Simon McConico | Valo Photography

I know I have mentioned this before, but we truly do have the best brides and grooms ever. So many of them keep in touch with us, send us holiday cards, and chat with us on facebook. Sarah and Kevin are for sure one of those couples.  They were married in Madison at the Orpheum Theater about a year ago and we had the pleasure of documenting their day for them.

We never got to do an engagement session for them so instead we decided to do a photo shoot after the wedding for them. They came down to Milwaukee and we went out to Doctors Park on the lake front and ran around in their wedding best taking photos.  There were a ton of great ones, but here are a few that I chose.

Pretty sure Jake’s Middle name needs to be Bear Grylls

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Oh people. I love people. I love their stories and their journeys.

Any ways… Andrea and Josh and I met up for their engagement session on a chilly Saturday morning at Grant Park. We wandered around a bit and took some photos as we talked and traded stories about breaking things. Mainly bones. I am excited to shoot their wedding next year. It’s gonna be superawesome!

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Ooo… Maren and Craig are such a cool couple and had such a lovely wedding. Rocked the Wisconsin Club for the reception which is super beautiful. Gonna have more for ya to check out soon!

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What can I say about Allie and Brandon? Hmm… Well, for starters, they got married and I had the pleasure of shooting their wedding. Secondly, they both are super awesome!

Joe and Claire, a wedding we shot a while back, are friends with this beautiful couple. Claire told her about us and they loved our work. We met, nerded out about 4Square, and talked about their wedding. They booked us and now all we needed to do was wait for the wedding.

Once the wedding got here I was stoked. Two good looking folks who have fantastic personalities and just rock makes my job super easy. They looked great and I think that we got some sweet shots. Check them out.

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Uh. LOVE this photos.

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This is the wedding story in which I almost lost my 85mm 1.2 lens and a church lost its window:

Well, those things really have nothing to do with the wedding story, but they do have to do with the wedding day. Erin is awesome. She has a Masters. Yeah, that makes her awesome. Dave works putting out fires. Literally, he isn’t in HR.

I first met Erin at the Marquette coffee shop, the Brew Bayou. She graduated from there and then went to Boston to work on her Masters. She was in town and we chatted about wedding plans and her day. They decided that they wanted Valo to rock their wedding, so the planning and waiting began. Finally it was the day of the wedding and we got a chance to meet Dave.

What can I say about Dave? It is always interesting meeting someone for the first time on one of the most important days of their lives. He, like Nick in my previous blog, instantly struck me as a very awesome and kind guy. Perfect for Erin. Oh, and did I say that he laughs a lot? Because he does and it was awesome.

Any old ways… The wedding was at Gesu, a fantastic church on the Marquette campus. There is normally a huge stain glass window in the back of it, but it was out for cleaning. Super sad, but either way, there was tons of light pouring into the church and that made me happy. After they got hitched we went out on the Marquette campus and rocked some photos there. We were about to leave when I realized that I was missing a lens. A lens? No… THE lens. I was missing my 85mm 1.2 (In layman’s terms, I had somehow misplaced my child). I went back into the church and they were having mass… crap. I talked with one of the ushers and he hadn’t found it. Mass was almost over and when it finished they helped me look up and down the pews for it. Nothing. Ugh. My heart fell into my shoes and tumbled down the steps into the street where it was ran over by an old rusty bus.

I was ready to go, when a lady walked up to me and said, “I think you are looking for this” and handed me the lens!!! Score!!! My life was better and I was ready to rock the reception!

The reception was awesome. Everyone from her college friends to her god mother were tearing up the dance floor. Which, that is my favorite part. We danced and photographed and danced some more. We had to leave eventually and were ready for a nap! Check out these photos to this long story.

There is one in every wedding party… Always.

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Nick and Dana. Hmm… where to start. I love these two.

Our wedding clients are not just clients. They are not just a number, they become friends. I don’t know how many times I have had to drag Jake away from a reception because all he wants to do is hang out and shoot. By the end of the night our “clients” are friends. We met both of these guys at Matt and Krista’s wedding that we shot our first year as Valo. We hit it off and they decided they wanted us to shoot their wedding. From there we rocked their engagement session before Kevin and Sarah’s wedding that was at the Orpheum as well. From there Nick and I have had many Facebook conversations and I feel like we got to know each other before their big day.

The day came and I couldn’t wait to get up to Madison and get our shoot on. The whole day was a blast. Nick is a super caring person and Dana is too sweet. That mixture creates electricity when the vows are said, when the speeches are given, and when the first dance is over. I enjoyed myself, being able to do what I love for people who are in love. Take a look at their photos and show them some love.

They totally stumbled upon this violinist at a farmers market and thought she would  be great for their wedding. Always thinking.

Looooove this shot

LOOOOOVE!!

Matt and Krista! Loves seeing you.

There were lots of random people who came up and asked to have their photo taken with Nick and Dana. I am pretty sure this group was visiting from somewhere in Asia.

So many people walking, this shot was fun to get.

Nick and Dana, it was a pleasure to shoot your wedding. Love you both!

P.s. Nicole and I are showing some stuff at “KNICKknack” at the Stonefly Brewery this weekend. Come on out and check out our stuff:

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You might remember these two lovely folks from our E-session we did with them in Madison, you might not. If not, check it out here and here. Anyways… I’m workin on a full blown post for this bad boy, but for now, enjoy this.

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Part numba 2 comeing at you. If you haven’t seen Part 1, check it out here first.

Sometimes there are just so many photos that you want to show you need to do it in two posts as to not overwhelm the audience. This was one of those weddings.

The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee is such a gorgeous place.  So many beautiful things and lots of ornate details that transform a wedding into a fairy tale.  Everyone was looking their best and ready to shake it on the dance floor. Jake and I partied with everyone and were able to capture some of the energy on the camera.

Bon appetit!

The two sexiest dudes on the dance floor. (Their words, not mine)

Yess!!! Ali and Brandon are getting married in August and I get to shoot it!

We snuck outside for some photos. Awe yeah!

There were a lot of folks getting Iced. Granted it was @blatzliqor’s wedding…

Joe might, or might not have Iced me…

And Joe strikes again…

One last photo from a fantastic wedding.

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Oh my. Gorgeous location? The Pfister Hotel for a Milwaukee Wedding . Beautiful bride? Yuh. Great details? Uhm hmm. What more can a photographer ask for??? Crazy groomsmen? Now its a Valo wedding.

Joe and I met through Twitter. @blatzliquor and I, @simonmcconico started following each other (That still sounds awkward even though Twitter is a lot more mainstream now). I frequented his store (They have lots of tastings, wine classes, and great people) and when he got engaged, I, naturally, enquirer who was going to shoot his wedding. We met to talk about their wedding and I got to meet his beautiful bride-to-be, Claire.

Time goes by and the wedding day comes. We started out at the Pfister Spa shooting the ladies getting ready and details. From there we left to get some peoples married at Old St. Mary downtown Milwaukee. They got hitched and we hopped on a Trolly, swung by the Blatzs to pick up some beverages and then ran around downtown to take some amazing photos.

There are so many photos that I decided to do this in two posts, so this is where I leave you to look at photos and wait for another day or so

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