{in love} molly + stu, pewitt's nest + downtown baraboo

My pregnant brain has totally lost all track of time! Rob and I met up with Molly and Stu on the 18th out at Pewitt's Nest, neither of them had been out there before, so we got to explore with them. Rob had us hiking all over, and the exercise was well worth it. The light was luscious and Molly and Stu were so much fun! They are always smiling, even when trying to be serious, I love it!

We hiked up, and then back down by the creek bed, where we got some fun shots and reflections in the water. The weatherman said rain, but it held off for us, although it was nice and hot for our session. After Pewitt's Nest, we headed downtown and then out by the Old Baraboo Inn once we saw the concert on the square was going on - too many people and absolutely no parking!

We got some fun shots on the railroad tracks along with the awesome red walls of the Old Baraboo Inn. We had such a blast and can't wait for their wedding in October, these two are so much fun.

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{in love} sara + kirk, downtown baraboo, devil's lake, wi

This will be part I of II, so be prepared to see more of Sara and Kirk!

Sara and Kirk met us at the house, they took a look at our kitchen disaster/makeover and then we headed downtown to start the session. I love the old brick buildings that surround the square. Love them! We walked around the square, stopping here and there for the perfect shots of Sara and Kirk, they were up for anything. Even the crazy requests that I asked for, we did get a few weird looks from people driving and walking by, but that's normal for us.

Now, Sara had called Rob a couple days before the shoot worried about the rain, Rob, of course, told her not to worry until the day of (the weatherman is always wrong!) because it was gorgeous out! Sara and Kirk had some ideas that they wanted to try out, Rob and I were all game, a few shots were even thought up at the same time, it was like Sara had telepathic powers and was reading our mind! Awesome, right? After the gorgeous light downtown, have I mentioned that I am loving flare lately? We headed to lower Ochsner's to get some shots of the bridge and then drove out to the lake, where of course we asked our lovely couple to get wet. We even did "the Notebook" shot - which turned out awesome! We had so much fun and are truly blessed with the most awesome couples!

Take a look at part I:


I just had to add this one, it was one of those crazy poses I wanted to try out!



Doesn't Sara have gorgeous model hair? I am totally jealous, because mine just frizzes out on me.

This is the shot I got of "the Notebook" pose:

And here is Rob's (we had almost a second to grab the shot before Sara was back in the water):

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{in love} kristina + ryan, baraboo, wi

Artistic freedom, these two words totally sum up Stina and Ryan's shoot, possibly to the point that we add it into our contract. I've known Stina since high school and she was willing to do anything for us and our creative ideas. Thank goodness Ryan is so well trained - he'll do anything Stina says. :)

We did their engagement shoot on the 26th of May, and we were a little worried about the weather and although the sky was one huge grey cloud, we didn't get wet at all-well, I didn't get wet, but everyone else waded into Devil's Lake for some sweet shots under the concession stand, I was loving the pillars!

We started out the session down at Lower Ochsner's Park with the super sweet bridge, and the little hill of dandelion fluff. Then we headed out to Devil's Lake, North Shore, where we had Stina and Ryan brave the dead fish and kamikaze sparrows all in the name of artistic freedom. We had so much fun with both of them. Kristina and Ryan are perfect for each other, as soon as they got out of the car, they were holding hands and cuddling, they are so much in love that just being around them makes you feel all gooey inside. Seriously, I could just hug them they are so cute!

We finished up our shoot in downtown Baraboo just as the last of the light was fading, but for once the marquee at the Al Ringling was on while we were shooting, so we had to get a shot of them with the theatre. We had so much fun and totally can't wait for their wedding next April, even if it's only half as exciting as their engagement shoot- we will have a blast!




This shot is my favorite from the entire session, I'm thinking perhaps a new canvas? I love the field of dandelion fluff. The wet backs and two mosquito bites were totally worth it.


I found out tonight that this one is Ryan's favorite:

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{in love} heidi + nathan, baraboo, wis

As promised, here is Heidi and Nathan's full post from their engagement shoot!

What a day! Obviously the weather gods had it in for us, it rained almost all day. We met Heidi and Nathan at our house, since it looked like the rain was not going to let up for us. We started out in the studio, but traveled outside once we saw that the rain had stopped. We went down to Circus World and realized that Heidi and I are totally into those buildings! We rocked the circus, then headed over to Ochsner's Park for another setting. We had just gotten down to the river, when the blue sky once again turned grey and rain poured down. Of course, as the weather gods are wont to do, as soon as we hit the house, the sun came out behind the clouds and, I don't believe, it rained any more that night. Whoever was doing the rain dance, seriously had to stop.

Although we didn't have a very long dry window, we got some awesome shots of Heidi and Nathan, those two are up for anything, I love it! I can't wait for their wedding this fall, we are going to have a blast then, too!

Enjoy! And feel free to leave us some comments, we love to hear what you think!

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{sneak peek} heidi + nathan's e-shoot, baraboo, wi

As I was going through the shots from the day, I came across this little gem. I love it! So, of course, had to put up a little sneak peek from the shoot, you can expect a full post this weekend! This shot totally reminds me of the song that had been playing in my head all day "Come a little bit closer" by Jay & the Americans, a big hit in 1964! We had such a blast with Heidi and Nathan, but for now, you'll have to wait for the weekend!

I know, such a tease.

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