Fall Engagement Session in WI | Alisa & Drew

Alisa & Drew drove up from Chicago to have their engagement session take place in Central Wisconsin, and we’re quite certain we could photograph these two forever. Their love is infectious and it’s like they are in their own little world when they are together – so natural, romantic and playful! We loved the evening we shared with Alisa & Drew and are very much looking forward to photographing their wedding at the Morton Arboretum in the Chicago area next fall!

xx, Kelsy & Butch

Fall engagement session in Central Wisconsin. Photographs captured on Contax 645, Pentax 67, Nikon F100 with Fuji Pro 400H and XP2 film. Processed by Fast Foto Film Lab.

VILLA TERRACE MILWAUKEE ENGAGEMENT | TORI & JON

Tori & Jon planned the ultimate engagement session! Three locations, three outfits, and three hours. We spent the evening capturing them at some of the most remarkable locations in Milwaukee! After exploring Lakeshore Park we headed to Lake Park for an elevated view of the city, where we were also treated to the most vibrant yellow trees glowing even brighter as the sun burst through them! The grand finale of Tori & Jon's session was spent at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum, which they rented for the evening. We had the historic property all to ourselves, which was like a DREAM!! The four of us made our way around every inch of Villa Terrace and squeezed every last moment out of the dropping sun.

These two have been together for over eight years, but with the sweet way they interact you would think their relationship is still new! Tori & Jon are two of the most joyful (and gorgeous!) people we've ever had in front of our cameras, and we couldn't be more excited for their wedding next October at the Grain Exchange in Milwaukee!!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Engagement photos at Lakeshore Park, Lake Park, and Villa Terrace in Milwaukee, WI. Captured with Contax 645 and Pentax 67 on Fuji Pro 400H and Ilford 3200 film.

DOOR COUNTY ENGAGEMENT | LILY & NICK

We've known this lovely bride-to-be, Lily, for years and have adored her since day one. She's as sweet and fun as they come, and after photographing her brother's wedding we immediately felt like she was our little sister too. :) Did we mention Lily's Mom was Butch's middle school teacher!? The connections are truly endless in Door County (one of the many things we love about it)!! 

Fast forward to last year when we noticed a certain handsome gentleman, Nick, appearing in photos more & more while Lily's joyful smile was getting brighter & brighter! Of course being the photo goofs that we are, we secretly crossed our fingers that when the time came, we might hear from her with exciting news... and we DID!!! :) 

Lily & Nick's Door County engagement session fell on a beautiful evening in Sister Bay. If we're telling the whole story, storms were looming as we drove over from Wausau but they cleared just in time for us to have a beautiful sunset and romantic evening light... two of our favorite ingredients for a gorgeous engagement session! We started at the most charming coffee shop, Drink Coffee, where Lily & Nick had a giant cookie made with their wedding date. We loved capturing these two on their charming patio in bustling of Sister Bay! Next we made our way to Garden Gables, a stunning wedding venue owned by Lily's brother & his wife. Were we ever lucky photographers to spend time with Lily & Nick around this stunning property (where we had been hoping to photograph for over a year)! Finally, it was only fitting that this picture perfect couple would have a gorgeous sunset over the bay to top off an amazing evening of smiling around the county. :)

Lily & Nick, you could probably tell by the huge smiles on our faces all night, but we are already counting the days until your wedding next September and couldn't be more thankful we'll be there to photograph every moment!!

Love to you both, Kelsy & Butch

Door County Engagement Photography captured with Contax 645 and Pentax 67 on Fuji Pro 400H and Kodak TriX 400, scanned/developed by Fast Foto.

MILWAUKEE ENGAGEMENT PHOTOS | KANOE & MIKE

Kanoe & Mike are two of the sweetest people we recently had the pleasure of photographing and sharing a gorgeous summer evening with. They are warm, easy to talk to, and so natural in front of our cameras! After making our way around Veteran's Park and McKinley Arena, we headed to the restaurant where they first met: Sail Loft. We were blessed with the most beautiful light throughout their entire session and left knowing they let us capture their genuine, authentic selves! Not sure we could hope for any better feeling than that! :)

Just one example of how thoughtful these two are: a couple days after their session, the most thoughtful handwritten thank you note arrived in our mailbox. Kanoe & Mike, we cannot wait to be a part of your wedding day next June! Thank you so much for inviting us into this exciting time in your lives!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Milwaukee Engagement Photos captured with Contax 645, Pentax 67 and Rolleiflex 3.5c on Fuji Pro 400H, TriX 400 and Ilford 3200 film.

WISCONSIN ENGAGEMENT PHOTOGRAPHY | MEGHAN & TONY

They stepped out of their vehicle and, immediately, our excitement for this session grew times ten. After having Meghan & Tony over to our home for a consult earlier this year we already knew these two were adorable and so easy to chat with, but then... we saw Meghan's gorgeous dress!! Give us a lace dress and well-styled couple in a luscious greenery-filled location and we're excited, but then throw in little details like that lovely cut-out in Meghan's dress and the sweet way Tony could make her smile with a slight nose scrunch, and we're in LOVE!

Meghan & Tony are planning a much-anticipated Wausau wedding for next June and, with the creative hands of Randy & his team at Evolutions in Design paired this couple's incredible style, we know it's going to be a beautiful day filled with so many smiles!

Thank you two for spending the day with us – we had so much fun exploring the mountain with you and can't wait for your wedding!!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

All images captured with Contax 645 and Pentax 67 on Portra 400 film.