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Green Bay Valentines Session | Cole | Green Bay Photographer

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Personal

Happy Valentines Day!! This Green Bay Valentines Session was our first set of in-studio mini sessions this year. We started them last week and they turned out adorable. I put together a simple set up for Valentines Day, also known as Love Day in our home. We welcomed some lovely littles onto our set, enjoyed […]

Valentines Day Mini Session | Onesti Family | Green Bay Photographer

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The Helgesons Studio This week we had the sweet Onesti family’s two little girls in our studio for a Valentines Day Mini Session. We met the Onesti’s when we joined a new homeschool group last summer and became quick friends. Cole has become good buddies with big sister and they love playing Minecraft together online […]

Downtown Green Bay Branding Session | Maggie Mae

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Branding

Wardrobe Stylist Maggie Mae Green Bay, Wisconsin For Maggie Mae’s Downtown Green Bay Branding Session, we photographed inside the Bellin Building first thing in the morning. We were blessed with golden light filtering through the windows perfectly. It gave a little extra dynamic to the scenery with these gorgeous highlights and shadows in all the […]

Maggie Mae’s Branding Session

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Branding

Downtown Green Bay, Wisconsin Maggie and I started doing branding sessions together every couple of weeks and we are having a blast. For Maggie Mae’s branding session we started in the Bellin Building where they have this incredibly perfect elevator scenario laid out perfectly for Maggie’s grand entrance. Maggie is such a fashion icon, I […]

Downtown Green Bay Branding Session with Maggie Mae

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Branding

Green Bay, Wisconsin Maggie and I meet once about every other week for a personal branding session. Each session allows for 2-3 looks at 3-4 locations that are all in close proximity. Doing this many looks and locations within an hour is obtainable because we have pre-shoot communication. Maggie and I discuss the look, mood, […]

Our Halloween as the Mario Brothers in Allouez

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Personal

Another HALLOWEEN in the books. Cole has been in love with Nintendo and all the Mario characters for the last year and has been so excited to have the chance to dress up as his favorite pizza loving plumber since last Halloween. I don’t know any other kid that has his costume ideas for the whole family the entire year before, lol.

Our weekend in Door County

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Personal

A few weeks ago Troy’s parent’s also know as Gigi & Poppy visited us and they brought along Grandma Weeks. It was the first time Troy’s Grandma has been able to come visit us here in Wisconsin and we were so glad to have her. The first two days the trio visited we spent our time on a little mini getaway in Door County. We enjoyed shopping our favorite lakeside stores including…..

Our Lady of Lourdes Wedding in De Pere

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Wedding

Their story started innocently enough. Erin & Casey’s sister who was a co-worker were at a mutual friends Wedding when she mentioned that Erin had to meet her brother. She rolled her eyes and laughed, but said sure anyway. The next day he texted her and they went out for drinks 3 days later. Ever since Erin say’s “He’s my best friend and partner in crime.”

Point Beach Anniversary in Two Rivers

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Engagement

White walls – having white walls can help in many ways starting with it being a pleasing & clean background in your images. They reflect clean neutral light into the room and onto your skin which is an important element, so we love as much of that as we can get. Let’s be honest not a single person wants puke green walls in their wedding gallery.

Maggie’s Portraits at Barkhausen in Green Bay

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I can’t say that I’ve ever done a session that embodied who I am as a person more than this. When Alysce came to me with the idea, and we showed each other our mood boards it was obvious we would pair well together for this project.

Our trip to Whispering Pines Tree Farm in Oconto 2017

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Every Winter since the year before I was born, my family has set out to the Tree Farm when the ground is frozen and there’s a chill in the air perfect for being warmed up with some hot cocoa. This family tradition started in Missouri at Pea Ridge Forest, it was over an hour away […]

Our winter picnic at Point Beach in Two Rivers

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Who goes on a picnic to the beach during Winter, Am I right?! The answer is us. Yes, we are indeed strange people. No doubt! Point Beach in Two Rivers is one of our favorite spots to visit on the weekends throughout the year. This park is covered in tall pines, boardwalks, sand dunes, beaches, […]

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