Click here to see a wedding slideshow of Angela and Nates wedding day!

Elizabeth and Mike

September 9, 2006

Wedding: St Joseph’s Parish, Wauwatosa, WI.

Reception: Western Racquet Club, Elm Grove, WI

I have a firm rule that I do not check the weather reports for the Saturday’s that I have weddings until Thursday. They never know what they are talking about; it doesn’t help to get riled up on Monday for something that could drastically change. Then when I check on Thursday, if things don’t look so good I just rely on my second best defense: Denial. According to the weather gurus it was supposed to rain all day on Elizabeth and Mike’s wedding day. But in fact, conditions were great, overcast and cloudy, a photographer’s favorite. After the formal pictures we had enough time to go to the Art Museum for some fun pictures with the wedding party. However, once we got to the lakefront….WIND!! It was comical, seeing how many bridesmaids it took to hold down Elizabeth’s veil. We had to have someone crouch down behind Elizabeth in the photos of her and the girls and hold the veil otherwise Elizabeth looked more like a bee keeper than a bride. But she handled it with humor and grace, and we got everything we wanted and some crazy fun pictures of her veil going every which way.

And it never did rain! Congratulations Elizabeth and Mike!

Check out their wedding slideshow to see photos from their wedding day!

Click here to see a wedding slideshow from Elizabeth and Mike's wedding!

Great online wedding publication

I belong to the Wedding Photojournalism Association and they recently started an online wedding publication called Wedpix. It ain't your momma's wedding magazine. It covers more unusual wedding situations than "Jordan Almonds vs. Hershey Kisses, what makes the best favor?".
Enjoy!

WEDPIX

Kathryn and Kevin’s engagement session

Chicago, Illinois

Shooting this engagement session was a blast. A special thanks to my buddy Dennis Lee for coming along with us and acting as chauffer so we didn’t have to battle traffic.

The windy city lived up to it’s name, and when we started bright sun and wind made the photographic conditions a little challenging. But as the evening progressed on, we had some awesome weather and Dennis and I were teaching Kathryn and Kevin that it was all about the “tasty light” that made photographs great. Kevin caught on right away and when we rounded a corner at Navy Pier and saw the pastel light hitting the skyline Kevin said “That’s tasty light, right?” It sure was!

The highlight of the photo session was at the end when Kevin spied the flying swings and thought it would be great to get some photos on it. Did I mention that I don’t do rides? Like, at all? Ever? My kids have tried in vain to get me to go on rides with them. I always beg out, because, well, I’m a puker. But to get the shot, I was willing to do it. Apparently that’s the magic bullet for me. I’m happy to report I did not lose it, and we got some great stuff. Be sure to watch the slideshow so you can see my self portrait on the swings at the end. Trust me, it’s worth it.

Click here to see a slideshow of Kathryn and Kevin's engagement sesssion

Vana and Aaron

August 26, 2006

Round Lake, Hayward Wisconsin

Completing my tour of the great north woods was Vana and Aarons ceremony on a lovely lake in Hayward, home of the world’s largest musky! They rented a big home for both of their families to stay in for the week, and when I met them they had been vacationing for a few days there. The whole feel of the day was relaxed, intimate and full of laughter and just a few tears :)

Vana is one of those people who would look good in a gunny sack (does anyone say that anymore?) but when she put that dress on, WOW. It was a gown that suited her perfectly. I couldn’t put my finger on who she reminds me of until I watched the slideshow a few times and realized she looks a lot like a young Grace Kelly. The affection and love between her and Aaron was hard to miss, and the people who attended the wedding mirrored it right back at them.

No wedding goes off perfectly without a hitch, but I’d say they got pretty close. A gorgeous day, a gorgeous location, a gorgeous bride, and the world’s largest musky. Doesn’t get much better than that.

Congratulations!

P.S. When in Hayward, I recommend the fudge at Lynne Marie’s Candy Shop. Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to go work off the 10 “fudge pounds” I gained up north.

Click here to view a wedding slideshow of Vana and Aaron's wedding!

One funny fudge story

When my bride Sue emailed me from Denver that she was going to be in town and wanted to get together to go over album stuff, she also mentioned that she had read on my blog about being up north and the fudge and that she loved fudge too. So, being the full service photographer that I am, I brought her some from Hayward. I also might have mentioned something about not having to share it with her hubby, but he'll never be able to prove it. When she got home, I got this email from her:

Hey Kim - Just wanted to thank you again for taking the time to meet with me yesterday and of course the fudge!!! The TSA agent at the airport was looking to confiscate it after the x-ray machine detected a suspicious looking object in my bag...nope, not the fudge, but I guess 600+ wedding photos look rather odd via x-ray and requires a physical examination of one's bags - during which I had about 3 agents swarm over in my direction and upon pulling my proofs out of my bag say..., "Hey that's Port Washington - I know Port Washington, I live in Grafton"," What beautiful pictures", "Congratulations"....I guess by that time I looked rather harmless and I could take my fudge and pictures and be on my way :-)

I was also really proud of myself too, I made it all the way home with some to share with Brian, though he still doesn't believe me that you told me I didn't have to share.

Kissin' for a Cause


When Tammy and Mark got married, they decided if they had to kiss a dozen or more times dictated by the "Dinging" of the glasses they were going to make it work for them. So they asked if people wanted them to kiss, to make a donation to the youth group that they were involved in their parish. It was also the youth group that brought Tammy and Mark together, so it had even more meaning to them. I just got an email from Tammy telling me that their story was featured on the Archdiocese website! Check it out!

Tammy and Mark