Amy Minikus Photo + Film
Not a highlight reel. Five full days, the way they actually happened — a rainy September in Minnesota, six people in an Ames church, a working family farm on the hottest day of the year, a room in Manchester that meant it, and a storm building over a Wisconsin barn.
Iowa · Minnesota · Wisconsin
Gallery 01
Copperfield Terrace · Plainview, Minnesota · September 19, 2026
It was cold, and it rained all day — and I think that's part of why I won't forget it. Perfect weather doesn't make a photograph meaningful. The emotion does, and these two gave me plenty of it.
Gallery 02
Pin Oak Golf & Event Center · Manchester, Iowa · November 15, 2025
November light, a room leaning toward two people, and the moment I keep returning to — a mirror held up over everyone's heads while the grooms kissed for real, right in front of us.
Gallery 03
St. Thomas Aquinas · Ames, Iowa · October 11, 2025
Six people in the whole church — the two of them, their closest two, the priest, and me. I've photographed weddings with two hundred guests that felt smaller than this one.
Gallery 04
Family Farm · Owatonna, Minnesota · September 13, 2025
The hottest day of the year, on land their family had worked for generations. A gold hoop arch wrapped in pampas and eucalyptus, a classic Bel Air by the barn, and a venue that couldn't be rented.
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I only take on a limited number of weddings each year, and I never double-book a weekend. If your date is open, I'd love to hear what you're planning.