Judi and Bob Celebrate 50 Years!

We pride ourselves on telling love stories in a completely new way.  All too often people assume that the wedding day is the landing point - the peak of the love story - but we disagree.  The wedding may be the big, bold beginning, but it is often followed by the birth of beautiful children, and a whole new kind of love story begins with a family.  Vow renewals and anniversaries are events that honor the wedding day, but they also celebrate everything that has since happened: the tough times that couples can never prepare for, the bittersweet times, and the many problems they solved as a team, and obstacles that brought them closer together.

Judi and Bob are celebrating their 50th anniversary, with their son and two young grandsons.  50 years ago on a chilly and wet October they were married at Pamperin Park and had a timeless photo taken in front of a warm fireplace showing them young and in love.  Today, we had the honor of photographing them 50 years wiser and with all the added love and understanding that 50 years can bring.  Congratulations, Judi and Bob!

The {M} Family's Christmas Portraits

We were invited down to Omro to photograph the {M} family together in their home.  To say their house is beautiful, would be more than an understatement.  It faces out over the water with a dock and gorgeous patio area that lead up to a deck and four seasons room.  The living room was dressed for winter, with a large, wood fireplace and vaulted ceilings framing the windows that view the backyard.  We got to meet their dog, Merlot, (who is just as fluffy as she looks in photos!), and see the terrific bond between her and little Evelyn.  It is such a pleasure to photograph a family together in their own space - truly showing off who they are, and the people they love.  Merry Christmas, {M} Family!

Mara Turns Two!

It's always amazing to me what a year can do.  The last time we saw Mara was for her one year photos, when she just had little wisps of hair across her face.  Now she has grown her gorgeous redish-blonde hair long enough to make two cute pigtails.  Then, she was quiet and even a little nervous at first.  Mara at her two year photos is expressive, talkative, and completely fearless.  She was excited to move around, play and explore, and thought of all of it as a very fun game.  Mom and dad came up with a great idea to do half of her photos all girly and dressed up, and the other half as a little farm girl in bibs and piggies.  This seemed very appropriate since she was excited for her pretty clothes (like every two-year-old girl), but she can also list farm crops and machinery faster than most adults.  ;) Happy second Birthday, Mara!  It was great to get to see you and your family again!

Sweetpea's Winter Promotional Photoshoot with Jayden and Tripp

We love working with Sweetpeas Clothier in De Pere for our modeling photoshoots every couple of months.  The turnover is so fast, that there is always something new and exciting to catch my eye each time I go in.  As a lover of fashion and photography, I think I have a little too much fun getting to select outfits for each session; it reminds me of playing dress up as a kid.  Jayden and Tripp were our models for our winter phototshoot, and they made the process such a blast.  Tripp is a little spitfire, full of energy, but never losing his smile.  Jayden is exactly what we look for in models, a girl who gets genuinely excited about trying on the new clothes, and of course like every girly-girl, the shoes!  We loved getting to work with them both, and couldn't help but melt over Tripp's baby blues, or Jayden's gorgeous natural curls!  Thanks for modeling for us!

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The {K} Family's Portraits

We were so excited to see Carter and the rest of the {K} family back from Carter's one year photos in spring.  He has grown so much, and developed quite the comical little personality, which had us giggling right along with him.  We love getting to do our "layered" family packages like we did with the {K} family, because it gives us the opportunity to photograph the family together as a group, and do breakdowns.  In this case, it meant we not only got to photograph Carter by himself, but we also got to take a few shots of Crystal and Jamey together.  This is always a pleasure of ours since most couples haven't had a photo of just the two of them since their wedding day.  We find it so special to be creating images that document the milestones and the everyday moments of our clients' lives.