Tim Larsen Photography

Tim Larsen Photography Joyful, authentic and beautiful are the words I use to guide my vision when I photograph a wedding.

Every wedding, like every couple, is unique and generates its own unique character. My goal, as a photographer, is to capture this unique character

Paige & Ben — April 22 at Greysolon Ballroom.From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite frames ...
06/02/2026

Paige & Ben — April 22 at Greysolon Ballroom.

From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite frames from a day I'm still thinking about. Read the full story on the blog: https://timlarsenphoto.com/journal/paige-ben-greysolon-ballroom

If you're planning a wedding in the Brainerd Lakes area and want a photographer who'll watch your day as much as shoot it, the link is in my profile.

— Tim

Lydia & Bradford — May 4 at Manhattan Beach Lodge.From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite fr...
06/01/2026

Lydia & Bradford — May 4 at Manhattan Beach Lodge.

From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite frames from a day I'm still thinking about.

If you're planning a wedding in the Brainerd Lakes area and want a photographer who'll watch your day as much as shoot it, the link is in my profile.

— Tim

Sunset in the Brainerd Lakes on June 21st: 8:50 p.m. Sunset on October 15th: 6:10 p.m. Two hours and forty minutes of di...
05/28/2026

Sunset in the Brainerd Lakes on June 21st: 8:50 p.m. Sunset on October 15th: 6:10 p.m. Two hours and forty minutes of difference — and a completely different wedding day.

Four things about timing your ceremony to the season →

→ The math isn't a rounding error. A timeline copied from a June wedding to an October one will fail. Different ceremony time, different cocktail pace, different dinner.

→ Ceremony time = sunset minus 3½ hours. That's my rule. It gives you ceremony, cocktail hour, portraits, and dinner with golden-hour sneak-out built in. June: 5:20 p.m. October: 2:40 p.m.

→ Fall's golden hour is longer. Low sun angle stretches the warm light. June gives you 25 minutes of real gold. October gives you closer to 40. Shorter window, richer light.

→ Cocktail hour has to contract. In October, a 90-minute cocktail hour eats dinner into the dark. 45–60 minutes is plenty.

Want the sunset-math spreadsheet for your specific wedding date? DM me "hello" — I'll send it over.

Kelsey & Jake — September 6 at Greysolon Ballroom.From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite fr...
05/26/2026

Kelsey & Jake — September 6 at Greysolon Ballroom.

From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite frames from a day I'm still thinking about. Read the full story on the blog: https://timlarsenphoto.com/journal/kelsey-jake-greysolon-ballroom

If you're planning a wedding in Duluth or the North Shore and want a photographer who'll watch your day as much as shoot it, the link is in my profile.

— Tim

The single most overlooked item on a wedding-day timeline isn't a moment. It's a gap.Here's where I always put one, and ...
05/21/2026

The single most overlooked item on a wedding-day timeline isn't a moment. It's a gap.

Here's where I always put one, and why. Three small notes →

→ Put it right before the first look. Not after the ceremony — before. That's the only spot in the day where slipping 15 minutes actually costs you light. Everywhere else the cushion absorbs it.

→ Fifteen, not five. Hair and makeup run over by 15–30 minutes at three out of every four weddings I shoot. Five minutes of buffer vanishes before anyone knows it's gone. Fifteen stretches.

→ If you don't need it, it's a gift. Unused buffer turns into a quiet fifteen minutes with your partner before everything starts. Nobody ever complained about extra breathing room on their wedding day.

Want the full timeline template I build for lake-country weddings? DM me "hello" and I'll send it.

Still thinking about this one. Emily & Nick at Madden's on Gull Lake.
05/20/2026

Still thinking about this one. Emily & Nick at Madden's on Gull Lake.

Laura & Brock — June 11 at Greysolon Ballroom.From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite frames...
05/19/2026

Laura & Brock — June 11 at Greysolon Ballroom.

From the quiet morning to the last dance, here are 9 of my favorite frames from a day I'm still thinking about. Read the full story on the blog: https://timlarsenphoto.com/journal/laura-brock-greysolon-ballroom

If you're planning a wedding in the Brainerd Lakes area and want a photographer who'll watch your day as much as shoot it, the link is in my profile.

— Tim

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Brainerd, MN
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