Woman in a brown dress and glasses holds a camera to her face, photographing in a sunlit autumn forest with golden fallen leaves.

meet your dream photographer

Business built on Proverbs 16:3

Black hand-lettered Amber Mari Captures photography logo with a simple camera outline on a white background.

 

 

I am a Minnesota wedding photographer based in Chaska, documenting covenant love stories rooted in real honest emotion and connection.


I have been crafting stories and creating art for as long as I can remember. From the beginning I have believed that every person and every couple, carries a story that mirrors God's design and love for His people.

 

 

What working with Amber feels like.

Black and white photo of a bride in a lace gown holding a bouquet and walking hand in hand with her partner through tall grass.

Picture this: you're in the middle of getting ready with your girls around you. Everything is happening, the makeup is being applied and the hair is being crafted. I walk in to your space, bringing a calm welcome with your favorite coffee from your favorite place in my hands. The overwhelming feeling subsides, and a knowing that I have got everything taken care of for the rest of the day.


As I walk around your venue, I pray a blessing over it. That God's love and peace would surround you.

Every moment my camera is out, I'm on the lookout for moments to capture. Whether it's your grandmother's teary eyes, or a wink from your dad you thought no one would see. I also capture your first kiss and your bridal party going wild.


While we take photos throughout the day, there will be a moment where maybe you don't know what do you with your hands or how to stand. I guide you to a place that feels natural, and comfortable. Maybe one of the groomsmen cracks a joke and everyone laughs. My camera is up and capturing every moment, making sure I'm not interrupting anything that makes your day, yours.

Bride in a white gown and groom in a dark suit sit close together on a grassy lawn at golden hour sunset, framed by trees.

Love letter from Micaela and Jacob

Amber is the sweetest ever! She is so kind is also so intentional with your time. She allowed me and my wife to feel comfortable and safe during our photos.  - Jacob


Amber really loves what she does and she loves the Lord so much - we felt this through our entire wedding day. Her joy and passion for her job and her appreciation for how the Lord was presented at the wedding was something that I could never put a price on. She was an irreplaceable part of the day!!! - Micaela

Growing up in a home that was full of photos, cameras, and stories, life felt like the magic we were creating within it. I was drawn to storytelling, and creating it. When I picked up a camera, I wasn't just taking a photo, I was stopping life, capturing everything within it that felt right. Still looking at photos and remembering the softness, purity, and the "Disney" magic that was left with it.


As a girl with a dream, my goal is to make your wedding photos feel like that wonder. By not invading quiet moments, or interrupting tender kisses. But stopping time, just for a moment, and creating the story of your happily ever after in a gallery. A story that lasts for generations to come, where your grandchildren will ask "What was your wedding day like?" and you pull out your photo album, and reliving those precious moments with their smell, feeling, as if you never left it.


Raw, authentic, joyful captures with an artistic eye directing the scene. You're the main character in your love story with God as the director. Let's work together to make your wedding the most joy filled, saturated with love, and abounding in the goodness of the Father that you get to relive for the rest of your days.

Intimate close-up of a couple embracing, a woman in a white off-the-shoulder dress wrapping her arm around a man in a dark suit.