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A collection of real Wisconsin weddings, meaningful moments, and stories told as they unfolded. Here you’ll find full wedding days, favorite venues, and glimpses into the celebrations we’re honored to document.

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This Lake Park engagement session with Shannon and Kurt was filled with the areas around Milwaukee that they love to work and play. We started out at Lake Park, which was symbolic of Shannon and Kurt’s great love for adventure and the outdoors. I have to say, they certainly look at home and at rest […]

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A few months ago, John and I shared about the difficult decision we made to sell our first home. When we wrote that post, we weren’t really sure what the future held for us. Our dreams of living in the country with room to roam and animals to care for were put on hold. As […]

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As we shared in one of our last personal posts, we recently sold our first home and spent quite a bit of time in an “in-between” stage in life (a season where you’re not exactly sure where you’re going, but you’re hoping to get there soon)! On Christmas morning, right after we closed on our NEW […]

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Hi there! Whew, it’s been a while since we’ve blogged about anything personal. I guess that happens when life takes hold of your hand and just starts running! In between finishing up 2016 as Wisconsin wedding photographers, we have been in the process of moving into our (new-to-us) old farmhouse; and truth be told, we’re […]

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Amanda & Dirk’s New Year’s Eve Wedding was filled with so much warmth, love, and beauty that the chilly Wisconsin winter didn’t phase them at all. It was a day that for many didn’t seem like it would ever come. Dirk himself testified to the fact that, before Amanda, marriage was never in his future. […]

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