Molly & Neal | Milwaukee Art Museum Wedding » Heather Cook Elliott Photography

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On a perfect midwestern day in August, Molly & Neal were married in their favorite city, at their favorite spot, surrounded by their favorite people. All of the ingredients that went into making the perfect day for them were carefully considered and wholly celebrated by these two romantics who envisioned their wedding as part of a Great Circle of those who came before and those who will come after. Everything – and we mean Everything – was intentional. Their bridal party gifts were largely selected from local outfitters and makers here in Milwaukee and Neal’s guys flew the Milwaukee flag on their socks, a nod to the fact that Milwaukee is THEIR city and Molly & Neal were thrilled to host a destination wedding of sorts for much of their family. Molly’s veil was edged in lace from her mother’s wedding gown and in her hands as she said I do was her grandmother’s handkerchief. Molly’s family has a long history of marking important transitions with bagpipes, so like her mother and grandmother a piper in kilted dress recessed the newlyweds down the aisle. Their officiant was a former mentor and current friend and at the end of the night Molly & Neal tipped their proverbial hats to all the great men they have loved and lost in their lives with a cigar bar to savor. Happy tears were often on their cheeks and all day it was such a celebration of love and family that it would be impossible to look at these images and not smile. So as we turn to autumn in the midwest, today seems like a very good day to be back in sunny summer, by the lake getting married outside and into the night with a kickin’ band and late night treat of milk and cookies. Sounds pretty perfect, right?