there are no words. seriously I am so excited to photograph lexi and tynan's wedding this october that it is kind of scary. when I met up with them for their engagement session....which was the debut session for my newest film camera (medium format, how did it take me so long to be united with you?) .....I KNEW within moments it would be a super fun evening. and i wasn't disapointed. lexi and tynan are so.much.fun. and some time couples just kind of GET ME....i know, super cheese, right? but I felt like they totally did. so...before I gush on for too long (i have promised myself to be a tad less verbose this year)....on to the photographs! 

mamiya 645//canon EOS 1V//kodak 400 & 800

in a little less than a month, matt and I will have been married for TEN years. don't get me started on how old that makes me feel! a few weeks back we took an anniversary trip to a cabin outside of nashville. (oh my goodness, it was a amazing. if you are ever in the area, stay HERE. it was a dream) and then we road tripped over to the mountains of north carolina. (another GREAT place to stay is the stone chalet we rented). here is a little photo-taste of our trip. you will note there is not many of me. let me just say....i enjoy the pictures from 10 years ago a lot better of myself. 

yep, you read that right, I said hail. on hillary and jason's wedding day there was hail, sleet, sun, rain, just about every kind of weather you could imagine....in may!....in wisconsin. even though they had to make the call to have their wedding indoors instead of out, like they planned, they didn't let that detail get them down. one thing I can say with certainty is that hillary and jason and their family and friends like to have FUN. and they definitely did so on saturday. it was great to be able to spend time with such happy people just enjoying their time together! thank you jason and hillary for having me be a part of your day! 

the last time I saw this adorable little family, it was fabio in vanessa's adorable baby belly. It was so lovely to see them again as they await the arrival of the newest member of their family--a baby girl. we didn't quite have the sunny glorious evening to photograph in that we did last time we met, but it was still a gorgeous may evening, and I so enjoyed watching this family interact! 

when I photographed Carly and Scott's engagement session, we discussed how since it was super cold they day they GOT engaged, and very chilly on the day we took their engagement session that their wedding day would be lovely. well, i got a little worried leading up to this past saturday when the forcast called for rain and chilly temperatures, but Carly and Scott's wedding day ended up being a lovely day. no rain! I had an amazing time photographing Carly and Scott, their friends and their family. They are all SO MUCH FUN! And they are so surrounded by people that love them. It is amazing to be able to spend time with people like that. Not to mention the elegant, simple and sophisticated touches that Carly incoorporated into the day. I loved it all! Thank you so much to Carly and Scott for having me! And a big shout out to Jessica Brandau of Forever Dear Photography: thank you so much for second shooting for me! 

sometimes I wish there was a pause button i could press. to stop them growing up so fast, to freeze time so certain moments lasted so much longer, to keep them from passing up some of the stages their are in now with such alarming speed. but since there is no pause button to press, I press the shutter instead. thinking with each click " this way I can at least keep some of this time for ever" hoping I can look back through images and recapture what it was like now. I am also trying to reevaluate and recognize that which is really unimportant to spend more time and energy on the things of GREAT value. (which is why I no longer have a personal facebook account....among other things) 

mamiya 645//canon 1V//kodak 400

//winter day, couple in love, beautiful light. 

//film and digital mix

Sarah and Luke's ceremony was just that, my favorite kind of event.  It was an intimate ceremony with just some of their most immediate family members, held at the Rooted Spoon in Viroqua (um...if you are having an intimate gathering, RUN don't walk to check out this venue. they were amazing...the atmosphere is so laid back, the space was warm, inviting and unique,  the staff was so helpful and friendly, the food. oh my goodness THE FOOD. seriously, you won't be disapointed). The whole day was just so lovely, sincere, and  full of joy. Sarah and Luke are such genuine, loving, easy going people and it was a complete honor to document their day. 

thank you so much Sarah and Luke and family for including me in your lovely celebration! 

---Ingrid Michaelson, Snowfall

I am going to go out on a limb here and make a bet that amanda and grant's wedding day will be a wee bit warmer than their engagement session this past weekend. Beginning of August? yeah, it's got to be a little balmier than the frosty morning we had....but amanda and grant didn't let the cold bother them. My friend Dani Stephenson and I are co-shooting their wedding and shot together for their engagement session as well. Thanks so much for a fun morning Amanda and Grant! We can't wait for your wedding!