Champlin Photographer
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Who is your Champlin photographer?
Honey Deww Photography photographs weddings, engagements, couples and family sessions in Champlin, a Hennepin County city on the Mississippi inside the 40 miles of included travel from downtown Minneapolis. Portrait sessions start at $300 and wedding collections at $3,100. In the mid-1800s Champlin's riverfront, now Mississippi Crossings, was a steamboat landing and home of the Anoka-Champlin ferry; today the city-owned Mississippi Crossings Event Center has a banquet room for up to 120 and a river deck. Elm Creek Park Reserve, the largest Three Rivers park, connects to Champlin's trails, and Andrews Park adds a picnic shelter and a splash pad.
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Who are the best photographers in Champlin, MN?
Honey Deww Photography, led by Emma Ziegler, covers Champlin and the surrounding Twin Cities metro for weddings, engagements, couples, maternity and family sessions. The studio has photographed 200+ weddings and 500+ sessions since 2018 and holds a 5.0 rating on Google from 49 reviews. Portrait sessions start at $300 and wedding collections at $3,100. Travel within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis is included; beyond that it is billed at cost, with no markup.
5.0 ★ on Google
49 reviews
Booking since 2018
200+ weddings
Minneapolis-based
Travel up to 40 mi free
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Do you photograph weddings, portraits and families in Champlin?
Yes. Champlin sits in the north metro of the Minneapolis–St. Paul area. I photograph weddings, portraits and families in Champlin and plan each day around the venue, the light and the timing that come with this corner of the Twin Cities.
Champlin's riverfront, now Mississippi Crossings, was a steamboat landing and home of the Anoka-Champlin ferry in the mid-1800s; the 160-acre area lies just south of the Anoka-Champlin bridge, and the city's own event center there has a deck over the Mississippi.
Clients choosing a Champlin photographer can book the nearby suburbs on the same terms — Anoka, Dayton, Brooklyn Park, Maple Grove, Coon Rapids, with travel included within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis. If your session is in Champlin 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 Champlin?
Local places to plan a Champlin day around include Mississippi Crossings Event Center, the Mississippi Crossings riverfront, Andrews Park, the Anoka-Champlin bridge. 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 Champlin and downtown Minneapolis or St. Paul.
Which cities near Champlin do you cover?
I photograph weddings, engagements, and portraits across the Minneapolis–St. Paul north metro. These are the towns next to Champlin, plus Minneapolis and St. Paul; the linked ones have their own local guide.
Also serving the wider Twin Cities metro — view all Minneapolis–St. Paul locations.
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What licenses, permits and park rules apply in Champlin?
Champlin is in Hennepin County, so the license comes from Hennepin County rather than Anoka County across the river, and the city runs its own riverfront reception venue: the Mississippi Crossings Event Center, with a deck over the Mississippi.
- Where do you get a marriage license for a Champlin wedding?
- From Hennepin County. Both of you can apply at a Hennepin County Service Center (an appointment is recommended), one of you can apply in person with the other's notarized forms, or you can apply fully by mail to Director of Licensing – Remote Marriage, Hennepin County Government Center, 300 South 6th Street, MC 678-B, Minneapolis, MN 55487-0678. The fee is $125, or $50 with 12 hours of premarital education and an educator's statement, and it is non-refundable. The page states no waiting period. The license is valid six months for Minnesota weddings, and you must be 18 at the time of the wedding. Phone 612-348-8240 (8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.). Source: Hennepin County marriage license
- What does a full-day Mississippi Crossings wedding cost?
- A 12-hour full-day rental — exclusive use of the lobby, deck, conference room and banquet room — is $3,900 on a Saturday, $3,600 on a Friday, $3,300 on a Sunday and $2,850 Monday to Thursday. Set-up and tear-down have to fit inside the 12 hours. Source: Mississippi Crossings Event Center
- How many guests, and can you rent by the hour?
- The banquet room seats up to 120. It can also be rented alone by the hour, with a four-hour minimum: $185 an hour on Saturdays, $155 on Fridays and Sundays, $105 Monday to Thursday, plus a $500 refundable damage deposit. Caterers on the approved list pay a 10% commission. Source: Mississippi Crossings banquet room
Checked against each authority’s own page in September 2026. Fees change — confirm before you budget.
Champlin Photography Portfolio
Where can you hold a wedding in or near Champlin?
- · Mississippi Crossings Event Center
- · The Mill Site (Anoka)
- · Heart of the City Music Factory (Anoka)
- · Edinburgh USA (Brooklyn Park)
- · Leopold's Mississippi Gardens (Brooklyn Park)
- · Elm Creek Chalet (Maple Grove)
Where are the best photo locations in Champlin?
- · Mississippi Crossings riverfront
- · Elm Creek Park Reserve
- · Andrews Park
- · Champlin Mill Pond
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Do you travel to Champlin?+
Yes — Champlin is 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.
Champlin Photography FAQ
Do you need a pass to take photos at Elm Creek Park Reserve?
Yes, for paid sessions. Three Rivers Park District requires a pass for anyone paid to take photos: $275 a year or $28 an hour, tax included, bought at least two weeks before the session (763-559-6700). Elm Creek's trails connect to Champlin's city trails.
How much does a Champlin photographer cost?
Portrait sessions in Champlin are $300 for 30 minutes or $500 for an hour, with every edited image in a private online gallery. Engagement and maternity sessions are $450. Wedding collections run from $3,100 (Emerald, 4 hours, one photographer) to $5,300 (Sapphire, 12 hours, two photographers), and each includes a 1-hour engagement session. Travel within 40 miles of downtown Minneapolis is included; beyond that it is billed at cost, with no markup.
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