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!
gma at your house
May 19, 2009 | Categories: events, news
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A few weeks ago, Mike and Kelly Schmitt, a couple from here in Waukesha, were surprised when the crew from Good Morning America showed up to host from their house! They had been picked to help showcase what life is like on “Main Street” throughout America. I thought it a good reason to go and take some photos ;-)
The filming started at about 5:30am and it wasn’t quite warm yet…
The whole morning crew was there: Chris, Diane, Robin and Sam.
The local ABC affiliate was on hand to interview the GMA anchors.
And they brought along Rodney Atkins and his band. The bassist got a kick out of the Racing Sausages which showed up to promote the Brewers.
If you are interested, you can check out http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/YourHouse/ for the video segments from that mornings shows.
jessica’s 30th
April 16, 2009 | Categories: events, families
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We celebrated my wife’s 30th birthday last weekend with a wine and cake reception. Jess wanted a fancy, black tie optional event. So I broke out my tux (as did a variety of other good looking chaps) and the ladies had an opportunity to dig into their closest for the dresses that only get worn every so often. Jess and I even had a chance to put our dance lessons to the test in front of everyone!
Happy Birthday my beautiful wife. I look forward to celebrating many more birthdays with you!
The cakes came from Le Cakery in Elm Grove (website). Hakan, the owner, delivered them and help set them up nicely. If you need a cake for a special occasion, I would recommend you check out Le Cakery!
Our friends here are looking at a guest book I designed, which has pictures of Jess since birth. These guest books are a wonderful idea for any party, reception, or wedding. Feel free to contact me for more details.
It was great to get family together again that haven’t seen each other since our wedding (six years ago next month!).
homes for our troops
March 31, 2009 | Categories: events
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I am going to be volunteering some time over the next few months with a nation-wide organization called Homes for Our Troops. They are a non-profit organization that builds houses for Servicemen and women who return home severely injured. Think Extreme Home Makeover for disabled veterans. I’m honored to be the photographer on a local project they are working on.
They are preparing to build a house here in Waukesha for Army SPC Jason Schulz. Jason’s truck was struck by an IED in Mosul, Iraq and he lost both of his legs. The house they will be building with be handicap accessible and help meet his specialized needs.
If you are interested, they are looking for a variety of volunteers and donations – from skilled tradesmen, people helping with meals, community communication teams, materials and monetary donations, etc. The house will be built over a 3 day weekend a few months from now (why take 7 days when you can do it in 3? Take that Extreme Home Makeover!) Anyway, if you are inclined to help or donate in anyway, you can visit their site for more info (link).
They just finished building a house in Sun Prairie for another injured vet. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote a nice article about it which can be read here.
Here are some photos from the registration/information meeting they held this week.
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