About Courtney Paal Photography
Courtney Paal Photography is a Minnesota-based photography business that has been capturing the most amazing smiles and joy since 2010. The company specializes in engagement, wedding, elopement, destination, maternity, newborn, and family photography, and has been recognized as an Enterprise Top Maternity Photographer in Minnesota for three consecutive years (2019, 2020, 2021). Clients praise Courtney for her ability to make them feel relaxed and comfortable, often describing her as fun, creative, and like a friend with a camera. She has a magic touch that helps subjects feel at ease, even those who are reluctant or uncooperative, resulting in natural and genuine photos. Her work includes engagement, wedding, family, and newborn sessions, with many clients sharing that her photos are "flawless" and "absolutely amazing." Courtney is known for her flexibility and willingness to work with clients’ ideas, making the photography experience enjoyable and memorable. She is highly recommended for capturing life's big and small moments, from special events to everyday memories, and has a talent for turning photo dreams into reality.
We’ve done engagement, wedding, and family photos with Courtney—and I couldn’t imagine trusting anyone else behind a camera. She’s basically our life photographer now!
Courtney has this magic ability to make you feel totally relaxed, like you're just hanging out with a friend (who happens to have a camera and serious talent). Our engagement photos were so natural and us, our FL destination wedding pics make us want to relive that day every time we look at them (& we look at them a lot), and our family photos are printed all over our house.
She’s fun, creative, and just the kind of person you want around for life’s big (and small) moments. Couldn’t...read full review
Courtney is amazing. If you’re looking for a photographer, look no further. Book her!
She photographed our wedding and multiple family sessions after we had kids. She is professional, fun and obviously takes the best pictures. I couldn’t recommend her enough!
Courtney is the best! From engagement to wedding to family and new born photos! She has truly done it ALLL for my family! She has captured my favorite moments that I’ll cherish forever! She has made all of my photo dreams come true!