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Sara and Kurt’s Madison Engagement

admin — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:59:19 +0000

Sara and Kurt got to take a little stay-cation from work… relax, recharge and make some engagement photos! Simon and I jetted off to Madison for the shoot, and while the weather wasn’t looking so good, we risked it as there were not many other days to choose that would work with both of our schedules… so we played in the rain… and the cold. We ran around the Arboretum for a while and then when the rain picked up we headed down to State Street to duck in and under things. We ended up at the Wisconsin Capitol building when the rain and wind really started to pick up… but it held off just enough to finish up the session.

After the shoot Sara sent us home with snacks, which was awesome for the ride home. The cheesecake bites were my all time favorite.

Thank you Sara and Kurt. Here are my favorites from the session.

Craig and Kelly – Milwaukee Engagement

admin — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:12:56 +0000

Craig and Kelly are great. I have known Craig most of my life… even before I remember life. Craig is my cousin, and we are right about the same age… so it was only natural that during family gatherings we would end up hanging out. I met Kelly not too long ago at one of those family get togethers. I knew from the first time I met her that she was great for Craig. So easy going, down to earth and all around laid back kind of personality. She fit right in.

Craig proposed to Kelly down by the lake. The first photograph below, by the big red lighthouse thing, is where he proposed. I was told that Kelly found out about the proposal, so the first time they went down there, she thought it was for the proposal, but to throw her off the trail, Craig thought he would wait… So it was a “fake-out” of sorts. Shortly after that he actually proposed…

It was such an honor to be able to photograph them in their engagement, and later next year photograph their wedding.

Caroline and Roy – Milwaukee Engagement

admin — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 06:25:58 +0000

Buster and Amy – Milwaukee Engagement

admin — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 06:39:24 +0000

Sarah and Tyler – Milwaukee Engagement

admin — Thu, 20 May 2010 07:45:29 +0000

I have been friends with Sarah for quite a while. We met through mutual friends, I believe at a campfire? All I know is it was many years ago. When Sarah first contacted me, it was just to let me know that she was engaged. Later she contacted me again to inquire on hiring Valo to shoot her wedding. I was very stoked to hear Sarah and Tyler wanted to hire me to shoot their wedding. If there is one thing I like more than photographing a wedding, it is photographing a friends wedding.

The engagement session you are about to look at (hopefully, that is if you are still reading this… I usually skip ahead to the photos and then come back to read stuff) was a TON of fun. The locations were very cool, thanks to the scouting of Tyler. I got a lot of emails from them leading up to their engagement session of other e-sessions they had found around the Internet, photos from a scouting mission Tyler went on, and a lot of thoughts on location. This was great, because it let me see a little of what they were thinking of, and it made smile every time I got one of their emails, because I could tell how excited they were. When a couple is very excited about shooting, it makes my level of excitement rise as well. And so it kept amplifying, until we met up at Alterra and started shooting… Here is what I created on a perfect day, with a great couple…

Dana and Nick – Madison Wisconsin Engagement

admin — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:18:17 +0000

We met up with Dana and Nick at the Orpheum early on a Saturday morning. We went from there and ran around Madison’s State St making some photographs of the two of them. Tons of fun to work with, check out some of the photos from the day:

Kerry and Ben – Milwaukee engagement session down by Lake Michigan

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:00:45 +0000

Simon and I woke up very early to meet Kerry and Ben down by the Calatrava addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum. We wanted to catch the morning light, and it was so worth getting up a few minutes earlier than normal…

I really love when I am going through proofs and making my selections, when it is really hard to narrow things down because there are so many good shots. That is what happened here. I think it was because of the light as well as the willingness of Kerry and Ben to relax and have fun… It made for some fantastic photographs…

Kerry and Ben
Engagement shoot by the Lake

Jake Rohde
Valo Photography
Milwaukee, WI

Sneak Peek, Kerry and Ben Milwaukee Engagement

admin — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:05:01 +0000

We woke up nice and early to meet Kerry and Ben down by the Art Museum for sunrise… Here is a little Sneak Peek of their engagement session…

Kerry and Ben
Milwaukee Wisconsin

Jake Rohde
Valo Photography

Abby and Andrew – Engagement Session

admin — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 08:35:01 +0000

I don’t have too much to say about this one, besides Abby and Andrew are fantastic, gorgeous, fun people, and they are a ton of fun to work with… Check out the photos:

Simon was also shooting, check out his photos of the day here…

Abby and Andrew
Engagement Session

Jake Rohde
Valo Photography
Milwaukee WI

Vanessa and Drew – In Love – I Will – Soon to be I Do

admin — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:22:45 +0000

Simon and I had an engagement session with Vanessa and Drew the other weekend. It was a bit rainy, but we took a break and came back later in the day, only to find a whole new day in front of us. We had a fabulous time exploring the fields and park… Both Vanessa and Drew had a great style and energy, and they fit together very well. So comfortable with each other, which helps when making photographs. Enjoy this selection of mine from the day.