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behind… holly & andy

this week’s behind the scenes of holly & andy’s wedding comes to us from blackhawk church, middleton, wisconsin.  this church has killer natural light streaming in some huge south facing windows.  thankfully, it was a bit overcast for holly & andy’s wedding.  so this week, you get two from inside the church, one from the parking lot, and two from the wildflower fields in front of the church (our…

jessie & james…

when shot jessie & james’ engagement pictures, i knew i was going to love them.  jessie (and james) stood in a field of mosquitoes in madison on a warm afternoon and just simply “took it.”  from that moment on, i knew that nothing would stand in their way on their wedding day.  we spent the entire time with jessie & james at the barn at harvest moon.  this place is amazing.  from the bridal and…

“a portrait of our children, once a week, in 2017” chloe: kind of over this taking my picture every week thing caleb: i actually have nothing to say about this wonderful picture of caleb  cashin: prepping for halloween  brig: with his buddy chai  freya: ready for her driver’s license

i met danny when we first moved to rockford. i had just started playing hockey again in the men’s league and this high school girl jumps over the boards onto the ice. when i say high school girl, don’t think “high school girl” – think bad ass hockey player. that is how i will forever look at danny, as a bad ass hockey player. over the past few years, we have bumped into each other around town,…

“a portrait of our children, once a week, in 2017” chloe: middle america cashin: stoicism  brig: super rad freya: cowgirl kicker

ashley & daniel…

ashley & daniel were married earlier this year at a small ceremony at the emerson house at the mendelssohn performing arts center in rockford. we ventured out into the streets in downtown for a bit before spending the afternoon with friends & family. enjoy…   

“a portrait of our children, once a week, in 2017” chloe: walking tall cashin: intense brig: with the wind in his hair freya: a girl and her chicken

we first met paul & the crescendo espresso bar crew last year at a wedding in madison.  we were delighted when we bumped into them again this year at the wisconsin brewing company for another wedding.  delighted with another perfect cup of coffee… enjoy (we did)…