I knew your Madison wedding was going to be an amazing one after your engagement session where you laid on the wet ground and let us throw leaves at you. Not to mention you’re both incredibly good looking. I mean, Lao, wow. And Eric looks just a little bit like Brett Favre (don’t you think?)

But seriously, I love how you brought together both your Hmong and American families into the celebration. I love how everyone was just so happy, both for you and with you.

It was a good day.

It was a day to celebrate, worship, and thank God for how he brought you together. We wish you many, many wonderful years ahead together.

 

Lao & Eric did a First Look before the ceremony so that we didn’t have to take all the photos between the ceremony and reception. It was a full of beautiful emotion and allowed us to take a pretty awesome bridal party photo in the lobby of the hotel.
 

Thanks to my friend Amy for the idea of taking a photo on a moving merry-go-round.

I truly have the most beautiful brides. These next two shots are the behind-the-scenes shots of Eric while I was taking that photo. His job was to make her smile. LOVE. It definitely worked.
 

I love the emotion in this next shot, with shared tears and laughter from both Eric and his dad.

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Victoria, it’s been truly fantastic to see you grow into the woman you’ve become, and we’re proud of you! We can’t wait to see where God takes you these next few years.

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So instead, I’ll just post this one I took of them snuggling. You don’t get to see Lambeau Field (sorry, friends) but you can see how in love they are, and that’s the important part. Can’t wait for their wedding there this coming January.

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It was a beautiful park, although we nearly encountered disaster as there was poison ivy everywhere and we didn’t really look for it at first. Once we saw it, it wasn’t a big deal to avoid thankfully. But no laying down shots for them.

Lots of cliffs, a beach, hiking trails…it was awesome. Such a playground for engagement photos. And Jeni and Pete were such fun. Lots of laughter and joy filled the evening. We’re looking forward to your wedding coming soon!

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This was by far the rowdy-est wedding I’ve been to. Even the dinner was loud and full of joy and celebration. I’ll admit, I love a good rockin’ party, so I was pretty excited.

The wedding was held at First Presbyterian Church and was officiated by a good friend of ours, Pastor Brian Hastings. We took portraits out at Little Farmer, and then we headed back into town for a beautiful reception at Ramada’s Crystal Ballroom. The decorations were stunning, and many of the flowers even included flowers grown in Kirstie’s parents’ garden. It was just gorgeous. I love peonies, and these did not disappoint. Truly beautiful colors and flowers to compliment all the joy that the day held.

I’ve started doing more slideshows as I think they are one of the best ways to share the story of the day here online, so before you look through all the photos below, take a moment to watch the video and enjoy their wedding. Here’s a link if you’d like to download “All I want” by Curtis Peoples.

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Frede will truly grow up a happy little man. And if these photos are any indication of the future, he’s going to be a good looking little man at that.

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The light….oh the light. There’s little better than two beautiful, fun people who let me take their photos in amazing delicious light. I love the sun. See for yourself.

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Heath & Sarah were the winners of our free wedding photography giveaway that we do annually with the amazing Andy Stenz, and it was such a joy to work with him again. You can see some of his photos of the day at this post.

Details (wedding planners) also joined us for this giveaway, and having them there helped not only to keep everything running smoothly but also ahead of schedule most of the day. It was really fantastic!

The day was such a joyous occasion, and everyone was laid-back and fun to be around. The wedding party and family were just a joy. We also got to dine with a few “beautiful” pilot friends and we had a really fun and hilarious time. Some of the most-fun guests we’ve ever had dinner with.

Sarah & Heath, we truly enjoyed your wedding and wish you a wonderful marriage full of joy and laughter.

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We’ve been waiting for this for over a year and a half.

When I first started this business back in 2008, I never dreamed it would grow into what it is now. I started it to be able to charge people for my ‘hobby’ and to keep it all legal.

I never intended to do photography full-time.

But that’s where I find myself now. About a year and a half ago we made the decision to move to doing this full-time, and on June 17th I said goodbye to my colleagues at the insurance company I worked at and left my cushy well-paying day job and benefits to do photography full-time with my husband Brandon.

It’s an exciting time. Somewhat scary, but such a thrill as well.

The best part is that I’m no longer working all day and then coming home and working evenings and weekends too, so I get to spend lots more time with my beautiful family and have some time off. Not only that, but I have more time to really focus on the business and get things exactly where we want them to be.

Where we’re headed:

Over the next few months you’ll see a lot of changes around here. We’ll be changing our name as my husband is just as much a part of the business as I am (although it didn’t start out that way).

We’ll be building our new website and launching that as soon as we can, hopefully by the end of summer. I’m so excited to get that off the ground! I can’t wait to have the new look, and a much more functional site that’s easier to navigate and looks far more amazing than this site. SO excited!

We’ll be adding portfolios for Weddings and Portraits. Right now there’s just recent blog posts, but I have a number of portrait sessions that have never been blogged that I can’t wait to share. We’ll be doing more portraits this year and look forward to sharing more of them with you.

Join us!

We are sincerely grateful for all of you who have made this dream possible. We could never have done it without you.

Thank you. Truly. It means so much to us and our family.

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2011 Wedding Photography Special!

Now that we have a bit of extra time on our hands, we’d like to take on a few extra weddings this fall. We currently have a few Saturdays in August and October that are still open, so if you’re planning a wedding for later this year we have a special deal for you.

We’d like to offer you $500 off any remaining 2011 wedding dates. Contact us now for full pricing and availability.

And what post is complete without a few photos? The photos in this post are from a wedding in Oshkosh that I’m currently editing that hasn’t hit the blog yet.

We shot this wedding in partnership with Andy Stenz, who is a genuinely nice guy and stellar photographer in the Waukesha area. It was great to work with him, and I encourage you all to go and check out his images from the day.

Erin and Michael are so incredibly kind and thoughtful, both towards each other and those around them, and both we truly enjoyed their company all day long. They even took a bit of time a few days after the wedding to send us this kind note, and I couldn’t help but to share:

I just had a take a minute and tell you all how much we really appreciated you at the wedding this weekend. From the second we met there was a warmth and comfort with you all that I’m certain is quite rare. Several times throughout the craziness of the day, Michael and I looked at eachother and said just how glad we were that you were there.

Everytime I thought to myself, “oh man, I hope someone is getting that moment on film” I would look up and see one of you snapping away. You graciously put up with some good-natured joking and very fittingly gave it back to those who deserved it!

In short, you guys were absolutely everything we had hoped you would be and more. We cannot thank you enough and we hope that you enjoyed yourselves as well!

Erin and Michael, we wish you the very best in your marriage. Thanks again so very much for inviting us to be a part of it.

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We could have shot for days with Emily & Craig. We took these photos at Emily’s grandfather’s farm, and it was such a beautiful and fun place full of memories and meaning for them. And her grandfather was just the sweetest. Thanks for inviting us to a place that is so special to you, Emily! We can’t wait for your wedding as well!

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That quote from Nick pretty much sums up the session. Kirstie and Nick were amazing to work with, so obviously full of love for each other and a super-fun couple. I can’t wait for their wedding later this year!

Special thanks to Fond du Lac Wedding Florists Haentze Floral who graciously allowed us to shoot in their green house. If you are looking for a wedding florist, they do a fabulous job and the staff are super-friendly to work with.

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