DATE NIGHT ENGAGEMENT SESSION | LISA & RYAN!

Lisa & Ryan's engagement session was filled with things they love to do together – things that also made up much of their courtship! After playing with Gypsy (their sweet German Wirehair!), the four of us picnicked with champagne in the middle of a gorgeous yellow field at sunset. Romantic light was bursting through the overhanging trees, and a glass of champagne in the middle of our session (which doesn't usually happen!) was absolutely perfect on this night :)

Next we headed downtown to enjoy a dinner date, and at this point it was quite clear to the two of us that we need to tag along on a few more of Lisa & Ryan's "dates"!! They know how to celebrate ;) After photos along Wausau's charming brick sidewalks, we enjoyed the rest of the evening on Back When's patio; we couldn't have been more grateful for such a perfect night! Lisa & Ryan are incredibly warm & welcoming, and they are so easy to get lost in conversation with!! We cannot wait to be a part of their Wausau wedding next September! :)

Love | Kelsy & Butch

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H & Delta 3200 // Camera: Contax 645 & Hasselblad 500cm //

WOODSY WAUSAU ENGAGEMENT | JODI & BRENT!

We are SOOOO excited to share Jodi & Brent's engagement session with you today!!! If you could only see how adorable these two are together in real life, you'd have sore cheeks from smiling with/at them non-stop! :D At least, that's how we felt after spending an evening with them in the woods! Jodi & Brent are fantastic photographers, and that made us even more excited/nervous for their session – but at the same time, we knew that they truly value photography and we had an absolute blast creating these photographs with them! We adore the two of them and feel very lucky to know them not only as peers in our industry, but as friends too :)

Jodi & Brent are getting married this September in Wausau and we cannot WAIT to be a part of their day!! Thank you two for such an awesome session – you were up for absolutely anything, and we hope you love these images!!

Love | K&B

CENTRAL WISCONSIN ENGAGEMENT SESSION | ASCHLEY & JEFF ON FILM

As we chatted back & forth bouncing around engagement session ideas with Aschley & Jeff, they mentioned Jeff's parents' beautiful home in Marshfield. And the minute they said land, trees & lots of window, we were SOLD!! When we arrived we were greeted by three absolutely adorable puppies, racing towards us at full puppy speed, and they brought so much cute energy to Aschley & Jeff's session! We had so much fun spending the afternoon with these two and absolutely cannot WAIT for their Wausau wedding in August!!

Love | K&B

PS - you would never know it by how cozy they look in these images, but Aschley & Jeff mark the very first couple who we've had participate in the Polar Bear Plunge the MORNING of their session!! ;)

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H // Camera: Contax 645 & Hasselblad 500cm //

ADORABLE WOODSY WAUSAU ENGAGEMENT | LAUREN & CAMERON

Joyful, adorable & contagious. These are the first 3 words that come to mind when we think about Lauren & Cameron :) These two wear their emotions right on their faces, and it is impossible not to smile when you're around them!! Lauren is from Green Bay, Cameron is from Chicago, and they met 4 years ago while attending Wisconsin Lutheran College. Lauren's roommate was dating someone on the University soccer team, so she joined her to watch the boys practice and noticed a certain guy on the team with lime green shoes. With Lauren's curiosity at its peak, one thing lead to another and L&C were set up on a blind date. Four years later... they were still dating! Since their 4 year anniversary had just passed Lauren figured that if it didn't happen then, Cameron must not be proposing anytime soon. After the anniversary, to Lauren's surprise, Cameron's proposal came right around Thanksgiving weekend. His plans included cooking Lauren dinner and surprising her with a custom wine label... and of course she said yes!

One of the cutest tidbits about these two is that Lauren is a Packer fan and Cameron is a huge fan of their rivals, the Chicago Bears. When we asked Lauren how much of a Packer fan she is, she responded with a stone-cold serious "I bleed green & gold." Cameron is just as intense in cheering for his Chicago Bears, so football season can be an interesting time for the two of them! We love that they brought this competitive spirit to their engagement session and had so much fun working it into their engagement photos! L&C are planning a Milwaukee wedding this August and we are SO excited to be a part of their day!!

Love | K&B

LAKE SUPERIOR MICHIGAN ENGAGEMENT | KIRSTEN & GENE

As a nursing student, Kirsten met Gene's sister who thought that she hands down must meet her brother, Gene. K&G ended up chatting on the phone for three hours!! Since Gene was living in Indianapolis at the time, Kirsten took a weekend trip to visit him with the mentality that if things weren't going as expected, she could always stay with her cousin ;) Lucky for the two of them, they hit it off right away and were engaged six months later! Truly, Gene bought Kirsten's ring on a Saturday and his sister wanted to see it so he brought it home with him for Thanksgiving weekend and then realized... what is the point in waiting any longer to put this on Kirsten's finger?! Of course she said yes, and we are SO excited to be a part of their Wausau wedding this August!

Kirsten & Gene are both super mellow and easy going with a great sense of humor, and we were pumped when they invited us up to Ontonagon MI (Gene's hometown!) for their engagement session on Lake Superior with s'mores, snuggling, and a perfect campfire on the beach!! :)

Love | K&B