Isanti Wedding Photographer
Stone Lion Winery, Erickson Farmstead and the Isanti Community Center along the Rum River. Collections from $3,100 with an engagement session included.
Quick Answer
Who is the best Isanti wedding photographer?
Honey Deww Photography, led by Emma Ziegler, photographs weddings in Isanti, Minnesota, on the Rum River, from a vineyard and a historic farmstead barn to a city community hall. Collections run from $3,100 (4 hours, one photographer) to $5,300 (12 hours, two) and include an engagement session. Travel within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis is included; beyond that it is billed at cost with no markup.
What is it like to plan a wedding photographed in Isanti?
Isanti is a city of 6,804 people in Isanti County, with the Rum River along its western edge. It is about 36 miles in a straight line from downtown Minneapolis, which is inside the 40 miles of travel included in every collection.
Three venues give three different days. Stone Lion Winery & Event Venue calls itself an 80-acre outdoor venue, with ceremony spots overlooking the Rum River or the vineyard and a 5,000 square foot tent in its packages; it holds weddings May through October. Erickson Farmstead is a 40-acre property with a 1925 reception barn, a lake and white gazebo, and a 1915 farmhouse with getting-ready suites. The Isanti Community Center is the city's own hall next to City Hall, with kitchen use included in the rental.
Your licence comes from Isanti County in Cambridge. The park and permit details are below, each with its source.
Cambridge, the Isanti County seat, has its own guide on the Cambridge wedding photographer page.
Venues
Where do couples get married in Isanti?
Isanti has a winery, a farmstead barn and a city community hall, and each states on its own page that it hosts weddings. Each entry links to that page.
Stone Lion Winery & Event Venue
Outdoor winery and vineyard wedding venue (seasonal, May to October)
The venue's own site calls it an 80-acre wedding venue, a quick 35 miles from the Twin Cities, with vineyard and Rum River views. Ceremony sites include spots overlooking the Rum River or the vineyard, and the packages include a 5,000 square foot tent, a kitchen and a bridal and groom suite.
Up to 300 guests on the full-day and ceremony-only packages, and up to 40 on the micro-wedding package, per the venue.
In Isanti. 24542 Verdin St NW.
Historic farm barn venue with a lake-and-gazebo ceremony site
The venue says the Farmstead is a place untouched by time. Its wedding page describes a 1925 reception barn with original tin siding and sliding barn doors facing the lake and white gazebo, a 1918 Carriage House and a 1915 farmhouse with getting-ready suites, on a 40-acre property with an eight-acre pond and a three-quarter-mile walking trail. A ceremony can move into the Reception Barn in bad weather, and midweek and Saturday packages are offered.
Up to 298 guests in the Reception Barn, per the venue.
In Isanti, east of Highway 65. 1376 261st Avenue NE.
City-run community hall available for weddings and other events of more than 50 people
The city lists the hall with kitchen use included in the rental, though dishes and utensils are not provided. Standard setup is 15 tables and 50 chairs, with up to 25 tables on request. The city's full-day wedding rate is $375.
A maximum of 210 people, per the city.
In Isanti, next to City Hall. 208.5 1st Avenue NW.
Photo spots
Where are the best photo spots in Isanti?
Isanti's documented portrait settings are three city parks along the Rum River. The city's parks page allows photography in city parks and publishes no rule for private sessions.
A 38-acre city natural park at 1111 Rum River Drive SW on the east bank of the Rum River, with open prairie, woods and wetlands, grassy trails, and a dock and stairs down to the water. The city's page notes bald eagles and waterfowl and calls it good for nature observation and photography.
Permit or photo rule: No published rule for private portrait sessions; dogs must be leashed. The city's parks page says photography and recording may occur in any city park and that entering consents to the city's use of images. Ask Isanti Parks & Recreation at 763-444-5512.
A 21-acre heavily wooded city park at 1043 Bellaire Blvd NW, with trails through the woods and along the Rum River and five named overlook and rest areas: Sunnyside Landing, Brookside Cove, Tranquility Crossing, Nature View Point and Fredlig Vattan Overlook.
Permit or photo rule: No published photography or rental rule on the park page. Ask Isanti Parks & Recreation at 763-444-5512.
About 28 acres of wooded land at 503 Rum River Drive NW bordering the Rum River. The city's page says there is no direct public river access and no established walking trails, with about one cleared acre holding playgrounds and swings.
Permit or photo rule: No published photography or shelter rule on the page. Ask Isanti Parks & Recreation at 763-444-5512.
Timing
When is the best time for a wedding in Isanti?
Stone Lion Winery holds weddings May through October, and Erickson Farmstead can move a ceremony into its Reception Barn in bad weather.
- Stone Lion Winery holds weddings May through October, and its site was taking 2027 and 2028 dates. Source: Stone Lion Winery wedding options
- Erickson Farmstead can move a ceremony into the Reception Barn in bad weather and offers midweek and Saturday packages. It states no wedding season. Source: Erickson Farmstead weddings
Checked against each venue’s and authority’s own page in October 2026. Dates, fees and rules change, so confirm before you book.
Local details
What licences, permits and park rules apply in Isanti?
Isanti couples get their licence from Isanti County in Cambridge, and the city's parks page is the one place its photography policy is stated.
- How do you get a marriage licence in Isanti County?
- Complete the online marriage application and print the confirmation page, then both of you appear in person together at the Isanti County Auditor-Treasurer, Government Center, 555 18th Avenue SW, Cambridge, within 10 days of submitting it. Arrive by 4:00 p.m., be 18 or older and bring ID. Hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The fee is $125, or $50 with 12 hours of premarital education and a signed, dated educator's statement that is notarized or under church seal, and a certified copy is $9. The county takes cash, check or card. The page states no waiting period, and the licence must be used within six months of issuance and within Minnesota. Any Minnesota county may issue the licence regardless of residence. Source: Isanti County marriage licences
- What does the Isanti Community Center cost and hold?
- The city lists a full-day wedding rate of $375 and a maximum of 210 people. Kitchen use is included, dishes and utensils are not provided, and standard setup is 15 tables and 50 chairs, with up to 25 tables on request. The hall is next to City Hall at 208.5 1st Avenue NW. Source: City of Isanti Community Center
- Does Isanti publish a photography rule for its parks?
- The city's parks page says photography and recording may occur in any city park and that entering a park consents to the city's use of images. It publishes no rule for private portrait sessions. Isanti Parks & Recreation answers at 763-444-5512. Source: City of Isanti, River Bluff Preserve
- When does Stone Lion Winery hold weddings?
- May through October. The winery states up to 300 guests on its full-day and ceremony-only packages and up to 40 on its micro-wedding package, and its packages include a 5,000 square foot tent, a kitchen and a bridal and groom suite. Source: Stone Lion Winery wedding options
Checked against each authority’s own page in September 2026. Fees change — confirm before you budget.
Do you photograph weddings in Isanti?
Yes. Isanti sits roughly 49 minutes from downtown Minneapolis, inside the Minneapolis–St. Paul metro. I photograph weddings in Isanti and know the venues, the light, and the timing quirks that come with this corner of the Twin Cities.
Isanti sits on the Rum River in Isanti County, so weddings here pair a vineyard and a historic farmstead barn with a city community hall and wooded riverside parks.
Couples choosing an Isanti wedding photographer usually weigh up nearby suburbs too — Cambridge, St. Francis, Braham, with travel included within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis. If your session is in Isanti but your portraits are downtown Minneapolis or on Summit Avenue in St. Paul, that's a routine day rather than an add-on.
Where do you take portraits in Isanti?
Portraits in Isanti lean on Stone Lion Winery, Erickson Farmstead, Isanti Community Center, River Bluff Preserve. Whether you're after something classic or more editorial, I map the day's schedule around the light so you get the best fifteen minutes at each stop, with no rush between Isanti and downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul.
Which cities near Isanti do you cover?
I photograph weddings, engagements, and portraits across the Minneapolis–St. Paul north metro. These are the Isanti-adjacent Minneapolis–St. Paul suburbs I cover most often — every city links to a dedicated local guide.
Also serving the wider Twin Cities metro — view all Minneapolis–St. Paul locations.
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How much does an Isanti wedding photographer cost?+
Isanti wedding photography collections start at $3,100 for 4 hours of coverage with one photographer and include an engagement session, online gallery, print release, and full high-resolution downloads. Most couples book the 8-hour Pearl collection at $4,200, which adds a second photographer.
Do you travel to Isanti?+
Yes — Isanti is roughly 49 minutes from downtown Minneapolis by car, in the north metro. Travel within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis is included; share your venue address when you inquire so any additional travel costs can be confirmed in your quote.
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What the day includes
What does wedding photography coverage include in Isanti, MN?
Every Isanti collection covers three parts of the day: bridal portraits before the ceremony, candid documentary coverage throughout, and the ceremony and reception into the evening. Collections start at $3,100 for four hours.
How each part is photographed is explained in my wedding photography style, and it is the same in Isanti, MN as anywhere in the Twin Cities area.
Isanti Wedding Photography FAQ
Do you charge travel to Isanti?
Travel within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis is included, and beyond that it is billed at cost with no markup. Send me your venue address and I will confirm which side of that line it falls on in your quote.
Where can you get married in Isanti?
Stone Lion Winery & Event Venue, Erickson Farmstead and the Isanti Community Center each state on their own pages that they host weddings. Capacities are the ones each venue or the city states, and the links are in the venue list above.
Which county issues an Isanti marriage licence?
Isanti County, at the Auditor-Treasurer's office in the Government Center in Cambridge. The fee is $125, or $50 with 12 hours of premarital education and a signed educator's statement. Fill out the online application first, then both of you appear in person together within 10 days.
How many guests fit at the Isanti venues?
Stone Lion states up to 300 guests on its full-day and ceremony-only packages and up to 40 on its micro-wedding package. Erickson Farmstead states up to 298 in its Reception Barn, and the city's Community Center states a maximum of 210.
Does Isanti publish a photography rule for its parks?
The city's parks page says photography and recording may occur in any city park and that entering a park consents to the city's use of images. It publishes no rule for private portrait sessions, so call Isanti Parks & Recreation at 763-444-5512 before a session.
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