Oh Gracey Girl. How do I love you so much. As Tommy and I go through this amazing journey called parenthood, one thing has become crystal clear: You never know when the “lasts” will be. The last time she needs our help sitting up. The last time she falls asleep in our arms. The last […]

Well, here we are, friends! Smack dab in the middle of summer. 🙂 My weekends are filled with fabulous weddings and during the week, I have the honor of photographing some of my newly engaged couples! Kelly and Tim will be getting married this fall at the beautiful Monona Terrace in Madison, so we decided […]

Beautiful blue skies, a comforting summer breeze, a stop-’em-dead-in-their-tracks wedding dress, and one of the most strikingly gorgeous venues in the city. No matter which way you looked, Brooke and Matthew’s wedding day was the picture of perfection. “There’s just something about Matt,” Brooke’s mom said about a year ago as she paged through a […]

Gracey sat up on her own for the first time tonight. Shortly thereafter, she learned how to drive. Tomorrow, she’s off to college and next week, Tommy and I will be retiring. 🙂 That’s kind of how it goes, right? I’ve been shedding a few extra tears this week as I rock our baby girl […]

It wasn’t the most typical background music for a romantic summer evening wedding, but when a local band unknowingly played The Star-Spangled Banner while the Air Force pilot stood hand-in-hand with her soon-to-be husband, Carrie was torn: Should she salute, or recite her vows? She saluted. And then she laughed. They waited, the National Anthem […]

“Hang onto your forks,” Alison’s uncle said at the start of his toast to the newly married couple. Alison and Peter grabbed their forks. It was something his mom always told the family as she cleared the dinner plates from the table, he explained. “And we all knew what that meant, right? It meant the […]