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Kirby and Ryan – Milwaukee Love

admin — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 20:34:52 +0000

Rain, rain, rain… Simon and I were able to hold off the rain for just long enough to shoot with Kirby and Ryan by doing a backwards rain dance in the middle of the street while holding our breath and drinking a Diet Green Tea Snapple through our noses… and I am glad the rain held off, because this engagement shoot was AWESOME! It drizzled the whole time we were shooting, but that could not stop us!

My favs from the shoot:

Kat and Nick’s 5th Ward Milwaukee Engagement

admin — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 21:58:28 +0000

Kat and Nick are pretty cool cats… or pretty cool kats… or pretty cool nicks… wait, that doesn’t sound right, nevermind… they are just pretty darn cool. Anyways, they met at the 5th Ward Pub, which turns out a week before we went there to start our shoot, they closed and Zim’s moved in. We shot there anyways, because the building is pretty much the same, and their memories did not close with the pub. From there we ran around the 5th Ward and made some photographs… of which these were some of my favorites that Simon and I made:

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.

Abby and Andrew – Engagement Session – Sneak Peek

admin — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 03:07:35 +0000

Valo Photography shot another engagement session this weekend, with the wonderful and lovely couple Abby and Andrew. I have known Abby for a while, so it was extra fun to get together for this shoot, catch up and make some wonderful images. Abby and Andrew have an infectious love for each other, one that radiates, one that is visible from a mile away. Their laughter and playfulness was so much fun to work with. Thank you Abby and Andrew for letting Valo Photography be part of your wedding.

Sneak Peek weekend continues with this shot of Abby and Andrew, from today…

Abby and Andrew
Milwaukee, WI
Wedding Engagement Session
June 14, 2009

Jake Rohde
Valo Photography