Weddings
Kristin and Stan met in 2003 through mutual friends. Kristin and Stan love to laugh, travel and spend time with family. Their ceremony was at St. Spyridon Greek Orthodox Church in Sheboygan with their reception at one my favorite wedding venues Osthoff Resort.
Read MoreEmily did an Ahh-mazing job coordinating her wedding! I called this my "Kate Spade" wedding because colors, details, decor all remind me of Kate Spade designs. Emily wore a beautiful white lace, blush pink tule dress with keyhole open back. She wore Kate Spade dress shoes. Buds N Bloom created gorgeous bouquets for Emily and her Bridesmaids. Nate surprised her with Tiffany's jewelry, a 7 page letter and wine cork sign.
Read MoreKrista and SeaAnna created a highly personalized, local-inspired mountain wedding in a lush valley at The Manor House in Littleton CO. Eric and Suzy modeled for us. I met this beautiful couple through my sister Melissa and brother in law Trevor, Eric was the Best Man and their wedding. I also photographed Suzy & Eric's an engagement session as a Thank You for being amazing models which you can find here. Hunt & Gather provided and set up the luxury rentals, perfect for the setting. Suzy wore in a dress from Blue Bridal Boutique, her hair and beautiful makeup from Look Salon. Both dripping in Sarah O. Jewels, I stopped by the Sarah O. shop in the Highlands to see the jewelry and fell in love with so many pieces. There was a Corvus Coffee bar and custom Kismet Crafted party favors! Ivy Lane florals, created the perfect florals for the season. I love the deep red/purple and the organic look of the florals on the table setting, the welcome sign and gorgeous bouquets.
Read MoreThe weather for their September wedding was beautiful! Not too hot, not too cold and sunny! The bridesmaid wore mint dresses and the guys navy suits with dark pink florals by Petals Floral Design. The ceremony was at the beautiful St. Paul's Catholic Church in Waukesha. I have to say, that Blair cried the most on his wedding day over any other Groom that I have photographed! Such a cute, lovable, football playing, dog loving, big teddy bear this guy! Lindsey looked beautiful and was such a sweet Bride, she did an amazing coordinating her wedding colors. The venue that she chose for her reception was one of my favorites! The Oconomowoc Community Center is gorgeous! Full of windows overlooking the lake. The cocktail hour was outside with many hor d'oeuvres and yard games.
Read MoreThis Madison area couple, married at Waubee Lodge in Lakewood Wisconsin in August on a rainy day. Amanda wore a beautiful low back, lace dress. The florals matched the decor perfect, the colors were amazing! I loved all the florals on the arch at the ceremony and loved that Kylie had her own bouquet.
Read MoreWhile planning my summer trip to Denver for the birth of my first nephew, I wanted to collaborate with amazing vendors in Denver for a styled photo shoot. My dream is start traveling to Colorado for weddings and family sessions. I LOVE the mountains, they're calling my name! Picture.. me like Julie Andrews twirling around in a long pretty skirt dancing with my couples during their portrait session! Okay maybe that's a bit much, but you never know!
Read MoreJessica and Justin did an AHHH-MAZZING job with their wedding theme. Jessica is an art teacher so I knew that her color coordination would be on point! The bridesmaids wore Badgley Mischka dresses in different shades of gold sequence from Rent the Runway. The guys in fitted gray suits, vest and tie. Little Penny (Jessica and Justin's daughter) had the cutest white dress and floral crown. The bouquets!! Let's talk about the about the most beautiful bouquets!! Jessica created those, she didn't have a florist! Seriously!! I want to photograph those dresses and florals ..every weekend!
Read MorePaige and Kevin LOVE to surprise each other. They also love the show How I Met Your Mother, the morning of their wedding Kevin gifted Paige with a blue french horn and the yellow umbrella came in very handy during bridal photos. Kevin had several surprises planned during their ceremony starting by asking his father to be the Best Man. Kevin also sang the song he wrote to Paige during his wedding vows and had the band play.
Read MoreBecky and Billy married at Good Shepherd Church in Two Rivers WI. This is the same church that Becky's parents were married in AND Billy's father is the current Pastor of Good Shepherd. It was a beautiful ceremony full of tears and love. After the ceremony the bridal party loaded the school bus ( Becky's a teacher) and we traveled around for photos ending at Lighthouse Inn for the reception and sunset beach photos.
Read MoreDani and Mitch met at St. Norbert College and Mitch proposed to Dani at the gazebo on campus. That's why they picked the Old St. Joe's Parish Church for their wedding ceremony. I LOVE this church!! It's the prettiest church I've photographed, and I photograph a lot of church weddings!
Read MoreKelli and Jay's wedding day started in Door County WI at St. Mary's Church with photos taken at Northbrook Country Club and the reception at the Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field in the Legends Room. This beautiful wedding was coordinated by Sash and Bow, with florals by Buds & Bloom, Music from The New Dance Machine and photography by yours truly..Karen Ann Photography. Take a moment and look at this beautiful wedding.
Read MoreLast year David and I ended our 2015 wedding season with a destination wedding at Azul Beach Resort. It just happened that we started our 2016 wedding season back in Riviera Maya for Sam and Ben's Ocean Coral and Turquesa beach wedding. Take a moment and look at this beautiful wedding!
Read MoreThis was my first time out of the country, what better reason to travel then a Destination Wedding! Our trip started by photographing the rehearsal dinner / bonfire event on the beach at sunset. The wedding, happened to be warmest day while we were in Mexico. Sunny.. no breeze..and nearly 90s degree's. The resort was prepared by serving all the guests Mojitos. More details and photos of this Azul Beach Resort Wedding in Riviera Mexico in this blog post.
Read MoreThe Botanical Gardens and Olde 41 are both one of my favorite places to photograph in Green Bay WI. The Gardens have a MILLION places to stop for bridal party and wedding photos. I LOVE the rustic inside of Olde 41 and those glass lightbulbs that cover the eating and dance area. Add in a beautiful..but chilly fall wedding with black dresses and black suits. <3
Read MoreThis couple is so beautiful !! The wedding and details were so genuine, I think this is the first wedding I saw the bride and groom's parent hugged each other..several times. The brides brother is so loving he must have asked us several times if there was anything that we needed, if there was anything he could help us with.. He just wanted to make sure Lauren was happy!
Read MoreMay 9th we started our 2015 wedding season with our first in Milwaukee WI at Christ Church in Mequon WI and reception at The Black Swan in Grafton. Their wedding was beautiful with a several little touches from family & friends.. Todd's sister made the cake, Shaina's aunt searched many thrift shops for all of the dinner plates, ceremony musician is the bride's cousin, and Shaina decorated the reception hall, plus made her own bouquets and the boutonnieres with flowers from Trader Joes. The father/daughter dance is one that I will never forget as both cried like babies, for those that know me.. I cry at every father/daughter dance and this time, everyone watching was also in tears. AND can we talk about the guests!! AMAZING dancers in that group!
From the bride - "Todd and I met when I was complaining to my friend about just wanting to me a normal guy that was great with kids. She had this great idea to introduce me to her boyfriend's cousin. Todd had just moved to the Milwaukee area after having lived in Green Bay for work. So we started dating, but it took awhile for him to decide to move back to Green Bay, but after a job promotion he finally decided to make Green Bay his home . We when we first met we both knew that we were great together. After the kids met him I could NOT have gotten rid of him even if I wanted to. He is a perfect fit to our family.
The proposal was a little different as Todd proposed while we were turkey hunting. Not romantic to most, but it was great for us. He had wanted to take me hunting because it's something he loves doing. So he said something sweet about being able to do the things he loves and he wanted to be with me forever."
Wedding Dress -- David's Bridal
Bride's Hair & Make Up-- Carters Salon in Grafton
Groom's Suit -- DuBois Formal Wear
Flower girls dresses were made but the bride's mother
Dinner was catered from Renards Catering out of Green Bay
DJ is Tim from ACA Entertainment
