Sociable Chickens and Apple Pickin' | Elkhorn Engagement Photographer

Who knew chickens were so friendly?

Certainly not me! But, they're like little dogs....with beaks.

I think I'm getting ahead of myself.

Tonight I shot a fun, down-home engagement session with Kim and Bryan in Elkhorn. We started at Bryan's family farm where we met the sociable chickens, who wanted to join us on our sitting. More the merrier, I say. I want a chicken.

Then we headed over to a local apple orchard, which was wonderful. Got myself some apples and some GREAT shots...even though I made them lie in the grass and dirt. Totally worth it.

Kim and Bryan are getting hitched next summer, and after tonight I just can't wait! They are complete naturals in front of the camera....even Bryan. Made it a joy to "shoot" them.

Enjoy the sneak peek, guys! Tell the chickens I said hello!

Chicken pals.

You know I couldn't visit an apple orchard without a cheesy homage to Twilight, right?

Locations: Private home

Elkhorn Apple Orchard

Sounds of the City. | Milwaukee Engagement Photographer.

Sounds Brandon, Julie, and I heard today on our trip around the Riverwalk area:

"Hey man, I could use some shoes!" (directed towards Brandon, who was carrying his sneakers)

"Are you guys going to the Safehouse?" (asked in a rather creepy manner....by a rather creepy guy....at 4pm)

Some heavy police siren action!

Ahh, the sounds of Milwaukee. It's one of the best parts of wandering around aimlessly downtown. You never know what you're going to come across. I've shot downtown more times than I can really count and I always manage to find something new and interesting....or hear something new and interesting.

Today Julie, Brandon, and I came upon some timely and appropriate graffiti (someone loves love in Milwaukee!) and various neat nooks in the area to use for their engagement session. It was a lot of fun and I love that even though I don't live in the city anymore, I can come back on a regular basis to experience the sounds, smells, and sights with my couples.

Enjoy the sneak peek!

We happened upon this great graffiti....just out of nowhere. Gotta love it.

This too....so perfect. It was like some vandal knew we were coming!

The couple's first date was at the Rock Bottom....and it ended with a parking ticket. Still must have been a great first date though! Because here we are.... : )

Locations:
Riverwalk Milwaukee
Rock Bottom Restuarant
Pere Marquette Park
John Hawks Pub Telephone Booth

The Good Wife's Guide. | Milwaukee Engagement Photographer.

According to Good Housekeeping circa 1955 (if you are to believe the rumors and ignore Snopes), a Good Wife ALWAYS knows her place. Erin's place is right here in her new house...with Matt. A good wife also knows to kitsch it up a little for their engagement session....so I think its safe to say Erin is well on her way to learning the ways of the "Good Wife"....

A Good Wife is well read....to read important things like cook books and...well...manuals on how to be a Good Wife.

A Good Wife gets all did up in her Sunday Best to dance in the yard at a moment's notice.

A Good Wife will spend all her day painting and knows her way with a hammer....but will don the pearls before her man gets home!

A Good Wife is the queen of her castle

After a bit of silliness at the new home, we headed off for the park for some more "traditional" engagement shots....

It's a good thing these two don't have allergies! Can't say the same for me, I sneezed all the way home...but it was totally worth it.

Locations
Erin and Matt's private home
Local neighborhood park

Grey Skies Are Gonna Clear Up. | Milwaukee Wedding Photographer.

I begged Mother Nature to give us a break today...and the begging seemed to work. Just like it was meant for us, the rain stopped just long enough to get a great session with Dani and Ryan at two locations.

First we headed over to Paradise Springs in Eagle, WI, a small nature trail area that used to be a resort area a long time ago. The fog hung in the air and created a very neat atmosphere for the sitting.

We then headed over to Palmyra and the library where Dani works. The rain held off throughout and we were quite lucky to stay relatively dry!

Also have to give major "props" (pun completely intended) to Dani and Ryan for bringing along the vintage umbrellas, worked wonderfully!!!

Enjoy the sneak peek!

How great are the vintage umbrellas?!

This book cracked me up

Locations:
Paradise Springs Eagle, WI
Powers Memorial Library Palmyra, WI

Lemon & Lime. | Milwaukee Wedding Photographer.

I was intrigued by Karen and John's story from the first email. It's not very often that I get a lot of background information on my clients prior to shooting their wedding. I may get a few story snippets here or there, but Karen and John's story stood out. They were childhood sweethearts who reunited, they are having a Hawaiian themed wedding, and they have a thing for lemons and limes.

Lemons and limes, you say? Yep, lemons and limes. So, we incorporated that into their sitting. I went into the sitting kind of bummed because I had this idea for using a wire basket for the lemons and limes. I thought it would give it a cute, vintage vibe. But, I couldn't find one before the sitting.

So, we're walking around downtown Waukesha and what should we find but an antique shop...and right there...a wire basket! It was photographic FATE.

We had a wonderful, sunny day exploring all the nooks and crannies of the downtown, Main St. area.

Can't wait for the wedding, guys! Enjoy!

In The Sun. | Milwaukee Wedding Photographer.

I'll just keep it to myself
In the sun
In the sun
- She & Him

It's not too many April blog posts where I get to mention sun....or warm weather for that matter. But this week was unseasonably wonderful. This morning I felt a little disappointment as I looked outside and saw it was raining. But, a tiny time change for Katie and Tim's session and we hit it perfectly. It was one of those sessions where the later in the day it became, the more I shot. You gotta love some lovely warm light and backlit subjects.

Katie, Tim, and I hit up both Lake Park and Klode Park for their engagement session. It was so nice to get out where it wasn't freezing cold, Katie could rock her adorable dress, and that pained look of "I'm FREEZING, hurry up!" wasn't there.

All in all, a perfect day!

Enjoy the sneak peek!

While going through the shots I kept thinking to myself...Tim LOOKS like someone famous. I couldn't quite place it. Maybe he just looks like he SHOULD be famous.

How cute are Katie's shoes? And how much am I loving that we can bust out the cute dresses and cute shoes prematurely!

Locations
Lake Park
Klode Park