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Wendy Woods - Member Profile
Based Out Of: Stillwater, Minnesota - United States
- Biography & Info
- Photos
- Achievements
- Rates/Packages
- Client Letters

Wendy comes from a career as a reporter and photojournalist with CNN, ABC, and The Washington Post. Aiming those skills at the feelings, poetry, and humor of weddings, wedding photojournalism is now her full-time career. Her major portrait influences are Jerry Ghionis and David Williams, both of Australia, who taught her to "see the light" and capture real expressions. Read More... Her work has appeared in The Knot magazine, Minnesota Monthly, and People Magazine. Her educational background includes 7 years of studies in film/photography from Syracuse University.
Award-Winning Photos
Wendy Woods is an award-winning wedding photojournalist with the WPJA, based out of Minnesota, United States. The contest winning images above will cycle through an auto slideshow if left untouched, but can also be viewed manually via the thumbnails or navigation arrows.
WPJA Achievements
The Wedding Photojournalist Association proudly recognizes the accomplishments and creative excellence of Wendy Woods. The following awards have been earned by Wendy from the WPJA. These achievements come with great merit considering the high level of competition that a member faces in the contests. Stringent standards are upheld throughout the contests, standards equivalent to those of professional working photojournalists.
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1st Place - Kids (being kids)
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| 2007 |
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3rd Place - Transportation
6th Place - Emotion
6th Place - Silhouettes, Shadows & Good Light
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7th Place - Toasting/Speeches
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| 2006 |
Q3 |
4th Place - Action
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Q1 |
8th Place - Reception
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| 2005 |
Q1 |
1st Place - Details
3rd Place - Details
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| 2004 |
Q4 |
6th Place - Sequential (3 images)
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6th Place - Ceremony
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7th Place - Action
9th Place - Reception
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General Package Information
Wendy and Nick photograph all weddings at an hourly rate of $400, with no minimum. All books, canvases, photographs and framed prints are a la carte and selected after the wedding. Image files sized to 4x6 are free with all wedding assignments.
Client Letters
The following letters are from the clients of Wendy Woods.
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Tina & Bern
Married September 12th, 2009
"We can not thank you enough for capturing every detail and emotion of our special day on film. Looking through your pictures, we are brought back to the best day of our lives and we are excited that we will have that opportunity, thanks...more " to you, forever! You are truly amazing at what you do and we're so glad you were a part of our special day. Thank you so much, we're so happy with your work!" show less
Mykala & Alex
Married July 11th, 2009
"Finding a good photographer was the one aspect of the wedding in which my fiance was truly invested, so we did some rather extensive research before selecting someone. We were initially drawn to the photojournalism style of Wendy Woods...more " Photography and we were thrilled to find out she was available on our wedding day! We had read nothing but fantastic reviews and had fallen in love with the work on her website and blog, and after meeting with her at her beautiful studio in Stillwater, we knew she was the perfect fit for us. Wendy was very careful to make sure she was capturing our day as we had imagined, and after seeing our pictures we are certain she's done just that! Instead of just pretty snapshots of the day, these photos tell the story of our wedding, and we could not be happier. She is extremely professional and personable, and her work is brilliant. We are very grateful to have found someone whose talent, style and passion gave us the opportunity to remember our wedding day just as it was-- and to be able to share those memories with our family and friends! I was thoroughly impressed with every aspect of working with Wendy, and I would highly recommend using her studio for any photography needs!" show less
Liz & Nate
Married June 20th, 2009
"Wendy was the photographer at our wedding this past June and also did our engagement pictures last year. Both were phenomenal! We were blown away by how beautiful and well shot the pictures were. We've also had a ton of comments from...more " family and friends about the quality of the pictures. We could not have been happier with her work! Wendy is very easy to work with. She listened to what we wanted in terms of types of pictures and delivered on it. She did not boss us around to get pictures, rather she directed as needed and let us enjoy our wedding day. That was very important to us. She was also very flexible in setting up meetings to accommodate our work schedules. We recently picked up our wedding album and that too was amazing. We're so happy to have such a high quality product as a reminder of our wedding. Photography was our splurge for the wedding and we're both very happy we chose Wendy Woods!" show less
Ryan & Michelle
Married May 9th, 2009
"We are completely blown away by the portfolio she delivered. Such a beautiful mix of candid shots and innovative portraits that move beyond traditional and stuffy wedding photography. She truly captured the day and moved professionally...more " within our schedule and delt well with the various family and friends that we wanted to be photographed. She was focused, upbeat, and fun and an asset to our very memorable day." show less
Maggie & Matt
Married October 4th, 2008
"We could not be happier with the quality of the photography and album we recieved. Wendy is a true artist and provided remarkable documentation of our wedding. We had decided that photography would be the big splurge of our wedding...more " and Wendy was totally worth it." show less
Lisa & James
Married September 26th, 2008
"Wendy was simply outstanding to work with from start to finish. We worked with her for over a year, booking our engagement photos in the fall of 2007 and then wedding in September 2008. Her results are amazing. Our day was captured perfectly and our album really tells the story of our wedding day in photos. The layout and flow is exceptional. Not only were we incredibly happy with Wendy but so were all our other vendors that day. Everyone loved working with her."
Becky & Jay
Married June 28th, 2008
"Thank you for the wonderful job you did photographing my wedding. You made Jay and feel so comfortable and I am so excited with the results. You are extremely gifted and a pleasure to work with!"
Kelly & David
Married June 14th, 2008
"I would like to express how absolutely thrilled our family and friends are who have seen the Wendy Woods pictures of my daughters wedding. The pictures were beyond exceptional! Wendy, her husband and daughter captured the most beautiful...more " and emotional pictures of the wedding day and truly created a memorable story that we will treasure forever. They captured details of everything from the emotional expressions of a tearful father, the absolute joy and happiness seen in our daughters face and grooms in so many shots, the beautiful colors of the lights and flowers at the reception , the creative shots of the wedding party, I could go on forever. I was the mother of the bride -this was my only daughter and I wanted everything to be perfect for her. I am a detailed oriented person and wanted the day to go absolutely perfect for everyone involved. Much planning went into this wedding and I am sure anyone who plans a wedding knows once the day is here you do not want to worry about anything and only hope your planning and the vendors you chose will take over and do what they are best at. I can truly tell you the wedding photography done by Wendy Woods made this day go by beautifully-we did not have to worry about anything except enjoying every moment. The Wendy Woods team was professional, knew exactly what to do where to be, what pictures to take, were very creative, and absolutely captured every precious moment of the wedding and reception. The only negative I have is the results were so good I want each and every beautiful picture in the album! My advice to any bride, groom, mother of the bride or planners of an upcoming wedding that are reading this note is to run now and immediately book Wendy Woods and her staff. This will be one detail of your wedding planning that you will not have to worry about what so ever and you too will be thrilled with the results-so sit back relax and let the picture taking begin! You can call me anytime if you would like to discuss my recommendation or view the beautiful results of Wendy Woods. -Mother of a Very Happy Bride" show less
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