Milwaukee Wisconsin Wedding & Family Photographer

milwaukee museum wedding at harley davidson

I’ve met a few high school sweethearts, many college sweethearts, and online daters too many to count. But, Kaitlyn & Stefan are in another category entirely. They grew up together, neighbors and best friends, and dare I say grade school sweethearts? How sweet and calming and utterly unreal it must be to marry someone you’ve literally grown up with and well, that’s exactly the wonderful fact of Kaitlyn & Stefan’s love story. They’ve been de facto parts of one another’s families for years and it seems they’ve known that this is it for a very long time, but still…their wedding day was an extra-ordinary one that felt rather magical, totally joyful and like the answer to every question they ever asked. Perhaps the only thing missing was their pup Enzo, but even his absence couldn’t dull the loveliness of it all. I loved their personalized, traditional choices (white letterpress invites and a courtyard ceremony officiated by a friend) but adored their chicly unusual choices (deeply colored shoes & flowers & suits and of course the coolest venues in town.) And in the end I simply fell in love with Kaitlyn & Stefan too – they are irresistibly romantic, a love song made into flesh, and the kindest love birds you’ll ever meet.

The Details ~

Dress: Bucci’s Bridal

Venues: Harley-Davidson Museum and The Iron Horse Hotel

Florals: Flowers For Dreams Milwaukee

Cake: The Cake Lady

Sound & Lights: Sound By Design

Makeup: The Hitching Post

Ali & Hersh share many loves: love of family, love of travel, love of adventure. But one love that truly defines them is their love of food. Their wonderfully personalized wedding ceremony even used dining metaphors to describe their relationship – from the amuse bouche of their first meetings to how their evolving love story is not unlike a many-coursed meal. Their careers are in the food industry and they even planned their honeymoon to include world class restaurant locales and dream dinners. And I think that says something about them because Ali & Hersh don’t just love food for its momentary pleasure but rather, they love the way it gathers people, the way it can take you anywhere you want to go, the way flavors and ingredients speak volumes about families and culture. They love the way it plays center stage to so many of their favorite memories, the way enjoying it can so often mean enjoying life. And enjoying life together as partners, loves, soulmates and best friends is what Ali & Hersh promised to do on their Milwaukee wedding day at the Historic Pritzlaff Building. With family and friends gathered from across the country and world, Ali & Hersh were awestruck by toasts that spoke to the exquisite blending of their families, by tossed petals that spoke to blessings and joy, by how wonderful it was to eat, drink and be merry with all their favorite people in the world for one powerful reason: Love.