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 […]

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 […]

“Cars are my second love,” Allan said as he beamed from ear to ear. Kirsten had just surprised him with their wedding cake — a mirror image of his Camaro. “You can’t cut that,” he laughed. To him, it was perfect — any other cake would have just been, well … cake. These two lovebirds […]

“I’d love to go on a date with you tonight,” Suzie said as she twirled the hotel phone cord around her fingers, beaming from ear to ear. She was just hours away from promising him forever. It was then, that I knew. In the smallest of moments, I see love. It’s the way her face […]

Oh Chenequa. You are the epitome of why I love Wisconsin. Last weekend, I had the honor of capturing the lovely wedding day of Grace and Ricky. These two were married at St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy and then headed off to their reception at Chenequa Country Club, located in the heart of Lake Country. […]