April showers bring May flowers, but in this case, they also bring together two wonderful young people. DJ and Milissa got married in April and the wind and rain were merely footnotes in the story of their day. Weddings like this keep me coming back for more — I absolutely love seeing two young people who are truly in love… Read more →
Seeking balance
I can’t sit still. My to-do list is enormous. I’ve got places to go and things to do. I’ve got a new project that needs to get done. I’ve got a wedding to shoot. I’ve got to feed the dog and brush my teeth. I’ve got to wear matching socks. I’ve got to focus. I’ve got to get out of… Read more →
Nathan and Sarah, a wedding for the whole family
In most weddings, two people come together and become one. In this wedding, those two brought along a posse to make one big happy family. Nathan and Sarah make a great couple, and together with their children they make a great family. This marriage is a beautiful example of two people finding themselves and each other at the right time.… Read more →
Jen and Bryan, blown away together
The wind was strong, their love was stronger. Bryan and Jen were married the other day and I was lucky enough to be their photographer. The forecast called for rain and wind and general unpleasantries, but none of that could hold these two back. The venue was Over the Vines near Edgerton, WI, and with a big red barn for… Read more →
Angie and Jacob, rain or shine
It is weddings like this one that reinvigorate me. They remind me why I got married, they remind me why I love photographing weddings, they remind me why family and friends are so important. They remind me that I’m alive. From having all 8 grandparents in attendance to kissing in the rain under an umbrella, this wedding was full of… Read more →
Paula + Jason, a wedding to remember
Paula and Jason just got married at Tagalong Golf Resort up in Birchwood, Wisconsin and I was lucky enough to be their photographer. The weather was perfect, the dress was perfect, the cake was perfect, and these two are perfect for each other. I absolutely love to photograph weddings when I see two people who care so much about each… Read more →
Photographer’s Cheat Sheet
I’ve been working on the notes I’ll be using for a beginner’s photo class I’ll be teaching and out of that preparation has come a cheat sheet of high-level concepts that I tend to repeat over and over. I always state that photography can be broken down into two components: Lighting and Composition — if you don’t have those two… Read more →
Sabbatical
I have been blessed with some great weddings over the past 11 years, but it’s time to set this gig aside for a while. Sometimes I forget how much work and effort goes into photographing a wedding — planning and preparation, the day of the wedding, the hours of post-production, the album design, etc. When I do something, I put… Read more →
A Thanksgiving wedding in Madison
When you think of Thanksgiving, you usually think of turkey, food coma, football and shopping (at least, that’s what I typically think of). Emily and Lee, on the other hand, think of throwing one helluva wedding party. For their special day, they chose to have the ceremony at Monona Terrace and the reception at the Concourse Hotel. In between, we… Read more →
Cory + Jessica, a Dells wedding
For those of you with a long memory, you may remember an engagement session I did with Cory and Jessica over a year ago. Sometimes you just have to wait for a good thing, and this wedding was well worth the wait. It’s weddings like this that remind me that Wisconsin Dells is only an hour from Madison and that… Read more →