Twin Cities Elopement and Wedding Photographer

TWIN CITIES ELOPEMENTS + INTENTIONAL WEDDINGS

For the love between you—and everyone who helped you get here

It’s simple:

A big wedding can feel overwhelming. I help you it back to the reason you’re here, capturing your love for each other and for everyone you’ve chosen to celebrate with.

TWIN CITIES ELOPEMENTS + INTENTIONAL WEDDINGS

For the love between you—and everyone who helped you get here

Together we’ll dream up your best day ever. I’ll help you:

And, most importantly, keep you:

Together we’ll dream up your best day ever. I’ll help you:

And, most importantly, keep you:

I’M CARA

Just think of me as your wedding wing-woman and adventure enabler.

+ MORE THAN A PHOTOGRAPHER

+ MORE THAN A WEDDING PLANNER

I live in Eden Prairie with my husband, daughter, and our two adventure pups!
I serve awesome couples like you all over the Twin Cities and beyond.

My favorite days are spent sharing stories and laughs, and freaking out over an epic view. I love the beauty of a sunset in the cities just as much as a sunset around a campfire up north.

I believe with all of my soul that you deserve to have a wedding day that looks like you – that celebrates what you and your partner love to do, instead of trying to fit you into a box (or ballroom).

From dreaming to planning, to the big day and after, I lend you my experience, my best ideas and inspiration, my favorite and most breathtaking locations, and the all cheering-on you need.

+ MORE THAN A PHOTOGRAPHER

+ MORE THAN A WEDDING PLANNER

I live in Oregon with my husband Michael and adventure pups Atlas and Kaia.
I serve awesome couples like you all over the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

My favorite days are spent sharing summit beers and laughs, and freaking out over an epic view. I love the Oregon Coast and Redwoods just as much as the epic mountains of the North Cascades.

From dreaming to planning, to the big day and after, I lend you my experience, my best ideas and inspiration, my favorite and most breathtaking locations, and the all cheering-on you need.

What is it like working with Cara?

I wish I could give more stars because 5 is NOT ENOUGH! Cara I have said it 1000 times I'll say it 1000 more, THANK YOU SO MUCH! Truely the only reason my wedding happened was because of Cara at Wild Earth Weddings! She was the calm to my storm every step of the way through the entire process of wedding planning! She is so easy to talk to and makes the overwhelming process of weddings feel so much more manageable! My Husband and I aren't used to being in front of camera and have no clue how to pose, Cara was all about us being comfortable and just living in the moment of our day. She would always remind us to stop take a moment and look around just for us to be able to take in every second of our day! The photos I got back from my special day are more than JUST wedding photos, they literally look like they belong in a bridal magazine. They are the most beautiful photos I've ever seen. If you are on the fence on who to book as the choices are overwhelming in the early stages of wedding planning do what I did and just set up a chat with Cara. She will talk to you like you've been friends for years (literally so easy to talk to!!) She made our decision easy and was worth EVERY PENNY!

Cara's knowledge, organization, and attention to detail were top notch and made us feel both confident and relaxed throughout the whole wedding planning process. My husband and I both felt so comfortable and easy going on the day of our wedding! Cara felt more like a friend rather than our photographer. She captured some beautiful images and we cherish our magical day with such fond memories.

Words can’t even begin to express how grateful I am for Cara. We had a wonderful time roaming around dunes and goofing off. The entire experience was very special and the beautiful photos were almost an added bonus to the day! Everything felt very natural and my husband and I enjoyed ourselves throughout the shoot, which is evident in the shots Cara captured. I would recommend Cara to anyone and everyone who asked for a photographer (in fact I'd probably even recommend her work to people who weren't asking for a photographer)!

We are absolutely thrilled with the level of service Cara provided for our elopement! She was easy to talk to and made us feel so comfortable. We could tell she picked locations/activities based on what we shared with her about what we like to do. It made planning our trip so easy! We flew in from out of state and had never been to Oregon, so we really leaned on her for info and suggestions. Cara gave us some (much needed) direction on posing, but she also allowed us some time to spend alone together (while taking pictures from a distance of course 😁). She sent our sneak peak within 24 hours and we were absolutely blown away! We couldn’t believe how amazing they were! We just got our full gallery and ALL the photos are UNBELIEVABLE! Our family and friends are already requesting multiple prints! We’re already discussing doing an adventure photo session for our 5 year anniversary and we will definitely reach out to Cara for that!

We had the wedding of our dreams! Wedding planning is so stressful, and Cara eased the entire process for us. Not only is she a talented and an extremely professional photographer, but she also helped us plan our entire day! When my husband and I first met with Cara, we had no idea what we wanted in our wedding. We weren't even sure if we wanted to move forward with anything, since we had already been engaged for 5 years... We thought "What's another year of waiting?" After that initial conversation, she gave us so much hope and aspiration for what our day could look like. 4 months later, we tied the knot! We cannot thank Cara enough for the amazing experience that we will remember forever.