People often ask me if I get sick of photographing weddings, and to be honest sometimes I feel like I am until I arrive the day of, observe the preparations and document the emotions, the building up to the ceremony, the exchanging of vows - I get to be there, to be that fly on the wall documenting everything. Sarah and Drew's wedding was the first one of my season since I took off to get married myself and it was a dream, I was beaming all day with excitement and tears in my eyes - from the moment Sarah showed me her locket with her grandparents portraits in the frames to Michelle Grosso marrying them, it was honestly one of the best days, I get to document love, family and epic parties and watching Sarah and Drew exchange vows and celebrate their love story with their favorite people made me so happy. These two got married at Aldo Leopold Nature Center, they had people travel from near and far to witness their vows and to dance the night away. Sarah Lang of Lovely Ember helped me document this day.

A Sunday afternoon in the Capitol with just 6 of their people to witness their vows followed by a packed Forequarter filled with friends and family to celebrate with delicious food and drinks. Adrianna & Joe had the perfect day and I am so grateful I was apart of it.

Jes & Jimmy met at a dog park a few years back and last month Jes and Jimmy had a popup ceremony at the Buckingham Fountain in Downtown Chicago followed by an incredible meal at Betty's on Fulton Market. Perfect weather, beautiful community and the dogs even came to the ceremony!

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel to Tulum, Mexico to document Stacy & Will's wedding on a Thursday afternoon on the beach. I've been sitting on this blog all week because I couldn't figure out how to put in words how I feel about Stacy & Will and this beautiful trip we all got to experience. I am so grateful for this opportunity to document these two exchanging vows, taking tequila shots with all their lovely friends & family who all took a week off from their lives to come and celebrate these two gems, watching Will and Stacy smash so much cake in each others faces and Stacy, sweet sweet Stacy, laughing so hard about the amount of cake that is in her hair. So much love, so many drinks and dancing in the sand on a Thursday evening was a beautiful thing to document and experience, thank you Stacy and Will for having me be apart of this epic week. 

November 5th an abnormally warm day in Wisconsin and I got to spend it in my favorite little town, Spring Green with two of the loveliest people and their friends and family. Sara and Allen had a beautiful day, starting at the church and ending at the river for the traditional marshmallow roasting ceremony ... The best.

Halloween weekend, perfectly fall, beautiful city and one of the loveliest couples -- October 29th, 2015 was a wonderful day for Eric and Casey and I am so happy I was there to document them looking their finest and celebrating their love.

I genuinely love my job and enjoy documenting two people who love each other exchange vows in front of their loved ones. I am thankful for the couples who give me full creative freedom, who trust me to document them as them and Adam and Rob did just that. On October 22nd, 2016 I got to document Adam and Rob get ready in their amazing apartment, walk around the grounds in which they live as well as were getting married in, then exchange their vows in a perfect chapel by a wonderful woman who spoke of love and community and made basically everyone cry followed by a celebration of all things Adam and Rob -- It was a perfect day to be apart of as well as photograph. Adam and Rob, I love you both, I am so beyond happy that you two have found each other and thank you for asking me to document your wedding.

A day surrounding the important things in life - love, family and community. Mark and Annie decided to get married in the backyard of Annie's grandparents who are no longer with us but the way their family honored them throughout the day was beautiful. Annie's Grandpa wrote her a letter for her to open on her wedding day, Annie's family wore pink to honor their Grandpa who wore pink often. Following the ceremony their family and friends walked the 4 blocks over to Annie's Parents home where they had a meal and an epic dance party. This day was a good one not only to attend but to document, watching the love these families have for each other and the support they have for Mark and Annie. When Annie would start to cry, the way Mark would smile and put his hand on her back for comfort. It was a good day.

A small gathering of close family and friends gathered on the rooftop of The Edgewater on a Saturday afternoon in August to witness Andrea and Jeff exchange their vows and although it looked like rain, the view was too beautiful to not risk getting a little wet. Following this beautiful ceremony (and the rain waited until we were all finished and inside) these two had their reception at The Bos Meadery with Underground catering one of the best meals we all ever had. A perfect day to celebrate a wonderful couple.

I have known Kacey and Rob for over 12 years - we all grew up in the Fox Valley and I loved the band that Rob was in back in the day, I went to just about every show. So when these two emailed me about shooting their wedding I knew it would not only be a wonderful one to document but a reunion of old show going kids from the Valley. This day was perfect, these two were so wonderful to work with, and the love these two have for each other is such a beautiful thing to witness - I cried at so many moments because I am just so happy these two have each other.

Madison is filled with wonderful people and Jenny & Bobby are two of those gems. I had the chance to meet these two last summer for coffee to chat wedding and then again at their dear friends Maddie and Bret's wedding (another pair of wonderful people) and we all hit it off - So when these two wanted me to document their day, I got really excited. These two were so much fun during their engagement session last fall and since then I couldn't wait to be apart of their day. Their wedding was wonderful, I think I cried a total of 10 times, these two are so filled with love for each other and their family and friends are all so wonderful and supportive and really fun people. If I could, I would do this day all over again because it was really just a perfect day. 

Perfect venue, perfect weather, amazing wedding party, adorable flower girl (first thing she said to me as I walked up to the house “There are only 2 people that can wear white to a wedding that that is the bride and the flower girl” — too cute) and the loveliest couple. Man, Joe and Kristin are so wonderful and they had such a beautiful wedding from the details to the vows — they totally nailed it and I really like them.  

Alison & Jeremy met on a plane on their way to Bolivia, after that moment they became friends and began traveling together and after awhile and many adventures together they started to date. Alison and Jeremy International Teachers and this job has taken them all over the world -- leading up to the wedding they were living in Morocco (i know, i love them too). Their wedding day felt like them, many countries were represented in style and food, their vows spoke of adventure for life and many people came from all over the world to witness these two sad "I do" -- I am so beyond grateful that I got to meet these two and spend the day documenting their love.

Sunday July 3rd, at 10:00 AM these two exchanged vows that left everyone in the room with tears in their eyes -- a beautiful ceremony followed by a wonderful brunch and epic afternoon dance party.

Gates of Heaven has been one of my favorite places in Madison since my college days. My first 3 years living here, I got to vote there, the band I play in along with many others in town had the first Wintersong there, and I've witnessed a few beautiful, intimate weddings there - Alex and Niels' included. A beautiful ceremony done by their dear friend and an epic high five to seal the marriage deal. Then Alex and Niels picked another favorite place of mine for their party, The Children's Museum, where adults get to be kids all night long -- cocktail party on the beautiful rooftop followed by giant slides, a hamster wheel and a dance party --- basically the best day ever.

Hayley and Andy are a force together, when I first met them to talk about their plans for their wedding, I felt connected to them instantly, their love for people is so apparent and their love for each other is ridiculous is the best way possible – all day at this wedding I kept feeling like I was so lucky to get to be the one to document this day. I showed up at this summer camp earlier in the day and everyone they love were setting up the wedding, they picked wild flowers and a group of friends were making center pieces and bouquets for the day, as another crew was making the dinning tent perfect. Dinner was made by the guests followed by speeches that brought everyone to laughter and then tears from a sisters love. Hearing the stories about Hayley & Andy made me feel lucky that I get to know these two humans. The community surrounding these two is a beautiful thing to witness and this day was pure perfection from start to finish.

On June 4th, 2016 Gabe and Maddy exchanged vows at the beautiful Olbrich Gardens in front of their loved ones and under the hot sun. We then celebrated these two and their love all together at the Monona Terrace over looking the lake -- this day was a good one for all.

Planning a wedding in Wisconsin in the middle of January can be risky, but Lauren and Jonathan had the perfect winter day to exchange their vows, celebrate with their friends and family and then hop on a plane to Barbados for a summer getaway a few days later. These two decided to have a small ceremony to keep it intimate and I loved that, and there wasn't a dry eye in that whole place - my goodness, their vows were so beautiful and witnessing these two say "I do" was a highlight of this day for me. After their ceremony shuttles full of guest pulled up and the party had begun.

Venue: The Barn at Harvest Moon Pond

Dress: BHLDN

Catering: Upstairs Downstairs 

Desserts: D'Masti Events and Catering 

Rachel and Josh get married on a Saturday and move to Japan on a Wednesday. With Josh being in the Navy and stationed in Japan these two have been apart for the last 6 months planning a wedding for his short visit for the holidays and sweeping away Rachel to live in Japan for the next 2 years. A day filled with mix emotions for all involved - a joyous celebration of two wonderful people exchanging vows paired together with a goodbye party - with 50 close friends and family to witness and celebrate these two, there was tears shed (me included) many laughs, hugs and dance moves shared -- from where I was standing, this was a perfect day.

Rachel and Josh, thank you for letting me be apart of this day, for braving the cold and letting me take your portraits in the bathroom (the walls were so pretty) perhaps I'll find myself in Japan, and if so, I'll be knocking on your door!