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Modern Family Farm Wedding in Denmark | Green Bay Wedding Photographer

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Andrea and Phillip’s Denmark Modern Family Farm Wedding started with a few tears from Dad. During the emotional Father/Daughter first look and toasting with her bridesmaids to get the party started. It’s the Midwest, after all. There was a traditional Catholic Mass at St. Isidore the Farmer Catholic Church before heading to the Lake Michigan […]

Elegant Beach Elopement in Kewaunee

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“It was 1988, we were just kindergartners at Jefferson Elementary School! We know this is true because Drew’s mom found pictures of us playing in class together; that was the beginning of our friendship!

9 Ways to get elegant wedding detail photos

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For Brides

Have you ever seen those gorgeous wedding flat lays on Pinterest? Wonder how to get your hands on those personalized velvet ring boxes? Or thought about what items you need to bring on your wedding day? How does your photographer turn your details into one of those beautiful images for you to have for yourself? […]

Farm to Table Wedding on Green Bay’s Countryside

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You quickly come to realize within minutes of being with them that their love is one you usually only come by in movies. The glance Cam gives Brooke when she’s not looking, the way he picks her up and swings her around, in his sweeping motion of taking her off her feet to kiss her.

Sturgeon Bay Engagement Session | Andrea & Phillip | Door County Engagement Photographer

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“I will never forget our fifth date, when we met each other’s parents and Phillip took me to his family dairy farm for the first time. He showed me all around the farm and let me fulfill my dream of hand milking a cow! “Still convinced she just kept going on dates with me to get closer to the cows lol,” says Phillip.

Family Focused Wedding at LedgeStone Vineyards

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I was invited by my new friend Stacy Bengs Silverberg to photograph an elegant family focused Wedding at LedgeStone Vineyards in De Pere where we had a blast with the sweetest and most fun bridal party and where I became quick friends with several of the bridesmaids. This friend group was awesome and showed so […]

Cave Point Engagement Session | Amanda & Ansel | Door County Engagement Photographer

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When Amanda contacted me, she had seen a photo of Cave Point online and although from Texas she was coming all the way to Door County, Wisconsin to work for a few months and had her heart set on having her & Ansel’s Engagement Session on the bluffs along the lakeshore over the sparkling emerald Lake Michigan waters.

15 Engagement Session Locations in Door County | Door County Wedding Photographer

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Door County Engagement Session locations are the absolute dreamiest. We are lucky enough to live in one of the most attractive locations in all of the county. How many places in the US can you find beaches, emerald waters, fantastical shallow bluffs, pine trees forests, sand dunes, meadows, cherry orchards, and historic fishing towns? As […]

Our Top 5 Ways to Choose Your Wedding Day Getting Ready Location

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Have you thought about where you’re getting ready on your Wedding Day?

This is a question we hear frequently and my want is to help you find the best place that fits your style, needs, and get the most stunning photos of you and your squad drinking mimosa’s & popping open champagne in your cute silk robes 🍾🥂👘

Our Lady of Lourdes Wedding in De Pere

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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.”

Farm to Table Wedding in Appleton

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I had the opportunity this past week to create alongside some beautiful minds and talented individuals. This was the first styled shoot I’ve attended where numerous photographers and vendors worked together to make this day happen.

Pamperin Park Outdoor Wedding in Green Bay

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Ten years ago a teenage boy who broke all the rules put a girl who couldn’t possibly break any rules under a spell when they met working at Subway. For months her crush grew bigger and she told her friend Delaney who happened to be her Officiant on this very Wedding Day.

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