To sum up this wedding in one word: Happy. Anna was the happiest bride I have ever had the chance to meet and photograph. The friends and family that filled the Astor Hotel were also the happiest people I have ever seen. It was a splendid happy day, from start to finish.
Here are some of my favorite photographs from the day:
As I work on new weddings and new work, it is always nice to go back a little and peek at the weddings last year that didn’t make it on to the blog for one reason or another. As I packed up and shipped their album the other day, looking at their images again, I just had to get them up on the blog. Sarah and Tyler are awesome, and even on this hot day, they rocked the house!
A follow up to these posts about our recent work with 2 Cents MKE:
2 CENTS MKE – MILWAUKEE FASHION STORY
and
“PASSING” A SHORT FILM DONE FOR 2 CENTS MKE
I finally got my hands on a physical copy of the new issue, so I thought I would snap a few photos of it. You can pick yours up at a ton of local spots. I got mine at Beans and Barley. I know they are also located at Comet Cafe, Ians Pizza, Stonefly, Project M, Art Bar, and Alterra on Humbolt – just to name a few…
Two Cents is a new visual resource guide for Milwaukee, by Milwaukee. Simon and I had the pleasure of working with Publisher, Editor In Chief, and art director, Katie Donoghue, of Two Cents for their latest issue. Every issue contains an 8 page photo spread that deals with the overall issue topic. Issue #5, the issue we were working on, was all about Riverwest. So we got together with Ms Katie and brainstormed about what we wanted to do. After a lot of thoughts we decided to do a two person story, which ended up being called “Passing”. We came up with a loose story, and Katie went to work on organizing… and man, she is good. So with the fantastic team that Katie put together, with the great Riverwest locations we had to work with, we made the story come to life in photographs and video.
A quick synopsis of the team:
For – 2 Cents MKE
Photography and Video: Valo Photography – Jake Rohde & Simon McConico
Art Director: Katie Donoghue
Fashion Stylist: Bree Rose | Project M Boutique
Makeup Artist: Kristin Lindemann
Hair Stylist: Maggie Connolly
Models: Svetlana Stoycheva & David Taniguchi
Again, I can’t say how great this team was. Everyone was awesome.
So take a look at the issue… some of my photographs from the issue… and go out and get an issue, because there is nothing like the real thing. Oh and also watch the short fashion movie for “Passing” if you haven’t already…
Before we head off to WPPI (a large photography conference and trade-show) to learn a bunch of new things, and check out some new products, here is another wedding from last year.
Courtny and Stephen had a small wedding and reception at the Villa Terrace in Milwaukee, WI. These two are perfect for each other. They both have such a wonderful sense of humor. Just seeing them laugh together is infectious, and makes your day just a little better.
