Jake Rohde | Valo Photography

Benno has been a big part of the Wisconsin State Fair for 25 years now. Concessions, Micro Brews, Wine Bars, and more… along the way he has made a lot of great people. In celebration of his 25th year at the State Fair, a party was thrown in his honor. Simon and I set up a Crazy Booth, and rocked out with everyone for the celebration. It was a ton of fun, and here are my favorite shots:

Had a Bell’s Two Hearted after the shoot, one of my favorite brews… I love The Micro! Check them out on twitter: @themicro

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Mr Simon McConico and I met up with Lilly and her mom in the heart of some crazy Milwaukee summer festival traffic/lots of people. We wanted to shoot a little down by Lake Michigan, and then head out and shoot some urban scenes. Anyone from Milwaukee knows how crazy the Lakefront gets in summer. We finally got to a meeting spot and didn’t waste any time… the light was perfect, golden, and waiting for us. Lilly was a lot of fun to work with, and her mom was very cool as well. I think Simon hit the nail on the head with this quote: “If I didn’t have to eat, I would do this for free”. So very true…

Here are my favorites from the shoot… so many good shots, it was hard to pick my favs:

Don’t forget to check out Simon’s set as well, over on his blog…

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Oh so much fun tonight… Nick and Dana, you are awesome. Thank you for having Valo Photography as part of your wedding day!

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Simon and Nicole got married. Simon asked me to photograph the wedding. I was honored to do so.

The wedding was great. There was great light, great details, great people, and a lot of great fun… Here are some of my favorite shots from the day:

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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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