Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Amy and Amin, June 3 2006
Ceremony: St Hedwig's Parish, Milwaukee WI
Reception: The Town Club, Fox Point, WI.
Two brides. Getting married. Within two weeks of each other. At the same church. Both live in Illinois but are from the Milwaukee area. Both have THE SAME LAST NAME, and not a common last name! But are not related. Both hire me.
Are you confused? I was!! And both Amy and Melissa were so sweet to me when they called or emailed making sure I knew which one they were. It was really comical. I mean, I can hardly keep my kid's name's straight!
And so my challenge for this wedding as a photographer was this: Going into a church I was just in. How do I make images that are different from the ones I produced just two weeks ago? I mean, it's the same church...the same basic Catholic ceremony....until I got there. And as soon as I started photographing Amy and her bridesmaids getting ready it was not a concern. I think that is what is so cool about weddings, they are all so different. I would not matter if I photographed in the same church 6 times per year, the feeling, the vibe, the people.... You just can't replicate that.
Even if you do have the same last name :)
And, FYI, Amy and Amin met in kindergarten. Check out their unbelievably cute school pictures in their slideshow.
Congratulations!
Reception: The Town Club, Fox Point, WI.
Two brides. Getting married. Within two weeks of each other. At the same church. Both live in Illinois but are from the Milwaukee area. Both have THE SAME LAST NAME, and not a common last name! But are not related. Both hire me.
Are you confused? I was!! And both Amy and Melissa were so sweet to me when they called or emailed making sure I knew which one they were. It was really comical. I mean, I can hardly keep my kid's name's straight!
And so my challenge for this wedding as a photographer was this: Going into a church I was just in. How do I make images that are different from the ones I produced just two weeks ago? I mean, it's the same church...the same basic Catholic ceremony....until I got there. And as soon as I started photographing Amy and her bridesmaids getting ready it was not a concern. I think that is what is so cool about weddings, they are all so different. I would not matter if I photographed in the same church 6 times per year, the feeling, the vibe, the people.... You just can't replicate that.
Even if you do have the same last name :)
And, FYI, Amy and Amin met in kindergarten. Check out their unbelievably cute school pictures in their slideshow.
Congratulations!
Thirteen.
How can this be? How can I be the parent of a TEENAGER? Tomorrow my oldest, Caleb, turns 13. He's taller than me. He's growing his hair out and is starting to preen in the mirror and does this gawky self concious hair flipping thing. He kinda sorta hugs me goodnight , but it's in a sort of restrained, I don't know how to tell you I am not sure if I want to hug you anymore way. He has his life planned out. He is going to go to school at Marquette High, and during high school he will work at Ted's Restaurant on 64th and North. Maybe even at Blockbuster. When he graduates from high school, he's going to Marquette University. He'll either major in being a cartoonist or a veterinarian . I haven't the heart to tell him that they don't have those programs at Marquette. When he graduates, he is moving to California. And he doesn't know this, but he's taking me with him.
Last week a girl called him from school. After I give him the phone I hear this:
"Yeah"
"I dunno"
"Uh...Nothing"
"I guess"
"Yeah"
"Uh"
"Yeah, I did that"
"I dunno"
"Okay"
"Bye"
He looks at me, and rolls his eyes. I say "What did she want?" And he says " I don't know. It was stupid. She had nothing to say. I don't even know why she called, she has the home work assignment"
I've just contributed yet another clueless male to the world.
Last week a girl called him from school. After I give him the phone I hear this:
"Yeah"
"I dunno"
"Uh...Nothing"
"I guess"
"Yeah"
"Uh"
"Yeah, I did that"
"I dunno"
"Okay"
"Bye"
He looks at me, and rolls his eyes. I say "What did she want?" And he says " I don't know. It was stupid. She had nothing to say. I don't even know why she called, she has the home work assignment"
I've just contributed yet another clueless male to the world.
Monday, June 05, 2006
Sue and Brian May 27, 2006
I first met Sue and Brian last year when they came to Wisconsin to meet with me about photographing their wedding from their home in Seattle (Sue is from Wisconsin) . First of all, Seattle is one of my favorite cities on earth, so I think I yammered on and on to them for a good 15 minutes about how I looooooooooooooved Seattle, why would you possibly want to get married here, couldn't I just go to Seattle for their wedding? Couldn't everyone just come there? And when I meet with potential clients, I take notes. Those of you that have booked me,know this, that when I meet with you, I take notes. I scratch down info on the venue, the time line, the bridal party...stuff like that. Part of it is my superior professionalism, part of it is my advancing Alzheimers.
But when you leave......*insert evil laugh* I write the good stuff. My impressions of the couple, the vibe I got. Just stuff. Some times it's cool info on how they got engaged, what they do for a living, key things that will spark a memory for me when they call months later to book me and I've met 20 more couples since them.
This is the first time I have divulged the super secret stuff I write after the consult, but for this couple, it just seems to fit. On Sue and Brian's info sheet I wrote about them "She is an aerospace engineer and she is cute as a bug. Very laid back and really sweet. He is a train conductor and was pretty quiet, reserved, until we got on the subject of their dog, a Golden Retriever named Hannah. I'd marry a man who talked about a dog like that. "
Congratulations Sue and Brian :)
Wedding: St Joseph's Parish, Grafton WI
Reception: Country Inn and Suites, Port Washington WI
Reception: Country Inn and Suites, Port Washington WI
I first met Sue and Brian last year when they came to Wisconsin to meet with me about photographing their wedding from their home in Seattle (Sue is from Wisconsin) . First of all, Seattle is one of my favorite cities on earth, so I think I yammered on and on to them for a good 15 minutes about how I looooooooooooooved Seattle, why would you possibly want to get married here, couldn't I just go to Seattle for their wedding? Couldn't everyone just come there? And when I meet with potential clients, I take notes. Those of you that have booked me,know this, that when I meet with you, I take notes. I scratch down info on the venue, the time line, the bridal party...stuff like that. Part of it is my superior professionalism, part of it is my advancing Alzheimers.
But when you leave......*insert evil laugh* I write the good stuff. My impressions of the couple, the vibe I got. Just stuff. Some times it's cool info on how they got engaged, what they do for a living, key things that will spark a memory for me when they call months later to book me and I've met 20 more couples since them.
This is the first time I have divulged the super secret stuff I write after the consult, but for this couple, it just seems to fit. On Sue and Brian's info sheet I wrote about them "She is an aerospace engineer and she is cute as a bug. Very laid back and really sweet. He is a train conductor and was pretty quiet, reserved, until we got on the subject of their dog, a Golden Retriever named Hannah. I'd marry a man who talked about a dog like that. "
Congratulations Sue and Brian :)
Sunday, May 28, 2006
Melissa and Chris, May 20 2006
Wedding: St. Hedwigs, Milwaukee's fashionable east side!
Reception: The Woman's Club on Kilbourn
I had not had the pleasure of meeting this couple before their wedding. That's not totally unusual for me, about 60% of my clients are from out of state and thanks to the wonder of the web planning a wedding is so much easier now and some times the first face to face is when I get to the venue and look for the girl in the veil! But when I talked to Melissa I knew from the conversations we had that she was a person who had such an excellent outlook on her life, a person who took nothing for granted and who counted her blessings more than she counted the hardships. She told me at one point on the phone: "I'm not worried about the wedding, I know I'll be nervous, but the point is I get to marry my best friend. It will all work out".
She enjoyed every minute of her day. It shone on her face all day. At the bottom of the pictures here, click on the link for the slideshow of Melissa and Chris' wedding and see Melissa marry her best friend.
Do I have the best job in the world? I think so!
Reception: The Woman's Club on Kilbourn
I had not had the pleasure of meeting this couple before their wedding. That's not totally unusual for me, about 60% of my clients are from out of state and thanks to the wonder of the web planning a wedding is so much easier now and some times the first face to face is when I get to the venue and look for the girl in the veil! But when I talked to Melissa I knew from the conversations we had that she was a person who had such an excellent outlook on her life, a person who took nothing for granted and who counted her blessings more than she counted the hardships. She told me at one point on the phone: "I'm not worried about the wedding, I know I'll be nervous, but the point is I get to marry my best friend. It will all work out".
She enjoyed every minute of her day. It shone on her face all day. At the bottom of the pictures here, click on the link for the slideshow of Melissa and Chris' wedding and see Melissa marry her best friend.
Do I have the best job in the world? I think so!
Monday, May 22, 2006
Sherri and Mike
May 13, 2006
May 13, 2006
Wedding: First Lutheran Church, Middleton, WI
Reception: University Club, Madison, WI
I don't know what kind of rain dance Sherri and Mike did, but after 4 solid days of rain somehow it held off in just the times we needed it to on their wedding day and turned out to be a gorgeous day! They were married in a historic old church built in the late 1800's and preserved beautifully. We were even able to make a trip to the Capitol and stroll down Observatory Hill for some fun pictures.
At the reception, I was charmed by Sherri's nieces who sat with me at dinner and told me their life stories. They were fun and LOVED having their picture taken! Then, a special guest arrived. The looks on Sherri and Mike's faces when a very special mascot came in the room was priceless. Who knew Bucky could do the YMCA?
Friday, May 12, 2006
Kara and Brian
May 6, 2006
Wedding: St Nicholas Church,
Reception: Osthoff Resort,
When I woke up the morning on Kara and Brian’s wedding I looked out the window and jumped up and down for joy. The curse of the Osthoff was lifted! You see, I have photographed at this lovely resort 6 different times and each time it has either rained cats and dogs or it was in the dead of winter with horrible wind chills. But this fine May day we would be able to be outside! Kara and Brian’s wedding was in a really great old historic church in Decata. Where? That’s what I said. It’s near-ish to
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