Brent + Lauren's Wedding / Stout's Island Lodge / Birchwood, WI

When Lauren contacted me, she mentioned her wedding was taking place on an island in Northern Wisconsin, in the city of Birchwood. I replied, as giddy as can be "oh, you mean the Bluegill capital of the world?" For those that don't know, a Bluegill is a fish and I love fishing. The excited inner child in me came out as a flood of memories resurfaced…fishing the creeks near my grandma's house in Rice Lake, spending summer afternoons at our family cabin, so appropriately named "the shack", located only a few miles from Birchwood. We explored the woods and got into all kinds of trouble. These memories and this place never leave you and I was reminded once again at how much I miss it and need to let my own kids experience life apart from a big city. Shortly after Lauren mentioning the location and after I calmed back down...we had another conversation about why she chose this location and what type of wedding and photography she desired. As excited as I was about the potential of photographing a wedding on an island, in the woods, I was more excited about what I heard her say about photography. Simply put, she wanted someone who would be a guest and take photos of the event as it happened. And here is what happened on this "Island of Happy Days"...

And then it was still. A beautiful calm. I sat and waited for the ferry to pick me up and bring me back to my car, while the day and all its emotion and energy was left ringing in my head. Exhale. What an amazing job.

Venue : Stout's Island Lodge / Birchwood, WI

Florals : Forever in Bloom / MN

Hair & Make Up : Joee Nelson

Videography : Little Village Films

Brides Dress : Blush / Hayley Paige

Bridesmaids : Adrianna Papell

Grooms Suit : Michael Kors

Band : Ol' Yeller

Catering : Stout's Island Lodge

 

 

Dave + Holly's Wedding / Millennium Hotel / Minneapolis, MN

 

Josiah

Josiah was visiting Minneapolis briefly while his parents sold their old home. On the last day of his trip we decided to go adventuring. The only time that really worked was sunrise. I picked him up at 5:30 a.m. and we found a great spot to walk around and talk photography and life. This was a sweet time for me. Josiah is in High School and is getting very passionate about photography. I remember being his age and taking my first HS film photography class. For me, the itch to become more serious with photography didn't start until I was older. Much older. But, Josiah on the other hand, has dove in head first. I'm really excited to see where this all goes for him. Its funny when you cross paths with people you know will quickly become amazing at what they do. You can view some of Josiah's work here. Here's some of what I saw and the portraits I made with Josiah. All images were captured on film and specifics are listed at the end of this post. Thanks for the support everyone! If you'd like to book an adventure portrait session with me please contact me and lets set up a time and place. Its simple. We walk around, chat and hang out, maybe grab coffee…and make some great portraits together.   

Mamiya RZ67 w/ 110 2.8, Nikon F100 w/ 50 1.4D, Polaroid 180, SX-70 // Ektar 100, Portra 400, Tri-X 400, Impossible Project //  black + white film developed + scanned at home. color film developed + scanned locally at FastFoto in Edina, MN