All Over Ephraim | Nancy and Nate's Engagement Session
Looking back, I find it poetic that Nancy noticed my tattoo while standing beside Nate under a maple tree (she saw the extended trunk under my rolled sleeve and asked if it was a wand from Harry Potter). How have Nancy and Nate’s lives brought them to this point under the tree? How do they feel about each other as their fingers intertwine? Where will their journey bring them next?
Sturgeon Bay's Crossroads at Big Creek | Madeline and Jack's Engagement Session
“One, two……”
On “two,” their eyes nearly popped out of their skulls and Jack pointed behind me at a man walking the trails.
Sturgeon Bay's Crossroads at Big Creek | Carly and Chris
In F.R.I.E.N.D.S season 7 episode 5, “The One with the Engagement Picture,” Monica and Chandler try to get a professional engagement photograph for the newspaper. Despite having a great natural smile, Chandler struggles in front of the camera and instead makes an expression simply known as “The Face.”
All Over Ephraim | Tara and Adam's Engagement Session
I’m privileged as a wedding/engagement photographer because I’m the same age as many of my couples, so it’s incredibly easy to relate with each other. Adam, Tara, and myself spent two hours together, and honestly it felt like three friends hanging out where one friend has to press buttons from time to time. We talked about everything: home ownership, running the Bix 7, our love for cats, different ways to keep cereal from getting soggy, the list goes on and on. The actual “photography” is such a small portion of my sessions, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
Sturgeon Bay's Quarterdeck Marina | Scott and Heidi's Calendar Session
If you aren’t familiar with their story, Scott needed a kidney transplant in 2016, and Heidi stepped up when multiple willing people were determined not to be good donor candidates. Although Heidi’s kidney was not a match for Scott, she enrolled in the University of Wisconsin Health Transplant Kidney Exchange Program. Within a month, Scott and Heidi were matched with another couple in the same situation, and Heidi was able to donate a kidney to them in exchange for a kidney for Scott. Since their surgeries, Heidi and Scott have made full recoveries and become avid ambassadors for organ transplant. In fact, their dog Dottie isn’t named after her spots, but after the organ donation dot on their drivers’ licenses.
Cherry Blossoms at Robertson Orchard and Door County's Crossroads at Big Creek | Danny and Victoria's 1st Anniversary
Sure the light was great, but I can’t say enough about Danny and Victoria. Danny is the trunk; he’s gentle, caring, grounded, strong, and supportive. Victoria is the leaves; she’s energetic, bright, optimistic, and full of life. In fact, I think I relate to them so much because I describe my marriage with Becky in the same way. When Danny and Victoria look at each other, their eyes twinkle like fireflies skipping across a freshly cut lawn at dusk. Maybe that’s a weird simile, you’d understand if you’d see it!
Door County's Crossroads at Big Creek | Mini Winter Photography Sessions for Friends
If you want to by happy, give yourself permission to act like a child. Now I don’t mean immature when I say child. I mean free. No judgement, no barriers, and no restrictions. Be fearless and wear a silly outfit. Seek tickle fights. Throw snow in the air. Race back to the car. I challenge you to break from your busy life and be a child once a week.
Door County's Crossroads at Big Creek | Libby and Alex's Winter Engagement Session
I was already excited to photograph Libby and Alex’s wedding next September at Woodwalk Gallery, but now I really can’t wait following their winter engagement session! It’s extremely important that your personalities mesh with your photographer, and I knew right away that we were going to have a blast.