WAUSAU NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER | OLIVIA ON FILM!

We've been smiling ourselves silly all day long as we prepared this blog post to share with you!! We visited Emily & Michael's beautiful home just over a week ago and little miss Olivia was 11 days new. :) Not only is she an adorable doll with one of the cutest nurseries imaginable, she has parents who are completely smitten with her! Our hope is that someday when Olivia is a bit older she will be able to look at these images and not only see but feel just how much her Mom & Dad love her! :)

Emily &  Michael, thank you SO much for inviting us in to capture these images for you. We are so happy for you and are just BEAMING as we write these words & think back to your session!!

XOXO | K&B

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H  // Camera: Contax 645, Nikon F100 & Hasselblad 500cm //

SNOWY FILM FUN IN WAUSAU & DOOR COUNTY!

It's that time of the year (or maybe even passed that time of the year?!) where everyone is beyond ready to see green grass, feel the warmth of sunshine, and hear happily chirping birds through their windows. But before all of the snow melts and our boots are put away for the season, we wanted to share some of the snowy fun we enjoyed with our family this winter!

Over the years, our parents & family members have really become our best friends. We look forward to cook-outs, holidays, dinner dates, and weekend trips with them even more now that we are grown-ups ourselves (when did that happen?) and value family more than anything! It just so happens that our families mesh together seamlessly, and Martin-McCartney get togethers are always filled with SO much laughter, yummy food & drinks, stories, and great company :) It always leaves us looking forward to the next time we can get both of our families together!!

A snowy hike on Rib Mountain & homemade pizza night at our house was our most recent get together, and we're hoping for another significantly less snowy cook-out soon! We wanted to share a few laughter-filled film images of our pizza night/hike mixed in with snowy images from our most recent trip to Door County! Now that we got these images out of our system, we're ready for Spring... when ever it decides to arrive ;)

Love | K&B

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H // Camera: Contax 645 & Hasselblad 500cm //

LAKESIDE ENGAGEMENT SESSION | STACEY & MAX ON FILM

Stacey & Max invited us to Stacey's parents' absolutely beautiful and especially cozy cottage in western WI for their engagement session! The cottage is perfectly surrounded by towering pines and is RIGHT on the lake, which had us excited from the moment we arrived. We couldn't have dreamed up a more perfect place to photograph the two of them!! Stacey & Max are naturally super cute together, and it was fun to spend time with another couple who works side by side just like we do -- they're both music/theater teachers! We can't wait to visit this exact spot in just three months to document Stacey & Max's lakeside wedding celebration :) Love | K&B

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H // Camera: Contax 645 & Hasselblad 500cm //

CENTRAL WISCONSIN WEDDING | NIKKI & JOE!

There are a few gems that we've been hanging onto from last season, and Nikki & Joe's beautiful Wausau wedding is one of them!! We are SO excited to share with you one of the most thoughtful couples we have ever met. Nikki & Joe are high school sweethearts, and nothing makes us smile more than thinking about the two of them growing up together and now, enjoying life as Mr & Mrs :) Today also happens to be their nine year "dating" anniversary – Happy anniversary, you two!!! :)

Nikki & Joe have an energy about them that immediately sets you at ease, and makes you want to get to know them even more. Nikki has a warm motherly nature and a heart of gold. Joe is full of romantic little surprises for his lovely lady – like surprise flowers "just because"! They make us feel like we are more than just their wedding photographers! Nikki & Joe are the most genuine of people and we feel absolutely honored that they chose us to photograph such a big day in their lives. Nikki & Joe, we think the world of the two of you and it makes us smile from ear to ear when we think of the two of you looking at your wedding photos together with grandchildren in your laps :)

Love | K&B

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H // Camera: Contax 645, Nikon F100 & D800 //

Ceremony: Holy Name Church  |  Reception: Wausau Country Club  |  Wedding Coordinator: Sunshine Berndt  |  Florist: Sandy at Flowers of The Field  |  Cake Artist: Betty at Sweet Dreams Bakery  |  DJ: Brian West  |  Hair & Make-up: Studio E  |  Bride's Dress: Allure from The Wedding Shoppe  |  Bridesmaid Dresses: Liz Fields from The Wedding Shoppe  |  Trolley: Little Bull Falls Trolley LLC

CENTRAL WISCONSIN ENGAGEMENT SESSION | ASCHLEY & JEFF ON FILM

As we chatted back & forth bouncing around engagement session ideas with Aschley & Jeff, they mentioned Jeff's parents' beautiful home in Marshfield. And the minute they said land, trees & lots of window, we were SOLD!! When we arrived we were greeted by three absolutely adorable puppies, racing towards us at full puppy speed, and they brought so much cute energy to Aschley & Jeff's session! We had so much fun spending the afternoon with these two and absolutely cannot WAIT for their Wausau wedding in August!!

Love | K&B

PS - you would never know it by how cozy they look in these images, but Aschley & Jeff mark the very first couple who we've had participate in the Polar Bear Plunge the MORNING of their session!! ;)

// Film: Fuji Pro 400H // Camera: Contax 645 & Hasselblad 500cm //