Bride and groom in front of lake mendota in madison wi.

Zach + Kelly’s backyard wedding on Lake Mendota in Madison

What an honor to photograph Zach + Kelly wedding. These two had us at their first email, which was signed “Kelly and Zach (yes, like Saved by the Bell).”

This was our first wedding of the summer and these are just few of our favorite things about their day – a ceremony that took place on top of a pool :), a gorgeous bride and groom (both with amazing hair, right?), delicious catering by Underground Food Collective, a short and sweet ceremony, only a maid of honor and best man, no rain!, the sweetest family who let us dine next to them, and perfect, you-can-deliver-these-images-straight-out-of-camera lighting — during the 10-15 minutes when we took a few portraits of them.

And this all took place at an unbelievably gorgeous home sitting beside Lake Mendota in Madison.

 

 

We're on a treasure hunt for beauty. We want our images to take you right back to the grand moments of your day, and to the milliseconds that flew past, the ones you couldn't stop to breathe and look around and appreciate while they were happening. We don't invent those moments. We recognize them.

Our couples trust us to document the people and moments that matter most to them, which frees them up to spend the day with each other instead of with us.

We're rooted near Viroqua, in Wisconsin's Driftless Region, a small foodie-and-outdoors town that shaped how we see beauty in everyday moments. From there we travel across the state, with Madison and Door County among our most-photographed areas, alongside Milwaukee, Spring Green and La Crosse. Nineteen years in, we still don't take the trust of a wedding day lightly.

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