Emily and Dave’s Fall Engagement Photos, Sauk City, WI
Emily really wanted to have fall engagement photos so she quickly booked her next year’s wedding with me so that we could start planning their engagement shoot. 🙂 With their quite challenging work schedules and my busy season we didn’t have many options for their engagement session and the day that we got together turned… read more
Corinne and Joe – Engagement Photos, Middleton WI
Corinne and Joe chose two different nature conservancies in Middleton WI as locations for their engagement photos. We met on one of the hottest and most humid days of this summer. With tight schedules and their wedding coming very soon we didn’t really have an option of waiting for a cooler weather. They were both… read more
Thoa and AnHai – Beloved Photography, Madison WI
I was thrilled when Thoa contacted me to create first anniversary portraits for her and her husband. I immediately suggested a Beloved session and she really liked the idea. Beloved photography focuses on a relationship and celebrating love. It’s about showing love, feeling love and being loved. It’s about capturing the real you, free of… read more
Melanie and Adam’s Baraboo Engagement Photos
This was such a colorful engagement session! I love love the colors in Melanie and Adam’s engagement photos. Her dress, brightly painted doors, wild flowers it all added up to create a joyful explosion of colors. Melanie wanted both urban and nature backgrounds for their shoot so we decided to meet in Baraboo WI which… read more
My Big WHY Question – Sauk Prairie Portrait and Wedding Photographer
At a recent photography workshop we were all inspired to figure out answers to our big WHY question. I’ve been thinking about it before but never put anything in writing to share with the world. This time we were encouraged to dig deeper and to share our discoveries openly. Why am I doing photography? Why… read more
Business As An Artform Retreat – Afterthoughts
This week was definitely one of the most memorable in my life. I know it’s a bold statement, but this is exactly how I feel after returning from Business As An Artform retreat in Denver, CO. I discovered “Beloved” a little over a year ago and was immediately drawn to this approach to portrait photography… read more
Amanda and Mark – Devil’s Lake Snowy Engagement Photos, Baraboo WI Photographer
Amanda and Mark really wanted engagement pictures in the snow. Nature listened to their request, and for our first scheduled date it provided a huge snow storm. As a result, we had to postpone their winter engagement shoot for a week. The next snowstorm time came a day before our rescheduled session and we had an… read more
Engagement Photo Books – Engagement Photography, Madison WI
I just LOVE engagement sessions and most of the wedding collections I offer include a complimentary engagement shoot. They are usually not only super fun but most important they give us an opportunity to establish a great relationship. I can get a feel for how my couples interact together and they in turn have a… read more
Renee and Darin – Winter Engagement Photos, Prairie du Sac WI Photographer
This was a very special engagement session for me. Several years ago (before I started this blog 🙂 ) Renee was one of the first high school seniors that I photographed. Later I created portraits for her family and now she asked me to capture her wedding day later this year. I felt honored by… read more
The Best of 2012 Contest – Madison WI Wedding Photographer
The first post of the year is always a little challenging. I feel it’s a good idea to make it special in some way and since the last year’s “the best of” contest had such a great response I decided to do something similar again. With the cold weather outside I thought it would be… read more
