About this vendor
Agape Moments is an award-winning photography company based in Oak Grove, MN, that services weddings in Minnesota. As a family-run business, couples will have a chance to connect with their photographer on a more personal level. While we mostly service the metro area we also love to travel and are available for destination weddings.
Our style is mostly photojournalistic. We love to take a documentary approach but also are aware that people do not dip and twirl in parks without being told. With that, we give a lot of direction throughout your day to help create natural images. We desire your images to have a story-telling feel and will go to any lengths to make your day feel comfortable. We love receiving Pinterest ideas, and hearing about your style as we want your day to truly reflect who you are as a couple.
We have three wedding packages to choose from. Each package contains online viewing access with a download, complimentary engagement session, and copyright of edited images and extras on a flash drive. Add-on items, such as additional hours, proof or luxury album, or a boudoir session can be applied at any time and based on availability.
Our love of photography and passion for art shines through our final product. Our experienced photographers realize that candid moments don’t always just happen and are comfortable giving direction to couples and wedding party to create natural images. We encourage couples to tell us about your vision for the style of the photos, so that we can adapt to your vision. Communication and helping create a timeline for your day allows us to create stunning images that can be enjoyed for a lifetime.
Details
Business Attributes
- Woman-owned Business
Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
Photo Shoot Types
- Boudoir
- Engagement
- Trash The Dress
Photo & Video
- Digital Files
- Online Proofing
- Photo
- Printed Enlargements
- Printed Proofs
- Second Shooter Available
Photo & Video Styles
- Artistic
- Classic
- Documentary
- Lifestyle
- Vintage
Wedding Activities
- Wedding
Awards and Affiliations
15-Time 'Best of Weddings'
2023.2022.2021.+12 more.
Best of Weddings
The Knot independently assesses vendors for this award—it’s never self-reported. We base it on firsthand experiences from real couples and guests, and they must have a 4.5-star average across 7+ reviews in the qualifying year.
Hall of Fame
Earned by winning 'Best of Weddings' four or more times.
Reviews
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Kelly was phenomenal and made our day so easy! She is so fun to work with and our photos turned out beautiful! I'd recommend Agape Moments to any bride in a heartbeat!
From our first conversation, we knew Agape Moments was the right choice for us. Kelly has been part of our journey for years—capturing everything from our engagement to our kids to...
our wedding day—and she truly felt like family on our big day. Her communication was always quick and thoughtful, making the whole process smooth and stress-free. The photos are stunning and honestly worth every penny. When I look through our wedding album, I get to relive the entire day, moment by moment. Multiple guests reached out asking who photographed our wedding because Kelly did such an incredible job capturing not just the events, but the real feeling of who we are as a couple.
I truly cannot recommend Agape Moments enough. Wedding photos were one of the most important parts of the entire day to me, and Sarah knew that from the beginning. I told her more ...
than once how much the photos meant to me, and she completely exceeded every expectation I had. She captured our day beautifully, and the schedule she had planned worked flawlessly, I was concerned that we wouldn't have time to capture everything that I wanted but we were so ahead of schedule and nothing felt rushed. You can tell she genuinely cares about her couples and about the final result. These photos are something we will treasure forever, and I am so thankful we chose her.
Kelly was the best!! She helped me with the timeline for the day and helped get the bridal party moving and kept us on-task. Our pictures turned out beautiful and Kelly and her mom...
were such sweethearts the entire day! I would absolutely work with Kelly again and would recommend her for any future brides!
Kelly was amazing, she did a great job with communicating, answering questions we had and accommodating to our dog being at engagement pictures and the wedding. She did an amazing ...
job photographing our day!
Sarah was wonderful! All of the photos turned out beautifully, and she came so well-prepared, making sure everything ran on schedule. Kelly was also a huge help—she guided us on wh...
ere to go, what to do, and made sure everyone was in the right place at the right time. Both Sarah and Kelly were professional, easy to work with, and made us feel relaxed throughout the day. I would definitely recommend Agape for your wedding— they did an excellent job!
Don’t look anywhere else for a photographer!
Kelly was everything we wanted in a photographer for our wedding. She has a fantastic personality and made sure our day went perfectl...
y to plan. She arrived early, and we were impressed with how well-organized she was and how she was able to maintain our schedule while being so friendly and professional.
Kelly was flexible and was very communicative about what she needed from us as well as listening to what we wanted for our wedding day.
Our photos turned out exactly how we hoped they would – excellent quality with tasteful editing. And timely too! We loved the hidden gems in the unedited extras we received as well!
Seriously, stop looking at other photographers. Kelly and Agape are professional, flexible, fun, and overall great at their jobs! We can’t say enough about them and couldn’t be happier with our photos and the memories of our wedding day! Thank you, Kelly, we couldn’t have asked for anyone better to capture our special day! HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!!
Highly Recommend!! They are amazing to work with and I am in love with the images they captured!
Agape and Kelly did a fantastic job on our engagement and wedding photos. She was easy to work with and captured our day perfectly.
Sarah did a fantastic job photographing our wedding. Sarah has done pictures for my family for a while and every time they have turned out great. Both Sarah and Kelly were in const...
ant communication with me and my wife and I never felt out of the loop or unsure about anything. This pictures turned out amazing as always and everyone who has seen them were very pleased. I would recommend Agape photos to anyone who needs pictures done.
Kelly was so amazing to work with and made both our engagement session and wedding day so easy and FUN! She is the sweetest person and is incredibly talented at what she does. We a...
re beyond in love with how all our photos turned out! I cannot recommend her and Agape enough!!
Was super organized and on top of things! Made all our photos go super smooth even when it was freezing cold out. I felt super welcomed by the photographers and they assisted me so...
much throughout the day. The pictures turned out incredible. Sarah got every detail and I was just so incredibly happy with the results. Sarah is not only a photographer but a sweet person, she goes above and beyond in her job and we are so happy we choose agape for our wedding!
Kelly was amazing to work with, she is so upbeat and can always capture a good shot. She was able to make us feel comfortable and relaxed on our special day. She was also able to g...
et our 16 nieces and nephews all to smile at once. We really loved having her there to help us celebrate our day and make it extra special! We highly recommend using Agape and Kelly is the best!
We worked with Agape Moments for our wedding this past October and were beyond thrilled! Sarah and Kelly were both so lovely and went above and beyond to help make our day perfect....
The photos are priceless and everything we imagined and more! They were open with all communication and even went along with our weird, silly ideas with a smile. It made all the difference!! We wish we could give them more than five stars and recommend Agape Moments to everyone we know.
I wish I could give more than 5 stars! Kelly was included the whole two years of planning! When we were looking at different vendors, she hopped on a zoom call to talk through wha...
t we wanted in our wedding photos. We had our engagement session, and it was beyond incredible! Kelly made my husband and I feel comfortable in front of the camera. As we got closer to the wedding, Kelly reached out to make sure everything was good to go. From timeline assistance to shot lists, Kelly was there! I sent an email 5 AM the morning of the wedding, and Kelly showed up ready to go with updates to the shot list! Our photos were absolutely incredible, even better than we could’ve ever imagined!
Sarah was everything and more that we wanted in a wedding photographer. She captured so many incredible moments on our special day, it was almost impossible to decide what pictures...
to print for our home. Sarah made us feel so comfortable and took shots that were very flattering of both of us. My husband and I were very nervous and self conscious about how we would look in pictures and she made us both feel so good about ourselves. I had a large bruise on my arm the week of the wedding and when I let her know , she covered it up in every single one of the edited photos. I had sent her a ton of pictures of other couples posed at our venue and asked if she could take those shots; her and Kelly showed up on the day of the wedding with a printed list of those shots and checked them off as we took them. They were so incredibly kind, professional and truly made our day so amazing. The family photos were so well organized and our families were both very impressed. If I were to do the day all over again, having Sarah as my photographer would be an absolute must. I can’t thank them enough for beautifully capturing our magical , fairytale day 💕
Sarah and Kelly did an amazing job on my wedding photos. To say my photos were breathtaking and amazing is an understatement. They made my day flawless making me feel so beautifu...
l and they were so patient. There is no one else I would recommend and we cannot thank them enough ❤️💍
We were extremely thrilled with the photos of our wedding by Kelly. She did a fantastic job of every detail, photographing Gary and I along with family and friends. We would defin...
itely recommend her services.
Agape Moments takes the most BEAUTIFUL pictures. Sarah captures every detail to make each moment special and knows the exact angles and poses that are sure to be show stopping. She...
is so talented. We were lucky enough to also have Anniston with as our second shooter for our wedding. She helped with our engagement photos and wedding day she reassured me (the bride) that dog paw prints on my wedding dress could be covered and helped fan my dress out in the most stunning way. Sarah and Anniston are a great team and I can’t recommend their services enough. From allowing us to be goofy and laughing, to capturing us in our most vulnerable first look moments during wedding day, they made each step fun and guided us while still allowing us to be “us”.
Sarah and her incredible team have been photographing our family for well over a decade. Between 3 weddings and three (soon to be four) children throughout our immediate family and...
extended family, there has never been a question as to who was going to capture our most treasured moments! She has such an effortless talent for framing the perfect shot and really telling your story through her photography. Working with Sarah over the years has allowed our family to be surrounded with the most precious memories on a daily basis. We can’t say enough about her professionalism, eye for just the right shot and the relationship we’ve formed over the years. I can’t wait continue to watch her magic over the years to come as our family grows!
Absolutely the best!!! Kelly was on top of everything single thing. Captured our most important parts of the day & everything in between. They gave us a photo album with hundreds o...
f printed photos ♥️
I absolutely loved our photos. They turned out so good and Kelly was super sweet and nice to work with. Highly recommend!
I found Agape through my sister, who has used Sarah and her team since they got married in 2013 and has yearly family photos since. Firstly, I want to commend the Agape Moments tea...
m for their artistry to take beautiful photos. I've worked with Sarah and Kelly, and their talent is amazing.
Second is my story. I was supposed to get married in 2020, but our original plans fell through. We had a small ceremony a few months after our original date, and the team provided mini wedding packages to accommodate their interrupted 2020 weddings. Agape's team helped make the day so special and took gorgeous photos. Fast forward to our reception in August, and Sarah came back down to St. Paul to capture our reception day as if it was our original wedding day. The photos turned out amazing and really captured our Art Deco venue as well as the fun and love of the day. I'm so grateful for the flexibility and understanding of the Agape Moments team and their commitment and passion to bring the beauty of weddings and family photos to life. They truly helped this bride get through a very stressful wedding season.
Having Agape Moments at our wedding was amazing! Sarah the photographer was the perfect fit and she honestly got shots I wasn’t expecting to get and I am forever grateful! Sarah ha...
s a fun personality to make sure the bridal party has fun with pictures as well, she made everyone feel comfortable throughout the entire day!!
Kelly and Kim did an amazing job at our wedding on 10/8/21! They arrived early than their scheduled start time and made sure all of our specific photos we wanted were captured. Kel...
ly and Kim knew all the locations to do photography outdoors at our venue. They made my husband and I feel so comfortable and happy! Agape is an amazing vendor and I highly recommend them!!!
I would highly recommend Agape for your wedding photos. They did a really great job and were fun and easy to work with. Kelly and Kim both captured our wedding day and the photos t...
urned out amazing. We will definitely be going back to agape for any photography needs in the future.
Agape was amazing to work with for our wedding! We loved our engagement session with Kelly along with our wedding day photos. Kelly and Kim were both there to capture our day and l...
et me tell you - they captured it perfectly, they didn't miss one detail and they were so easy to work with. We were able to get all the photos we wanted and more! Also they are so creative with the poses and everything. My family and I have all used Agape for all of our big life moments and I will continue to go back to them for all my future photography needs. They really are the best! Its almost like having your friends walking around with you snapping photos on one of the most important days of your life. I am so happy with Agape and would recommend them to any future brides!
Agape was amazing to work with for our wedding! We loved all of our photos from our engagement session and the wedding day. It was a unique time getting married during a pandemic...
, but Sarah was extremely flexible, patient, and kind during so many uncertainties. She captured our day exactly how we wanted it. We will definitely use Agape in the future! I highly recommend the Agape Team to all future brides!
Agape was outstanding to work with! My whole family has been going to them for years and we will continue to do future family photos with them. There are many amazing photographe...
rs and staff that work with Agape. Sarah and Kelly made us feel incredibly comfortable and confident in posing for our pictures. They had phone calls with us, emailed us back promptly and made our special day their focus. My husband and I couldn’t have asked for more amazing photographers for our engagement pictures snd wedding. The pictures we got back were amazing!! We have them hanging in our house already :) Thank you Agape for all you did to capture all the special and unforgettable moments!
Kelly was amazing for our special day in many ways. Not only is she a great photographer, but she is a lot of fun and full of positive energy! We have hired her for our engagement ...
photos, wedding day, and now for our newborn photos as well. We have recommended her to others that have hired her and loved the services as well!
5 thumbs up, 5 stars!
I could not be more happy with our decision to work with Kelly and Agape Moments for our wedding! Kelly was so professional and truly took one less stress away on such an amazing, ...
but chaotic day that is your wedding. Working with Agape Moments you know the end result is going to be fantastic and your wedding day will be just a little less stressful by having a photographer that has so much passion and professionalism in their craft. Keep up the great work!
So happy we chose Agape Moments! We worked with Kelly for both our engagement photos and wedding photos. Could not have been happier with the results! She was fantastic to work wit...
h and the photos turned out awesome. We were able to include our dog both times as well :) They were easy to work with through the ever-changing pandemic situation and getting the wedding album is great since we can now share that with family & friends who weren't able to make it due to the pandemic.
Kelly and the rest of the Agape Moments team were amazing to work with from the time that we reached out to them. The quality and customer service were outstanding. When we decided...
to originally postpone our big celebration this year due to Covid, they were understanding and helped us move our contract to next year without any extra fees or hassle. This was not true of all of our vendors and was something we really appreciated. Kelly was our engagement photographer and also did our "mini" wedding this summer. Our families noticed her bright and bubbly personality that made everyone feel comfortable in front of the camera. She was extremely efficient in the 93 degree heat and allowed us to take water and A/C breaks throughout. When we got our photos, we were able to relive our special day all over again and we can't wait to work with Kelly and the Agape team again for our big celebration in 2021.
We used Agape for our wedding photographer. Kelly is an absolute delight to work with and a ray of sunshine. She made sure we were comfortable and had all the shots we wanted. Our ...
package included engagement photos, which we hadn’t been planning on doing but we were glad we did. It also came with a photo album full of wedding photos - such a time saver to not have to put that together ourselves. We got digital and flash drive copies of all the photos. They always got back to us in a very timely manner if we had any questions. We loved working with them and have no regrets!
We found Agape Moments through a friend who used them for her wedding. When we met Sarah at our engagement photo shoot we knew we made the right choice. My husband and I have never...
been ones to be in front of the camera but Sarah made it so easy! The Agape Moment team also helped so much in the process of making my day of timeline so that it made sense with my needs and wants as well as when to take pictures. I would have been so lost with out them! If you are looking for a team to make the stress of wedding easier and getting beautiful pictures in the process hire Agape Moments!! You won’t regret it!
Sarah did an amazing job with our wedding photos! She is so sweet and easy to work with! She was very flexible throughout the day but was willing to give direction when it was need...
ed. We love how our photos turned out and are so glad we chose Agape for our big day!
Great price for great work! It was so great working with Kelly. She made taking great photos easy and made sure we got every shot we wanted, within the busy time constraints of a w...
edding day. Everyone in my wedding party commented on what a great job she did. We got our photos back quickly and loved the photo album that was part of our package. Now we don't have to print all the photos ourselves but we still have all the digital copies too. We are so happy with how our wedding memories turned out!
Agape Moments was incredible to work with for our wedding! Kelly was our photographer and was very outgoing, friendly, and professional. We were very happy with how our pictures tu...
rned out and still enjoy looking through the photo album that came with our package. Thanks for capturing our special day , Kelly! We would highly recommend Agape Moments!
Agape was recommended by several friends who had loved their wedding photos. Our photographer Sarah was really fun to work with and she captured many moments we weren't even thinki...
ng about. They were flexible with our scheduling needs and conscious of our budget. Overall we are happy with out photos. However I was disappointed in some of our bridal party and many of our group family photos. There are many pictures where the bride and groom are off to the side or awkwardly in front of some of the group or there are a few people spaced too far off to one side. It was very clear there was a need for positioning and staging directions. Faces are hidden in some photos as well and overall the formal group photos do not look professional.
Our friends referred Agape Moments to us for our engagement photos and wedding day photographer and I am so happy for their recommendation!
Kelly made us feel at ease during our e...
ngagement photo shoot and was very receptive to our “style” photos we wished to have.
We got our engagement photos within TWO WEEKS! That’s crazy fast! And as an impatient bride.... I was ecstatic :)
Agape Moments was always so prompt with responding to any questions we had.
Our day was beautifully captured and the photos turned out better than we could have ever imagined. I would recommend Agape Moments to anybody looking for a photographer - newborn photo shoots, engagement sessions... they really do it all!
We had such an amazing experience with this company! Kelly was so attentive, professional, and enthusiastic on our day! She was organized, which as a bride was so important to me! ...
It really took the weight off of my shoulders. She kept me, and my family on schedule and what a relief that was. Although, she handled the unplanned photos that would pop up awesome as well! We were so lucky to have Kelly and Agape Moments there to capture our special day!
We used Agape for our wedding and were so thankful we chose them. From the beginning, the communication with the company was excellent and extremely professional. The day of exceed...
ed our expectations as the photographer was well organized, very flexible due to weather changes, helpful with the process, and captured great photos. I will recommend them to friends and family and will use them ourselves for future family photos.
Kelly from Agape was amazing. We purchased a package that included both the engagement and wedding photos. We chose to work with Kelly after meeting with a handful of photographe...
rs and her personality and experience were second to none. She did a great job of capturing our engagement and wedding photos in a way that made the experience fun and the end result turned out great. We highly recommend Agape and if you can pick a photographer Kelly was excellent!
Our experience with Agape has been great! We found Agape online and met with Sarah in person. We loved her work and the fact that the business was family run, so we decided to book...
. Sarah did a great job on our engagement pictures. And Sarah and Kim were so awesome to work with on our wedding day. They showed up early (which I love) and rolled with the punches the whole day. We had a million family photos which got to be overwhelming, but they remained positive and got all the shots that we wanted. Also, Kendra has been great to email with and is always so responsive. Would definitely recommend Agape!
Agape was so wonderful and helpful to work with. They made our wedding day go so smooth and worry free. They are absolutely amazing and extremely talented. Would highly recommend!!
Agape is such a great place to have pictures done. Sara is a wonderful person to work with. We've had them for our engagement, wedding and maternity photos and all the pictures tur...
ned out amazing. Recommend really considering them for any photo needs.
Agape is a great photography company. Sarah and her team know exactly how the wedding day will flow because of their expertise. They will be flexible and help you in anyway they ca...
n. The photos we received are absolutely incredible and capture every single piece of our wedding day. Great company, and well worth the money.
Sarah MADE our wedding what it was! Not only did we end up with stunning photos to remember our day, but her easy-going and cheerful personality made everything about the day feel ...
like a breeze! Will forever recommend Agape Moments to anyone who asks!!
After I got engaged, I knew right away which photographer I wanted for my photos. I have known Sarah and Agape Moments for many years; she did my senior photos back in 2006, and en...
gagement/wedding photos for my sister in 2007. For my wedding, photos were one of the most important things to me, so I knew that I wanted a vendor I could trust would do a great job. Needless to say, they went above and beyond, and did an absolutely amazing job! Throughout the entire process of booking/photo sessions/etc., everyone at Agape Moments was wonderful to work with. They were friendly and flexible, making coordination of our photos a breeze even though we live in a different state and are challenging to reach due to our schedules. They took into account our ideas/wishes, making sure to incorporate them into our photos. They made us feel comfortable, from making us laugh during photos (a challenge as my husband is not a huge fan of taking photos!), to offering to carry my wedding shoes so that my feet would not blister. They are fun, and truly care! We took engagement photos in the cold winter, and wedding photos in the hot summer, and all of them turned out perfect. We have received so many compliments from our friends and family. Agape Moments also made us the most lovely photo book; we would have never been able to put together something so special. It is evident that a lot of time, skill, heart, and passion go into their work. They captured all of our special moments, which my husband and I will always cherish. We give Agape Moments our highest recommendation, as they exceed everything that you want in a photographer!
Sarah was an absolute joy to work with for our engagement and wedding!! My husband and I had no idea how to pose or what to do for our photos and Sarah did a fabulous job putting u...
s in poses and making us look our best. There was not one photo I didn't like and she did a great job of getting a variety of photos. Her staff were also wonderful to work with, especially when my grandmother passed away nine days after my wedding. They were very accommodating by getting my album done and sending it to me early so I could have photos of my grandmother from the wedding to be used for the funeral. Wonderful, kind people to work with; I would highly recommend Agape Moments and Sarah to anyone!!
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1107 Sims Road NW, Oak Grove, MN | Minnesota
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