industry" award! One winner from each category will be announced in July at the annual Minnesota Bride magazine party which celebrates all of the top talent in the Minnesota wedding industry. We have been honored to have been given the award for "Best Photography" in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 as well as the award for "Top of the Tiara/Best Overall Vendor in the Industry" in 2014 and are looking forward to seeing what 2015 might bring in a few months! A big thanks to each and every one of you who voted and nominated us again this year! We appreciate your support so very much and are beyond thrilled! Thank you!!!! Congrats to all of our vendor friends and colleagues on their nominations as well!
See all of the 2015 finalists here: http://mnbride.com/minnesota-brides-best-2015-finalists
View other awards received by Graddy Photography here: http://graddyphotography.com/index2.php#!/AWARDS
Rivercenter | St Paul event Photographer
Tasty | Best Minnesota Food Photographer
This week Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial covered some new menu items and business head shots for Carlson Center Events. We are going on our third year shooting for Carlson Center Events and Bon Appetit and we look forward to many more years of continued success and friendship. Thanks everybody for making the shoot the great success that it was!
Gracious | Best Minnesota Commercial Photographer
WOW! Graddy Photography WON Best Photography by Minnesota Meetings + Events magazine this year! We are so incredibly honored and humbled to be recognized for all our hard work. We have previously been nominated for this award the two previous years so this was a nice surprise to win this year! We of course cannot accept this award without recognizing all the people who made this possible. We have to thank our wonderful family, friends , & peers for choosing Graddy Photography as their favorite. Many thanks to those colleagues who place their trust in Graddy Photography for all their commercial photography needs and continue to use us year after year, you know who you are. We are proud to accept this recognition as being a leader in the industry here in the Twin Cities of Minnesota and look to continue to pursue our passion of creating "movie magic" with all our shoots and projects! Graddy Photography Commercial + Editorial is a Minneapolis/St. Paul based photography studio providing commercial stock photography and advertising photography. Graddy Photography is also available for commercial photography, food photography, and ranch or resort photography in the U.S. Graddy Photography currently offers their services to many out of state clients in Arizona, Colorado, and Virginia. Thanks once again everybody!
Tiara I Top Minneapolis Wedding Photographer
July 9th, 2014 is a date that we will definitely NEVER forget! Not only were we given the one and only coveted award for "Best Photography" at the Minnesota Bride magazine awards, but we were given the "Top of the Tiara/Best Overall Vendor" in the entire wedding industry award! We are so incredibly honored! The Minnesota Bride magazine awards are hosted every year and out of the hundreds of vendors in each category, three are nominated for each award as voted by past wedding couples and vendors in the industry. The winner in each category is announced the night of the awards and we seriously could not believe it when our name was called twice and especially for the highest honor in the industry. We have so many clients and peer vendors to thank. We owe these awards to you.......those of you who have trusted us over the past ten years with your wedding photos and those of you who we have worked along side of. Thank you! Really.....THANK YOU! Your support means the world! Cheers! Chrissy & Justin
Luminary | Bearpath Country Club Wedding Photos
This past Saturday Graddy Photography covered Brigid & Matt's wedding at Bearpath Country Club. This was our final wedding of the year and a great one! The weather for December was unsually warm reaching almost 50 degrees. The couple had a small ceremony with close family and then had a large reception with all their other family & friends arriving later in the evening. Thanks so much for choosing Graddy Photography as your Minnesota wedding photographer!
Strength | Carlson Center Wedding Photos
This past Saturday Graddy Photography covered Chuck & Natasha's wedding at the Carlson Center in Minnetonka. This was such a beautiful venue all decorated for the holiday season. Thank you so much Chuck & Natasha for including Graddy Photography in your wedding day plans....we are thankful to have played a small part! We wish you both the very best....CONGRATS!!!
Downlighting | 413 on Wacouta Weddings
This past week Graddy Photography made it up to St. Paul to cover some promo material for 413 on Wacouta. They have recently installed some nice downlighting to accent some of the rooms key highlights and to offer some more available light. Thanks so much guys and we hope to see you again in the future!
Hospitality | Virginia Commercial Photography
Well, I AM SPEECHLESS! Simply some of the most warm & generous folks I have worked with in my career. I am thankful to have met so many nice, hard-working people such as themselves. Their professionalism and sincerity is easily apparent by all their faithful guests who decide to come back year after year. No surprise here though, it's that great! Thank you all from the bottom of my heart..it was truly an amazing experience that I will never forget! Jamie & Tim, you guys are the real deal when it comes to running a successful business and I applaud you for that! Can't wait to see you all again in the future!
Smile | Minnetonka Business Photographer
Last week Graddy Photography made it out to Lake Minnetonka Orthodontics to cover new material for all their offices. It was a great time meeting so many new people and we had a lot of fun doing it. Graddy Photography is a commercial and business headshot photographer based out of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Shenandoah | Virginia Commercial Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography made it out to the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia to cover some commercial photography for House Mountain Inn. So here's a few fine art landscape shots I got while I was there....enjoy!
Eternity | Colorado Advertising Photographer
Last month Graddy Photography ventured out to Gunnison, Colorado for some elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains. It was such an amazing experience and to be surrounded by such amazing sights all day was breathtaking. So here's a few shots from my most recent trip to Colorado. I know it won't be my last!
Golden | 317 on Rice Wedding Photographer
This past Saturday Graddy Photography covered Lisa & Greg's amazing fall wedding at 317 on Rice in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota. The day started with getting ready photos at The Saint Paul Hotel and then the couples first sight in Rice Park. From there, we did some wedding parry shots and then headed back to 317 on Rice for the ceremony. After the ceremony we headed down to Irvine Park in St. Paul for some additional photos and then a stop off at the Happy Gnome for a quick cheers! Finally, back to 317 for an amazing celebration. Thanks so much Lisa & Greg for including Graddy Photography in your wedding day plans, it was a great time!
Beloved | Calhoun Beach Club Wedding Photos
Well this wedding had it all! Amazing couple, warm fall weather, peak colors.....no more needs to be said! Thanks so much for including Graddy Photography in your wedding day plans.....it was perfect! Wishing you guys nothing but the very best! Thanks Mike & Erin, now enjoy your honeymoon!
Mason | Eagan Family Pictures
This week Mason made it into Graddy Photography for his six month session. This was our first time meeting this little guy and we hope to see him again here in the future. Thanks so much for making the drive from Stillwater guys!
United | Savage Family Portraits
This week Graddy Photography welcomed our neighbors in for a fall family session. They are gracious enough to let us use their land to shoot on and we are extremely thankful....thanks for everything! We love having you guys right next door!
Poutine | Colorado Food Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography travelled up to Grand View Lodge in Nisswa, Minnesota to cover some of the new menu items now out for fall/winter 2014-15. We have to say Grand View Lodge always seem to out do themselves by being innovative while at the same time keeping it classic. You know old dish, new spin sort of thing with a little added Grand View flare! Thanks so much for trusting Graddy Photography once again as your Minnesota food photographer! We'll see you all again here in the near future!
Lodging | Montana Ranch Photographer
This past week Graddy Photography headed up to Nisswa, Minnesota to cover some material for grand View Lodge. We had amazing fall colors and weather to work with so that was a plus. We have been on board with Grand View Lodge going on almost three years and have done numerous successful shoots for them over the years. We truly cherish our friendship and business partnership.....we love you all!
