I love to capture people.
I love their expressions, their motion, the way that they don't realize that what you see is something amazing and breathtaking. I love to see them interact, two cousins sitting on the ground, an engaged couple that can zone out the camera and only focus on each other, I love it all. At the end of the day, I want to be able to capture those memories, the love shared, the laughter and the tears, I want it all.
I love to capture people.
Here's a quick look at Rachel and Dan's amazing wedding on the patio at Glacier Canyon Lodge in Wisconsin Dells. We had so much fun with them, the day was gorgeous, especially after the storm the night before.
As always, there's more to come.
I had to share the first shot of our newest print. I'm so excited because it's even more awesome big! The Fedex man delivered our newest canvas not even an hour ago, I'm so happy that I was home to rip open the giant box.
I love this shot, it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Remember this post? I knew when I saw this shot on my little lcd screen that it would be awesome and it is. Yay! I'm so giddy that I just want to dance right now.
I just had to share my new canvas with you, I can't wait to make Rob put it up, you may not know how untalented I am with the whole tool situation, but when he gets home, oh yeah, he'll be put to work.
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I just had to share this shot of Ashley's MOH getting her all tied up for the wedding. I love it, I hope it leaves you excited to see the rest!
It is well past time for some wedding love on this blog.
Sara and Kirk got married this past June at St. Paul's in Baraboo. I know Sara was a teensy bit nervous before the ceremony, but it was perfect. I think everyone can tell just by looking at these two how in love they are.
We had time to head out to the lake between the ceremony and reception for some fun group shots. I love it when we get a little extra time with our couples!
After taking a little detour by a lovely barn, which were the backdrop of some of my favourite bride and groom shots of the day, we arrived at the Glacier Canyon Lodge ready to party!
So, enough talk, take a look at this amazing couple.
I love how excited the girls are to see Sara's gorgeous ring.
I can't believe that I hadn't posted this teaser on the blog!
I know I've been posting the latest sneak peeks on facebook, let's change that shall we?
My friend Ruth gets a hold of me a while back to shoot her engagement session. She's met this amazing man and they are getting married next year and would love for Rob and I to take them out and get some shots of them. Then she says, how do you feel about shooting at Taliesin? Taliesin?! Frank Lloyd Wright's home?! I'm totally down with that, let's do it! So we drove down to Spring Green last night and got some amazing shots, the light was perfect (I may not envy those Southern California photographers ever again!), Ruth looked amazing, and Chris was great. It was the first time I met Chris and although we all got bit up a bit by the horde of mosquitoes, we all had a blast.
Here's a little teaser to tide you over and I promise that I will from now on post to the blog first, especially since I've finally figured out how to fix the tiny image problem. Look at this huge shot! I am so in love with it!
Just a little sneak peek from Stephanie and Daniel's wedding this past weekend.
I love the fallen lone carnation.
I've finally gotten a bit of time to talk about our senior reps this year. I think you may all recognize my little sister, Becky, I cannot believe that she is a senior already! We wanted to have some fun with her and decided to take her and Amber up to Minneapolis while we were delivering an album to another client. The girls got to shop at the Mall of America and then we hit downtown, walked around and found some awesome locations, like the top of a parking garage, which I love. Check out Becky's hair, doesn't it look amazing? And then Amber's eyes, I could just look at them for hours, although that would be a bit freaky, so I'll just give you a couple shots to check out how gorgeous these two are.
I cannot believe that today my little monster turned one. I honestly don't know whether I should laugh, cry or do both. The past year has been lined with many changes and surprises. I never know how much one little person could change my whole life and I am blessed to be able to call her mine.
We had an amazing party tonight to celebrate the last year, and to everyone that came - thank you for celebrating this next step in Jamie's life, we are honored that you could come and share this time with us!
I cannot believe how daintily Jamie ate her cupcake, silly goose. Usually she devours them up, just like her boyfriend, Vik, who came over to share in the party goodness. Jamie did get dirty after a while, but it took some urging.
Here is just a little sneak peek of our day on Saturday. I saw this first image on my lcd screen and knew that I had fallen in love, I'm thinking a new canvas. Sara and Joe are just the cutest couple, I really just wanted to hug them both and squeeze their cheeks, don't ask me why, I just want to.
And as for the second shot, well, what's a wedding without a little dress up?
I have no idea what went on in this shot, but I love it so much that I have to share. Jamie, surprisingly, didn't mind the fireworks. She kept pointing up at the sky at the pretty lights. It was awesome, until we got rained out. Okay, it wasn't a ton of rain for Rob and I, but Jamie is pretty tiny and gets soaked quick, so we didn't keep her out, too long.
I know you're thinking "man, why doesn't she take out those power lines?" Well, I kinda like them in there. I think the explosion would just be too much then, but I may take it out later.
I hope you all are having a wonderful 4th of July, spending time with friends and family. I know we did. I love spending time with my two favorite people. Ahh, love.
Our little family met up with some good friends for the Witwen parade today. It was Jamie's first parade, and I'll admit she got a little tired and cranky, but we all had a blast. There was a ton of people, and we even got to sit near the balloon guy, he made balloon animals for the surrounding kids, awesome!
I took a few shots, of course. I hope that everyone has a wonderful Fourth of July!
One of the clauses in our contract states that we will be the exclusive photographer. What does that mean, you say? Well, we don't want you to go hiring another photographer to shoot the day, too. We'd be getting in each others way and probably getting pretty frustrated.
I wanted to talk about guests at weddings, particularly guests with cameras. Pretty much everyone has a camera these days. It's a fact of life that when you're heading out to something special, like a wedding, that you're gonna grab your camera, throw it in your purse (unless you're a guy and don't have a purse) and take some shots of your friends and family because, really, how often is everyone you love in the same place at the same time.
So, yeah, we're the exclusive photographer, but we don't want your friends and family to feel like we won't let them shoot. They want to remember the day, too. We get that. Of course, there's been a time or two that we have to be firm, but hey, let us get our formals shot first and then we'll move out of the way and let you take a couple.
Rob and I, we're pretty laid back. When we are shooting, we work on staying in the background. Sometimes you won't notice us, those are my favorite shots. Sometimes we'll move you around, but we won't obstruct your guests while they are shooting. It's not our style. As photographers, our goal is to capture your wedding day or your portraits as unobtrusively as possible. We want the focus to be on you and what makes you happy.
Why am I writing this, you ask? Well, one of our assistants was attending a wedding as a guest a couple weeks back. She had brought her camera to she could take some shots of her friend the bride. Nothing fancy, just some shots to remember the day. She didn't drag the bride and groom away from the dance floor or anything crazy like that, she was just shooting them as they naturally were. Whenever she would go to take a shot, the hired professional or his assistant, would step in front of her, ruining her shots.
When we talked about her day, she told us how frustrating the whole situation made her feel. She just wanted some shots to remember her friend's wonderful wedding, but all she left with was a bit of anger at the professional photographer.
I feel the same way. As a photographer, my duty is not to restrict others, but to capture the moments the best that I can. I will not get in your way, at least not purposefully. I want you and your guests to enjoy the day and leave with the feeling of newfound love.
On that note which was much longer than I had anticipated, enjoy your weekend!
We had been a bit worried about rain on the day of Emily and Dave's Get to Know You Session, but our worries were for nothing. The entire evening was perfectly gorgeous. Emily and Dave are naturals in front of the camera. They are so sweet together that all I wanted to do was hug them. Seriously, the way that they could just tune out the camera and just focus on each other was amazing, each little gesture was filled with love.
It's sessions like this that reaffirm why we do photography. Adorable. Check out the images yourself and see what I mean. The whole session was perfect, from the light and location, to the love we captured.
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Rob and I had the honor of capturing the wedding day of one of my very best friends from high school this past April. It's taken me this long to narrow down my favorites, so bear with me. ;)
I met up with the girls while they were getting their hair done at Exquisite Salon. Deb did an awesome job on Kristina, she looked gorgeous. Maddie, the flower girl, was so well behaved, I believe that she read all the books at the salon. After getting pretty, the girls headed over to the church to get dressed and get some shots in before the ceremony.
They got married at St. Joe's, which is one of the most gorgeous churches ever. Rob and I love shooting at St. Joe's, there are so many nooks and crannies that each time we go, we find something new.
Kristina's dress was gorgeous, white with sparkly, glittery beadwork and an awesome train. The bridesmaids' navy dresses complimented Kristina's perfectly.
Rob worked the formals before the ceremony, so as usual, I headed over to keep the groom from running, er I mean keep him company. ;) I love being able to get the groom by himself before the ceremony, it gives us time to chat and hang out before all the fun really begins.
The ceremony was touching, and once we left the church, I got to ride in the limo and we hit up some locations around Baraboo before heading up to the reception at the Wintergreen in the Dells.
Kristina and Ryan had trees as favors, which was totally awesome, and they had set up a candy bar full of all my favorites, which made for some fun ring shots. The centerpieces were stunningly simple, mason jars with beautiful arrangements.
The reception was amazing. Great food, good company and the test run of our new Photobooth setup which was a big hit. Kristina and Ryan are super close friends and let us run out the kinks in the system. I think we all had a blast, and since people kept coming back for me, we knew the Photobooth was a winner. The DJ kept the dance floor hopping, Rob even got out there for the macarena! I seriously didn't know that he knew how, the things you learn at weddings, huh? But I didn't marry him for his dance skills. ;)
The whole day was magical. I am honored that they chose us to help capture the memories of their wedding day. Congrats, Kristina and Ryan!
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