Simon McConico | Valo Photography

Madison is crazy after a Badgers game. Not to mention when the Badgers lose. To the Hawkeyes. Granted, this was good news for Kevin and Sarah. Call it an early wedding present for the two Hawkeyes that were getting married that day in Madison.

The setting: The Orpheum

The Orpheum was a really cool venue. Really dark… but really cool.  Lots of texture and lots of space. Those always make for fun photos.  Jake and I went up to Madison a few hours early from Milwaukee to shoot an engagement session for Nick and Dana who are getting married at the same place next year.  After the shoot we got some lunch then it was time to get our wedding shoes on. (I don’t really have wedding shoes, although I did wear pink and white chucks when shooting my cousins wedding)

There were lots of cool touches to the wedding that made it very personal and fun to shoot.  Sarah had her mother and grandmothers dress on display as well as their stories for people to check out.  The bouquets were made out of different herbs and smelled amazing.  After they said I Do and kissed, Sarah’s dad busted out a guitar and Kevin serenaded her on the steps of the stage.  It was a very warm and fun wedding to shoot even though it was chilly outside.  I am so glad that we got a chance to be a part of these two Hawks special day.

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Oh my, oh my, oh me… Again, I can’t express how much I love shooting weddings of people who have a personal flair to everything that they do.  People who infuse their personality into everything from the vows to the shoes to the drinks to the wedding party.

Shawn and Cassie’s wedding had all of their awesomeness infused into one giant day which has now turned into one giant blog post.  I loved everything from the Chuck Taylors that the grooms men wore to the Crazy Booth that is going to be tough to top in 2010.

The wedding was at the Eisner Museum in Milwaukee’s Historic Third Ward, which has tons of really great places to take photos.  After the ceremony we went running around the Third Ward taking tons of photos, tripping on things, and dropping bridesmaids. (Wasn’t as fatal as it sounds)  From there, the Ceremony rocked and the Crazy Booth was brought.  By the end of the night I was exhausted, but had such a fun time shooting and capturing an amazing party for two amazing people.  Congrats Shawn and Cassie.

(now on to the photos which is why you are looking at the blog anyways)

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There are not many words that can describe these photos. Well… by not many, I mean none.

Oh. My. Lord. These are divine. Jowels.

Yeah… Shawn and Cassie were so much fun… pretty much love them. To be able to shoot for clients like them is a pleasure.

I know that was a mutha load of photos, but hope it was worth it.

p.s. pretty sure the booth makes the reception killer (well, your DJ betta be rockin it, but whateva)

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Before I leave to spend Turkey day with my folks in MN, here is a lil something for you until next week:

You can check out their E-Session HERE and HERE

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Matt and Krista are awesome!  It was so much fun shooting their wedding at the Milwaukee County War Memorial.  The light was great, the people were fun, and the wedding was beautiful.  Matt is a cancer survivor and friend and it was a great honor for me to document this day for him.  Jake, Nicole, and I shot photos, danced a bit, and rocked the Crazy Booth all night long.  Enjoy the images, you two are great!

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I am editing weddings out the ear right now.  Going through the photos and seeing the emotion of the day is one of my favorite things about being a photographer.  It also doesn’t hurt when you have fantastic clients.  Jake and I have been editing as fast as we can and as long as our eyeballs stay open.  There are so many photos from this year that I love and so many locations and weddings that were beautiful.  On that note… Ima get back to editing.

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So why don’t you make like a tree… and get outta here!

More awesomeness later…

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OMG. Amazing light. Amazing people. Aaaaaaand, I am pretty sure these two are fantastic.  Can’t wait to shoot their wedding next year.

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Weddings. Love. Those two things are pretty great separate, but when you put them together, it makes the day so much better.  Joey and Mehgan are a fantastic couple.  Joey is a very kind, gentle person and Mehgan is a person you talk to and know that she is 100% genuine.  It was such a privilege to be invited to shoot their wedding day.

Their day was perfect (other than some crazy wind).  They got married at the Wilson Center for the Arts, which is a fantastic place.  As a photographer, it was awesome due to the fact that one wall was full of windows.  Light is key to photos and this place had some of the best light I could have asked for.  Check out the photos below:

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Okay… so this is a dual purpose post.  In all of our packages with Valo Weddings we offer a DVD with the proofs for you to keep.  If you want to print them, put them on Facebook, or store them for your kids, you can do that.  Sometimes I get asked what the difference is between a proof and a retouched photo.  A proof photo is not a bad photo by any means, it is just a photo that hasn’t realized its full potential.

All of the proofs are color corrected and have a little contrast and saturation added to them, but they don’t have the special Valo touch that we put on all of the prints that are ordered from us or in your album.  Post processing doesn’t make a good shot, but it does make a good shot better.

Chad and Holly were a great couple to shoot because they were up for anything and were both looking fantastic.  It is amazing what type of art we can make when the couple trusts your eye and judgment.  I had so many good shots from this wedding I didn’t know which to post, so I just took two.  Hope you enjoy it.

Proof:

Retouched:

Proof:

Retouched:

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