TOP 20 OF 2009 | Milwaukee Wedding Photographer

Ok, this was hard. I decided to do a Top 20 Wedding Shots of 2009 contest and thought it would be pretty simple to pull out some of my favorites. Boy was I wrong. I think I grossly underestimated how many pictures I took this year, how many beautiful weddings I attended, and how many fabulous couples I had! It was tough.

But, here they are....20 days into January but I did it! Better late than never I suppose.

I enlisted the help of my dear husband to go through about 120 or so that I narrowed down and then together we culled that down to 20 besties.

What I need you to do, dear readers, is to leave a comment and vote for your favorite image. The image numbers are above the picture to the left. I will keep the voting open until January 31. The image that gets the most votes wins a free 8x10 print for the couple.

First a few guidelines:
* These weddings are from 2009. I did a New Years Eve wedding this year (Hi!) but that wedding will be included in the contest for next year (2010).

* If you can't choose just one (I know I couldn't...which is why I'm making you do it) feel free to vote for a 1st, 2nd, or 3rd choice.

* I will keep people posted via Facebook and the blog to remind you to vote!

Enjoy and happy voting! Good luck to all the "finalists"!

1.

From Kimberly and Robert's October wedding

2.

From Jayme and Ben's wedding, a shot of the couple that won the anniversary dance.

3.

Brianne and Jonathan's first dance

4.

The officiant (also the bride's grandfather) preparing for the service.

5.

Also from Jayme and Ben's wedding, the bride's sister tearing up during the ceremony

6.

This picture reminds me of a Normal Rockwell painting. This is Mysi getting ready for her walk down the aisle with her little sister.

7.

The bride's grandfather pre-ceremony. From Stephanie and Eric's wedding.

8.

Brad (of Brad and Kira fame) dancing with his mother.

9.

A fun bridal shot of Anna from the last wedding of the season (Anna and Mike)

10.

The ceremony musician (also a friend of the bride's) learning "White Wedding" on the violin about 10 minutes before the ceremony began. (From Abbi and Dave's wedding)

11.

Lauren and Tony taking some time out to hang out by the lake after their Villa Terrace wedding.

12.

A first dance shot from Katie and Jeremy's wedding.

13.

A shot of the bride's brother playing piano pre-ceremony. (From Melissa and Carl's New Years Eve 2009 wedding)

14.

Stacey the bride being "checked out" by a young wedding guest! (From Stacey and Tony's wedding)

15.

Dancing, from above. (From Sara and Josh's wedding)

16.

The bride getting ready. (From Nikki and Steve's wedding)

17.

One of my favorite groom shots ever. (From Mysi and Craig's wedding)

18.

How stunning does the bride look here? (From Nicole and Michael's wedding)

19.

The Grand Entrance! (From Clara and Jason's wedding)

20.

A great city-scape kiss from Amy and Jacob's Wedding


Thanks for voting! Stay tuned February 1st for the winner!