What To Wear - Sisters Photo Session

This is the third post in a series called "What to Wear". This series is designed to help my clients choose the best clothing options for their photo sessions.

Thank heaven for little girls. And these adorable little dresses. Help me Rhonda!

Bold and beautiful is what I was going for with this session. I love the combination of turquoise and yellow, so I naturally paired these two little dresses together. In case there were three little ladies, I loved the boldness this little one piece pink infant dress brought.

Notice how these dresses coordinate, but they are not "matchy matchy". With so many options, there is no need to buy the same dress for each little girl. Have fun, use bold colors! These will pop in all of the photos and add some visual interest.

Also, I like the subtle pattern in the yellow dress, it added interest without being too over bearing.

And how about those little gold shoes? Lordy, lordy. If I had a little girl I would go broke from a trip to Old Navy!

Speaking of Old Navy, all photos and clothing choices are from OldNavy.com

Married - Sarah & Ryan!

Sarah & Ryan were married on June 26th at Olbrich Botanical Gardens on a beautiful summer morning.

The morning light at Olbrich Gardens was just beautiful where the girls were getting ready:

The bridesmaids wore the really fun shoes on the left - what a cute idea!

Sarah was so excited to put her dress on :)

Sarah wanted the first time her dad to saw her ready to be special - and it was. The moment was beautiful, and I don't think there was a dry eye around anywhere!

Ryan and his guys were looking handsome in their summer suits:

Sarah surprised Ryan with a new a watch... which prompted everyone to show off their watches!

The ceremony site at Olbrich Gardens was just beautiful

Talk about funny! Ryan surprised Sarah with a "sweet" ring, I love the photo in the bottom right!

The new Mr. & Mrs. Brunker!

Their flowers were beautiful!

Sarah and Ryan, thank you so much for the opportunity to capture your wedding day. I have enjoyed getting to know both of you, thanks for all the laughs!

Inspire Guide -- Emily & Chad

For all of you planning a wedding out there, here are some pictures of the fun details of Emily & Chad's June wedding. Hopefully you will see something that inspires you!

Vendors:

Ceremony & Reception Site: Stoughton Country Club

Cake: Chris's Confections

Flowers: The Petal Patch

Dress: Beautiful Brides

A little side note - we LOVED the Stoughton Country Club. It is a gorgeous setting, and the staff was nothing short of excellent. It is a great location for a small (about 100 guests) wedding.

What To Wear - Brothers Photo Session

This is the second post in a series called "What to Wear". This series is designed to help my clients choose the best clothing options for their photo sessions.

Next up in our series is a set of brothers. Can't you just see all of their adorable little faces fighting and pinching each other already? :)

Did I mention that I like bold colors? I do :)

My goal for this set of outfits is to have a warm color palette with lots of different textures and patterns. Notice how they will go well together, but they will also match in different combinations. Big brother with small brother, small brother with little brother and so on.

I can envision this session taking place somewhere with a lot of greenery - either a park, the arboretum, or at Olbrich Botanical Gardens. Somewhere with lots of space to let these little buggers run around and be boys. I love capturing brothers and families for that matter outside of the traditional posed photography. This gives you the most genuine and authentic smiles of them all!

Stay tuned for the next edition of "What to Wear!", next up, sisters!

All of the images and clothes are from OldNavy.com

I'm "Closed" for the 4th Holiday

Although I don't technically have an office, I will be "closed" on Sunday July 4th and Monday July 5th so I can take a little time off and spend time with friends and family. All phone calls and emails I receive during this time will be returned on Tuesday.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Dusty & Ali are Getting Married Today!

It's finally here! Dusty and Ali are getting married today in Darlington. Brian and I have loved getting to know these two, and are super excited to see them become Mr. & Mrs.. Plus, we get to shoot at one of the locations that was featured in the movie "Public Enemies" with Johnny Depp. Double cool!

Congrats guys!

Confessions of a Wedding Photographer

I confess.... I have empty picture frames in my house.

It's not for a lack of photos, that's for sure! We have thousands and thousands of digital pictures, which vary in importance from a 1,200 pictures of our dog to our wedding photos. All are living on our computer, stuck in digital photo land.

Take our wedding photos for example. Brian and I, like everyone else, were waiting to order prints when we got our CDs of all of the images. That one day we would invade Walgreens or Target and go on a printing spree. Heck, we might even get EVERY picture printed!

Well, that wasn't the case with us. Life started getting in the way. We got a dog, moved into a house, and vacation pictures got the printing priority. Our poor lonely wedding photos just sit in a folder on our computer.

My point in all of this - print your pictures! Enjoy them! The CD I provide for my clients is intended so that they use their photos, not let them spend eternity on a computer. The online gallery I provide makes it easy, and they'll come right to your front door.

I give you permission to go on a crazy printing spree right now. You'll thank me in a few months. And I promise to do the same.