amanda + tom’s milwaukee engagement photography
December 19, 2009 | Categories: couples, engagement
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Amanda, Tom and I braved the Wisconsin cold and heading into Milwaukee to do their engagement photos the other week. They are getting married next October in Amanda’s favorite season (fall) so they wanted to do engagement photos in Tom’s favorite season (winter). They are a very energetic and cute couple and I’m very much looking forward to the big day!
melissa + doug’s waukesha wedding photography
December 1, 2009 | Categories: couples, events, weddings
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When Melissa, Doug and I sat down to chat about their wedding photography, we connected over a very important item: Queen’s “Don’t Stop Me Now.” That’s right, we connected over a song. We’ll, I think we connected on a lot of levels, that’s just one thing that I will remember about these guys – the joy of Queen. The song is a pure party song and that’s what their wedding day was like – a fun ride from start to finish. The last song played before I left the reception? That’s right, you guess it. I ended my time with them that day photographing them dancing and singing with Freddy (and I wasn’t too shy with singing myself…)
Thanks for letting me be part of your day guys! Many blessings you in your marriage!
65th anniversary
November 11, 2009 | Categories: anniversaries, couples
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Today would have been my grandparent’s 65th wedding anniversary. Grandpa Mark died a few years before I was born. Grandma Betty died 3 years ago today, joining Mark in death on the 62nd anniversary. Grandma Betty was one of those people that was instrumental in helping me become the person I am today. Of course, I didn’t know that or appreciate her for it as a kid! I thank God for her now though. I wanted to share with you two photographs of them and what they mean to me as a wedding photographer.
I adore this first photo for so many reasons; the wind blowing grandma’s dress and the clothesline, the way grandpa is holding her and the way they are gazing at each other. It inspires me. I want to create images that capture that look of love between two people. All of these years later, you don’t have to guess how much they cared for one another – you can see it, in that moment, frozen in time. My job is one of recording moments between people, and I am honored to be present at those times.
I take my job as a wedding photographer seriously because of this second photo. It’s 65 years later and we find ourselves looking at this piece of their wedding day. I don’t know where my clients will be in 65 years; perhaps they’ll be celebrating together, perhaps they’ll be separated, perhaps their surviving grandchildren we be looking at their wedding photos and remembering how much they loved their grandparents, I can’t know. But I can do my best that day to create memories that will exist for years to come.
Happy Anniversary Grandpa Mark and Grandma Betty!
brooke + dylan’s algoma wedding photography
October 27, 2009 | Categories: beach, couples, weddings
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Outdoor weddings can be beautiful events, especially when the weather cooperates! This day was cloudy until about 10 minutes before the ceremony. Then the clouds broke and it was gorgeous the rest of the day. Either way, Brooke and Dylan were going to have a great celebration for their love – and they did. It was a blessing to be part of your day Brooke and Dylan!
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