Steve Rouch is a one of a kind photographer ...

He has won the Minnesota Professional photographers wedding album competition. Out of all the FULL time professionals in the entire State of Minnesota his album was chosen as the best wedding album!

There are thousands of “photographers” in the State…. He was voted #1 by his peers!

Steve Rouch is a Master of Photography. This is a degree that takes 20+ years to achieve. Less than 1% of all photographers achieve this degree in their lifetime. It is your assurance that he has a AAA+ rating in consumer's reports!

Steve Rouch is a Certified Professional Photographer. This is the equivalent to being a CPA in the accounting world. It involves taking an all day rigorous exam like passing the bar. Very few photographers have this degree. It demonstrates a high degree of knowledge in all aspects of the photographic field.

Steve was voted to be the “Best wedding photographer in the State of Minnesota just recently. He was presented this award from the Minnesota Meetings and Events Magazine.

Steve was named Best Photographer in St. Paul two years running.

Steve has won the prestigious KODAK Gallery Award twice!

Steve has had his work chosen for display at EPCOT in Disneyworld !

Steve has been awarded the Accredited Degree from The MPPA!

Steve has had his articles published in National Photo Magazines that teach others!

Steve has received over 30 National Merit awards for his work from the PPA!

Steve has chosen to run a full time, full service studio. You will always get a friendly answer when you call…this is not a part time hobby out of the basement of a home.

Steve Rouch Photography is a fully insured business with American Family and the PPA, your assurance of a reliable business to work with. We are members of the BBB. In the last 3 years we did 900 assignments. We had 8 clients with questions and all were answered satisfactorily.

10 unique features….

1. We use a TV so you can see yourself and your shots as they are taken. We love instant feedback from you so we can do a perfect job!

2. We use double and triple lighting to make your images look 3-D and make you look fantastic.

3. We bring a studio to do flattering headshots.

4. We group people so you can see faces -- not legs.

5. We have a unique sense of humor that helps people relax and look great in their images.

6. We have a precise and organized approach to give you twice the photography in half the time.

7. We give you ideas that are unique and help you throughout pre-planning, the wedding and after.

8. We design a custom album proposal for you.

9. We post your images right after your wedding.

10. We have a theatre to present your work in.

Steve gets rave reviews from clients on a regular basis. He has over 1,000 hand written thank you notes and gets “wows” from clients on the net!

We feature a spacious and unique studio that is centrally located in the middle of the Twin Cities…close to everything…great back up location!

Our studio features a staff with a designer with a degree from the U of M (Angie), Steve (40+ years of customer service experience) and Marsha with (20+ years of experience).

Fun footnotes...

Steve is a fine art photographer with 3 published books and many shows in galleries like the KAREN in Mpls.

Steve is a singer/songwriter that still performs locally in places like O'Gara's. He has 3 original cd's to his credit.

Steve has been asked to photograph local celebrities!

Steve is a 2nd degree black belt in Shotokan karate. He has trained for over 30+ years. He has also studied Aikido…the style taught by Steven Segal.

Steve has published a book about his almost 2,000 weddings called
Wild and Wonderful Wedding Day Stories

Slideshow above: Some of the many awards, degrees and honors Steve has earned over the years.

Steve has been a photographer since 1971. He studied with Great Masters like

Ansel Adams
Jay Stock
Monte Zucker
David Ziser
Harold Beach
Jay Maisel
And many, many others.

Slideshow Above: Some photographs of great masters of photography Steve has studied with.

Steve Rouch Photography has donated to St. Jude's Hospital for children for the past 20+ years.

Steve has done over 2,000 weddings in his career. The average photographer has done 50-100.

Experience costs no more! Steve believes in delivering value.

*Free album ($500)
*Images included ($500)
*Free engagement session ($150)
*Free bridal dress session ($150)
*Free glamour session ($150)
*Free video ($1000)
*Free planning kit ($1,000)
*Free wedding planning ($500)
*Free web hosting ($200)
*Free album design ($500)

Slideshow above: Highlights from the "fun facts" list (and what Steve and Marsha looked like years ago!)