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.

WINTER ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS | PATTI & DAN!

The snow, the dreamy light – Patti & Dan's engagement session couldn't have been more wonderful! With Patti's parents backyard running into Rib Mountain State Park, it provided an idyllic setting to capture her and Dan together. The four of us hiked into the woods and found sunshine bursting through the snow covered evergreens - the PERFECT spot to cozy up! :) Chilled from the wind on the way in, we found ourselves nice and toasty in the woods. While creating pictures with Patti & Dan they took the opportunity to show just how adorable they are together in front of our cameras! Out of nowhere, Dan scooped Patti up and the smiles and laughter that followed had us smiling from ear to ear! We had SO much fun with these two and we could not WAIT to get their film scans back as soon as we left the session. These two are planning a Wausau wedding next October that we are already looking forward to being a part of!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Winter engagement photos captured with Contax 645 or Pentax 67 on Fuji Pro 400H.

ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY MILWAUKEE WI | RACHEL & CHARLIE

Lakeshore State Park served as a gorgeous setting for Rachel & Charlie's engagement photos just a couple weeks ago. We have a huge soft spot for Lake Michigan and, as soon as Rachel & Charlie mentioned it, we couldn't wait to get down to Milwaukee for their session! We made our way around the park (which also happened to be where Charlie proposed to Rachel!) and ended their session at the Third Ward, walking through the streets and sprinting hand-in-hand through alleys. :) These two are planning an awesome weekend-long wedding celebration in beautiful Door County next summer and we have been looking forward to their Horse Shoe Bay Farms wedding since the moment their inquiry arrived in our inbox! ;)

Love, Kelsy & Butch

All images captured with Contax 645 or Hasselblad 500cm on Fuji Pro 400H and Ilford 3200.

DOOR COUNTY ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS AT CAVE POINT | STACY & STEVE

We met Stacy & Steve at Cave Point in Door County for their engagement photos on a crisp fall evening. Cave Point is one of the County's most iconic destinations and, on this particular day, the giant waves were crashing and giving us quite a show! :) Door County was the most perfect location for Stacy & Steve's engagement photos as it also allowed them to soak in a relaxing weekend in the county to enjoy the fall colors!!

We had been looking forward to Stacy & Steve's session not just because we knew the two of them are awesome and we would have fun together in this beautiful place, but also because they were bringing along a special little someone who we simply couldn't WAIT to meet! How adorable is their goldendoodle pup, Jordy!?! He melted our hearts immediately and was such a good boy while we were taking pictures throughout the session. He effortlessly managed to make at least 15 friends because everyone who passed by couldn't continue on without giving his sweet, fluffy face a few pets!! It's no secret that we are also giant dog lovers, so this only made us love Stacy & Steve even more. :) We are so excited to be a part of their family farm wedding next June in Central Wisconsin!!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

All images captured with Contax 645 or Pentax 67 on Fuji Pro 400H.

FALL ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS | MAGGIE & DJ!

Maggie and DJ came to visit us in Wausau for their engagement session on an absolutely GORGEOUS fall evening!! The colors were just turning, the sun was bursting through the trees, and the four of us were nothing but smiles as we made our way around the mountain together (even with Maggie in heels!) :) These two are so sweet together, and we knew from the moment we first Skyped with them that their style & smiley faces were a perfect fit for us! Let us assure you, they are as adorable in real life as they seem from these photos!!

From DJ serenading his lovely bride-to-be with his guitar (we must say, we enjoyed the serenading as well) to us sprinting through the tall field to catch a glowing sliver of golden sunlight, this session made us even more excited for Maggie and DJ's wedding and we cannot wait for their day to come next September!!

Maggie & DJ, thank you both for making the trip to Wausau and for trusting us as we took you "off-roading" through some very thick fields in search of the perfect light! We had SO much fun with the two of you and cannot wait to celebrate with more photos on your wedding day!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

All images captured with Contax 645, Pentax 67, Hasselblad 500cm and RZ67 on Fuji Pro 400H.