HORSESHOE BAY DOOR COUNTY WEDDING | KARLA & GREG

Karla & Greg planned a wedding celebration that focused on two of their favorite things in the world: travel, and family. They believe experiences and moments are what life is all about, and we couldn't agree with them more! Throughout their relationship, Door County has always been a special place they would visit and fall in love with together over & over again. When it came time to plan their wedding, they knew bringing their closest loved ones to beautiful Door County would make for the perfect wedding celebration! 

Horseshoe Bay Golf Club is one of the most classic & timeless venues in the County. As soon as we met Karla & Greg and they shared their wedding vision with us, we couldn't WAIT for May 9th to arrive! Sparkly gold and pink as far as the eye could see (including Karla's gorgeous gown from London!) brought life & energy to their spring wedding with just the right amount of punchy hues. The thought they put into each and every detail of their wedding celebration speaks to their love of family; they really wanted to create a special celebration for everyone to enjoy! From the darling flower girl's bespoke dresses to a custom wedding stationary suite & custom map, each element of their wedding day was thoughtfully curated. Karla & Greg welcomed guests with a watercolor bag filled with their favorite Door County goodies, including Karla's signature chocolate dipped Oreo's with pink & gold edible glitter! They also represented their love of travel by directing guests to their seats with gold compasses, and enlisted a wonderful wedding team to make sure their day flowed smoothly and looked gorgeous, including Door County Event Planners, Flora and FlourGirl Patissier!

Top to bottom, Karla & Greg's wedding day was one that their friends & family will not soon forget, and even better is the love and adoration they share for one another. We feel so lucky to have been the ones to capture such a beautiful celebration of marriage!!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Horseshoe Bay Door County wedding photos captured on film with Contax 645, Pentax 67 and Nikon F100 on Fuji Pro 400H, Portra 800, TriX 400 and Ilford 3200 film.

Wedding Coordinator: Carrie Baldwin-Smith of Door County Event Planners  |  Hair & Makeup: Sara F. Miller  |  Florist: Helene, Flora Flowershop  |  Officiant: Joan Shiels, Door County Minister  |  Cake Artist: FlourGirl Patissier  |  Band: Rocker  |  Bespoke wedding stationary suite & custom Door County map: Stephannie Barba Illustration  |  Rings: Lasker Jewelers, Eau Claire  |  Bride's couture custom necklace, earrings & bracelet: Haute Bride, Los Gatos CA  |  Bride's gown: 'Broadway from the Killer Queen Collection' by Ian Stuart Bride, London, England  |  Bride's shoes: Manolo Blank "Hangisi" Jeweled Pump in Silver  |  Groom's attire: bespoke suite, shirt & cravat from Heimie's Haberdashery, St Paul MN  |  Flowergirl's bespoke dresses by Courtney Prince of Doloris Petunia  |  Flowergirl shoes: Ruby & Bloom "Josie" gold flat  |  Favors: gold compasses with custom Door County Map  |  Wedding Calligraphy: Just Write Studios, Jenny Muffler  |  Sugar flowers on cake: Sugar Garden Box and FondantNGumpaste on Etsy  |  Custom Mapkins: "For Your Party" from Chicago  |  String Quartet: Allegro Quartet  |  Chair Rental: Shore-to-Shore  |  Guest Transportation: Door County Trolley 

THE STREICH-BROWNS | WAUSAU FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY

It is families like the Streichs and Browns that make us truly love what we do. After photographing Lesley & Jason's engagement and wedding photos on her parents property, we also had the pleasure of photographing their sweet little Auden's newborn portraits in that very setting just last summer. Since Lesley's parents were soon-to-be moving, they wanted to plan one last portrait session on their beautiful land to preserve all of the special memories they've had there over the years! Of course we were ecstatic to see them and get back on Mary & Scott's stunning property. Not to mention, little Mr. Auden was cute as can be and had all of us smiling as he lit up with JOY when we brought out his books!! :)

Mary & Scott and Lesley & Jason, we cannot thank you enough for spending the afternoon with us and our cameras!! You are a beautiful family and we are so thankful to have the privilege of capturing you over the years!!

Love, Kelsy & Butch

Wausau Family Photography captured on Contax 645 and Pentax 67 with Fuji Pro 400H film.

MARIE | WAUSAU PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER

As you will see by simply scrolling through this collection of images, Marie is one of the HAPPIEST people on the entire planet!! :) This is, of course, just one of the reasons we feel so lucky to call her one of our closest and most thoughtful friends!

You'll find Marie downtown creating gorgeous photos at Walkowski Photography, and when she's not there she's likely walking her fur babies, spending time with her handsome husband, or getting together with us for regularly scheduled wine/bonfire/dinner dates!

Thank you, miss Marie, for trusting us to capture your personality and for being such an amazing friend!! You are absolutely stunning, and we love you to the moon :)

xoxo,

Kels & Butch

Gorgeous Hair & Makeup by Nicole of Euphoria Salon.

Portraits captured on film in Wausau, WI. Cameras used: Contax 645 and Pentax 67. Film: Ektar 100, Fuji Pro 400H, and PanF 50.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!

"There's a reason some people think they can do anything... They listened to their mothers"

This post is for all of the Mom's out there making their kids, big or small, feel loved and empowered day-in and day-out. We're both pretty lucky in the Mom-department. Ours are not only hardworking and loving, but funny, FUN, and they have become our best friends. Happy Mother's Day!! :)

Love,

Kelsy & Butch

Mothers day images captured on medium format film with Contax 645 or Pentax 67 and Fuji Pro 400H or Portra 400.

LAURA | POINT LOBOS CARMEL, CA

Where do we begin with our dear friend Laura?! Why don't we start at the beginning... :)

In 2009 we were living in Minnesota and had just taken our business full-time. New to the area, we were hoping to connect with other photographers in the area because the thing about being friends with people in the photo industry is we automatically sort of just get each other. When we came across Laura's work, we were immediately inspired and thinking... "WOW!! We absolutely adore this Laura Ivanova, and her images are a style that we simply LOVE."

A few months later when it came time to plan the very first portraits for our business we reached out to Laura, introduced ourselves, and booked a session. As the session drew close we were SO nervous!! Isn't that silly?! Two photographers having mixed feelings about being photographed. But it wasn't simply that we were hoping we chose the perfect outfits and anticipating being in front of the camera... we were nervous–excited to meet this photographer who we looked up to and admired for months! Well, our worries sure were silly because after chatting with Laura for five seconds we immediately knew we had found a friend. She had a calming way of making us feel confident and at ease in front of her lens. :) Fast forward six years and tons of photo sessions later, we still admire Laura's photography & determination as much as we did in 2009 and we're very lucky to call her a dear friend!!

Not only have we been lucky to trade several (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) photo sessions with Laura, she has also become a part of our family – in the last year she has captured not only the three of us but also two of our family member's weddings! Just thinking about all of the fun we had with her at my Aunt's WI barn wedding last year and recently at Butch's sister's wedding at Holman Ranch in California makes us smile from ear-to-ear. Laura, we cannot BEGIN to thank you enough for capturing so many special moments and memories for us and our family!!! You are the best!!! :)

xoxo,

Kels & Butch

Images captured on medium format film with Contax 645 and Pentax 67 + Fuji Pro 400H and TriX 400 film.