Celia and Matt are planning a lovely summer wedding in Madison. They currently live in Colorado, however, and were passing through for the holidays, so we got to do a winter engagement session. It was actually a lot of fun — icicles and spindly trees and snow-trodden paths and rosy cheeks. Romantic, in a Wisconsin kind of way. Enjoy!
This weekend I got to be part of the wedding of Amy and Chris, college sweethearts whose lovely families fit together as beautifully as they did.
The ladies started the day at Aniu Salon and Spa in Middleton, which did an amazing job with hair and make-up.
Of course, with how gorgeous Amy was to begin with, I’m sure that wasn’t hard.
Even the sweet little flower girl got to get pampered.
I adored Amy’s hair. It was side-swept and elegant and went perfectly with her dress.
You have to love a groom who’s this excited to get married.
Both Amy and her dad were holding back tears. So sweet.
The wedding was in the stunning Holy Redeemer Catholic Church downtown Madison.
We briefly stopped at the Capitol on the way to the reception. It was frigid but the ladies braved it in their strapless dresses for a quick group photo.
The reception hall at the Concourse Hotel was decorated for the holidays and had a lovely atmosphere.
And Chris and Amy’s friends and family really knew how to get down.
Thank you, Amy and Chris, for the chance to capture your wedding day, and congratulations on starting this new chapter in your lives together.
Sunday afternoon I reunited with my gorgeous friend Jessica, her sassy little redheaded daughter (whom I first photographed when she was just a few weeks old), her two funny and precotious boys, and her husband Jesse, who was a good sport but gave off the distinct vibe that he would rather have been watching football. Guess I can’t blame him.
We did a quick and relaxed session at a park in Wisconsin Dells. I won’t show the full-family photos here, because Jessica hasn’t chosen one for her Christmas cards yet and I wouldn’t want to spoil it. But check out these kids. Love ‘em.
