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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 is by far the largest wedding blog post we’ve ever written. The moments from Lauren & David’s Riviera Ballroom Wedding were plentiful and gorgeous, and we have narrowed them down as much as we can (and there are still SO many favorites)! It was a warm and sunny day when we pulled into Lake […]

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Katie & JR’s Club at Strawberry Creek wedding was the first beautiful Saturday we have had for our 2017 wedding season! As much as we love for our brides and grooms to get that extra blessing of rain, it certainly was enjoyable to have a bright, sun-shiny day to photograph Katie & JR’s wedding! We […]

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I had such a great time with Ashlee & Mitch during their Madison engagement photography session. It started out raining, even though the forecast had 0% (really, ZERO percent) rain and showed nothing on the radar (c’mon!). These two were champs, though; and it was definitely worth enduring a few sprinkles. Can you believe that […]

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Myrra and Aaron initially met at work. They would see each other passing through the halls and often converse about common workplace subjects. It wasn’t until Myrra asked him to join her for a group outing to a trivia night that things started moving in a different direction. Because Aaron couldn’t join for that specific […]

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When I first met Carly and we sat over our respective cups of coffee, it didn’t take long to learn that she and Matt are special people. Both of them share amazing brains: Carly is an engineer, and Matt is a financial analyst. But they also have an amazing right side of the brain as […]

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Kayla & Evan’s Port Washington wedding day started off chilly. With clouds. And a threat of rain. If you look at the pictures of Kayla & Evan together, though, you can’t tell. Not even a bit. It was all warmth & sunshine between these two on their Port Washington wedding day. They planned a day […]

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