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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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Guys, hold onto your seats for this Lapham Peak Camping Engagement session! I’m not going to lie, this has been one of my favorite sessions of the year. I love, love, LOVE all of the camping inspiration that Mike & Cassaundra put into styling their engagement session. And if I’m being honest, when I set […]

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As I stood in the misting rain right before Ashley & Jason’s Bennett Barn wedding ceremony, I thought to myself, “This is perfect.” My thoughts were not sarcastic; they were, in fact, truthful. Even in the misting rain (something most brides don’t wish for their wedding day), everything about Ashley & Jason’s Bennett Barn wedding […]

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We are bringing it all back to the beginning in this Cafe Hollander engagement session in Milwaukee. David and Kristin had their very first date at this restaurant, so we were all super excited to revisit it for their engagement session. The romantic hanging lights and tea for two were the perfect start to this […]

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Lisa & Sam’s Milwaukee Courthouse wedding was beautiful in it’s joy and simplicity. I’m a firm believer in the fact that each and every wedding we ever photograph has a beautiful story to tell, and this one certainly did not disappoint. Lisa found us because we photographed the wedding of their friends Matt & Lizz, […]

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It was where they had their first date, so this Colectivo Coffee Engagement session was the perfect place to start. Jamie and Jason taught together, and that’s how they first met. So on Valentine’s Day, they met at Colectivo Coffee to “do work” together; but in retrospect it’s considered their first date. I loved this […]

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John and I recently made one of the hardest decisions of our life to date… Thankfully we know it was the right path to follow, but sometimes that doesn’t make it any easier. We made the decision to sell our first home. Though there were multiple layers of this onion, it all boiled down to […]

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