October 31, 2026 · Brookhall Event Center, Blaine, MN
Anastasia & Samuel's Halloween Wedding at Brookhall Event Center
Anastasia and Samuel were married on Halloween, October 31, 2026, at Brookhall Event Center in Blaine, Minnesota, with portraits taken in downtown Anoka. Emma Ziegler of Honey Deww Photography photographed their day with 8 hours of coverage. This feature shows 57 photographs: a black off-the-shoulder gown with a tiara and a long lace-edged veil, a black suit with a pale pink tie, a bouquet with bone details, portraits among red and orange fall leaves, a ceremony kiss before a black curtain, a small black cake, a dance floor and a few portraits with guests. Below the photos is what Brookhall's own website and the City of Anoka's homepage say.
Emma Ziegler is a Minneapolis wedding photographer serving St. Paul, the Twin Cities and all of Minnesota. She is based in Minneapolis and traveled to Blaine, MN for this wedding.
- Couple
- Anastasia & Samuel
- Date
- October 31, 2026
- Event area
- Blaine, MN
- Coverage
- 8 hours
Photographed by Emma Ziegler of Honey Deww Photography
Brookhall Event Center wedding photos
What did Anastasia and Samuel's Halloween wedding look like in these photos?
The wedding was on Halloween, and the photographs lean into it. One of them wore an off-the-shoulder black corset gown with star, moon and chain details over a black lace skirt on blush tulle, a black lace choker, layered necklaces and a tiara. The other wore a black suit with a burgundy paisley vest, a pale pink tie and a boutonniere of a black rose, a pink rose, ferns and a small animal skull, with silver rings on several fingers.
The bouquet is black foliage and black roses with red lilies, pale pink roses, silver ferns and bone details. A coffin-shaped ring box sits between two curved black horns among bright red leaves, and a small black cake with orange accents and a pink center is cut at the head table.
The outdoor portraits were taken in downtown Anoka on an overcast autumn day. A floral umbrella shelters the two of them among fallen leaves, they stand beside a railing above the water, and they stand under a long lace-edged veil in a field of red shrubs and orange leaves, then kiss with the veil streaming across the frame.
The ceremony photographs show a kiss in front of a black curtain and a dark arch, and a dip in the aisle as guests watch. The wedding party, all in black, poses outdoors against a banded brick wall with tall evergreens. Indoors there are head-table speeches with a guest holding a microphone, a cake cutting, and a dance floor with a green folding fan, a blue glow stick, goblets and the horns hand sign. A few later frames are portraits of the couple with guests, and one is a group photograph of the whole reception.
What spots are in the photos?
These are the settings you can see in the 57 photographs.
- A railing above water on an overcast day: portraits of the couple, the boutonniere and bouquet details.
- A grassy park slope with bare red-leaved trees: the veil portraits and the kiss with the veil streaming.
- A black-curtained ceremony space: the kiss under a dark arch and the dip in the aisle.
- An outdoor wall with bands of black and white brick and tall evergreens: the wedding party photographs.
- A banquet hall with a tiled dance floor, a bar, a disco ball and a chandelier: the head table, cake, guest portraits and dancing.
What should you know about weddings at Brookhall Event Center?
Brookhall Event Center is at 11930 Central Ave. NE, Blaine, MN 55434, about 14 miles north of downtown Minneapolis in a straight line, measured from the address coordinates. Its own website lists wedding ceremonies and receptions among its services, says it is family owned and operated and was established in 1979, and gives 763-755-8731 as its phone number. Brookhall's own Info & Menus PDF lists a Ballroom and North and South Halls, with a deposit to reserve a date and an optional ceremony service. Its two PDFs give different seated capacities (400 or 450 in the Ballroom, 200 or 250 in each hall), so ask Brookhall for the current figure before you plan.
Brookhall is an event center on Central Avenue, not a city community center. The City of Blaine's own website says voters twice turned down building one, in 1998 and in November 2016.
Why is Anoka part of a Blaine wedding, and what is the Halloween connection?
Anoka's city website greets visitors with "Historic River City | Halloween Capital of the World," and Anoka Halloween Inc., the group behind the town's annual festival, uses the same title. This wedding fell on Halloween itself, and its outdoor portraits were taken in downtown Anoka. The photographs do not show a Halloween event or parade, and we are not claiming the couple attended one.
The City of Anoka's website did not publish a photography rule for downtown that we could find. Its Parks and Recreation office is at 763-576-2980, so ask the city before you plan portraits on city property.
How can 8 hours of coverage fit a Halloween wedding with portraits in another city?
Eight hours is the length of our Pearl collection, which is $4,200 and includes two photographers. When your portrait location is a different city from your venue, put the drive between them on the schedule and plan the portraits for the part of the day with the best light. In late October the daylight ends early, so ceremony time matters.
Our wedding collections run from 4 to 12 hours, starting at $3,100 for the 4-hour Emerald collection. Travel is included within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis, which covers Blaine and Anoka. Send your date, venue and portrait location through the contact page and we will talk through what fits.