Ellie and Chris - Wedding at the Botanical Gardens!

Today was Ellie and Chris' wedding!  They were married at St. Matthews (best church lighting in the sanctuary, ever,) and had their portraits and reception at one of my favorite venues; the Boerner Botanical Gardens!

Chris' brother is in a band called The Abominable No Men, and they rocked the reception.  We had amazing weather, amazing light, and amazing food.  What a fabulous day!

Church:  St. Matthew's
Venue:  Boerner Botanical Gardens
Band:  The Abominable No Men
Flowers:  The Flower Lady

~Jenn

Love this dress.

  


The ladies were playing Kings in the Corner.  I thought I knew a lot of card games, but I had to ask what they were playing.  Someone needs to teach me this one!

The guys were huddled around a video tutorial on folding pocket handkerchiefs!  Love it!

  

They rented a classic Lincoln - this particular one was actually used in the original Mission Impossible!

  

They had SUCH gorgeous colors this weekend.  Look at this fiery tree!

  

I climbed up in a tree for this shot.  TOTALLY worth it!!!

...P.S.... There is a video of me in the tree doing those shots.  I'll share it as soon as I get it! :)  Super kudos thanks to the groomsmen for being at the ready with their iPhones!  SO, in the meantime, here are some photos courtesy of Chris's brother Dan. :)

 

 


I'm completely in love with their place card idea.  These are all little pumpkins and gourds grown by the Groom's mother!  What a fabulous, DIY style touch.

   

Kristin and Dan's Wedding! {Milwaukee Wedding Photographer}

Today Dan and Kristin were married, and it was awesome!  They met and were engaged on a golf course, so of course they had their reception at the Brynwood Wisconsin Country Club.  They were married at St. Agnes in Butler, and we ran around the Third Ward for some great photos.  This was a boisterous group, loud and fun, laughing and crying all day.  I love my job!

Cake:  Aggies Cakes
Venue and Catering:  Brynwood Wisconsin Club
DJ:  DJ Bizzon

~Jenn

  

I love this photo.  Standard getting ready makeup... but with awesome yoga in the background.

Kristin had her Grandmothers rosary wrapped around her bouquet.  The cool thing is that her Grandma had the same rosary on her own bouquet at her wedding!

  


Okay.  We went to the Third Ward, and there is this great brick wall with these big holes in them.  I said, "It'd be so awesome if you guys could climb up there, I wish it wasn't so high!"  Then without missing a beat, Kristin said, "I can do it!"  The group worked together to get her up there safely, and it was totally worth it!

  


The fun just kept coming!  And it was the Pedal Tavern!  They came up to us whooping and hollering, and then they let us do a photo on it.  What a cool bunch!

As if I didn't already love this group... one of the Groomsmen started to plan a photo of the guys.  Some of them started taking off various pieces of their outfits, and I realized he was setting up this idea from the Punch Brothers album.  (One of my all-time favorite bands.  The band I'll be seeing in two weeks in Denver.)  I pointed to him and shouted, "Punch Brothers!"  He looked at me, and was undoubtedly surprised I knew what it was referencing.  He said, "YES!  Exactly that!"

Stoked.

  

  

Kristin's Mom hand cut all of these golf tees to fit the seating cards in!

At this wedding, if you wanted the Bride and Groom to kiss, no clinking of the glasses was allowed.  Instead, you had to come up and sink a putt!

One of the most delicious meals I've ever had a wedding!