Jake Rohde | Valo Photography

Vanessa and Drew got married yesterday… The weather was a bit on and off all day, but that never stops us. After shooting outside in the rain for a while, the rain picked up and we went in search of a coffee shop to get a couple more shots before the day was over. Turns out the coffee shop we were thinking about was closed, however, in the same parking lot there was a Sendiks Grocery Store… Simon and I thought to ourselves “Selves, wouldn’t it be fun to shoot in the grocery store?” Vanessa and Drew were down, so we were as well. We ran around the store for a while making photographs like this:

Much more to come… this was a lot of fun.

Thank you Vanessa and Drew for having Valo Photography as part of your day. Also, thanks for thinking outside the box with us and trying something a little different.

Jake Rohde
Valo Photography

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I have known Tracy and Devin ever since high school. They were never together in high school, but after they were both out of school they re-connected in their hometown of West Bend (which was also partly my hometown as well). It was so much fun to be able to photograph their wedding. Photographing a friends wedding is an amazing thing, and in this case I got to shoot a wedding for two friends, at the same time. Sometimes when friends ask me to shoot a wedding they are afraid that I will not have fun at the wedding, and I will just be working the whole time… However, that is just the opposite for me. I have more fun behind the camera than I do anywhere else… so, put me behind a camera, PLEASE!

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OK, so I could not resist, there are a ton of photos below, I just could not hold myself back. Christina and Rob’s Villa Terrace wedding was amazing! Beautiful weather, beautiful people, handmade everything (even the flowers were handmade paper flowers), and to top it all off… a DeLorean DMC, decked out in all the trimmings, including a “functional” Flux Capacitor. I knew this was going to be an amazing wedding when Simon and I met with Christina and Rob a couple months ago at the Villa Terrace. We walked around, chatted about their day, walked down to the gardens, and then Christina tip-toed back to tell us about her surprise DeLorean gift; when she told us that, we knew this was going to be a special wedding. She had the car pull up during the wedding ceremony, and he saw it for the first time right before they left for the reception.

So anyways, enough of my talking, check out some images from the Villa Terrace Wedding:

Don’t forget to take a look at Simon’s photos from the day over on his blog…

Check out the Villa Terrace as well. Amazing place for a wedding ceremony.

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Abby and Andrew Cont…

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I often think about fortune, about what it means; is it just a monetary value? To me it is not. To me fortune has nothing to do with money, wealth, material possessions, vanity, or anything of the sort. When I really think about it, fortune is happiness. Fortune is something different to everyone, since happiness comes in so many different forms. I do think, however, that Abby and Andrew have found their fortune in each other. Their love is obvious, infectious, and fun. They are so happy around each other, so free, so open. It was an amazing day, and because it was so amazing, I am going to have to make a 2 part post. I could not pick just a few photos to share from this day.

Another reason this 2 part post is so long is that I got to spend almost the whole day with Abby and Andrew, which is a treat. I usually do not get the luxury to spend a whole day with a couple. Yes, it is more work, but since there is more time spent, there are many more opportunities to create a photograph. It also allows a more complete story to be captured, from the nervous looks and sighs while getting ready right down to the dancing at the end of the night…

Thank you Abby and Andrew for letting me be a part of your day. Here are a few of my favorites:

(Check out part 2 here)

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