Simon McConico | Valo Photography

Milwaukee, heck… Midwest weather confuses the heck out of me. One day it is amazing, the next it rains, the next amazing, then rains… you get the point… Well, we had an E-session scheduled with Kirby and Ryan and the weather said it was suppose to rain. I was watching Weather.com all day and the times rain was suppose to come changed every hour. We got to the shoot and were able to finish it with minimal amounts of getting wet. It sprinkled a bit, but nothing serious. Glad we got this shoot in, it was lots of fun and we got some fantastic photos! Can’t wait for their wedding in Lake Geneva next year!

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Kyler and Nina are super fun. We found boats in the alley, pizza under a bridge, and pretty sure we almost got hit by a car or two… either way, it was fun and I am stoked to shoot their wedding!

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Trouncing around the Third Ward is always a good idea. Well, unless it is raining or snowing or uncomfortably hot…Either way, the Cream City brick and all of the wonderful buildings make such great backdrops for photos. Courtny and Stephen were all about running around the Thrid Ward and they were laughing and joking the whole time… well, Stephen was. Stephen is a bit silly and so naturally we clicked right away. Here are a few photos of their e-session and I will have up some photos of their lovely wedding very soon.

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I love old things. I love Polaroids. I love vintage furniture. I love my Grandma. Granted, there are different levels of love (Obviously I love my G-ma a WHOLE lot more than any furniture, but whateva), but I love vintage. With old things you can see the lines and scratches. You can look at something old and know that there are so many stories behind it’s travel through time to today.

With my love of old things, Caroline and Roy’s engagement session might just be one of my favorites. I love when people get dressed up and do a shoot right. It took a little finessing to get everything in the same place at the same time, but we finally got a date for the shoot where we would have the car, the restaurant parking lot, and the shooter and shooties. We went and shot in the Night Owl parking lot right next to the Milwaukee Airport and then drove a little bit and shot by some huge power line towers. Dang… I love these photos.

Blah… enough rambling. More photos.

A HUGE thanks to Shaun who let us use his sick car for the shoot

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I really hate cloudy days. I do. I love sunny and bright days, but in the Midwest, that is something that is few and far between. For Amy and Buster, at least the rain held off, and not only did they show up, they also worked the mess out of the cloudy day.

Jake and I love to travel to shoot weddings and, even though its not out of state, we are stoked to be going up to Door County to shoot their wedding. The trees, landscape, derelict buildings, and water make Door County a perfect place to have a wedding and photograph a wedding.

Anyoldways… We ran around the Third Ward in Milwaukee and had so much fun it should be illegal. We stopped in front of Centanni, the place they had their first kiss and ran through back alleys and used the Cream City brick as our backdrop. Check out the photos and let me know what you think!

P.s. I want to shoot a wedding in South Dakota (I know there really isn’t anything out there, but what the hey, could be cool eh?)

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Nothin like shooting an engagement session in the spring in Milwaukee. The weather was a bit cool, but we made it work. So much more of this awesomeness to come.

P.s. We’re shooting their wedding in Door County and we are suuuuper stoked! Nicole and I stayed at Amy’s mothers B&B, The Orchid Inn, and it is awesome. Stay there if you get a chance and are up in Door County.

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I love engagement sessions. I love them because it lets Jake and I get a chance to know the couple before all the stresses and pressures of the big day. It lets the couple get a feel for how we work and what to expect and look forward to. It also gives them one more opportunity to get some kick butt photos.

Sara and Tyler are awesome. We had one of the coolest locations ever that we had to “sneak” into (shhh…). From abandon buildings to a sweet car, we rocked Milwaukee like it hasn’t been rocked before. I am really looking forward to shooting their wedding and getting even more fantastic photos to show everyone.

P.s. In a totally un-related note, here is a sweet video of that Icelandic Volcano:

If your on Facebook you gotta click this link to see it – Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull – May 1st and 2nd, 2010

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Hey Mister! Thats my sister!

I was in Minneapolis this weekend and my sisters fiance was in from North Carolina.  They are getting married later this year and we went out to take a few photos while I was up there.  I will be shooting their wedding and it should be crazylotsoffun.

This was the first time I met Alex and… well… I am glad that I approve. He is a lil crazy and different, but who am I to speak? I am a lot crazy and different. These two fit well together and that makes me a happy brother. Here are just a few images that I shot.

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The Orpheum, The Art Museum, and a whole lot of awesome light in Madison helped make this E-session with Nick and Dana pretty amazing.  From there we went down the street to a fantastic little restaurant and took some more photos and had lunch. We said goodbye and then Jake and I went to shoot a wedding at The Orpheum.

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Running around a strange town is sometimes the best as a photographer. Not knowing any locations or places, you get to look at all the great landmarks and places with fresh eyes. Nick and Dana took Jake and I around downtown Madison for their E-Session and we had a blast.  Here’s a sneak peek on what I am working on.

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