Wausau Country Club Wedding | Kelly & Peter

For the 15 years we've been full-time in our business together, we've been asked many times what our favorite part of a wedding day is. And, the getting ready timeframe has always been up there on our list of *many* favorite wedding moments!

The anticipation and excitement for the day is buzzing all around, there are fun and sincere moments shared between the bride & the people she loves, and it's perhaps one of the few parts of the day that feels like time isn't on fast forward.
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The day Kelly married Peter was a beautiful, sunny Saturday in July. Kelly got ready at her parents home surrounded by her closest friends, and of course her sweet parents! Just across the hill, Pete and his groomsmen suited up while playing records and lots of laughs.

An outdoor ceremony on the green at the Wausau Country Club awaited them, followed by cocktail hour on the patio with passed champagne and a beautiful charcuterie display. The teamwork of Allison from Et Voila and Randy from Evolutions in Design came together to transform the dining room, bringing Kelly’s elegant garden party vision to life!

From cheers to tears, we couldn't have been more grateful to capture such beautiful and special moments for Kelly & Pete, it was truly an honor!

xx, Kelsy and Butch

Wedding Planner: Et Voila Event Planning | Florist & Uplighting: Evolutions in Design | Ceremony & Reception Venue: Wausau Country Club | Makeup: V Beauty House | Hair: Studio E | Band: The Rhythm Kings | Quartet: Camerata String Quartet | Videographer: Olson Film | Cake: Loving Traditions Bakery | Invitation Suite: Shine Wedding Invitations | Rings: Blue Nile | Bride’s Gown: Wtoo by Watters | Shoes: Jimmy Choo | Bridesmaid Dresses: Jenny Yoo | Furniture: AC and Sons | Linens, Glassware, Dishwater: Event Essentials | Photographers: The McCartneys Photography

Outdoor Wausau wedding. Photographs captured on Contax 645, Pentax 67, Hasselblad 500cm, Nikon F100 with Fuji Pro 400H & Ilford 3200 films. Processed by Fast Foto Film Lab.

HOLDING ON TIGHT

If we were being completely honest we would tell you that this day, Julia & Alex's day, is one that we will never ever forget. After a beautiful outdoor ceremony in Julia's family's backyard, she & Alex enjoyed greeting and embracing each of their guests in one of the most heartfelt receiving lines we have ever seen! Everyone was smiling from ear-to-ear as hugs, laughter and giant squeezes were being shared in every direction. We couldn't help but smile behind our cameras as we captured so many beautiful moments! :) Afterwards, we had what seemed like an eternity to photograph Julia & Alex in the most perfect evening light and beautiful fields that filled her family's property. That's when this moment happened, as they stood in the exact place where they had just said their vows and held on tight. And since Julia & Alex's wedding in 2012, this image has remained one of our favorites... for so many reasons! :)

Contax 645 | Fuji 400H

View more of Julia & Alex's Backyard + Wausau Country Club Wedding here!

COLORFUL OUTDOOR WAUSAU WEDDING | JAMIE & SETH!

Jamie & Seth's wedding day was filled with color, happiness, emotion and celebration. When the two of us arrived and saw how much of themselves these two put into their day, it was literally hard for us to put our cameras down. The heartfelt details they created were all around us — hundreds of hand made paper flowers were used for Jamie's bouquet and all around their ceremony and reception. The love they put into their wedding day was easy to spot, and photographing it rubbing off on their friends and family was an absolute honor!

Jamie and Seth said "I do" in the middle of Stewart Park in Wausau, WI with towering pine trees all around them, and what we consider to be so romantic, it was just the shortest walk from the home they're building together. All of the guest were even invited to their home right after the ceremony for champagne and mingling in their adorable backyard before heading to the City Grill for dinner.

We consider ourselves fortunate to have photographed such a beautiful couple, and even more so to have them as neighbors less than a block away (how cool is that?!) — Thank you SO much for inviting us into your wedding day, Jamie & Seth! Congratulations to the three of you (we can't forget Meeko!)

Love | K&B

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H, Ilford HP5 & Delta 3200 // Camera: Contax 645, Nikon F100 & Hasselblad 500cm //