I’m going to try something new with this blog post. If we can get 75 combined comments below I’ll give Millie + Steve a free 16×20 print (so basically that’s earning them $1 for every comment!).

The ceremony and reception where both held at the Waukesha Rotunda, which not only is a lovely venue, the food prepared by Chef Jack’s is always amazingly delicious. Because they held everything in one place, we had the luxury of enjoying the party more as we didn’t have to drive around to different locations for photos. In fact, because they saw each other before hand for photos together (which I think makes for great photos and memories!) they were able to hang out with their guest more after the wedding.

Thanks to you both for having me out to enjoy your day with you. I had a blast!

The wedding and reception were held at the National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium which was a wonderfully unique and fun location for their celebration. I didn’t get to tour the whole place, but there is something about eating dinner a few feet from a huge catfish swimming by you that does make for an enjoyable evening.

Anyway, here’s a smattering of the photos from the day. I’m working on five other weddings and hope to have those up soon too ;-)

I’m off this weekend to shoot Alicia+Ben’s wedding in Iowa. And then back the next few weeks with some exciting weddings back here in the Milwaukee area (including Millie and Steve’s!).

Here’s some shots from Andrea+Aaron’s engagement session in Madison a few months ago. It was cold and they were troopers (although we did get in the Capital for a bit to warm up). Their wedding is really going to be amazing, not just because it’s going to be held at the beautiful Olbrich Botanical Gardens with a reception at Quivey’s Grove, rather mainly because these two have been together for years and really have so much love for each other, love that’s been tested and found to be true.

Without my further ramblings, enjoy…

Thanks for letting me be part of your day guys! Many blessings you in your marriage!

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!

I’m looking forward to their wedding in less than a month! See you guys soon!

If you’re interested, you can see their engagement session here.

Check out this limo!

May God continue to bless you two for years to come!

The first half of the set comes from the courtyard were they were engaged. Very sweet!

Then they changed and we started to walk around Milwaukee. Didn’t need to get far before we found some neat architecture.

Congrats you two! Many blessings on your wedding and life together!

Joe couldn’t help himself. I couldn’t help but take a photo. (ok, truth be told, I goaded him into it!)

The wedding ceremony was at Fox River Church in Waukesha. We then traveled to Lake Geneva for some photos and the reception.

We stopped for some ice cream on the boardwalk – a tradition for Amanda and Nate.

Amanda did a great job coordinating the look and feel of the reception! It was held in the beautiful Lake Geneva Riviera

As I said, there was a LOT of dancing. And it was good…

I love this series of Amanda’s dad channeling his inner rock star:

Thank you Amanda and Nate for allowing me to be part of this amazing day. May God bless you with many years of marriage, love and happiness together!

Below are some of my favorites of mine from the shoot. I shot using only my 50mm f/1.4 to force me to be a little more creative. Special thanks to Jamie for that amazing umbrella! Blair and Mohammed – we are really looking forward to your wedding day – you guys are just a blast! Be practicing your GQ look! ;-)

Thank you Nick and Jessie for a wondering session!

Our engagement session the other day was in downtown Waukesha which offered a lot of fun locations. Here’s some of my favorites from the shoot:

Congratulations to Blair and Mohammed! They are the winners of the free wedding photography contest from Jamie M Swanson Photography and Andy Stenz Photography. We will be there to capture every moment of their special day next year!

What struck us about them? Coming from two completely different sides of the world, Blair and Mohammed have lived lives marked with struggle and grief. Yet in each other they found a joy and love that they don’t want to live without.

Congratulations again Blair and Mohammed. We look forward to being part of your story.

And thanks to all the entries we received. It was a blessing to read all of your stories. It was very difficult to choose and we wish we could have done them all. Many blessings to every one of you as you begin your new life together.