WEDDING MOMENTS ON BLACK & WHITE FILM

In our eyes, black & white is as timeless as it gets. Photographing moments, details, and portraits on black and white film immediately brings back memories of flipping through our parents and grandparents' old photographs printed with classic white borders. These images have such an authentic storytelling quality about them that it makes us want to photograph an entire wedding day in black & white!! Of course, we also love the images we capture in color, but we thought it would be fun to share with you some of our favorite black & white film photos from our 2014 wedding season. We hope you enjoy! (and, if you'd like us to photograph your wedding day in all black and white... just let us know ;)

Love, Kelsy & Butch

All images captured on film. Cameras used: Contax 645, Pentax 67, Hasselblad 500cm, Rolleiflex 3.5c, Nikon F100 and Holga 120. Film used: Ilford 3200, HP5, PanF 50, and Tri-X 400.

WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2014

When one wedding season wraps up, we can't help but feel a mixture of emotions. We are one part overwhelmingly thankful to have captured so many incredible moments with wonderful couples & their families, and one part sad that our Saturdays will no longer be filled with heartfelt celebrations of love! Each year we are lucky to spend time with couples who cannot wait to become husband and wife, and it is SUCH a breath of fresh air to feel the energy and passion they pour into their wedding day.

2014 weddings continued to blow us away over and over again! Pulling together some of our favorites was no easy task and probably not for the reason you might guess, but because we become so connected to our couples that we are emotionally invested in their moments and, as a result, their images have deep roots in our hearts. So, from our hearts to yours, here is a collection of photographs from this past year that make us feel. After all, wedding days aren't just about pretty pictures and details. They're about genuine emotion and moments that only happen once – the gathering of family and friends and all the special hugs & smiles shared together on an especially beautiful day!!

To each of the couples who invited us into their lives to be a part of your most special days, thank you from the very bottom of our hearts! You are the reason we love what we do!! :)

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Midwest wedding photographs captured on Contax 645, Pentax 67, Hasselblad 500cm, Rolleiflex 3.5c and Nikon F100 film cameras with Fuji Pro 400H, Ilford 3200, HP5, and Portra 400.

SENIOR PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2014

You guys. This set of images makes us smile at our computer screen! We had so much fun creating a senior portrait experience with the Class of 2015 this past year, and we hope that as you're scrolling through these happy faces, you find a smile taking over your own face too. :)

Sending out a giant thank you to these awesome ladies and gents for choosing us for their senior photos!! We had a genuine blast with each and every one of you (and Parker loved stealing all of your pets)!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Senior portraits captured in Wisconsin on film. Medium format camera used: Contax 645. Film used: Fuji Pro 400H, Portra 400, and Ektar 100.

ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2014

Engagement sessions are filled with so much excitement & JOY, and they are such a fun way for us to spend time with our couples while creating really fun portraits together! On wedding days maybe your dress won't allow you to climb up a mountain or run through fields. But your engagement session? All bets are off, it's playtime and there are no rules! :)

Here are a few of our favorites from this past year (okay, more than a few... we love these couples and couldn't choose fewer than 50 images!!). ;) From a giant bluff overlooking the Mississippi and Northwestern's beautiful campus to the beach in Door County, we loved each and every one of these sessions. Here's to amazing upcoming wedding celebrations with these bride and grooms to-be!!!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Engagement photos captured in the Midwest on film. Cameras used: Contax 645 and Pentax 67. Film used: Fuji Pro 400H, Portra 400, and Ilford 3200.

PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY IN 2014

Can you believe we're already nearly TWO weeks into the new year?! Where has the time gone? We've been pouring through images we captured last year for our wonderful clients and are very excited to share with you three 2014 recaps for portrait, engagement and wedding photography! Let's start things off with some of our favorite portraits captured throughout the last year, shall we? :) Many of the adorable faces you see here are sweet families who we have had the honor of photographing several times throughout the last few years and for that we are INCREDIBLY thankful!!

To our portrait clients: It is an absolute blessing building relationships with you and your family. Seeing you grow together inspires us to capture your little ones just as they are today so you can look back at the images we create together for YEARS to come. Thank you for trusting us to artfully and authentically document the love, silliness, pure joy, and blissfully chaotic moments in your lives! Here's to another year of FAMILY, love, and laughter! :)

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Family portraits captured in Wisconsin on film. Cameras used: Contax 645, Pentax 67, Hasselblad 500cm, Rolleiflex 3.5c and Nikon F100. Film used: Fuji Pro 400H, Portra 400, Portra 800, HP5, and Ilford 3200.