Milwaukee Wisconsin Wedding & Family Photographer

For a wedding photographer weekends are for other people’s families. For seeing – really seeing – how love blessed by parents and friends and the church comes to make a family. So you see, for us a Saturday with other people’s families is really an exercise in finding meaning in the world and my goodness, did we find it at Gabrielle and Bob’s exquisite October wedding. Their love story starts with a study abroad trip to Italy and winds through his home state of Minnesota and her Wisconsin, and through every new chapter they’ve had the support of some very impressive role models: their parents. Their wedding day was no exception – from Gabrielle’s mom helping with the tiny details on the back of her amazing dress to Bob’s dad helping him tie his tie just perfectly. From witnessing their first look, to walking down the aisle and all night through toasts, and dancing, their parents looked on – encouraging, proud, and really, in love with the devotion they witnessed between Gabrielle & Bob. And so, if you need a little pick me up, a little evidence that love is alive and well and marriage is worth it, look no further than this set of beautiful images of the most lovely couple on the happiest of days. Cheers to Gabrielle & Bob!

The Details ~

Dress: White Dress Bridal Boutique

Florals & Planning: Wild Petals Floral

Venues: 1451 Renaissance Place

Hotel: Hilton Milwaukee City Center

Cake: The Cake Lady

Sound & Lights : Double Platinum DJ Service

Laura & Dan had a wedding filled with friendship and family and when I write filled with I mean to the brim. And I think that’s because Laura & Dan as individuals are easy to like and as a couple they are a light shining on everyone around them. Open hearted and quick to laugh, they love to share a craft brew with friends and to show off their beloved city of Milwaukee. So it made total sense that they chose to exchange their vows on the water’s edge, nestled between the soaring wings of the Art Museum and our city’s eastern most buildings, keeping the celebrations going into the night overlooking the lake. We loved how they made sure their moms and dads felt important and central to their day, how they made time for friends and fun between getting ready and the ceremony, how they looked deeply into one another’s eyes and really felt the significance of every moment. Their rose petal bar at the ceremony framed it best, I think: Laura & Dan value many things, but perhaps most of all they hope their lives will be filled with joy, love, adventure and wisdom and every single soul at their wedding has the same hopes for them. With the kind of family and friends Laura & Dan are holding close by them I think they’ll have all of those blessings – in abundance.