Melissa + Maurice = Melmo

You know how some famous couples have a portmanteau, like Brangelina and Tomkat? My top secret codeword for Melissa and Maurice is "Melmo." Pretty fun, no? Well so are they! We had a great time downtown with them on a beautiful late summer afternoon. We're so lucky to work with such fun, totally-in-love couples! We're looking forward to spending more time with Melmo at their wedding next summer (on Jennifer's birthday, in fact!).

Our first baby!!

No she's not ours, but it is in fact the first baby portrait session we've ever done! Wow!! And baby Morgan made it easy for us. Of course, as you can see in a couple photos, she didn't feel too happy about the heat and the mosquitos outside, but overall she and her parents were the perfect models. Who knew babies were so much fun?







Personally, I don't think I would enjoy being swaddled, but baby Morgan couldn't get enough of it! She would calm right down.

Angie and Jeffrey: The Quintessential Madison Nuptials

Angie and Jeffrey had a quintessentially Madison wedding--Olbrich Gardens ceremony followed by a Goodman Center reception. We were fortunate that the rain held off, so the ceremony could still be outdoors. Angie and Jeffrey are really sweet with each other, and obviously deeply in love. They made our job easy! It was fun to walk with them down the bike path from Olbrich to their reception--it always makes me feel honored to have one-on-one time with the couple on their big day. Thanks for having us, Angie and Jeffrey!
















I couldn't resist trying this "evolution of man" photo when we were photographing the boys on these stepped bricks, and I have to say, I was amazed how quickly they fell into place. Did you guys practice this beforehand, or what?







This is from before the ceremony, and Jeffrey is either really nervous, or not nervous at all. I'm leaning towards not nervous.

Amy Rocks the Frock at DeConstruction Inc.

Amy was so beautiful on her wedding day last May, we were really excited that she wanted to do a Rock the Frock session. I'm still not quite sure about that name, "Rock the Frock". How about "The Gown of Renown"? "Play It Again, Samantha"? "RePlay Session"? Help me out here, folks!

The scenic location we used was the lot outside DeConstruction, an awesome business in Madison which salvages materials from old buildings and resells them. They have all kinds of old doors, windows, bricks, lumber, lamps, sinks and all kinds of other random fixtures. Check them out if you are into that kind of thing--the owner Roxanne is friendly and easy to work with.







Dear Clouds,
Thanks for being so awesome that day!







I had to scale this pile of lumber to get the next shot.

Awesome couple + awesome family + awesome friends = Awesome wedding!

Kat and Ben’s wedding was our first time at Paradise Park in Cottage Grove, and it was tres awesome! We didn’t get to try the zip line, but maybe next time!





Above: Kat’s shoes. Below: Ben’s!

























Perfect spot for a first meeting, no?



















Wow, who can I call to order clouds like this every Saturday?







Kat’s version of Lady Forward, who adorns the Capitol dome.












We planned to take a picture of the “Welcome Kat and Ben” sign at the Inn on the Park when we came back from taking the night-time capitol shot (above). Well, imagine our chagrin when they took the words down during those five minutes we were gone! So I told the happy couple I would stick the words back in with Photoshop. You can’t tell the difference, can you?